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2. Neuropathic pain - Wikipedia

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   Pregabalin and gabapentin may reduce pain associated with diabetic neuropathy. [28] [26] [29] [30] The anticonvulsants carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine are especially effective in trigeminal neuralgia. Carbamazepine is a voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitor, and reduces neuronal excitability by preventing depolarisation. [31]

3. Gabapentin - Wikipedia

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   Gabapentin is recommended as a first-line treatment for chronic neuropathic pain by various medical authorities. [10] [11] [31] [32] This is a general recommendation applicable to all neuropathic pain syndromes except for trigeminal neuralgia, where it may be used as a second- or third-line agent. [11] [32]

4. What is gabapentin? Here's why it's so controversial. - AOL

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   Gabapentin is a prescription medication that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1993 as a treatment for epilepsy. It works by binding to a type of calcium channel in nerve ...

5. Atypical trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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   Atypical trigeminal neuralgia (ATN), or type 2 trigeminal neuralgia, is a form of trigeminal neuralgia, a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve. This form of nerve pain is difficult to diagnose, as it is rare and the symptoms overlap with several other disorders. [ 1 ]

6. Can Gabapentin Really Cause ED? - AOL

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   These anticonvulsant medications are used to treat seizures in people with epilepsy, as well as for the treatment of restless leg syndrome (RLS) and postherpetic neuralgia (a form of nerve and ...

7. Trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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   Antidepressant medications, such as amitriptyline have shown good efficacy in treating trigeminal neuralgia, especially if combined with an anti-convulsant drug such as pregabalin. [ 36 ] There is some evidence that duloxetine can also be used in some cases of neuropathic pain, especially in patients with major depressive disorder [ 37 ] as it ...

8. Analgesic adjuvant - Wikipedia

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   There is some evidence that anticonvulsants may also help with inflammatory pain through reduction of nociceptor hyper-excitability originally due to damage to surrounding tissue. [9] Examples: Gabapentin; Pregabalin; Carbamazepine: FDA-approved for trigeminal neuralgia [10]

9. I have a painful condition known as the 'suicide disease ...

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   Jackie Galgey, 45, shares in a personal essay her experience with trigeminal neuralgia, also called the suicide disease, which caused her one-sided facial pain.