Before ERISA, some defined benefit pension plans required decades of service before an employee's benefit became vested. It was not unusual for a plan to provide no benefit at all to an employee who left employment before the specified retirement age (e.g. 65), regardless of the length of the employee's service.
1 Whether you have bipolar I or II disorder, you'll typically need mood-stabilizing medication to control manic or hypomanic episodes. 2  Examples of mood stabilizers include lithium (Lithobid), valproic acid (Depakene), divalproex sodium (Depakote), carbamazepine (Tegretol, Equetro, others) and lamotrigine (Lamictal). The medication Symbyax combines the antidepressant fluoxetine and the antipsychotic olanzapine. 2  It works as a depression treatment and a mood stabilizer. 3  Symbyax is approved by the Food and Drug Administration specifically for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.
A: Bipolar disorder is often managed with medications called mood stabilizers. Mood stabilizers help even out the mood swings that occur with bipolar disorder. Medications that are used to stabilize mood include lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), Depakote (divalproex sodium), and Tegretol (carbamazepine).: Lithium is commonly used to mania episodes in people who suffer from manic-depressive disorder. Common side effects associated with Lithium can include hair loss, mild hand tremor, weakness, lack of coordination, mild nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite, stomach pain, and itchy skin.