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Is elavil (amitriptyline) better than tegretol for low back pain?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: Elavil (amitriptyline) is an old generation antidepressant, and tegretol is an old generation anti-seizure medication. Both can relieve nerve related pain. Most causes of back pain are mechanical and not neuropathic (nerve generated). Therefore, a nerve pain medicine might not be a good choice for treatment. Back pain is a symptom and not a diagnosis. First, one needs to find out why there is back pain.
Answered 12/7/2015
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Neither is best: You need to determine the cause first and formost. Neither of those drugs is a first line treatment. Tegretol is not something I have ever used for that purpose.
Answered 9/7/2012
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