Neurogenic pain

efsta · 10-20-2008, 06:49 PM

hiya all,

i just wanted to find out what or how you treat Neurogenic pain?

My brother suffers from this which he has down his forearm and now that he has given baclofen the axe (due to the side effects) the pain is travelling up his bicep.

how do you treat your neurogenic pain?

xoxo kisses
Efsta

David Berg · 10-20-2008, 09:58 PM

The front-line approach is to use Neurontin or Lyrica, and perhaps combine it with a tricyclic anti-depressant such as Elavil. These all work to help calm the nerves, which is the approach you want to take for neuropathic pain. Typical painkillers often don't touch this type of pain and it's very stubborn. Unfortunately, there's often no truly effective treatment, but different approaches can usually tame it down to a lower level. Depending on how much area is affected you might also try a TENS unit.

There's lots more here, so spend some time reading to see what's worked for others.

10-20-2008, 06:49 PM	#1
efsta Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: melbourne australia Posts: 16	Neurogenic pain hiya all, i just wanted to find out what or how you treat Neurogenic pain? My brother suffers from this which he has down his forearm and now that he has given baclofen the axe (due to the side effects) the pain is travelling up his bicep. how do you treat your neurogenic pain? xoxo kisses Efsta __________________ "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." --Eleanor Roosevelt

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10-20-2008, 09:58 PM	#2
David Berg Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 7,007	The front-line approach is to use Neurontin or Lyrica, and perhaps combine it with a tricyclic anti-depressant such as Elavil. These all work to help calm the nerves, which is the approach you want to take for neuropathic pain. Typical painkillers often don't touch this type of pain and it's very stubborn. Unfortunately, there's often no truly effective treatment, but different approaches can usually tame it down to a lower level. Depending on how much area is affected you might also try a TENS unit. There's lots more here, so spend some time reading to see what's worked for others.