Comparing Gabapentin and Amitriptyline for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Children and Adolescents

Gabapentin will be prescribed at 900mg/d (300mg tid). A dose escalation schedule will be followed: one pill taken at night (\~2000h) for the first 3 days, one pill at night and one pill in the morning (\~0800h) for the second 3 days and finally, one pill at night, one in the morning and one mid-afternoon (\~1400h) for the reminder of the trial.

Amitriptyline will be prescribed at a dose of 10mg (qhs). A dose escalation schedule will be followed: one pill taken at night (\~2000h) for the first 3 days, one pill at night and one pill in the morning (\~0800h) for the second 3 days and finally, one pill at night, one in the morning and one mid-afternoon (\~1400h) for the reminder of the trial.