Bizarrely, though, growing pains actually have nothing to do with growingâmore on that later. And while they are nothing to worry about and usually disappear by the age of 14, growing pains can be confused with more serious health problemsâso itâs good to know what they are and what they arenât.
Because these medications were designed to treat conditions other than pain, their use in neuropathic pain treatment is termed off-label use. But donât let that worry you: many adjuvant analgesics have proven more effective at treating chronic nerve pain symptoms than traditional painkillers. Anticonvulsants used for nerve pain treatment: 1  Gabapentin (Neurontin) 2  Pregabalin (Lyrica) 3  Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 4  Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) 5  Phenytoin (Dilantin) 6  Valproate (Depacon) 7  Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
Taken for: Fibromyalgia, Nerve Pain, Depression*, Anxiety*, Withdrawal Symptoms* ... Lyrica is a nervous system medication and an epilepsy medication. Uses: Lyrica is prescribed for Fibromyalgia, Nerve Pain, Neuropathy and Numbness and is mostly mentioned together with these indications. In addition, our data suggest that some patients take it for Depression, Anxiety and Withdrawal Symptoms, although this is not an approved use*.