<Li> Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)--Oxcarbazepine is not FDA approved for bipolar disorder . Still, it appears to be effective in about one - half of patients with bipolar disorder and is generally well tolerated . </Li> <P> There is insufficient evidence to support the use of various other anticonvulsants, such as gabapentin and topiramate, as mood stabilizers . </P> <Ul> <Li> Some atypical antipsychotics (aripiprazole, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, asenapine, paliperidone, ziprasidone, and lurasidone) also have mood stabilizing effects and are thus commonly prescribed even when psychotic symptoms are absent . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Some atypical antipsychotics (aripiprazole, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, asenapine, paliperidone, ziprasidone, and lurasidone) also have mood stabilizing effects and are thus commonly prescribed even when psychotic symptoms are absent . </Li>

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