1. Each anti-convulsant agent has a unique side-effect profile. 2. It has anorectic, anxiogenic and pro-convulsant effects. 3. He most recently added Topamax, an anti-convulsant , to his regimen. 4. Also, Neurontin, an anti-convulsant , had sales of $ 71 million. 5. Carbamazepine was the first anti-convulsant shown to be effective for treating bipolar mania. 6. It has powerful convulsant activity and should not be used in seizure-prone individuals. 7. However it may also have convulsant effects. 8. Convulsant drugs ( the functional opposites of anticonvulsants ) will always induce seizures at sufficient doses.9. Thanks to its action as inhibitor on gtutamate-activated channels it could work as an anti convulsant . 10. Strychnine was used until the early 20th century, when it was found to be a highly toxic convulsant .