A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain

# Purpose of Review Chronic pain continues to be one of the leading healthcare cost burdens in the United States and is typically defined as ongoing pain, lasting longer than six months. Various treatment options exist for chronic pain, including physical therapy, medical management, pain psycholog...

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Main Authors: Christopher Robinson, Suhani Dalal, Ahish Chitneni, Anand Patil, Amnon A. Berger, Syed Mahmood, Vwaire Orhurhu, Alan D. Kaye, Jamal Hasoon
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Published: Open Medical Publishing 2022-05-01
Series:Health Psychology Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.32309
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author Christopher Robinson
Suhani Dalal
Ahish Chitneni
Anand Patil
Amnon A. Berger
Syed Mahmood
Vwaire Orhurhu
Alan D. Kaye
Jamal Hasoon
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Ahish Chitneni
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Jamal Hasoon
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description # Purpose of Review Chronic pain continues to be one of the leading healthcare cost burdens in the United States and is typically defined as ongoing pain, lasting longer than six months. Various treatment options exist for chronic pain, including physical therapy, medical management, pain psychology, and interventional therapies. Pain medications have been the mainstay of treatment for chronic pain conditions with an increasing use of membrane stabilizers and antidepressants to treat neuropathic pain conditions. Specifically, serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) have been used to treat a range of pain conditions expanding from everyday use for depressive disorders. # Recent Findings SNRIs, including duloxetine, venlafaxine, and milnacipran, have demonstrated efficacy in reducing pain in musculoskeletal pain (chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis), fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain conditions (peripheral diabetic neuropathy). # Summary The article describes the function, role, and use of SNRIs to treat chronic and neuropathic pain by altering the noradrenergic descending inhibitory pathways.
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spelling doaj-art-c45b4133635e4d1dbd1409a858ec69222025-02-11T20:30:34ZengOpen Medical PublishingHealth Psychology Research2420-81242022-05-01102A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic PainChristopher RobinsonSuhani DalalAhish ChitneniAnand PatilAmnon A. BergerSyed MahmoodVwaire OrhurhuAlan D. KayeJamal Hasoon# Purpose of Review Chronic pain continues to be one of the leading healthcare cost burdens in the United States and is typically defined as ongoing pain, lasting longer than six months. Various treatment options exist for chronic pain, including physical therapy, medical management, pain psychology, and interventional therapies. Pain medications have been the mainstay of treatment for chronic pain conditions with an increasing use of membrane stabilizers and antidepressants to treat neuropathic pain conditions. Specifically, serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) have been used to treat a range of pain conditions expanding from everyday use for depressive disorders. # Recent Findings SNRIs, including duloxetine, venlafaxine, and milnacipran, have demonstrated efficacy in reducing pain in musculoskeletal pain (chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis), fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain conditions (peripheral diabetic neuropathy). # Summary The article describes the function, role, and use of SNRIs to treat chronic and neuropathic pain by altering the noradrenergic descending inhibitory pathways.https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.32309
spellingShingle Christopher Robinson
Suhani Dalal
Ahish Chitneni
Anand Patil
Amnon A. Berger
Syed Mahmood
Vwaire Orhurhu
Alan D. Kaye
Jamal Hasoon
A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain
Health Psychology Research
title A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain
title_full A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain
title_fullStr A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain
title_full_unstemmed A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain
title_short A Look at Commonly Utilized Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) in Chronic Pain
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