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lamotrigine and Neuralgia

lamotrigine has been researched along with Neuralgia in 28 studies

Neuralgia: Intense or aching pain that occurs along the course or distribution of a peripheral or cranial nerve.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To assess the analgesic efficacy of lamotrigine in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia, and to evaluate adverse effects reported in the studies."8.89Lamotrigine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults. ( Derry, S; Moore, RA; Wiffen, PJ, 2013)
"Continuously administered intrathecal lamotrigine blocked the development of mechanical allodynia induced by SNL with suppression of microglial and astrocytic activation."7.79Intrathecal lamotrigine attenuates mechanical allodynia and suppresses microglial and astrocytic activation in a rat model of spinal nerve ligation. ( Choi, YS; Jun, IG; Kim, SH; Park, JY, 2013)
"Both patients with SUNCT syndrome were successfully treated with lamotrigine."7.71SUNCT syndrome responsive to lamotrigine. ( Gutierrez-Garcia, JM, 2002)
"We present six patients treated only with the new-generation anticonvulsant lamotrigine to define its sole effect on neuralgia after nerve section."7.71Lamotrigine monotherapy for control of neuralgia after nerve section. ( Dorn, C; Koch, H; Rumpold Seitlinger, G; Sandner-Kiesling, A; Schwarz, G, 2002)
"To assess the analgesic efficacy of lamotrigine in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia, and to evaluate adverse effects reported in the studies."4.89Lamotrigine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults. ( Derry, S; Moore, RA; Wiffen, PJ, 2013)
" Multiple multicentre randomised controlled trials have shown clear efficacy of gabapentin and pregabalin for postherpetic neuralgia and painful diabetic neuropathy."4.84Antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of neuropathic pain. ( Eisenberg, E; Krivoy, N; River, Y; Shifrin, A, 2007)
"Continuously administered intrathecal lamotrigine blocked the development of mechanical allodynia induced by SNL with suppression of microglial and astrocytic activation."3.79Intrathecal lamotrigine attenuates mechanical allodynia and suppresses microglial and astrocytic activation in a rat model of spinal nerve ligation. ( Choi, YS; Jun, IG; Kim, SH; Park, JY, 2013)
" Oxcarbazepine and carbamazepine (3-100 mg x kg(-1)) did not affect mechanical hyperalgesia or tactile allodynia induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation in the rat following oral administration."3.72Comparative activity of the anti-convulsants oxcarbazepine, carbamazepine, lamotrigine and gabapentin in a model of neuropathic pain in the rat and guinea-pig. ( Bevan, S; Fox, A; Gentry, C; Kesingland, A; Patel, S, 2003)
"Both patients with SUNCT syndrome were successfully treated with lamotrigine."3.71SUNCT syndrome responsive to lamotrigine. ( Gutierrez-Garcia, JM, 2002)
"We present six patients treated only with the new-generation anticonvulsant lamotrigine to define its sole effect on neuralgia after nerve section."3.71Lamotrigine monotherapy for control of neuralgia after nerve section. ( Dorn, C; Koch, H; Rumpold Seitlinger, G; Sandner-Kiesling, A; Schwarz, G, 2002)
"Amitriptyline was administered orally at doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg once daily at night time, and lamotrigine was administered orally at doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg twice daily, both for 1 week by means of optional titration."2.84Effectiveness of amitriptyline and lamotrigine in traumatic spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain: a randomized longitudinal comparative study. ( Agarwal, N; Joshi, M, 2017)
