Description
Gabatop is a brand name for medications containing Gabapentin, often combined with other drugs like Methylcobalamin (Gabatop M) or Nortriptyline (Gabatop NT)**, primarily used for treating nerve pain (neuropathic pain) from conditions like diabetes or shingles, as well as certain types of seizures (epilepsy) and sometimes anxiety. It works by calming overactive nerves and reducing pain signals, helping with symptoms like sleep issues, mood changes, and tiredness, but can cause drowsiness, dizziness, and weight gain.
Uses
- Nerve Pain: Relieves burning, stabbing pain from shingles (postherpetic neuralgia) or diabetic nerve damage.
- Seizures : Used with other medications to control partial seizures in epilepsy.
- Other: Sometimes used off-label for anxiety, Restless Legs Syndrome, or to prevent chronic post-surgical pain.
How it works
- It’s a GABA analogue, mimicking the calming neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- It blocks pain signals and reduces abnormal electrical activity in the brain.