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Trigeminal neuralgia's med gabapine 400 is increasing stool frequency n upseting digestion.what to do to have relief from pain?
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See your doctor: There are other medications that can help with trigeminal neuralgia, including several of the medications that are most commonly used to treat epilepsy.
Answered 2/25/2014
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