Posted by sapphiredragon on April 9, 2003, at 17:53:42
In reply to Re: Neurontin for Bipolar I » White Stone, posted by judy1 on April 9, 2003, at 17:13:54
My mother has BP (not sure which category I or II - very long depressive periods between intervals of (psychotic) mania).
She initially was on AD + lithium, but bladder continence problems made it necessary to find an alternative to lithium. Her psychiatrist prescribed neurontin for the mood stabilizer. It is working well for her.
Neurontin is not yet "approved" as a mood stabilizer for BP, but I think there has been some success in using anti-seizure drugs for this purpose.
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