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About adjuvant drugs Anticonvulsants |
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Common medications (common brand names):
Phenytoin (Dilantin)Carbamazepine (Tegretol)Valproic Acid (Depakene, Depakote)Gabapentin (Neurontin)
Description:
Anticonvulsants are medications developed to prevent or treat seizures by stabilizing the nerve cells.
This stabilizing effect also interferes with abnormal signals of pain, making anticonvulsants quite useful in treating pain caused by nerve injury.
Sharp, shooting or stabbing nerve pain is particularly likely to respond well to anticonvulsants.
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