Medications for Mania
Other names:
Hypomania; Manic Disorder
What is Mania:
Bipolar affective disorder is a mood disorder characterized by mood swings from mania (exaggerated feeling of well-being, stimulation, and grandiosity in which a person can lose touch with reality) to depression (overwhelming feelings of sadness, anxiety, and low self-worth, which can include suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts).
Medications to treat Mania
The following list of medications are in some way related to, or
used in the treatment of this condition.
|
Drug name
|
Rx / OTC
|
Preg
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CSA
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Alcohol |
Reviews
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Rating
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Popularity
|
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Depakote
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
14 reviews
|
7.0
|
|
|
Generic name: divalproex sodium systemic
Drug class:
fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
Risperdal
|
Rx
|
C
|
N
|
X
|
4 reviews
|
8.0
|
|
|
Generic name: risperidone systemic
Drug class:
atypical antipsychotics
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
AHFS DI Monograph,
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
Depakote ER
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
3 reviews
|
7.0
|
|
|
Generic name: divalproex sodium systemic
Drug class:
fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
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| |
|
lithium
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
10 reviews
|
8.0
|
|
|
Generic name: lithium systemic
Brand name:
Lithobid
Drug class:
miscellaneous antipsychotic agents
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
A-Z Drug Facts,
AHFS DI Monograph,
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
divalproex sodium
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
23 reviews
|
7.0
|
|
|
Generic name: divalproex sodium systemic
Brand names:
Depakote,
Depakote ER,
Depakote Sprinkles
Drug class:
fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
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| |
|
Haldol
|
Rx
|
C
|
N
|
X
|
4 reviews
|
4.0
|
|
|
Generic name: haloperidol systemic
Drug class:
miscellaneous antipsychotic agents
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
Thorazine
|
Rx
|
N
|
N
|
X
|
2 reviews
|
5.0
|
|
|
Generic name: chlorpromazine systemic
Drug class:
phenothiazine antiemetics,
phenothiazine antipsychotics
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
AHFS DI Monograph
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| |
|
haloperidol
|
Rx
|
C
|
N
|
X
|
6 reviews
|
4.0
|
|
|
Generic name: haloperidol systemic
Brand names:
Haldol,
Haldol Decanoate
Drug class:
miscellaneous antipsychotic agents
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
A-Z Drug Facts,
AHFS DI Monograph,
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
risperidone
|
Rx
|
C
|
N
|
X
|
4 reviews
|
7.0
|
|
|
Generic name: risperidone systemic
Brand name:
Risperdal
Drug class:
atypical antipsychotics
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
A-Z Drug Facts,
AHFS DI Monograph,
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
Lithobid
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
Add review
|
10
|
|
|
Generic name: lithium systemic
Drug class:
miscellaneous antipsychotic agents
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
valproic acid
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
2 reviews
|
10
|
|
|
Generic name: valproic acid systemic
Drug class:
fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
A-Z Drug Facts,
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
allopurinol
Off Label
|
Rx
|
C
|
N
|
|
Add review
|
10
|
|
|
Generic name: allopurinol systemic
Drug class:
antigout agents,
antihyperuricemic agents
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
A-Z Drug Facts,
AHFS DI Monograph,
Prescribing Information
Off Label:
Yes
|
| |
|
chlorpromazine
|
Rx
|
N
|
N
|
X
|
5 reviews
|
5.0
|
|
|
Generic name: chlorpromazine systemic
Brand name:
Thorazine
Drug class:
phenothiazine antiemetics,
phenothiazine antipsychotics
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
A-Z Drug Facts,
AHFS DI Monograph,
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
Depakote Sprinkles
|
Rx
|
D
|
N
|
X
|
1 review
|
9.0
|
|
|
Generic name: divalproex sodium systemic
Drug class:
fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
|
| |
|
Haldol Decanoate
|
Rx
|
C
|
N
|
X
|
Add review
|
Add
|
|
|
Generic name: haloperidol systemic
Drug class:
miscellaneous antipsychotic agents
For consumers:
dosage,
interactions,
side effects
For professionals:
Prescribing Information
|
| |
Legend
| Off Label |
This medication may not be approved by the FDA for the treatment of this condition. |
| Prescription Only / Over the Counter |
| Rx |
Prescription Only |
| OTC |
Over the Counter |
| Rx/OTC |
Prescription or Over the Counter |
| Pregnancy |
| A |
Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy (and there is no evidence of risk in later trimesters). |
| B |
Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. |
| C |
Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks. |
| D |
There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks. |
| X |
Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits. |
| N |
FDA has not classified the drug. |
| Controlled Substances Act Schedule |
| N |
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
| 1 |
Has a high potential for abuse. Has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. There is a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. |
| 2 |
Has a high potential for abuse. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. |
| 3 |
Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
| 4 |
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
| 5 |
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 4. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 4. |
| Alcohol |
| X |
Interacts with Alcohol. |
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