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Suggest Treatment For Trigeminal Nerve Post Shingles Symptoms

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Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2017
Question: whats the best way to handle my trigeminal nerve post shingles symptoms
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Antineuralgic medicines can be taken

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query.

A course of antineuralgic medicines like Carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine or pregabalin can be taken to ease off the symptoms.

Hope that helps.If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (3 minutes later)
thanks for that answer but its all stuff i know already
i am a physician (MD) for more than 50 yrs and im interested in "other" ways to ger relief from my symprtoms
any suggestions?
thanks \

any other solutions, adjuvant treatment?
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is there anything else i can do to relieve the discomfort temporarily until the nerve heals?
am a medical doctor with 50 yrs experience and have always found other things are ossible to teat diseases
thanks
xxxxxx xxxxxxx, xx
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (15 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Topical applicants

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir,
Thanks for being in follow-up.

The pain will remit slowly. In addition to medicines, to topical applicants like gabapentin or capsaicin gel can be used.This time period has to be covered with symptomatic management.

Beyond these measures, nothing specific to do.

Hope that helps.If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (30 hours later)
please respond to my last follow up
thanks
dr halweil
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (19 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Local applicants

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir,

As I said that no specific measures exist except the above discussed.So, till the nerve heals we have to keep the symptoms in check by using a combination of oral medicines with dose adjustment or local antineuralgic applicants like capsaicin gel.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Trigeminal Nerve Post Shingles Symptoms

Brief Answer: Antineuralgic medicines can be taken Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query. A course of antineuralgic medicines like Carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine or pregabalin can be taken to ease off the symptoms. Hope that helps.If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)