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mesh
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04/03/06 - 09:24 AM

25 yr old female diagnosed with bipolar ...pregnancy test positive.........Rx???????

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04/03/06 - 11:51 AM

carbamazepine?

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mesh
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04/04/06 - 03:54 PM

hey srf

wont it be contraindicated?????it causes neural tube defects.......

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04/04/06 - 05:13 PM

sodium valproate and carbamazepine have been associated with teratogenicity-neural tube defects.

i am not sure of the answer but a newer drug- LAMOTRIGINE was under study and was found to be useful. but pls do check from other sources. lamotrigine is one of the newer anticonvulsants.

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04/04/06 - 05:44 PM

for pregnant women with bipolar use CLONAZEPAM or GABAPENTIN (Ref: kaplan pharma)...

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