Since everyone's chemical imbalance is individual and complex, the combination of medications required to treat it is also individual and complex. That's why comprehensive guides like this are good for patients. They can try to figure out what is causing a particular side effect. Should they take another medication for the side effect? Or reduce dosage? Or increase dosage? This is what the monthly psychiatrist visit is all about.

A wide range of popular bipolar medications are discussed on this website. Unfortunately, all antidepressants, antipsychotics & benzodiazepines are lumped together for side effects even though they may be very different for each drug taken. It is a good site to get started with your medication research, however.