Medication management| Antidepressants |
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In addition to relieving depression, many antidepressant drugs relieve chronic pain. Even when depression isn't a factor these drugs can work to relieve chronic or severe pain in conditions such as fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathy and cancer pain. Often these drugs serve a dual purpose in that it is not unusual for the patient suffering chronic pain to experience some degree of depression as well. Another important benefit of these drugs can be a marked improvement in the patient's quality of sleep, which in turn helps to improve pain tolerance. |
