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Treatment for Post Herpetic Neuralgia

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mervyn3507
mervyn3507

Any new or novel treatments for post Herpetic Neuralgia? Nothing has worked so far.

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  • sue2910
    sue2910 mervyn3507

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    I've been taking Lyrica (50 mg) for about a year, and it's helped with the pain. Lately, some buzzing/tingling in the arm has appeared (the side where I had shingles), but the Lyrica has helped calm the pain enough that I can keep working. Someone later in this thread asked about itching? The itching never seems to go away, and it gets worse with stress. i KNOW that stress is my trigger for worse pain. But Lyrica and an occasional Advil (ibuprofen) keeps me going for the most part. And sleep!

    • charlie58834
      charlie58834 sue2910

      Posted

      Try two things, together, for itching:

      1.  Aspercreme.

      2.  Drink a large glass of water.  

      These have worked quite quite well for me. Aspercreme seems to work best with itching. 

    • sue2910
      sue2910 charlie58834

      Posted

      Thanks! I'll give Aspercreme a try. I just found out that my recently retired neighbor is a certified acupuncturist, too, and I'm going to give acupuncture a try. Will let you know results....

    • babs99203
      babs99203 sue2910

      Posted

      I recommend the roller-ball version. It goes on more smoothly and in a thinner layer so it dries more quickly and you use less. Plus, Mine's on my back-to-front so it's really hard to put the lotion on, but I can reach it with the roller-ball.

    • sue2910
      sue2910 babs99203

      Posted

      thanks! Mine is also on my back/shoulder blade. The roller version should work best for me, too.

       

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