Posted by PaulB on July 18, 2001, at 16:56:39
In reply to The uses of Neurontin, posted by Cass on July 18, 2001, at 15:38:45
> I'm pretty puzzled because I am on Neurontin for neuropathic pain only. My doctor didn't say that it was psychopharmaceutical drug. Yet I've been reading threads here about Neurontin being a mood stabilizer and anti-anxiety medication. Are we talking about the same drug?
Neurotonin is used as a mood stabiliser and an anti-anxiety medication. It has been referred to as the 'Swiss Army Knife' of neurological drugs.
It isnt FDA approved for either of these reasons. The drug company that manufactures it did consider pursuing its use for anxiety disorders but now Pregabalin, a very similar drug in terms of its mode of action but with some advanteages over its predecessor, may be more promising for anxiety disorders.
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