How To Treat Occipital Neuralgia

Anticonvulsants

Anticonvulsants may be prescribed if at-home treatments and remedies don't work. These might be prescribed in conjunction with other pain-relieving or muscle-relaxing medications. There are multiple kinds of anticonvulsant medications that function in different ways, and some may be more helpful than others for occipital neuralgia. One potential way the medications work is by altering the electrical activity in the neurons and cells through changing the ion channels, which can help relieve nerve pain in the occipital nerves. Other anticonvulsant medications affect neurotransmitters in the brain. These may not be so helpful for this kind of pain because they don't affect the nerves directly.