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Suggest Remedy For Pain And Burning In Feet
The bottoms of my feet are painful and burning especially when I am laying down. My feet hurt in general jus to walk. I have a hard time bending my toes when I walk so I try to compensate by walking flatter on my feet which in turn is hurting my hips and knees.
Thu, 28 Aug 2014
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
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.
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.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
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.
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.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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