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A member asked:

Can i assume that since my pain has been decreased since being on neurontin (gabapentin) that it was nerve pain?

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Dr. Mary Ness answered

Not necessarily: Since the nerves carry the pain signals to the brain, and Neurontin (gabapentin) works by "calming down" the nervous activity, pain from just about any source can be helped by Nerontin.

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Answered 8/15/2018

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