Mood Stabilizers Drug Names

Question 1

Name 3 mood stabilizers

Answer 1

Lithium
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Valproic acid

Question 2

Drug of choice for acute mania

Answer 2

Lithium

Question 3

Drug of choice for prophylaxis for manic and depressive episodes in _____.

Answer 3

Lithium

Bipolar disorder

Question 4

Lithium
Onset of action:
Therapeutic range:
Lethal range:
Side Effects:

Answer 4

Onset of action: 5-7 days
Therapeutic range: 0.7-1.2
Lethal range: > 2.0
Side Effects:
Movement, Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, hypOthyroid, Pregnancy (LMNOP)
Fine tremor, sedation, ataxia, thirst, *metallic taste, polyuria, edema, *weight gain

Question 5

Monitoring tests for Lithium

Answer 5

TSH
Kidney function (GFR)
Pregnancy

Question 6

Carbamazepine useful for:

Answer 6

mixed episodes and rapid-cycling bipolar disorder

Trigeminal neuralgia

Question 7

Carbamazepine
Onset of action:
Side Effects:

Answer 7

5-7 days
SE: Leukopenia, hyponatremia, aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis
Teratogenic effects
Elevates liver enzymes

Question 8

Tests for carbamazepine

Answer 8

Pretreatment: CBC, LFTs

Pregnancy

Question 9

Valproic acid useful for:

Answer 9

mixed episodes and rapid-cycling bipolar disorder

Question 10

Valproic acid

Side Effects:

Answer 10

Sedation, weight gain
Alopecia
Hemorrhagic pancreatitis
*Hepatotoxicity, *Thrombocytopenia
Teratogenic effects

Question 11

Monitoring tests for valproic acid

Answer 11

LFTs
CBC
Pregnancy