Mindfulness Medication

 Hey team! Today I’ll be breaking down the pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder—including the pharmacology behind the medications we use and why certain ones are preferred over others. My goal is to help you no understand the why, the how, and the watch-outs behind the drug choices. I was listening to a podcast recently on bipolar treatment and came across a simple mnemonic to organize the different classes of drugs we pull from: “The 4 Ls” — lithium, lamictal, lumateperone, and lexapro. It's not perfect, but it gives us a helpful framework. Lithium stands alone in its class, while Lamictal represents the antiepileptic mood stabilizers, Lumateperone stands in for the atypical antipsychotics, and Lexapro reminds us of the antidepressants—though we'll get to why those are controversial in bipolar treatment. Let’s start with lithium, which I like to think of as the grandpa who refuses to retire. He’s old, he’s scary but incredibly good at his job—and has more evidence behind him th...

  Hey team, I recently did some stand-up jokes for a fun " Pharmacy pageant”, if you will. I've always wanted to do stand up, and I figured this would be a great opportunity to throw myself out there and try to make people laugh.  I can't say it was my best performance however, we all have to start somewhere, and I am grateful for the opportunity.  Today I'd like to write them out with some fun visual aids  and make it kind of a working documents for whenever I think of a funny Pharmacy joke. I hope you enjoy. 1.  the overly cautious pharmacist You guys know about Narcan, right? It’s an opioid antagonist — a nasal spray that reverses overdoses. It's honestly incredible. It saves lives every day. People literally come back from the brink. I’m so grateful we have it… but personally, I know I’d make a total fool of myself if I ever had to use it.  I can just imagine myself walking along and then I see someone passed out and recognize that this is an overdose. ...