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Gabapentin For Alzheimer's Disease


   Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant drug. It is being tested in various psychiatric conditions as a mood stablizer. In doses of 200 to 2,400 milligrams daily, the drug seems to decrease agitation in alzheimer patients who do not respond to conventional neuroleptics [79]. Approximately 40 percent of demented patients experience adverse effects,such as gait instability or sedation while on gabapentin [80]. Gabapentin is quite effective on agitation, with one study reporting 17 of 22 treated dementia patients as " much or greatly improved"[81].