Anticonvulsants are not only used for the treatment of epilepsy but are now used with increasing frequency for the treatment of mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder. Recent studies have indicated that anticonvulsants may negatively affect bone mineral density, as well as increase fracture risk. This seems to be especially common with the older anticonvulsants [...]
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What’s Safer for Breastfeeding: Lithium or Lamotrigine?
May 4, 2010 – 10:42 am
After last week’s post, we received several comments regarding the use of mood stabilizers in breastfeeding women, specifically asking which is safer: lithium or lamotrigine. Based on the available data, it is difficult to say with certainty which is “safer”. To date, there has been one report of an adverse event in a nursing infant [...]
