Hi,
There are many different classes of drugs used in the treatment of neuropathic pain. These include NSAIDs, opiods, anticonvulsant and antidepressant drugs. What was the ************** offered to you? Which drugs were you not able to tolerate? TENS and RFA have not been effective for you. Another option is implantable devices/pumps. Sometimes alternative therapies like acupuncture, biofeedback may be helpful.
Hello and welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question. This must be very frustrating. You've not found anything skin related? Neurological itch does happen. Here's an article that is very interesting on the subject. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139924/ This article talks about neurological itch and that often, the place that is itching is not where the abnormality is that is causing the itch. They will need to determine where it is coming from.
Hi,
I'm prescribed a lidoderm 5% patch, which is basically a patch infused with lidocaine. It helps with the nerve/muscle type pain I have in the lower left leg facing outward. By itself, for bad pain it wouldn't be worth the money, but I'm prescribed Lortab 10/650's ( a narcotic ) and the two used together seem to help lower this pain better than either one treatment alone.
These include elavil, doxepin, and others. Topical doxepin and caspasin cream are also helpful for neuropathic itching. Anti-seizure medications found to be useful for neuropathic itching include neurontin and lyrica. It is very important that in neuropathic itching narcotics such as dilaudid, vicodin, percocet etc be avoided as these are well known to cause itching as a side effect and to worsen neuropathic itching.
She has great doctors, but none of them seem to be able to explain what is causing the spasms and what the correlation is with the spasms and the itching. She has been giving Lidocaine cream and patches to use on her neck, but it barely helps. She also uses antihistamines to help the itching, but they only offer some relief and always make her fall asleep. Her doctor also prescribed her muscle relaxers and pain killers, but they don't seem to do the trick.
Antidepressants can alleviate neuropathic pain. Amitriptyline and Cymbalta are two that are often prescribed. Seizure-control drugs like Lyrica and Tegretol also suppress it. Capsaicin cream (Zostrix, no prescription needed) applied to the painful area can bring relief. Lidoderm patches and lidocaine gel, products related to Novocain, offer easing of pain."
Here is the link to the full article, should you be interested:
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
However, between my pain doctor and my neurologist (whom specializes in MS) I am on lidocaine pills and a neuropathic type pain medication now. The neuropathic medications available to help with MS pain, I believe are generally seizure medications.
For some reason they close or block the path from your brain to your body of MS sensations - which includes pain. I have been on quite a few of these over the years.
You may want to contact a neurosurgeon instead of a neurologist--the surgeons tend to be more aggressive with such modalities as pain pumps and nerve blocks, etc. Another possibility would be to contact a gynecologist/oncologist in your area and go from there.
Have you tried applying topical lidocaine just for some small amount of relief until you can get to see the doctor?
Good luck!
I looked it up and it's a topical spray with an antimicrobial ingredient (benzethonium chloride) and a pain reliever (lidocaine). I don't see anything that would interfere with actual clotting mechanism in the body as a whole. The best thing to do is ask your doctor or pharmacist before using this.
intravenous lidocaine, opioids and narcotics, anti-depressants and anti-epileptic medications".
The treatment given depends on the effects and location of cell damage caused by a stroke. Morophine also helps with cerebral hemodynamics and cerebral oxygen metabolism that would effect breathing, etc. as previously stated.
Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 can BOTH cause neuropathic pain syndromes. It is not limited to herpes zoster. There is plenty of research out there about it. I cannot understand why MDs are still ignorant of this or denying the association, when there is ample material in the literature documenting this problem. HSV infections are epidemic. It's time for primary care physicians to get current on the subclinical (not visually observable) and atypical (non-standard) manifestations of the disease.
I received my shipment today of ocean potion and rec. by another person on this site. I found it to provide instant relief of itching. It's temporary but still I would recommend it since it is so cheap. Much cheaper then Sarna. Huge bottles 20.5 oz each, like $3.50 a bottle. I got 2 shipped by wal mart since it's not available in Phoenix at wal mart or walgreens. Cost me $12 with tax and shipping. It's worth having in the arsenal, good for riba or incevik.
If this is a neurological problem from the MS, then of course the treatment is to treat the neuropathic pain, but with your findings of blood and pus in the urine, I am doubtful that it is a neuropathic pain. Why ignore obvious signs of inflammation in the bladder (which MS doesn't cause) and blame something else for the pain?
You might also be able to use Lidocaine jelly to the perinuem and around your urethra to relieve some of the pain.
Hi,
2 nights ago I was wiping after urinating & had such severe pain I jumped & trembled. I felt the area and on the inside of the labia majora I had a bright red nodule the size of a pea. I got a mirror & looked and lightly felt it. It was solid & movable under the skin but the pain was insane. It woke me up twice & I ended up putting the topical lidocaine for my chemo port just to get some rest. Well, this morning it hurt even worse, any movement & instant pain.
try topical anelgesic cream it does wonders for mine, if that does not work ask your sdocto for somethin containg lidocaine
It will be best that you consult a neurologist and treatment options could be anticonvulsants such as gabapentin, antideprassants and topical lidocaine lotion. Now a day, few recent treatments could be rhizotomy (cutting the affected nerve to relieve pain) and TENS (a electrical pulse therapy). Hope this helps.
I had increased sweats, myoclonic jerks, nausea and GI upset, insomnia, spinal pain, neuropathic pain in the legs, and involuntary leg shakes so severe that the MRI tech had to lay across my legs for the duration of an MRI to rule out a blood clot in my lumbar spine from the myelogram procedure. I spent months in physical therapy 4 times a week, relearning to walk in some fashion. I am significantly disabled and ataxic but a fighter. They initially thought it might have been the CT dye or ?????
Hello Jim,
I'm not a physician, but a long time diabetic.
Here are a few ideas to consider to ease the comfort of your child. Sometimes that "pain" is not really the pain of an injection, but rather the pain of fear and intimidation and sadness that a syringe triggers.
On the physical side, you might consider an ice cube applied to the injection site.
Management of this disorder focuses on restoring joint movement and reducing shoulder pain. Usually, it begins with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the application of heat, followed by gentle stretching exercises. These stretching exercises, which may be performed in the home with the help of a physical massage or occupational therapist, are the treatment of choice.
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