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Antimanic drugs are used to treat mania that usually occurs as part of bipolar disorder. The most effective and used antimanic drug is Lithium. On this page we will go over 2 antimanic drugs.
Valproic Acid or Depakene is an antimanic drug. The exact way Valproic Acid works is not known. It goes to work very fast. This is because after about 1 hour the medicine is absorbed completely by the body. It does have some side effects. These are:
- nausea
- vomiting
- indegestion
These side effects usually are mild and go away after awhile of taking the drug and are not bad enough to stop people from taking Valproic Acid. Valproic Acid also goes b the names Depakene, Valporate, and Valrelease.
Lithium Carbonate is the most popular and effective drug when treating manic symptoms. It goes by many names. These are:
- Carbolith
- Cibalith-S
- Duralith
- Eskalith
- Lithane
- Lithizine
- Lithobid
- Lithonate
- Lithotabs
Lithium Carbonate is used to treat acute manic episodes showed in things like bipolar disorder. It is also used to prevent them in people who are predesposed to the disorder. Lithium Carbonate is related to salt. It does have some side effects. These are:
- nausea
- vertigo
- gastrointestinal pain
- muscle weakness
- a dazed feeling
These side effects usually are mild and go away after awhile of taking the drug and are not bad enough to stop people from taking Lithium Carbonate.
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