Does Gabapentin Help Nerve Pain?
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Does Gabapentin Help Nerve Pain?

ByDr.Bhoomika Bariya

What is the drug gabapentin? Gabapentin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog that is available through a prescription. Excited nerve cells in the brain are called neurons, and they are responsible for transmitting pain impulses and causing seizures. Gabapentin imitates GABA’s effects on stimulated neurons to calm them. Gabapentin cannot be purchased without a prescription….

Gabapentin
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Gabapentin

ByDr. Prachi Patel

Introduction Gabapentin is a drug that belongs to the category of drugs known as anticonvulsants. It is primarily used to treat and manage seizures and epilepsy. Additionally, Gabapentin is also prescribed to relieve nerve pain caused by conditions such as postherpetic neuralgia (nerve pain following shingles), diabetic neuropathy, and peripheral neuropathy. Gabapentin was originally developed…