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.
Lithium. The medication used most often to treat bipolar disorder is lithium. Lithium evens out mood swings in both directions â from mania to depression, and depression to mania â so it is used not just for manic attacks or flare-ups of the illness but also as an ongoing maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder.ithium evens out mood swings in both directions â from mania to depression, and depression to mania â so it is used not just for manic attacks or flare-ups of the illness but also as an ongoing maintenance treatment for bipolar 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.