New Findings On Bipolar Medication
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Adding antidepressants to mood-stabilizing drugs offers no help treating bipolar disorder, shows a clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and published online yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Three-hundred sixty-six patients taking mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder were recruited for the study and randomized to receive either one of two antidepressants, Paxil or Welbutrin XL, or a placebo, with doctors optimizing dosages to ensure patients received the most appropriate amount. After 26 weeks, 24 percent of those on antidepressants had stayed well for at least eight weeks in a row, compared to 27 percent of those on the placebo. These results, which show no benefit to the addition of antidepressants, come as a surprise to researchers, who now look toward longer trials and investigating the efficacy of other antidepressants which may provide better outcomes than the two used in this study. Press Release: Study Sheds Light on Medication Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder FULL TEXT: Effectiveness of Adjunctive Antidepressant Treatment for Bipolar Depression SHARE:
Posted In: Bipolar / Manic Depression | Tags: Antidepressants | Medication | Bipolar | Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on March 29, 2007 at 09:19 AM | Permalink |
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