polycystic ovarian syndrome is the side effect of which mood stabilizer: (A) valproate, (B) carbamezepine, (C) lithium, (D) lamotrigine
Answer is A. side effects of mood stabilizers are impoant and are frequently askedn entrance examinations valproate causes very impoant side effects namely LETHAL SIDE EFFECTS OF VALPROATE - Hyperammonemia - Pancreatitis - Hepatic failure - Neural tube defects - Thrombocytopenia MINOR SIDE EFFECTS OF VALPROATE - Hair loss - PCOD - WEIGHT GAIN - TREMORS Ref.kaplon and Sadock, synopsis of psychiatry,11 th edition, pg no.935