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Suggest An Alternative Of Lyrica

Other medications for diabetic neuropathy pain in the feet, other than Lyrica. I have enough issues with depression and just recently have gone through the hell of getting off of cymbalta due to the side effects of that drug....so medications other than lyrica for neuropathy? YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Hi,

I've gone through your query and I'll make a list of potentially helpful drugs for patients with diabetic neuropathy. Pregabalin is the recommended drug in most cases. If you've tried it and failed because of its side effects or because it wasn't effective enough then your doctor can consider any of the following:

- Gabapentin: it's effective in some patients but - as with pregabalin - it comes with many potential side effects.
- Duloxetine: it was more popular in the past. It can be used when other approaches fail.
- Antidepressant agents: amitritpyline, venlafaxine, etc., may be useful sometimes.

Keep in mind that your doctor is the one who has to take treatment decisions on your behalf because your doctor knows your medical history better than anybody else.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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Suggest An Alternative Of Lyrica

Hi, I ve gone through your query and I ll make a list of potentially helpful drugs for patients with diabetic neuropathy. Pregabalin is the recommended drug in most cases. If you ve tried it and failed because of its side effects or because it wasn t effective enough then your doctor can consider any of the following: - Gabapentin: it s effective in some patients but - as with pregabalin - it comes with many potential side effects. - Duloxetine: it was more popular in the past. It can be used when other approaches fail. - Antidepressant agents: amitritpyline, venlafaxine, etc., may be useful sometimes. Keep in mind that your doctor is the one who has to take treatment decisions on your behalf because your doctor knows your medical history better than anybody else. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis, Internal Medicine Specialist