From: Burden of illness of trigeminal neuralgia among patients managed in a specialist center in England
Medication, (N = 129) | Never took | Currently taking | Took but stopped within last 6 months | Took but stopped more than 6 months ago |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carbamazepine | 18 (14) | 30 (23) | 5 (4) | 76 (59) |
Oxcarbazepinea | 43 (34) | 39 (31) | 9 (7) | 37 (29) |
Gabapentina | 71 (56) | 8 (6) | 0 | 49 (38) |
Pregabalina | 92 (72) | 11 (9) | 2 (2) | 23 (18) |
Phenytoina | 119 (93) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 6 (5) |
Amitriptylinea | 97 (76) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 29 (23) |
Nortriptylinea | 119 (93) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 7 (6) |
Drug patches or lidocaine cream, spraya | 111 (87) | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 12 (9) |
Opioids, eg, morphine, fentanyl patchesa | 116 (91) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 9 (7) |
Tramadola | 114 (89) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 10 (8) |
NSAIDs for TNb | 86 (68) | 7 (6) | 3 (2) | 31 (24) |
Lamotriginea | 94 (73) | 21 (16) | 6 (5) | 7 (6) |
Duloxetinea | 124 (97) | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) |
Botulinum Toxina | 127 (99) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |