Basic Information
Category: Medications
Type: Mood Stabilizers
Group: Anticonvulsants
How Long it Works: All day
Helps With: Thoughts & Feelings
Conditions: Many Mental Health Conditions
How it Works: They increase GABA and calm overactive brain activity.
More Info: Also used to treat epilepsy.
More About Mood Stabilizers
How it Works: These medications help keep mood changes from becoming too intense.
How to Take: You take them every day.
More Info: The most widely used mood stabilizers fall into two main groups: atypical antipsychotics and anticonvulsants.
More About Anticonvulsants
How it Works:
Helps With: Mood, intense emotions, and impulsivity.
Side Effects:
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