Valproic acid Can be childhood diagnosis May be used to treat psychosis during mania Symptoms of mild lithium toxicity Labs may include T4 and TSH No gender difference Depression may be a misdiagnosis Reduced need for sleep Most associated with suicide Euthymic Stimulants may cause exacerbation Unrelating, rapid, loud talking without pauses Exact cause is unknown Diagnosis is clinical Medication that is often an adjunct to SSRIs SAD/PMDD Elevated, expansive, and/or irritable mood Must be given with food Most severe form 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L Ensure safety Anticonvulsants May also be called affective disorder Offer frequent snacks 1.5 to 2 mEq/L No manic episodes 2% of the population Hyperreflexia, hypertonic muscles, fasciculation, myoclonic twitches. Increased risk for postpartum psychosis Valproic acid Can be childhood diagnosis May be used to treat psychosis during mania Symptoms of mild lithium toxicity Labs may include T4 and TSH No gender difference Depression may be a misdiagnosis Reduced need for sleep Most associated with suicide Euthymic Stimulants may cause exacerbation Unrelating, rapid, loud talking without pauses Exact cause is unknown Diagnosis is clinical Medication that is often an adjunct to SSRIs SAD/PMDD Elevated, expansive, and/or irritable mood Must be given with food Most severe form 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L Ensure safety Anticonvulsants May also be called affective disorder Offer frequent snacks 1.5 to 2 mEq/L No manic episodes 2% of the population Hyperreflexia, hypertonic muscles, fasciculation, myoclonic twitches. Increased risk for postpartum psychosis
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Valproic acid
Can be childhood diagnosis
May be used to treat psychosis during mania
Symptoms of mild lithium toxicity
Labs may include T4 and TSH
No gender difference
Depression may be a misdiagnosis
Reduced need for sleep
Most associated with suicide
Euthymic
Stimulants may cause exacerbation
Unrelating, rapid, loud talking without pauses
Exact cause is unknown
Diagnosis is clinical
Medication that is often an adjunct to SSRIs
SAD/PMDD
Elevated, expansive, and/or irritable mood
Must be given with food
Most severe form
0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L
Ensure safety
Anticonvulsants
May also be called affective disorder
Offer frequent snacks
1.5 to 2 mEq/L
No manic episodes
2% of the population
Hyperreflexia, hypertonic muscles, fasciculation, myoclonic twitches.
Increased risk for postpartum psychosis
