Gabapentin Can be Used to Treat Anxiety and Depression
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsive medication which first discovered in the 1970s in Japan. Its original use was as a muscle relaxer and anti-spasmodic medication, but later, it was discovered the potential of the medication as anticonvulsive medication and as an adjunct to stronger anticonvulsants. [caption id="attachment_343" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Gabapentin[/caption] Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that got FDA approval for partial seizure therapy in 1993. Currently, gabapentin has FDA approval for: Postherpetic neuralgia Adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization in patients over the age of 12 years old with epilepsy, and the pediatric population, 3 to 12 year-olds with a partial seizure Moderate to severe restless leg syndrome (RLS) moderate to severe It also has off-label use for neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, bipolar disorder, postmenopausal…