Unorthodox Use of Antipsychotics in Bipolar Disorder

Two questions: 1. I was reading UptoDate (Bipolar disorder in pregnant women: Treatment of mania and hypomania) and saw the following: "The efficacy of haloperidol for treating mood elevated syndromes appears to be comparable to risperidone and olanzapine, and superior to quetiapine and lithium." None of the attendings I work with prescribe typical antipsychotics for mania. Do you have experience doing so in non-pregnant patients? What was the result? 2. Do you use long-acting... Unorthodox Use of Antipsychotics in Bipolar Disorder
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