Treating Bipolar Depression with an OTC Supplement?
Mood stabilizers are usually effective in treating acute mania. Treating bipolar depression, however, is often more challenging for two reasons:
Mood stabilizers are usually effective in treating acute mania. Treating bipolar depression, however, is often more challenging for two reasons:
Syndicated from the Bipolar Blog with a couple minor changes
The standard approach to treating bipolar disorder calls for a combination of medication and psychotherapy – a mood stabilizer for the mania, an anti-depressant to treat the depressive side, and psychotherapy to deal with the stressors and triggers that often push the disorder through the protective barrier of medications.
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