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Is Paresthesia Or Nerve Pain Curable With Gabapentin Like Drugs?

I had an EMG and nerve test today and the doctor used the word paresthesia. I read the article online here about this and read that long lasting paresthesia can be treated with medication. I am currently taking gabapentin for nerve pain for my leg and foot following lower back surgery 6 months ago. Is this the type of medication the article was referring to? Not convinced the gabapentin is helping with the tingling and electric type shocks I experience in my extremity. Thanks Tony Macejko
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. Your problem can be most likely due to peripheral nerve lesions. For these gabapentin or pregabalin is helpful. Taking nerve vitamins like b12 along with this also helps. You should have a regular follow up with your neurologist also Physiotherapy like massage is also helpful. The primary cause should be identified and treated also. Blood circulation problems should be ruled out by doing doppler examination also.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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Is Paresthesia Or Nerve Pain Curable With Gabapentin Like Drugs?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Your problem can be most likely due to peripheral nerve lesions. For these gabapentin or pregabalin is helpful. Taking nerve vitamins like b12 along with this also helps. You should have a regular follow up with your neurologist also Physiotherapy like massage is also helpful. The primary cause should be identified and treated also. Blood circulation problems should be ruled out by doing doppler examination also. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.