The Mood Stabiliser Patient and Family Handbook: Lithium, Valproate, Lamotrigine and Carbamazepine Explained in Plain English, from the Blood Tests to the Decisions
Language: English
Published by Staten House, 2026
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- Title
- The Mood Stabiliser Patient and Family Handbook: Lithium, Valproate, Lamotrigine and Carbamazepine Explained in Plain English, from the Blood Tests to the Decisions
- Author
- Duncan, Timothy Sawyer
- Publisher
- Staten House
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798905993039
The Question the Leaflet Cannot Answer
Inside every box is a folded sheet of paper. It lists side effects in order of frequency and tells you what to do if you miss a dose. What it cannot tell you is why you were given this drug rather than one of the other three, what your blood tests are actually measuring, or what any of the numbers mean. A patient information leaflet is a legal document about one product, written by the company that makes it. The single most important question, why this one, is the one question it is structurally incapable of answering.
What This Handbook Covers
This is a plain-English guide to the four main mood stabilisers used in bipolar disorder: lithium, valproate, lamotrigine, and carbamazepine. It explains what each drug does and does not do, why lithium remains first choice in every international guideline, what the twelve-hour rule means for your lithium level, why lamotrigine is titrated so slowly and what to watch for in weeks two to eight, and what the current valproate regulations require. It covers the everyday things that raise a lithium level, from ibuprofen to a hot week, and how to recognise toxicity early.
Why This Book Is Different
Most books about bipolar disorder are about the illness. This one is about what is in your hand. It takes the four drugs one at a time, then examines the four long arguments patients are rarely given both sides of: kidneys, thyroid, weight, and pregnancy. Where the evidence is genuinely contested, the book says so and presents both positions rather than the reassuring one. Case studies are composites drawn from clinical practice. Fourteen appendices provide working tools, including a blood monitoring log, a lamotrigine titration calendar, a sick day card, and a pregnancy comparison table with absolute risk figures.
This book is for readers who...
Take lithium, valproate, lamotrigine, or carbamazepine and want to understand it properly
Love someone who does, and want to know what to watch for and how to raise a concern
Have been handed a prescription and a six-monthly appointment, with little else
Work in mental health as a nurse or peer supporter and want a patient-facing reference
Are approaching a decision about pregnancy, kidneys, or whether to continue treatment
A Structured Place to Begin
Your prescriber knows a great deal about bipolar disorder and holds a few minutes a year of information about you. You hold the decade. If you want a clear, evidence-based guide to the four drugs, the blood tests, the rules, and the decisions, this book offers a structured place to start.
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