Re: Medications for neuropathic pain

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Have you ever taken Neurontin or Lyrica for your neuropathic pain? What about a

spinal cord stimulator? Has your Doctor ever mentioned one to you? I had one

installed in June of 08 for my neuropathic pain and it was the best thing that

happened to me, so you might want to talk to your Doc about one of them. Take

care,

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> I have been taking Elavil for sleep and it doesn't help with pain. Lydoderm

patches help but are pricey and can only be on for 12 hours per day.

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Elavil has been around for many, many, years and was used for depression but was

the first medication used off brand for fibromylagia and some pain patients.

From the internet: Elavil is in a group of drugs called tricyclic

antidepressants. Elavil affects chemicals in the brain that may become

unbalanced

Elavil is used to treat symptoms of depression.Elavil may also be used for other

purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Most doctors use it first to see if it works and then goes from there. , I

would look at the pain management doctors on the

websites in your area and look at their bios and see the one you like ask your

doctor to refer you to a specific one.

There are good articles on choosing a good pain management doctor in this groups

archives and I like a website, paintopics.org

as it has articles on how to chose a good pain management doctor and other good

information if you want to check it out.

You can also go ahead and call the offices and ask questions. I have learned

over the years to look some up before letting someone

chose them for you. Good Luck and we are thinking of you.

Bennie

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In the meantime, I would ask my doctor for something else for the pain. There

are lots of fairly cheap drugs that can target pain. I'm not familiar with

Elavil but if it just prescribed for sleep it probably doesn't provide pain

relief too. At bedtime, I take medications for both a sleep and pain. All the

sleep medications won't be very helpful if the pain is keeping you up.

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