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Is Gabapentin An Opioid Medication?

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Question : Is Gabapentin an opioid? YYYY@YYYY
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No it is not an opioid

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX,
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Gabapentin is anti epileptic medicine which have no relation with opioids. Although it causes pain relief but the mechanism is completely different from opioids. Infant it is GABA agonist while opioids act on opioid receptors.

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Is Gabapentin An Opioid Medication?

Brief Answer: No it is not an opioid Detailed Answer: Dear XXXX, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. Gabapentin is anti epileptic medicine which have no relation with opioids. Although it causes pain relief but the mechanism is completely different from opioids. Infant it is GABA agonist while opioids act on opioid receptors. I hope this answers your question. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards.