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Mood stabilizer

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A mood stabilizer is a psychiatric medication used to treat mood disorders characterized by fast and unstable mood changes. One of the disorders treated is bipolar disorder. With that condition, the mood can change rapidly, between mania and depression. Many mood stabilizers can also prevent convulsions.