The off-lable use of Gabapentin for migraine
Gabapentin is as an anti-epileptic drug and as an analgesic, particularly for pain of the neuropathic or neurogenic type. When used for controlling epilepsy, it is usually used in conjunction with another anti-epileptic drug. But Gabapentin is widely used to treat nerve pain or neuropathic pain than it is to treat epilepsy. Gabapentin is also sometimes used to relieve the pain of diabetic neuropathy (numbness or tingling due to nerve damage in people who have diabetes), and to treat and prevent hot flashes (sudden strong feelings of heat and sweating) in women who are being treated for breast cancer or who have experienced menopause (''change of life'', the end of monthly menstrual periods). Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication for your condition. It is also…