"All nine drugs can relieve the pain of CPSP patients to different degrees; among them pregabalin and gabapentin have the most significant effect, and gabapentin and pregabalin also have the most adverse reactions."2.82Efficacy and safety of different antidepressants and anticonvulsants in central poststroke pain: A network meta-analysis and systematic review. ( Chen, KY; Li, RY, 2022)
"Patients (n=360 per study) with painful diabetic neuropathy were randomized to receive lamotrigine 200, 300, or 400 mg daily or placebo during the 19-week treatment phase, including a 7-week dose-escalation phase and a 12-week, fixed-dose maintenance phase."2.73Lamotrigine for treatment of pain associated with diabetic neuropathy: results of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. ( Blum, D; Corder, C; Grainger, J; Kirby, L; Quessy, S; Safirstein, B; Silver, M; Tuchman, M; Vinik, AI; White, J; Wilks, K, 2007)
"Lamotrigine was generally well tolerated."2.73Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lamotrigine in combination with other medications for neuropathic pain. ( Blum, D; Grainger, J; Hammer, AE; Quessy, S; Silver, M, 2007)
"Lamotrigine was well-tolerated and effective for HIV-associated neuropathic pain in patients receiving neurotoxic antiretroviral therapy."2.71Lamotrigine for HIV-associated painful sensory neuropathies: a placebo-controlled trial. ( Baird, BJ; Barrett, P; Clifford, D; Hammer, AE; McArthur, JC; Olney, R; Ross, D; Simpson, DM; So, Y, 2003)
"Lamotrigine was generally well tolerated."2.70Lamotrigine in spinal cord injury pain: a randomized controlled trial. ( Bach, FW; Finnerup, NB; Jensen, TS; Johannesen, IL; Sindrup, SH, 2002)
"Indomethacin is the best treatment both for HC and PH."2.55Therapeutical approaches to paroxysmal hemicrania, hemicrania continua and short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks: a critical appraisal. ( Baraldi, C; Cainazzo, MM; Guerzoni, S; Pellesi, L; Pini, LA, 2017)
"Lamotrigine is an antiepileptic drug that stabilizes neural membranes by blocking the activation of voltage-sensitive sodium channels and inhibiting the presynaptic release of glutamate."2.43Lamotrigine for neuropathic pain. ( Eisenberg, E; Krivoy, N; Shifrin, A, 2005)
" Further, the poor pharmacokinetic profile due to non-selective distribution to organs other than brain reduces the efficacy of dosage regimen."1.42Protein-functionalized PLGA nanoparticles of lamotrigine for neuropathic pain management. ( Kolate, A; Lalani, J; Lalani, R; Misra, A; Patil, S, 2015)
"Antiepileptics used for treating neuropathic pain have various actions including voltage-gated Na(+) and Ca(2+) channels, glutamate-receptor inhibition, and GABA(A)-receptor activation, while local anesthetics are also used to alleviate the pain."1.40Effects of various antiepileptics used to alleviate neuropathic pain on compound action potential in frog sciatic nerves: comparison with those of local anesthetics. ( Fujita, T; Hirakawa, N; Kumamoto, E; Ohtsubo, S; Sakaguchi, Y; Uemura, Y, 2014)
"Neuropathic pain is a chronic pain condition that occurs and persists in a heterogeneous group of etiologically different diseases characterized by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system."1.37Discovery of molecules for the treatment of neuropathic pain: synthesis, antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic activities of 5-(4-nitrophenyl)furoic-2-acid hydrazones. ( Arjun, M; Menon, N; Semwal, A; Sriram, D; Yogeeswari, P, 2011)

