Anti Convulsants
Anticonvulsant medication is normally taken for epilepsy but it's being used more often now for bipolar disorder as well.
Here you will find information on Anti-Convulsant Medications Anti-Convulsant Drugs such as Valproic Acid Depakote, Depakene, topiramate Topamax, Carbamazepine Tegretol, Gabapentin Neurontin, and Lamotrigine Lamictil and thier relation to mood disorders in Bipolar disorder etc:
Dilantin - Dilantin (phenytoin) is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It works by slowing down impulses in the brain that cause seizures.
Dilantin is used to control seizures. It is not made to treat all types of seizures, and your doctor will determine if it is the right medication for you.
Synonyms: Lamez, Lamitek, Lamotrigina
Lamictal (Lamotrigine) is an anticonvulsant used alone or with other medicines to treat seizure disorders. Use of lamotrigine in children age 2 to 15 years of age is restricted to those having certain types of seizures (partial or Lennox-Gastaut type). Lamotrigine is also used in bipolar disorder to reduce the occurrence of mood problems. This medicine may be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Synonyms: Cyral, Hexadiona, Hexamidine, Lepimidin, Midone, Milepsin, Neurosyn, Prilepsin, Primacione, Primakton
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Mysoline (Primidone) is an anticonvulsant used to treat or prevent epileptic seizures. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Synonyms: Gabacap, Gabapin, Gabator, Gabin, Aclonium
Neurontin (Gabapentin) is an anticonvulsant used to treat seizures associated with epilepsy. It may also be used to treat pain due to abnormal nerve stimulation (neuropathic pain) and nerve pain associated with herpes zoster infection. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Synonyms: Carbatol, Intol, Atretol, Biston, Calepsin, Carbatrol, Carbelan, Epitol, Equetro, Finlepsin
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Karbamazepin, Lexin, Neurotol, Sirtal, Stazepin, Telesmin, Teril, Timonil
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Tegretol (Carbamazepine) is an anticonvulsant used to treat seizures. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Synonyms: Topaz, Topirol, Tipiramate
Topamax (Topiramate) is an anticonvulsant used with other medicines to control certain types of seizures.
Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) - Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine)
Synonyms: Oxcarb, Oxetol, Oxaprozin
Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) helps reduce the frequency of partial epileptic seizures, a form of epilepsy in which neural disturbances are limited to a specific region of the brain and the victim remains conscious throughout the attack. Trileptal may be prescribed by itself to treat the problem in adults. It can also be used in combination with other seizure medications in adults and in children as young as four years old. Oxcarbazepine can cause drowsiness, dizziness, and loss of coordination, which could impair your ability to drive a vehicle or operate dangerous machinery. Do not attempt hazardous activities until you know how the drug affects you.
Valparin (Valproic Acid) - Valparin (Valproic Acid)
Synonyms: Valprot, Convulex, Delepsine, Depakine, Deproic, Epilex, Epilim, Mylproin, Sprinkle, Valcote
Valparin (Valproic Acid) is an anticonvulsant used to control seizures. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Zofran
Generic Name: Ondansetron (on-DAN-se-tron)
Brand Name: Zofran
Zofran is used for: Preventing nausea and vomiting due to cancer chemotherapy or surgery. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Zofran is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor blocker. It works by blocking a chemical thought to be a cause of nausea and vomiting in certain situations (eg, chemotherapy)
Anti-Convulsant Medications
Anti-Convulsant Medications Anti-Convulsant Drugs Introduction
Some anticonvulsant medications can also help control severe mood changes. Examples include: Valproic Acid (Depakote, Depakene), Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Gabapentin (Neurontin), and Lamotrigine (Lamictil).
Valproate was FDA-approved in 1995 for treatment of mania. Newer anticonvulsant medications, including lamotrigine (Lamictal), gabapentin (Neurontin), and topiramate (Topamax), are being studied to determine how well they work in stabilizing mood cycles. Anticonvulsant medications may be combined with lithium, or with each other, for maximum effect.
Borrowed from the field of neurology, these agents have been used for years to stabilize psychiatric mood disorders. Using this rationale, some anticonvulsants are also useful in treating mood and impulsivity problems in brain-injured patients. Patient responses to these medications tend to be highly individualized; therefore, a trial and error approach must be taken to determine if any single medication will have a positive effect. Like with the antidepressants, effects of these drugs occur gradually, and several weeks of treatment may be needed before response can be determined.
Anticonvulsant drugs should never be discontinued without your doctors supervision on how to safely discontinue taking them. There are possibilities that discontinuing anticonvulsants can cause seizures and other severe side-effects.
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