Many of the same drugs are used to treat BP1 and BP2. This particularly applies to Lithium and mood stabilizers like Lamotrigine, Trileptal, Depakote, and Tegretol. Dosages are person specific. Most of these mood stabilizers are also anticonvulsants that are used to treat epilepsy.

People with BP1, or anyone with manic and/or psychotic tendencies really, are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotics (including "maintenance" APs). I prefer the terms neuroleptics or major tranquilizers to the term antipsychotic. These drugs include Abilify, Zyprexa, Risperdal, Latuda, and Seroquel. Most of these APs are also used in the treatment of schizophrenia.