carbamazepine
drug
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depression
- In mental disorder: Mood-stabilizing drugs
Carbamazepine, an anticonvulsant drug, has been shown to be effective in the treatment of mania and in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. It may be combined with lithium in patients with bipolar disorder who fail to respond to either drug alone. Divalproex, another anticonvulsant,…
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epilepsy
- In antiepileptic drug
The tricyclic antidepressant drug carbamazepine, used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, was later found to have value in the treatment of epileptic disorders. The effectiveness of the drug has been attributed to a combination of effects, including the blockage of repetitive neuron firing through an interaction with sodium…
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