Anticonvulsant

Definition:
An anticonvulsant is a medication generally used to treat seizure disorders such as epilepsy. These drugs are used to prevent seizures (convulsions), to make seizures less severe, and/or to stop a series of seizures.

Some anticonvulsants are also used as mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder. The most commonly used include:

• Depakote/Depakene (sodium valproate, valproic acid, divalproex sodium)
• Gabitril (tiagabine)
• Lamictal (lamotrigine)
• Neurontin (gabapentin)
• Tegretol (carbamazepine)
• Topamax (topiramate)
• Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)

Some anticonvulsants are known to cause serious birth defects.

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Also Known As:
antiepileptic drugs