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Obviously, the primary cause is the biological component of bipolar disorder which is why these patients need to be on a mood stabilizer such as lithium or an anti-convulsant -- or, in some cases, an anti-psychotic medication.
Robert Leahy, Ph.D.: Inside The Manic Mind Ph.D. Robert Leahy 2011
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Obviously, the primary cause is the biological component of bipolar disorder which is why these patients need to be on a mood stabilizer such as lithium or an anti-convulsant -- or, in some cases, an anti-psychotic medication.
Robert Leahy, Ph.D.: Inside The Manic Mind Ph.D. Robert Leahy 2011
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Obviously, the primary cause is the biological component of bipolar disorder which is why these patients need to be on a mood stabilizer such as lithium or an anti-convulsant -- or, in some cases, an anti-psychotic medication.
Robert Leahy, Ph.D.: Inside The Manic Mind Ph.D. Robert Leahy 2011
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Perhaps the lead news item is that an advisory panel to the FDA recommended against approval for Qnexa, a drug that combines phentermine (an amphetamine) and topiramate (an anti-convulsant).
David Katz, M.D.: Weight Loss and Wonder Drugs: Something Is Fishy 2010
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For Lauren, a breakthrough came in 2000 when the anti-convulsant drug Keppra proved effective in stopping her seizures.
David And Susan Axelrod Discuss Their Daughter's Long Battle With Epilepsy (VIDEOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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For Lauren, a breakthrough came in 2000 when the anti-convulsant drug Keppra proved effective in stopping her seizures.
David And Susan Axelrod Discuss Their Daughter's Long Battle With Epilepsy (VIDEOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Half received treatment with the drug topiramate, an anti-convulsant sold under the brand name Topamax, while the other half received a placebo.
Epilepsy Drug Helps Alcoholics Quit the Bottle | Impact Lab 2007
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The epilepsy, Mr. Fiennes explains, had left lesions on Richard's brain that even a baroque array of anti-convulsant medications could not change.
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Two examples are phenobarbital, an anti-convulsant, and chloral-hydrate, a sedative.
BioIdentical Hormone Disinformation From AP Medical Writer, Marilynn Marchione 2009
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By the time she died on Dec. 13, 2006, little Rebecca was taking Clonidine, as well as the anti-convulsant Depakote and the anti-psychotic Seroquel.
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