Duration of treatment with neuroleptics in bipolar disorder?

Question

The pharmaceutical companies say that at most it has to take a antipsychotic for 4 months, but in reality there are people who take for life, or not?

For example, I am 2 years that take 2 drops of entumin to need, but I would not have forced, I'm taking 200 mg of lamotrigine, which has antipsychotic minor side effects? I would have thought to seroquel is then combined with lamotrigine?

PS: The neuroleptics, also known as antipsychotic drugs or tranquillisers more neuroplegici psychotropic drugs are among the most heavy for the body and, the most discussed in psychiatric practice.

The term neurolettico means: "drug with a strong sedative action on the nervous system." The sedative therapy has no therapeutic logic if not for the control of symptoms because the neuroleptics are typically used in psychiatry (it's rare that a doctor prescribes them basic) to monitor and contain the people who are defined as "schizophrenic", " psychotic "," manic depressive "," paranoiche ", etc..

Answer 1

agreed... lifetime meds.  in fact, if you are on meds for a while and stop, the bipolarness can actually get worse after you get off your meds.  I've been bipolar for 8 years (diagnosed as such anyways) and I've never heard of a 4 month fix.

Answer 2

Neuroleptics are used as mood stabilizers in bipolar disorder.  Most people with bipolar disorder have to be medicated for a lifetime.