Brief Answer:
different possible causes and medications
Detailed Answer:
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Burning in the feet at night is due to neuropathy. Neuropathy refers to abnormal structure or function of the nerves.
Neuropathy can be central (related to the nerves in the brain and/or
spinal cord) or peripheral (related to nerves outside the brain or spinal cord).
It is peripheral in most cases.
Most common causes are: (1) lack of vitamins particularly
vitamin b12 and folate.
(2)trauma
(3)exposure to toxins
(4)diabetes
(5)neurological conditions such as MS, stroke
(6)infections such as shingles
(7)liver or kidney disease
(8)alcohol use
(9)side effect of medication
(10)idiopathic- the cause is not found
(11)inflammatory diseases
TREATMENT : (1) there are medications that are used for reducing these abnormal sensations. (a) anti
seizure medications- though these medications were initially intended for seizures, they have been found to be helpful for neuropathy , examples-
TEGRETOL,
GABAPENTIN, LYRICA
(b) Some antidepressants have also been found to be useful for neuropathy. The persons do not have
depression, but only nerve pain
Examples are:
AMITRIPTYLINE, PAXIL, CELEXA
Your doctor would likely consider using one of these medications to help you.
In addition you may need some investigations to determine a likely cause to see if treatment can also be directed towards a specific treatment. (1)Blood tests for your vitamin b12 and folate levels
(2)blood tests to check for diabetes, check the liver and kidneys, tests to check for any infections or sign of inflammation
Summary: (1) there are medications that can help- amitriptyline, tegretol, celexa, gabapentin, lyrica, paxil, celexa
(2)tests to find out the cause
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions