A Case of Ultra-rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder Recovered by Lamotrigine Combination.
- Author:
Young Sup WOO
1
;
Jeong Ho CHAE
;
Tae Youn JUN
;
Won Myong BAHK
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. wmbahk@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lamotrigine;
Ultra-rapid cycling;
Bipolar disorder
- MeSH:
Bipolar Disorder*;
Humans;
Male;
Valproic Acid
- From:Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology
2006;17(2):229-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The anticonvulsant lamotrigine has been reported to be efficacious and well tolerated in treatment of bipolar patients. Recently, its efficacy in rapid cycling states has attracted interest, however there was no reports about lamotrigine in treatment of ultra-rapid cycling bipolar disorder. Here we present the case of a male patient with bipolar disorder who developed an ultra-rapid cycling state. The addition of lamotrigine to prior valproate treatment succeeded to improve the ultra-rapid cycling.
