The authors compared the antimanic effects of clonidine with lithium carbonate in a double-blind crossover design with 24 volunteers. Lithium was observed to be more effective than clonidine. Some patients reported experiencing hypotension (N=8) and depression (N=7) while taking clonidine.
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