Gabapentin

Also known as:  GABA-pentin

Gabapentin is a type of Pharmaceutical Antiepileptic (Anticonvulsant) Drug.  Gabapentin is structurally related to Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) - an Inhibitory Neurotransmitter - but does not interact with GABA receptors, is not converted metabolically into a GABA Agonist and is not an inhibitor of GABA reuptake or degradation.  Gabapentin exerts similar effects to GABA.  Chemically, Gabapentin is formed by the addition of a Cyclohexyl group to the backbone of GABA.

Nervous System

 Gabapentin alleviates Anxiety.  ^[1]

 Gabapentin is useful for the treatment of the Drug Dependence associated with Cocaine abuse and Alcohol abuse (Alcoholism):  ^[2]

 Gabapentin may reduce the craving for Alcohol in abstaining Alcoholism sufferers.  ^[3]

 Gabapentin alleviates Epilepsy (due to its ability to control seizures in Epilepsy patients).

 Gabapentin alleviates Intermittent Explosive Disorder.  ^[4]

 Gabapentin alleviates Mania.  ^[5]

 Gabapentin alleviates the Mania phase of Manic Depression.  ^[6]

 Gabapentin alleviates the Pain associated with some types of Neuropathy.  ^[7]

 Gabapentin alleviates the Pain associated with Shingles (especially the Pain (known as post-herpetic Neuralgia) that persists in some Shingles patients for several years after other symptoms have resolved).  ^[8]

 Gabapentin is useful in the treatment of the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.  ^[9]

 Gabapentin may alleviate Panic Disorder.  ^[10]