Research

Studies (28)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's3 (10.71)18.2507
2000's14 (50.00)29.6817
2010's9 (32.14)24.3611
2020's2 (7.14)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Drizin, I1
Gregg, RJ1
Scanio, MJ1
Shi, L1
Gross, MF1
Atkinson, RN1
Thomas, JB1
Johnson, MS1
Carroll, WA1
Marron, BE1
Chapman, ML1
Liu, D1
Krambis, MJ1
Shieh, CC1
Zhang, X1
Hernandez, G1
Gauvin, DM1
Mikusa, JP1
Zhu, CZ1
Joshi, S1
Honore, P1
Marsh, KC1
Roeloffs, R1
Werness, S1
Krafte, DS1
Jarvis, MF1
Faltynek, CR1
Kort, ME1
Yogeeswari, P1
Menon, N1
Semwal, A1
Arjun, M1
Sriram, D1
Pergolizzi, JV1
Gharibo, C1
Magnusson, P1
Breve, F1
LeQuang, JA1
Varrassi, G1
Chen, KY1
Li, RY1
Baraldi, C1
Pellesi, L1
Guerzoni, S1
Cainazzo, MM1
Pini, LA1
Yalın, OÖ1
Uludüz, D1
Özge, A1
Wiffen, PJ1
Derry, S1
Moore, RA1
Pulido Fontes, L1
Mayor Gómez, S1
Uemura, Y1
Fujita, T1
Ohtsubo, S1
Hirakawa, N1
Sakaguchi, Y1
Kumamoto, E1
Lalani, J1
Patil, S1
Kolate, A1
Lalani, R1
Misra, A1
Agarwal, N1
Joshi, M1
Titlic, M1
Jukic, I1
Tonkic, A1
Josipovic-Jelic, Z1
Boschi, V1
Mihalj, M1
Punda, A1
Choi, YS1
Jun, IG1
Kim, SH1
Park, JY1
Gutierrez-Garcia, JM1
Sandner-Kiesling, A1
Rumpold Seitlinger, G1
Dorn, C1
Koch, H1
Schwarz, G1
Erichsen, HK1
Hao, JX1
Xu, XJ1
Blackburn-Munro, G1
Simpson, DM2
McArthur, JC2
Olney, R2
Clifford, D1
So, Y1
Ross, D1
Baird, BJ1
Barrett, P1
Hammer, AE2
Fox, A1
Gentry, C1
Patel, S1
Kesingland, A1
Bevan, S1
Garry, EM1
Delaney, A1
Anderson, HA1
Sirinathsinghji, EC1
Clapp, RH1
Martin, WJ1
Kinchington, PR1
Krah, DL1
Abbadie, C1
Fleetwood-Walker, SM1
Eisenberg, E2
Shifrin, A2
Krivoy, N2
Vinik, AI1
Tuchman, M1
Safirstein, B1
Corder, C1
Kirby, L1
Wilks, K1
Quessy, S2
Blum, D2
Grainger, J2
White, J1
Silver, M2
River, Y1
di Vadi, PP1
Hamann, W1
D'Andrea, G1
Granella, F1
Cadaldini, M1
Khan, A1
Godbold, J1
Ebel-Frommer, K1
Finnerup, NB1
Sindrup, SH1
Bach, FW1
Johannesen, IL1
Jensen, TS1
Covington, EC1

Reviews

7 reviews available for lamotrigine and Neuralgia

ArticleYear
Efficacy and safety of different antidepressants and anticonvulsants in central poststroke pain: A network meta-analysis and systematic review.
    PloS one, 2022, Volume: 17, Issue:10

    Topics: Amitriptyline; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents; Carbamazepine; Duloxetine Hydrochloride; Fluo

2022
Therapeutical approaches to paroxysmal hemicrania, hemicrania continua and short lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks: a critical appraisal.
    The journal of headache and pain, 2017, Volume: 18, Issue:1

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Anticonvulsants; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Fructose; Gabapentin; gamm

2017
Lamotrigine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2013, Dec-03, Issue:12

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Analgesics; Anticonvulsants; Chronic Disease; Fibromyalgia; Humans; Lamotrigin

2013
Lamotrigine in the treatment of pain syndromes and neuropathic pain.
    Bratislavske lekarske listy, 2008, Volume: 109, Issue:9

    Topics: Analgesics; Anticonvulsants; Humans; Lamotrigine; Neuralgia; Pain; Triazines

2008
Lamotrigine for neuropathic pain.
    Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2005, Volume: 5, Issue:6

    Topics: Analgesics; Drug Interactions; Drug Therapy, Combination; Expert Testimony; Female; Humans; Lamotrig

2005
Antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
    Drugs, 2007, Volume: 67, Issue:9

    Topics: Amines; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Fructose; Gabapentin; gamma-Ami

2007
Anticonvulsants for neuropathic pain and detoxification.
    Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 1998, Volume: 65 Suppl 1

    Topics: Acetates; Amines; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Clonazepam; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gabapenti

1998

Trials

6 trials available for lamotrigine and Neuralgia

ArticleYear
Effectiveness of amitriptyline and lamotrigine in traumatic spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain: a randomized longitudinal comparative study.
    Spinal cord, 2017, Volume: 55, Issue:2

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Amitriptyline; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents, Tric

2017
Lamotrigine for HIV-associated painful sensory neuropathies: a placebo-controlled trial.
    Neurology, 2003, May-13, Volume: 60, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Anti-HIV Agents; Dideoxynucleosides; Double-Blind Method; Dru

2003
Lamotrigine for treatment of pain associated with diabetic neuropathy: results of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies.
    Pain, 2007, Volume: 128, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Diabetic Neuropathies; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Lamotr

2007
Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lamotrigine in combination with other medications for neuropathic pain.
    Journal of pain and symptom management, 2007, Volume: 34, Issue:4

    Topics: Analgesics; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hyperalgesia; Lamotrigin

