{"id":2935,"date":"2019-05-31T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T11:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/article\/what-meds-treat-bipolar\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T21:45:25","slug":"what-meds-treat-bipolar","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-meds-treat-bipolar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 medicamentos tratan el trastorno bipolar?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several types of medications can be used to treat bipolar disorder<\/a>. The most common ones are generally called mood stabilizers<\/strong>. Funcionan restableciendo el equilibrio de las sustancias qu\u00edmicas en el cerebro.<\/p>\n

Mood stabilizers work best if you take them consistently. Sometimes people stop taking them once they feel better. They might miss the extreme highs of mania<\/a>, or they might just think they don’t need it anymore. Unfortunately, the medication takes time to kick back in\u2014you can’t just start taking it once things get out of hand and expect them to stabilize you right away.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the most popular mood stabilizers:<\/p>\n

Lithium<\/h2>\n

Lithium is the oldest medication used to treat bipolar disorder<\/a>. It\u2019s proven to be effective for many people, but you\u2019ll need to have your blood drawn regularly to make sure it isn\u2019t building up in your system. It\u2019s also not a good first choice if you\u2019re pregnant or breastfeeding or might become pregnant soon.<\/p>\n

Anticonvulsants<\/h2>\n