If you’re taking a psychiatric drug, you probably hope that you’re taking the one with the lowest overall risk. Sure you want the drug to be therapeutic and alleviate your symptoms, but you also don’t want to take a drug with a rapid tolerance onset, debilitating side effects, and crazy withdrawal symptoms. Many dangerous psychiatric …
Reports suggest that nearly 20% of all people in the United States are taking a psychiatric drug. This means that 1 out of every 5 people you see is on some sort of mind-altering medication. Although many of these drugs are marketed as being “safe and effective” for conditions like ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, …
Synapses are considered connections between neurons (brain cells) that foster neuronal communication. The word “synapse” is derived from the Greek term “synapsis” which roughly translates to “conjunction.” Your brain cells communicate with other cells by sending chemical messages in the form of neurotransmitters or electrical signals; these are transmitted via the synapses. If you have …
Gabapentin is a drug that was formally approved in 1993 for the treatment of epilepsy. It is still commonly used as an anticonvulsant drug, generally as an adjunct. Roughly a decade later, the drug was approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain. It is considered to function via modulation of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) in the …
Neurontin (Gabapentin) is a drug that has been on the market since 1993 for which it was initially approved to treat epileptic seizures as an adjunct. It has anticonvulsant properties, but is also considered to have analgesic effects and is sometimes helpful for pain reduction. Approximately 10 years after Gabapentin’s initial approval to treat epilepsy, it …
Gabapentin (Neurontin) is a pharmaceutical drug that has received a lot of mainstream attention in part due to the fact that it is frequently prescribed “off-label” or to treat conditions for which it is not FDA approved. The drug was originally approved in 1993 for the treatment of epilepsy, and has been found to be …
Gabapentin (Neurontin) is a medication that was developed as a treatment for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct for seizures. It is also commonly prescribed off-label for conditions such as: restless leg syndrome, hot flashes, migraines, and even anxiety disorders. In fact, an estimated 9/10 prescriptions for the drug are for off-label conditions. The drug …