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2. Lithium (medication) - Wikipedia

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   There are a few old studies indicating efficacy of lithium for acute depression with lithium having the same efficacy as tricyclic antidepressants. [35] A recent study concluded that lithium works best on chronic and recurrent depression when compared to modern antidepressant (i.e. citalopram) but not for patients with no history of depression ...

3. Mood stabilizer - Wikipedia

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   Lithium – Lithium is the "classic" mood stabilizer, the first to be approved by the US FDA, and still popular in treatment. Therapeutic drug monitoring is required to ensure lithium levels remain in the therapeutic range: 0.6 to 0.8 or 0.8–1.2 mEq/L (or millimolar).

4. Management of depression - Wikipedia

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   The depression is multifactorial and has been on the increase due to societal pressure, genetic association and increase in use of drugs (Zhang et al. 2016) [full citation needed]. incorporation of nursing in management of depression may seem important in that nursing hold a pivotal role in health care delivery where they are they are the ...

5. Treatment of bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

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   As a result, kidney function and blood levels of lithium are monitored in patients being treated with lithium. [2] Therapeutic plasma levels of lithium range from 0.5 to 1.5 mEq/L, with levels of 0.8 or higher being desirable in acute mania. [14] Lithium levels should be above 0.6 mEq/L to reduce both manic and depressive episodes in patients. [15]

6. Treatment-resistant depression - Wikipedia

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   Lithium augmentation therapy was associated with a 41.2% remission rate of unipolar depression compared to 14.4% with placebo. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Liothyronine (synthetic T 3 ) is a type of thyroid hormone and has been associated with improvement in mood and depression symptoms.

7. Lithium citrate - Wikipedia

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   Lithium citrate was removed from 7Up in 1948 [5] after the Food and Drug Administration banned its use in soda. [6] Lithium citrate is used as a mood stabilizer and is used to treat mania, hypomania, depression and bipolar disorder. [7] It can be administered orally in the form of a syrup. [7]