Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition marked by intense mood swings, swinging from extreme highs to lows. It can greatly disrupt someone's life. Treating this disorder involves using various methods to stabilise the mood and reduce symptoms. These treatments can include medications, therapy, lifestyle changes, and support from others. In this blog, we'll explore the different bipolar disorder treatment forms and how they can help manage this condition effectively.
Bipolar Disorder Treatment: Explained
Several treatments are available to help you manage your symptoms of bipolar disorder. These include:
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Medications
Several medications are available to help deal with mood swings, commonly known as mood stabilisers:
- Lithium, also known as mood stabilizer(Lithobid)
- Anticonvulsant medicines mainly fluoxetine-olanzapine
- Antipsychotic medicines, such as olanzapine
- Benzodiazepines to treat anxiety disorders.
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Psychotherapy
Some people find psychological therapies useful in the treatment of bipolar disorder alongside medications to treat the episodes of mania or depression. These therapies may include:
This is a therapeutic approach that focuses on learning about a condition and treatment related to mood disorders and imparts knowledge toward helping and supporting people in their lives to recognize and learn early signs of mood and ways to manage and treat them more effectively.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This is the most useful therapy when treating depression as it focuses on family relationships and encourages everyone within the family or relationship to help and support in dealing with mental health. Your therapist will teach you to understand:
- Thought patterns
- Reframing distressing emotions
- Learn and practice coping strategies to deal with patients.
- Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy
- Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy to focus on regulating daily habits like sleeping, eating, exercising and balancing everyday basics to avoid triggers of mood episodes.
Bipolar disorder medication and therapies can help to deal with mood depressive disorders and cope with the symptoms they cause. Taking a health insurance policy can help you to cover the expense of hospitalization and a good care team, including:
- Primary doctor to treat physical
- Psychiatrist to prescribe you medicine
- A therapist or counselor for talk therapy
- Medical team to help deal with mood episodes without paying any extra cost.
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