Dr. Andreas Sidiropoulos M.D., PH.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2799 W Grand Blvd Department Of Behavo Detroit MI, 48202About
Dr. Andreas Sidiropoulos is a psychiatrist practicing in Detroit, MI. Dr. Sidiropoulos is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Sidiropoulos diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Sidiropoulos may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Sidiropoulos treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Westfalische Wilhelms-Univ, Med Fak, Munster, Ger 2000
Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Medizinische Fakultat 2000
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Addiction Psychiatry
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Is Lexapro a mood stabilizer?
Lexapro (escitalopram) belongs to the class of antidepressants. To be more specific, it’s a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Antidepressants help stabilize mood. So in a broad sense it’s a mood stabilizing medication. However, the term “mood stabilizers” is more specifically used for medications that also help stabilizer the “upper pole” as well as the “lower pole” of a fluctuating mood disorder (as in a bipolar disorder). They typically refer to medications like lithium or antiepileptic drugs with mood stabilizing properties (like Depakote, Tegretol, Lamictal) and more recently to atypical antipsychotics many of which have obtained indications for the treatment of bipolar disorder). READ MORE
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