I have had severe low back pain from a slipped disc for years. Do you
think carbamazepine may help?
Many people have chronic back pain for which there is no
good therapy. While there are potent narcotics available, most doctors will not
prescribe long-term
narcotics because they are addictive, have serious side effects and
there is always a hassle with the DEA. For many people with chronic back pain,
it is a real struggle to lead a decent quality of life.
In the last 2 decades, many doctors have been prescribing a variety of
other drugs for pain.
One of these drugs is carbamezepine. This anti seizure drug is widely
prescribed for a variety of chronic nerve pain syndromes but the question
remains, “is it effective?”
Review of the literature indicates that carbamazepine does work for
chronic nerve pain, at least in the short term. Most people report moderate
pain relief. However, at least 1/3 of patients also developed minor side
effects ranging from skin
rash to abdominal cramps. Therefore, if you have chronic nerve pain, perhaps
you can ask your doctor for a trial of carbamazepine. The drug does take a few
weeks to become effective and is not cheap.
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