2007
A placebo-controlled trial of lamotrigine for painful HIV-associated neuropathy.
    Neurology, 2000, Jun-13, Volume: 54, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics; Analysis of Variance; Double-Blind Method; Drug Eruptions; Exanthema; Female; HIV

2000
Lamotrigine in spinal cord injury pain: a randomized controlled trial.
    Pain, 2002, Volume: 96, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Lamotrigine; Male; Middl

2002

Other Studies

15 other studies available for lamotrigine and Neuralgia

ArticleYear
Discovery of potent furan piperazine sodium channel blockers for treatment of neuropathic pain.
    Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2008, Jun-15, Volume: 16, Issue:12

    Topics: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Animals; Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels; Furans; Humans; Male; Mice; Neu

2008
Discovery of molecules for the treatment of neuropathic pain: synthesis, antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic activities of 5-(4-nitrophenyl)furoic-2-acid hydrazones.
    European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2011, Volume: 46, Issue:7

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Discovery; Female; Furans; Humans; Hydrazones; Hyp

2011
Pharmacotherapeutic management of trigeminal neuropathic pain: an update.
    Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2022, Volume: 23, Issue:10

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Humans; Lamotrigine; Neuralgia; Trigeminal Neuralgia

2022
Peripheral nerve blocks for the treatment of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) during pregnancy.
    Agri : Agri (Algoloji) Dernegi'nin Yayin organidir = The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 2018, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Headache; Humans; Lamotrigine; Nerve Block;

2018
SUNCT (Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attack with conjunctival injection and tearing) associated with pituitary lesion.
    Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain), 2015, Volume: 30, Issue:7

    Topics: Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Headache; Humans; Lamotrigine; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male;

2015
Effects of various antiepileptics used to alleviate neuropathic pain on compound action potential in frog sciatic nerves: comparison with those of local anesthetics.
    BioMed research international, 2014, Volume: 2014

    Topics: Action Potentials; Anesthetics, Local; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Bupivacaine; Carbamazepine; Humans;

2014
Protein-functionalized PLGA nanoparticles of lamotrigine for neuropathic pain management.
    AAPS PharmSciTech, 2015, Volume: 16, Issue:2

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Brain; Female; Lactic Acid; Lactoferrin; Lamotrigine; Ligands; Male; Mice; Nano

2015
Intrathecal lamotrigine attenuates mechanical allodynia and suppresses microglial and astrocytic activation in a rat model of spinal nerve ligation.
    Yonsei medical journal, 2013, Mar-01, Volume: 54, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Astrocytes; Disease Models, Animal; Hyperalgesia; Infusions, Spinal; Lamotrigine; Ligation;

2013
SUNCT syndrome responsive to lamotrigine.
    Headache, 2002, Volume: 42, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics; Anticonvulsants; Conjunctiva; Female; Headache Disorders; Humans; Lamotrigine; Ma

2002
Lamotrigine monotherapy for control of neuralgia after nerve section.
    Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2002, Volume: 46, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Autonomic Denervation; Female; Humans; Lamotrigine; Male; Middle Aged; Neura

2002
A comparison of the antinociceptive effects of voltage-activated Na+ channel blockers in two rat models of neuropathic pain.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2003, Jan-05, Volume: 458, Issue:3

    Topics: Analgesics; Analysis of Variance; Anesthetics, Local; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response

2003
Comparative activity of the anti-convulsants oxcarbazepine, carbamazepine, lamotrigine and gabapentin in a model of neuropathic pain in the rat and guinea-pig.
    Pain, 2003, Volume: 105, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Acetates; Amines; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gabapentin;

2003
Varicella zoster virus induces neuropathic changes in rat dorsal root ganglia and behavioral reflex sensitisation that is attenuated by gabapentin or sodium channel blocking drugs.
    Pain, 2005, Volume: 118, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Amines; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Behavior, Animal; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Disease Models, Ani

2005
The use of lamotrigine in neuropathic pain.
    Anaesthesia, 1998, Volume: 53, Issue:8

    Topics: Analgesics; Humans; Lamotrigine; Male; Middle Aged; Neuralgia; Sodium Channel Blockers; Triazines

1998
Possible usefulness of lamotrigine in the treatment of SUNCT syndrome.
    Neurology, 1999, Oct-22, Volume: 53, Issue:7

    Topics: Aged; Calcium Channel Blockers; Conjunctival Diseases; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Hea

1999