The Mood Stabilizers Cheat Sheet: The Emotional Balance Team is your quick guide to the key medications that help manage mood swings, bipolar disorder, and emotional instability. It covers classic agents like lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, and lamotrigine, as well as atypical antipsychotics used as mood stabilizers. Each medication is outlined with its mechanism, dosing range, and major clinical uses. Side effect profiles—including weight changes, sedation, metabolic effects, and organ-specific risks—are clearly compared for fast reference.
The guide also highlights which stabilizers work best for mania, depression, or maintenance therapy. Special considerations are included for pregnancy, adolescents, and older adults. Designed as a visual, easy-to-use reference, this cheat sheet helps students, patients, and healthcare providers quickly understand how mood stabilizers keep emotions in balance.