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Carbamazepine

Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant drug used to treat trigeminal neuralgia and some types of seizures seen in epilepsy. This reduces abnormal electrical activity between your brain and nerve cells by blocking sodium currents. It is used for partial and generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

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Will Oxcarbazepine for trigeminal neuralgia mess up with the effect of Lamictal?

Query: Hello doctor,I have complicated migraines and simple partial seizures which are controlled by Lamictal. I have a long time of pain from sound intake and it has worsened in my face. Other sensory triggers the pain. It has become just way too much to handle. I sought advice from friends groups and nur...  Read Full »

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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Firstly, we need to be sure if your pain is really Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) as there can be other causes of facial pain like idiopathic facial pain and post-herpetic neuralgia. Sometimes dental causes of facial pain can mimic TN. Trigeminal neuralgia has sharp...  Read Full »

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