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post herpetic neuralgia
by j1865, Mar 15, 2009 03:55PM
I have had post-herpetic neuralgia for almost 5 years now. I have tried every drug on the market and some that weren't. I have also had gamma ray knife surgery which had no result at all. I am currently on the maximum dose of gabapentin. Is there anything else to try? Is the damage due to inflammation or some other type of damage to the nerve? Thank you.
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It is difficult to treat such a persistent post herpetic neuralgia. If you have tried gamma ray knife surgery as well, then there is nothing much in the way of a treatment that can be done. You might have of course tried topical creams, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, steroids, local anesthetics, probably electrical nerve stimulation. If your doctor has not prescribed any of these, you may ask for them. There have been some cases where some amount relief is offered by meditation. You may try that, as there is no harm.
The precise cause for this is not known, but the most probable explanation is that the shingles damages nerve tips, due to whichthe area supplied by the nerve becomes hypersensitive and keeps sending pain signals to the brain.
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