Anxiety Medications for Bipolar Disorder WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Anxiety Medications for Bipolar Disorder
Anxiety medications are sometimes used for people with bipolar disorder. Benzodiazepines, in particular, are used to quickly help control certain manic symptoms until mood-stabilizing drugs can take effect. They are usually taken for a short period of time.1
Fast Facts:
- Ativan, Klonopin, Valium, and Xanax are popular anxiety medications for bipolar disorder.1
- Given to regulate sleep, alleviate anxiety, and help with extreme manic episodes.2
- The easiest and perhaps most risky anxiety treatments are antidepressants.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WebMD: Benzodiazepines for Bipolar Disorder
- ↑ About.com: Bipolar Disorder - Benzodiazepines
- ↑ Medscape: Treatment of Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Anxiety Meds for Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder Anxiety Medications
- Last update: Jan. 21, 2009
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