Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Gabapentin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures ( > 3 years old), restless legs syndrome (Horizant only)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder, alcohol-use disorder, alcohol withdrawal, bipolar disorder, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, restless legs syndrome (RLS), vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause
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Last updated: October 3, 2025
Citation
Weinstein, Sujin L. "Gabapentin." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787440/all/Gabapentin.
Weinstein SL. Gabapentin. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787440/all/Gabapentin. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Weinstein, S. L. (2025). Gabapentin. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787440/all/Gabapentin
Weinstein SL. Gabapentin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787440/all/Gabapentin.
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