Lamotrigine
Lamotrigine is also recommended for bipolar disorder, epilepsy, and as a painkiller.
(analgesic).
It is an antagonist of the NMDA receptor and an agonist of GABA receptors. It has a very similar effect to alcohol, but it is much gentler and not as addictive.
The main effect of benzodiazepines is to act as an agonist on GABA receptors. Lamotrigine is a significantly better alternative to benzodiazepines.
Valproate is also an agonist of GABA receptors and is prescribed for bipolar disorder.
Drugs that are antagonists of NMDA receptors act as painkillers.
However, there is also a gentler painkiller than lamotrigine, the AMPA receptor antagonist perampanel, although it also has its side effects.