Learn to manage bipolar medication side effects such as weight gain, drowsiness, and brain fog with lifestyle changes and doctor-assisted treatment adjustments.

Schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are two conditions that have many differences between them. A class of medicines called antipsychotics can be used to treat both conditions but may cause unwanted ...

Changes Clinical Practice: Based on this large trial, lithium alone or a lithium-valproate combination should be used as first-line maintenance treatment for bipolar affective disorder type I instead ...

High-dose valproate is associated with weight gain in psychiatric patients, with the greatest gain reported in those taking ≥ 1300 mg/d, new data showed. "These findings underscore the need for ...