Mood Stabilisers
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Lithium CarbonateAlso known as: Priadel, Camcolit, LitarexThe gold-standard mood stabiliser for bipolar disorder with over 70 years of evidence, the strongest data for reducing suicide risk of any psychiatric medicine,…Sodium ValproateAlso known as: Epilim, Depakine, ValparinA widely used mood stabiliser and anticonvulsant, effective for bipolar disorder and epilepsy, with a critical warning about pregnancy that every person taking it…CarbamazepineAlso known as: Tegretol, Carbatrol, CarbalexA widely available anticonvulsant and mood stabiliser, essential in Kenya for epilepsy and bipolar disorder, with important warnings about interactions with other medicines.LamotrigineAlso known as: Lamictal, Epitec, LamdraThe preferred mood stabiliser for preventing bipolar depression, no weight gain, well tolerated long-term, and uniquely important for the depressive phase of bipolar disorder.