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What is gabapentin and what is it used

health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:12:31

Sorry, I'm not a chemist or dr, I don't know what it's made of.


Gabapentin is another word for Neurontin. It is used for a variety of symptoms. It works on the nerves in the body for problems like diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage due to truama or illness, etc.

I take it for RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) and diabetic neuropathy.


It is the generic name for Neurontin. It is an antiseizure drug that has many other uses. It is known to control nerve pain like neuropathy, migraines, neuralgia, etc. I have even heard of it being prescribed for hot flashes.
Gabapentin (brand name: Neurontin庐) was initially synthesized to mimic the structure of GABA for the treatment of epilepsy. Nowadays, gabapentin has been widely used as a medication to relieve pain, especially neuropathic pain. Gabapentin is well tolerated in most patients, has a relatively mild side-effect profile, and passes through the body unmetabolized.

Gabapentin is similar in structure to the neurotransmitter GABA but is not believed to act on the same brain receptors. Its exact mechanism of action is unknown, but its therapeutic action on neuropathic pain is thought to involve voltage-gated N-type calcium ion channels. It is thought to bind to the 伪2未 subunit of the voltage-dependent calcium channel in the


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