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- adjective medicine That counters the symptoms of
mania
Etymologies
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Examples
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Selective drug therapies in clinical psychiatry: Neuroleptic, anxiolytic and antimanic agents.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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They found that haloperidol, Zyprexa and Risperdal were the most effective antimanic drugs and said they "should be considered as among the best of the available options for the treatment of manic episodes."
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Other antimanic medications include carbamazepine (Tegretol), divalproex sodium (Depakote), and lithium citrate (Cibalith-S).
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Even when willing to cooperate with oral treatment, the 5 to 7-day lag in onset of lithium’s antimanic effects often proves too great a burden for other patients and the staff.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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