According to the Mayo Clinic, anti-seizure drugs are often used to help control the type of pain cause by damaged nerves. The nerve-calming quality of these drugs is a remedy for treating nerve pain. Anti-seizure drugs, such as Carbamazepine, or Tegretol and Carbatrol, Phenytoin, and Valproic acid, have been prescribed for many years to treat nerve pain, but with limited use because of severe side effects. Oxcarbazepine, or Trileptal, is also used to treat nerve pain which has fewer side effects.
Gabapentin
Gabapentin has the fewest side effects of drugs used to treat nerve pain. It is the first anti-seizure drug prescribed to people experiencing nerve pain. Gabapentin is used to help control epileptic seizures among adults and children three years and up. Its other uses, are for the treatment of nerve pain in adults such as diabetes, neuropathy, shingles, peripheral neuropathy and trigeminal neuralgia. This is administered orally. Its common side effects are drowsiness, dizziness, unsteadiness, fatigue, vision, nausea and vomiting, constipation and dry mouth.
Phenytoin
Phenytoin is classified as an anticonvulsant drug, with the most popular brand being known as Dilantin. It functions by decreasing abnormality in the electric activity in the brain. This is also used to control irregular heartbeat and for nerve pain. This drug can cause an increase in blood sugar. It is not recommended for people who are diabetic.
Pregabalin for Pain Cause by Nerve Damage
Pregabalin is another anti-seizure drug and is used to control pain associated with shingles and pain cause by nerves damaged in diabetes. It is also helpful in alleviating pain in treating fibromyalgia, or muscle pain and stiffness. It can be taken in capsule form or solution.
