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Have Peripheral Neuropathy In Leg. Feeling Weakness And Numbness. Safe To Inject Marcaine?

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Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2013
Question: Is Marcain injections o.k in the feet for Peripheral Neuropathy I am a 81year old male
with P.N.in both legs & feet I'm having weakness & muness in both
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Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (31 minutes later)
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing to us.
No, the inj. Marcain is Bupivacaine and it is an anesthetic drug and is not a treatment for PN. If you are having excruciating pain then you can try tablet Carbamazepine or Pregabalin along with tramadol for the pain.
Take these drugs after consulting a local physician.
The anesthetics used for this purpose may further cause loss of sensation and you may develop skin ulcers which are a challenge to heal in Peripheral Neuropathy cases.
I hope the advice would be informative and useful for you.
Take Care!

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Have Peripheral Neuropathy In Leg. Feeling Weakness And Numbness. Safe To Inject Marcaine?

Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing to us.
No, the inj. Marcain is Bupivacaine and it is an anesthetic drug and is not a treatment for PN. If you are having excruciating pain then you can try tablet Carbamazepine or Pregabalin along with tramadol for the pain.
Take these drugs after consulting a local physician.
The anesthetics used for this purpose may further cause loss of sensation and you may develop skin ulcers which are a challenge to heal in Peripheral Neuropathy cases.
I hope the advice would be informative and useful for you.
Take Care!