Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings. "Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of weeks or months of either depression or mania," explains Dr. Mark Weiser, professor and chair ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent response to a man having withdrawal issues from short-term Paxil use. Could you take a shot at a bigger, yet related problem I have? I have been on 9 mg bromazepam ...

"Doctor, pleeeease, no more of these," my mind sang to the tune of the Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper." That 1966 song, about a housewife begging her doc for more pills, told a story far ...

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows. But the diabetes drug metformin ...

Doctors use different medicines to treat bipolar disorder. The drugs help control your symptoms, but they sometimes lead to extra pounds. They can lower your metabolism. If you didn’t have much of an ...

Researchers have found that a drug currently used to treat bipolar disorder and hearing loss may also treat COVID-19 thanks to itsantibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Known as Ebselen, the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent response to a man having withdrawal issues from short-term Paxil use. Could you take a shot at a bigger, yet related problem I have? I have been on 9 mg bromazepam ...

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