Posted by JonW on November 27, 2002, at 19:35:42
In reply to Re: lithium weight gain » JonW, posted by Squiggles on November 27, 2002, at 6:26:35
> I get the impression from this post that
> lithium may not be the number one choice
> for bipolar, possibly for the weight gain
> in the case.
>
> Jon sounds like he knows a lot more than
> i do about relative merits of these drugs;
> i wonder if you could elucidate on any
> articles or studies that compare long-term
> treatment of lithium versus the alternatives.
>
> Thanks
>
> SquigglesI appreciate the assumption, but unfortunately I don't have the specific information you're asking for. I do know that in general Lithium is thought to be better for bipolar I, and anti-convulsants and atypical anti-psychotics are thought to be better for rapid cycling and bipolar II. You might want to try searching PubMed to see if you can uncover any abstracts that talk about long-term outcome.
Jon
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