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A mood stabilizer (including mood stabilizers, engl. Mood stabilizer , referred to) is a psychotropic drug , which in certain mental illnesses such. B. recurrent depression or bipolar disorder is used to prevent new phases of the disease.

Areas of application

In monopolar and bipolar disorders are lithium salts established mood stabilizers. Because of the risk of overdosing, the serum level must be checked regularly; the mechanism of action is complex. It is believed that lithium reduces the likelihood of another affective episode by lowering norepinephrine excess in manic episodes and increasing the availability of serotonin in the synapse in depressive episodes.

Other important phase prophylactic agents are carbamazepine , valproic acid and lamotrigine , the latter especially in the bipolar II disorder . Thyroid hormones such as thyroxine can also be taken for this purpose.

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