"gabapentin was a life saving drug in regards to getting my bipolar under control. before then, i had taken just about everything there was out there for bipolar, some would work, short lived, others i would not work at all. i was so angry all the time, for no apparent reason, and lord forbid someone say something to me that upset me, i&#039;d bite their head right off and say mean, hurting words to those that i love. finally, i was stable, no roller coaster moods, anger or rage. the medication also calmed my severe anxiety and i was able to get off of xanax, which i had to have or i&#039;d be a nervous, shaking, tremor in wreck, all day everyday !!! i might also add, that my severe depression was lifted, finally, i feel alive,well, and stable again."