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Drugs And Medication For Occipital Neuralgia

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Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Hi, I have a relative who has chronic occipital neuralgia . Typically symptoms include burning ... procedure ) what alternative treatments are available for dealing with occipital neuralgia if... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Dariush Saghafi MD

have symptoms that sound like occipital neuralgia as well. However, the bone being prominent on that ...hi, I have what I believe as one side of my occipital bone that seems to stick out and it is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Vaddadi Suresh MD

I was diagnosed with occipital neuralgia years ago. Whenever my trapezius muscles get tight, I get shooting pains up to the right temple. I have taken Excedrin and Advil . Nothing helps. I already had MRI ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaddadi Suresh ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

I have acute occipital neuralgia to the point of little sleep, many days on the couch with an ice pack. klonopin , elavil, gabapentin , methocarbomol, Excedrin and flexiril are all meds I take ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Amarnath MD

My daughter had a TBi a few years ago and has seizures. She has been diagnosed with Occipital neuralgia and receives lidocane shots every 3 months. She has a 8 mm Virchow XXXXXXX space beside the basgl ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amarnath ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

(L) occipital neuralgia ,going on three years . Shots,p.mgmt ,boston clinic. No results. Recently I tried. A friend s low dose Xanax ,worked immediately to significantly reduce pain. What non addictive ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

this a side effect. 5ft 4 208lbs yes I gain weight since taking medication and I m 55 yrs young. ...I ve been taking Gapapentin for approx 4 months for Occipital Neuralgia. I developed a nasty rash I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Olsi Taka MD

hi i am having very bad pain in my head n it is all my rite side i have had head scan n xrays n so on they r all clear i asked i dr on thise 2 help me and he said i had occipital neuralgia and i could ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Karen Steinberg MD

Hi I have cushing disease, lyme disease, fibromyalgia, occipital neuralgia and have been treated with antibiotics for over a year now and wbc and neutrophils are still elevated and don t understand ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karen Steinberg ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bruno Mascarenhas MD

sir, i have got occipital neuralgia nerve damage during hair transplant treatment and suffering from a long time over 1 year and got many kinds of primary treatments as injections and physiotherapic ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bruno Mascarenhas ( Neurologist)