Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder

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Do Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder Mix?

healthcosmo.com — “As recently as 10 years ago, doctors advised women with bipolar disorder not to have children. While that thinking is now dated, bipolar women often face tough decisions about how to handle their medication during pregnancy.Most drugs prescribed for bipolar disorder carry some risk of birth defects, yet women who discontinue medication risk relapsing into a manic or depressive episode; during the postpartum phase the relapse rate is as high as 50% to 70%, by some estimates. Even more alarming, bView full resource at healthcosmo.com

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Do pregnancy and bipolar disorder mix? - CNN.com

cnn.com — “As recently as 10 years ago, doctors advised women with bipolar disorder not to have children. While that thinking is now dated, bipolar women often face tough decisions about how to handle their medication during pregnancy.View full resource at cnn.com

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Pregnancy Planning for Women with Bipolar Disorder | Bipolar Beat

blogs.psychcentral.com — “Candida Fink, MD discusses a recent article that provides excellent information about treating bipolar before, during, and after pregnancy.View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com

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The Perils of Bipolar Disorder, Pregnancy & Motherhood - Postpartum Progress

postpartumprogress.com — “When I saw the headline, "Do Pregnancy & Bipolar Disorder Mix?", I got nervous. But then I read the CNN.com story and was pleasantly surprised. It is well-balanced and quotes true experts like Dr. Meg Spinelli and Dr. Catherine Birndorf. The article outlines some of the difficult decisions for women who have bipolar disorder and then become pregnant. Research shows that medications often prescribed to bipolar women, such as Depakote, Tegretol and Lithium, lead to an increased risk for View full resource at postpartumprogress.com

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Treating bipolar disorder during pregnancy — Current Psychiatry Online

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Bipolar - Living with Bipolar Disorder

healthcentral.com — “Living with Bipolar Disorder:   I have Bipolar Disorder. I have had it for 3 years. It ruined my life completely. I had to start over entirely. I was tos...View full resource at healthcentral.com

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healthline.com — “Bipolar disorder involves periods of excitability (mania) alternating with periods of depression. TheView full resource at healthline.com

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kidshealth.org — “Bipolar disorders are one of several medical conditions called depressive disorders that affect the way a person's brain functions. Find out more about bipolar disorder.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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kidshealth.org — “Someone who has bipolar disorder goes back and forth between feeling full of energy and ideas to feeling very low. Read more about it in this article for kids.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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Hypomania and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar

healthcentral.com — “John McManamy explains the role hypomania plays in bipolar disorder. Could it actually be an advantage?View full resource at healthcentral.com

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Is There a Hypomanic Advantage? http://bit.ly/kLokxe Interesting question re: where health/disorder intersect.

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Bipolar Spectrum: Categories of Bipolar Disorder

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