Is Neurontin Advisable For Chronic Cough?

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2017

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Question : Neurontin: Is this drug overused for a chronic cough? If so, how would it work for that?
I researched and it shows that it is a nerve drug used for seizures.
Please clarify.
Thnx,
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
not for cough...

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

neurontin can be taken for epilepsy (seizures), postherpetic neuralgia and other painful nerve syndrome and restless leg syndrome. This is not a drug for cough!

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar