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Question
In acute episodes of mania, lithium is effective in 1-2 weeks, but it may take up to 4 weeks, or even a few months, to treat symptoms fully. Sometimes an antipsychotic agent is prescribed during the first few days or weeks of an acute episode to manage severe behavioral excitement and acute psychotic symptoms. In addition to the lithium, which one of the following medications might the physician prescribe?
Options
- ADiazepam (Valium)
- BHaloperidol (Haldol)
- CSertraline (Zoloft)
- DAlprazolam (Xanax)
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