The present invention provides novel compositions and methods for treating symptoms associated with neuropathic disorders such as hyperalgesia, allodynia, and parasthesias, using a 1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0] hexane. The invention further relates to the use of 1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0] hexanes in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating neuropathic disorders and related symptoms in mammals. Patients amenable to treatment according to the invention include those suffering from diabetic neuropathies, post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, chronic lower back pain, sciatica, idiopathic and post-traumatic neuropathies, HIV-associated neuropathic pain, among many other neuropathic disorders and related symptoms.