Certain antiepileptic drugs and antidepressants such as duloxetine and venlafaxine are effective for treating diabetic nerve pain, according to new research published in Neurology ([Epub March 14, 2017]. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003882).
More than 29 million people in the United States are living with diabetes, according to the CDC. At least 50% of people with diabetes have some form of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and 20% to 30% of these individuals suffer from neuropathic pain (F1000Res
MARCH 31, 2017