How does gabapentin differ from other mood stabilizing drugs?
Gabapentin differs from other mood stabilizing drugs in two major ways: 1. Gabapentin’s frequent effectiveness for patients who have failed to respond to antidepressants or mood stabilizers; 2. Gabapentin’s relatively benign side-effect profile. 5. What, if anything, uniquely distinguishes gabapentin from carbamazepine and valproate? Gabapentin has had been successful in controlling rapid cycling and mixed bipolar states in some people who have not received adequate relief from carbamazepine and/or valproate. It also appears that gabapentin has significantly more antianxiety and antiagitation potency than either carbamazepine or valproate. Gabapoentin has also been shown to be useful as a treatoent for antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia. 6.
