Medications for neuropathic pain/

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I am sorry that you are without insurance and have to deal with all of the

medical issues.  Have you ever tried Amitriptyline or another one of the

anti-depressants that are used for pain as well?  Another thing used for nerve

type pain is lidoderm patches, you could ask your doc for samples to see if they

are effective (they are pricey).

I understand why the insurance doesn't want to cover stimulators.  Bottom line

is the cost, which is wrong, very wrong.

I would suggest going to www.clinicaltrials.gov and type in diabetic

neuropathy.  There are multiple studies (greater then 100) for treating

neuropathic pain.  The plus for you could be finding an effective treatment for

you, and at no cost to you, as you never pay for clinical trials, and in fact

many clinical trials compensate the participants financially for their time, and

travel expenses.  In fact, there are often trials involving stimulators where

they are implanted at no cost to the participant.

Deb 'RN

> wrote:

>My insurance didn't want to pay (for a spinal stimulator) and now I am without

insurance. Neurontin worked great at first and for a couple of years. My

neurologist said no narcotic would work but I have found them very helpful. The

dilaudid works good most of the time, neurontin not so anymore.