Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 696003

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RE: Mood Stabalizers? What are they?

Posted by wiresurge on October 19, 2006, at 10:15:36

Can anyone who is on this explain to me what a mood stabalizer is? It seems as though many people taking Effexor are taking a mood stabalizer? What is it? What does it do? and how does it work?

Thanks for your support
Mike
aka wiresurge

RE: Mood Stabalizers? What are they?

Posted by linkadge on October 19, 2006, at 11:15:38

In reply to RE: Mood Stabalizers? What are they?, posted by wiresurge on October 19, 2006, at 10:15:36

Effexor is not a mood stabilizer it is an antidepressant. Antidepressants are used for unipolar disorder, where the only symptom is depresion. Mood stabilizers are used for bipolar disorder, where both mania, and depression are present.

Linkadge

RE: Mood Stabilizers? What are they? » wiresurge

Posted by c card on October 19, 2006, at 11:40:43

In reply to RE: Mood Stabalizers? What are they?, posted by wiresurge on October 19, 2006, at 10:15:36

Mike:

www.psycheducation.org has with a lot of really good info about mood stabilizers.

RE: Mood Stabilizers? What are they?

Posted by Phillipa on October 19, 2006, at 12:49:42

In reply to RE: Mood Stabilizers? What are they? » wiresurge, posted by c card on October 19, 2006, at 11:40:43

Also used to help an antidepressant work. A kind of kick in the butt. Love Phillipa ps at least that's what my pdocs have said

RE: Mood Stabilizers? What are they?

Posted by med_empowered on October 19, 2006, at 13:59:32

In reply to RE: Mood Stabilizers? What are they?, posted by Phillipa on October 19, 2006, at 12:49:42

mood-stabilizers are used to decrease both depression and (hypo)mania symptoms...they were originally used in Bipolar I, but are also used in bp II, schizophrenia/schizoaffective, and other disorders...

Some are stronger anti-manics (lithium, depakote). Some have antidepressant properties that are pronounced (lamictal). And some are neuroleptics (zyprexa, seroquel) that can handle depression, mania, and psychosis.

RE: Mood Stabalizers? What are they?

Posted by willyee on October 19, 2006, at 22:57:47

In reply to RE: Mood Stabalizers? What are they?, posted by wiresurge on October 19, 2006, at 10:15:36

> Can anyone who is on this explain to me what a mood stabalizer is? It seems as though many people taking Effexor are taking a mood stabalizer? What is it? What does it do? and how does it work?
>
> Thanks for your support
> Mike
> aka wiresurge

Lot of answers lot of possable confusion.First linkadge must not have read u correctly,you did not not say effexor was,but mentioned how mood stablizers are often used WITH it.

Honestly its a term created,and it is kinda in a lamon way exactly what its title says.

Its meant to balance out moods,from either to amped or to depressed.

A majortiy of them are anti-convulsants,anti-seizure drugs since they have a calming effect on brain activity.

HOWEVER other drugs are used off label for the purpose of stablizing and well are in the pack and mentioned along with them.

Dont know how informed the link was,but without getting technical thats it ina nutshell.

The middle of a see saw,pretty much.Im not even sure if its anything other than a name just created for what it does,no more.

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