Effects of Bipolar medication on patients and is it worth the risk
...ut of 5554 bipolar patients that tried bipolar medication on average 50 pounds was gained. Also On average out of the 554 people 39% who had reported weight gain also reported developing high cholesterol. And 67% of people said they would be unwilling to take a medication that would control symptoms but cause them to gain a large amount of weight. The weight gain is also a reason why majority of people on medication for acute bipolar mania have tried over 10 different medications for their disease. Acute bipolar mania otherwise known as manic-depressive illness is a psychiatric condition. In which patients suffer from severe mood swings ranging from unnatural “highs” and profound “lows” Which can last over a week. Some of the symptoms of this disease are having a very high self esteem and not requiring as much sleep as you used to need. Being able to think fatter than you can talk just getting way ahead of yourself in your head. Another symptom is talking loudly and fast, Say talking for hours on end and not letting anyone interrupt you. Being easily distracted by things that shouldn’t distract a person might also be a sign of bipolar mania. There are several different ways to treat this problem but most often a combination of medications and psy...