Table 2.
Medication types of bipolar disorder groups.
| Category | Number of patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Antipsychotic | Atypical | 37 |
| Typical | 8 | |
| Anticonvulsant | 26 | |
| Antidepressant | 24 | |
| Benzodiazepine | 16 | |
| Lithium | 14 | |
| Buspirone | 3 | |
| Stimulant | 2 | |
| Anticholinergic | 4 | |
| No medication | 4 | |
Note: Patients taking psychotropic medications typically used multiple medications. Antidepressants include SSRIs (n = 8), SNRIs (n = 4), TCAs (n = 2), trazodone (n = 3), mirtazapine (n = 2), and bupropion (n = 4). Four patients were taking 2 types of anticonvulsants, 1 patient was taking 3 types of atypical antipsychotics, 2 patients were taking 2 types of atypical antipsychotics, and 5 patients were taking 2 types of benzodiazepines. The only type of SNRI antidepressant was effexor (venlafaxine).