https://www.psychdb.com/ 2026-07-18T01:21:21-0700 https://www.psychdb.com/ https://www.psychdb.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2024-07-20T03:48:30-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/1-lithium?rev=1721472510&do=diff Lithium Primer Lithium is an alkalai metal and mood stabilizer used in the treatment of all phases (manic, maintenance, and depressive) of bipolar I disorder. It is the gold standard treatment for bipolar I disorder and mania. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa-sm"><i class="fa fa-f… text/html 2021-05-14T16:14:59-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/1-valproic-divalproex?rev=1621034099&do=diff Valproic Acid (VPA) / Divalproex (DVP) (Epival) Primer Valproic Acid (VPA) (Trade name: Epival) and Divalproex (DVP) are mood stabilizers and anti-epileptics used primarily to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. Divalproex (DVP) is converted to valproic acid (VPA)<ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span cla… text/html 2021-03-06T15:14:51-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/carbamazepine?rev=1615072491&do=diff Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Primer Carbamazepine (Trade name: Tegretol) is a mood stabilizer and antiepileptic used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It is used in the treatment of acute mania and mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder.<ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa-s… text/html 2023-06-07T17:28:51-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/gabapentin?rev=1686184131&do=diff Gabapentin (Neurontin) Primer Gabapentin (Trade name: Neurontin) is an anticonvulsant. It is commonly also used off-label for anxiety disorders, restless leg syndrome, and in alcohol use disorder. It is structurally similar to GABA but does not directly bind to GABA receptors. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-i… text/html 2021-03-06T15:03:03-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/home?rev=1615071783&do=diff Introduction to Mood Stabilizers and Anticonvulsants Primer Mood Stabilizers and Anticonvulsants (Antiepileptics) are used to treat both epileptic and nonepileptic disorders such as bipolar disorder. Lithium is considered the gold standard mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-it… text/html 2023-03-09T07:02:17-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/lamotrigine?rev=1678374137&do=diff Lamotrigine (Lamictal) Primer Lamotrigine (Trade name: Lamictal) an antiepileptic and mood stabilizer used in the treatment of bipolar disorder. It is more effective for the treatment/prevention of depression than mania in bipolar disorder. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa-sm"><i … text/html 2021-05-13T19:51:03-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/levetiracetam?rev=1620960663&do=diff Levetiracetam (Keppra) Primer Levetiracetam (Trade name: Keppra) is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of seizures. There is also preliminary evidence for its use in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and mood disorders. It is also known to cause neuropsychiatric side effects.<ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div cla… text/html 2021-02-22T17:22:35-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/phenytoin?rev=1614043355&do=diff Phenytoin (Dilantin) Primer Phenytoin (Trade name: Dilantin) is an antiepileptic used in the treatment of seizure disorder. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa-sm"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-fw fa-book fa-inverse fa-stack-1x"></i></span> Introducti… text/html 2022-09-25T20:26:44-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/pregabalin?rev=1664162804&do=diff Pregabalin (Lyrica) Primer Pregabalin (Trade name: Lyrica) is anticonvulsant and anxiolytic medication used in the treatment of epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, and generalized anxiety disorder. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa-sm"><i class="fa fa-f… text/html 2021-03-06T15:24:25-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/meds/mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants/z-oxcarbazepine?rev=1615073065&do=diff Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) Primer Oxcarbazepine (Trade name: Trileptal) is a mood stabilizer and antiepileptic used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It is generally better tolerated than carbamazepine. <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa-sm"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-cir…