Posted by med_empowered on December 30, 2006, at 12:39:29
In reply to Re: Mood stabilizer...as needed? » med_empowered, posted by Phillipa on December 30, 2006, at 11:04:43
I dont know..I read this one shrink's website, and he was giving BPD patients as-needed meds for their freak-outs. He was even using Haldol on an as-needed basis, apparently with good results. Since there's so much overlaps between BPD and Bipolar Disorders, I was thinking maybe once could do as-need mood stabilizers. Also, I read a shrink's blog (the last psychiatrist, I think) and he was saying that, given the nature of bipolar and similar disorders, it might be appropriate to use anti-manics only when there's some sort of manic activity. That makes sense to me, since I think long-term, constant medication has side effects and costs, so the risks:benefits ratio isn't always on the side of medication.
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