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Does Intake Of Gabapentin Help In Pain Management?
Question: hi is Baptin a pain fx?
Brief Answer:
Really not finding any listing for it.
Detailed Answer:
I think you should check the spelling on that one. Bactrim or septin are common antibiotics (sulfa drug). I think this is the most likely medication that you are referring to. Furthermore I do not know any pain medication, narcotic or otherwise, that are even close to that name.
Really not finding any listing for it.
Detailed Answer:
I think you should check the spelling on that one. Bactrim or septin are common antibiotics (sulfa drug). I think this is the most likely medication that you are referring to. Furthermore I do not know any pain medication, narcotic or otherwise, that are even close to that name.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
It is an anti epileptic drug
Detailed Answer:
That is a bit on the high side and it is a bit unlikely to have more effect if used more than four times a day which is the usual maximal dose. However, it is quite a safe drug and the only side effect from it that is common is (mild) sedation.
It is a drug for epilepsy and not a narcotic. None the less, it is often helpful for pain IF the pain is from a nerve that is irritated, hurt, damaged, and/or causing pain. Symptoms of nerve pain are pain that runs in the direction of a nerve, has the character of a nerve pain (electrical, shooting, often with a numb or temperature component), and often has symptoms of making a sensation that should not be painful be painful and increased pain from a minor stimulation. The drug is particularly good at stopping this increased sensitivity and it does not have the consequences of narcotic pain medication.
It is an anti epileptic drug
Detailed Answer:
That is a bit on the high side and it is a bit unlikely to have more effect if used more than four times a day which is the usual maximal dose. However, it is quite a safe drug and the only side effect from it that is common is (mild) sedation.
It is a drug for epilepsy and not a narcotic. None the less, it is often helpful for pain IF the pain is from a nerve that is irritated, hurt, damaged, and/or causing pain. Symptoms of nerve pain are pain that runs in the direction of a nerve, has the character of a nerve pain (electrical, shooting, often with a numb or temperature component), and often has symptoms of making a sensation that should not be painful be painful and increased pain from a minor stimulation. The drug is particularly good at stopping this increased sensitivity and it does not have the consequences of narcotic pain medication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you have never on right side of head. A Dr took a piece out and that was years ago with extrem headaches and now hurts and is ver tender. Thank you for info about rx. I am a military widow. DJB
Brief Answer:
seems an ideal drug
Detailed Answer:
It is often used with nerve trauma...surgical and otherwise. Often, what seems like a headache is an irritated nerve. Gabapentin is probably the most commonly used drug for it because it is quite safe. Furthermore with a brain injury, its anti epileptic effects are likely to be beneficial.
seems an ideal drug
Detailed Answer:
It is often used with nerve trauma...surgical and otherwise. Often, what seems like a headache is an irritated nerve. Gabapentin is probably the most commonly used drug for it because it is quite safe. Furthermore with a brain injury, its anti epileptic effects are likely to be beneficial.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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