Category Archives: post herpetic neuralgia

ASA in Ether Effective for Herpetic and Post herpetic Neuralgia

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

Tweet ASA in Diethylether gets good to excellent results in over 3/4 cases of herpetic and post herpetic neuralgia. Development of post- herpetic neuraliga was under 3%. However, there is a trick involved in using the suspension…

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Confirmed – IV Vitamin C During Acute Shingles Has Effect

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

Tweet Recent blognote was written showing significant decreases in acute shingles pain with Vitamin C: Helping Prevent and Treat Post Shingles Pain / Post Herpetic Neuralgia – Can It Be as Simple as Vitamin C to Help?  Now two further … Continue reading →

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Use of Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation and Lyrica for Post Herpetic Neuralgia

Posted on July 20, 2010 by admin

Tweet TENS became a significant add-on when used with pregabalin for Post-herpetic neuralgia

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Miracle Treatment – Low Back Post Herpetic (Post Shingles)Neuralgia Treated With Epidural Steroid and Spinal Midazolam Without Local Can Give Significant Relief For Over 3 Months

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

Tweet Post Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)  is a horrendous disease with limited options. A group with low back version of this were treated with 60 mg methylprednisolone and 2 mg midazolam in saline epidurally. Note – no local anesthtic block was … Continue reading →

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Could Minocycline/Doxycycline Help Prevent Post herpetic Neuralgia Post Shingles ?

Posted on June 21, 2010 by admin

Tweet Glial Cells are immune cells in the nervous system – they have been getting considerable press over their part in activating chronic pain. It has now been suggested that Minocycline (and hence Doxycycline), tetracyclines that suppress glial cells function, … Continue reading →

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Alternate Approaches to Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Posted on June 21, 2010 by admin

Tweet Post herpetic neuralgia is a terrible disease that can be mitigated by certain measures. There are some old and some new treatments that might be missed:

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IlioInguinal Neurectomy For Persistent Post Hernia Pain

Posted on April 12, 2010 by admin

Tweet Of those post hernia pain cases that responded to ilioinguinal nerve freezing block, “complete or partial pain relief was achieved in 66.7%”

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Concentrated Red Pepper Patch For Post Herpetic Neuralgia – 60 Min Use -Some Better For a 1-3 Months

Posted on March 31, 2010 by admin

Tweet 8% Capsaicin patch NGX-4010, now marketed as Qutenza, and was approved in the USA for treatment of Post herpetic Neuralgia (post shingles pain). One application can give some relief for a  1-3 months

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Lidocaine Eye Drops For Ophthalmic Postherpetic Neuralgia

Posted on March 25, 2010 by admin

Tweet Xylocaine 4% eye drops (AstraZeneca) can bring down eye pain in post shingles eye pain from 5.9/10 to 0.9/10 in 15 minutes, and forehead pain from 6.3/10 to 2.6/10. This relief can last 8-96 hours in responders.

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Successful Treatment of Fresh Post Amputation Phantom Pains – And Maybe Should Be Used in Any Post Surgery Pain Situation?

Posted on March 23, 2010 by admin

Tweet After a below knee amputation, pain was successfully remitted with combination of duloxetine and pregabalin.

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Shingles Vaccine Finally Available in Regina

Posted on March 15, 2010 by admin

Tweet Zostavax vaccine has to be held frozen at -15 degrees C and only set in batches of 5. Now, Lakeshore Drugs (584-0717) has gotten in a Fridge specially set and so it is available there. Catch is, it cannot … Continue reading →

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Helping Prevent and Treat Post Shingles Pain / Post Herpetic Neuralgia – Can It Be as Simple as Vitamin C to Help?

Posted on January 4, 2010 by admin

Tweet It has been known for some time that taking vitamin C 500 mg twice daily following a wrist fracture can significantly reduce the chances of developing Complex Regional Pain / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in that arm. Now it has … Continue reading →

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Shingles – For God’s Sake Give a Block Update

Posted on December 28, 2009 by admin

Tweet The first question I ask a shingles / herpes zoster patient is whether they would mind if what pain they currently had persisted. This is because efficacy of anti-virals could be limited…They are still fighting over whether anti-virals prevents … Continue reading →

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Severe New Pain With No Right to be There – Zoster Sine Herpete?

Posted on December 17, 2009 by admin

Tweet Over the years, I have had patients come in with severe one-sided regional pains with no good reason for it to be there. In each case, I have suspected Herpes Zoster prodrome and initiated antivirals with resolution without rash. … Continue reading →

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? Obturator Neuralgia Needing Help

Posted on November 19, 2008 by admin

Tweet (email kept anonymous) I have had 4 inguinal hernia surgerys an nerves where cut I have chronic pain, all day long . I have burning sharp tender pain where I was cut in my iner thigh. My right testicle … Continue reading →

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