Nerve pain is hard to treat. Treatment usually helps but often does not relieve all of your pain. You may need to try a number of medications and therapies before you find the best treatment for you. Write your questions down and bring them to each medical appointment. Work closely with your health care provider or pain care team to find the best treatment for you.

The medicines used for nerve pain are somewhat different than those used to treat everyday aches and pains. These medicines include anti-convulsants (seizure medicine), anti-depressants, and local anesthetics. Although they were originally made to treat people for seizures, depression and medical procedures, these medicines are able to relieve nerve pain too. When nerve pain is treated with a drug that is usually used for other disorders, this is called off-label use.

Your health care provider’s choice of pain medicine may depend on the type of pain you feel. For example, you may take one medicine for burning pain, but another type if your nerve pain feels piercing or stabbing. You may need to try a number of medicines before you find the right one. You may need to take a combination of medicines for the best relief of your pain. Even with medicine, you may still have some pain. The most widely used medicines for treating nerve pain are:Continued at Source.