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Suggest Treatment For Neuropathy

Hello, I am a 72 year old neuropathy patient. Do you know of any cure for neuroapthy? Mine is very severe. I am numb from my knees down and numb from my elbows down, but the pain is terrible !! Also I have charlie horses along with the pain. Is there anything to help besides opids? Thank you in advance for your answering me. Sunshine
Mon, 30 Nov 2015
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your symptoms are neuropathic pain.
Medicines effective for it are-
1) Gabapentin
2) Pregabalin
3) Duloxetine
4) Amytryptyline
Also you need to get Nerve conduction test and few more tests to find out cause of neuropathy. further treatment depend on cause of neuropathy.
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Suggest Treatment For Neuropathy

your symptoms are neuropathic pain. Medicines effective for it are- 1) Gabapentin 2) Pregabalin 3) Duloxetine 4) Amytryptyline Also you need to get Nerve conduction test and few more tests to find out cause of neuropathy. further treatment depend on cause of neuropathy.