[Psychotropic drugs - The special importance of anticonvulsants and neuroleptics in treatment of patients with chronic pain].
Therapy by psychotropic drugs is bound to limited indications, which are partially changing. By an extent literary research in pubmed and Cochrane especially corresponding articles of the past 10 years were proofed. So antidepressants were continually seldom given to nociceptor pain. While on the other side anticonvulsants are to be given in the case of neuropathic pain of defined quality, it will be looked for new applications for these drugs. Particularly hitherto existing difficult indications as fibromyalgia were investigated as possible indication for anticonvulsants. At least neuroleptics can be used for very difficult, resistant and bizarre pains such as cenesthesias.
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universität Magdeburg. michael.brinkers@med.ovgu.de
Michael
M
Brinkers
Tobias
T
Petz
Dieter
D
Hoffmeyer
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs