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Mood stabilizers are anticonvulsant drugs used for both epilepsy and reduction in mood variations in patients with excessive and often dangerous mood variabilities. Often, the goal of the anticonvulsants are to bring certain areas of the brain to equilibrium and control outbursts and seizures.

A Random Controlled trail by Lieb (2010) found mood stabilizer Valproate semisodium showed a significant decrease in interpersonal conflicts and depression. Also found that Topiramate showed a significant decrease in interpersonal issues and depression. Lieb (2010) found Lamotrigine to show a significant decrease in impulsivity and anger-related behaviors. Carbamazepine showed no significant effects on patients with BPD. (Lieb, 2010)

Mood stabilizers are often used to treat comorbid disorders in BPD patients. There is currently no medicine with an overall significant effect on BPD as a whole. Mood stabilizers should be used in very small doses for short periods of time (Cattarinussi, 2021)