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What Medicine Can Be Taken For Breakthrough Pain Due To Nerve Damage In Arm?
I HAVE BEEN IN CHRONIC PAIN DUE TO NERVE DAMAGE I MY RIGHT ARM. I had all of the nerves do an overstretch braking them apart. I have been taking MORPHINE, OXYCODINE FOR BREAK THREW PAIN. lately the MORPHINE is not working as well and I took HYDROCONE and it worked very well, but I know the adverse trouble that it can do to the liver ad kidneyy. Is there anything else I could ask my doctor about for break threw pain?
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted that you have chronic nerve pain, for which you are taking hydrocodone. You are concerned about the side effects of hydrocodone.
Good safe alternatives for nerve pain relief are pregabalin or gabapentin capsules. Duloxetine capsules are also helpful.
They do not cause any damage to kidney or liver and do not have abuse/addiction potential.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted that you have chronic nerve pain, for which you are taking hydrocodone. You are concerned about the side effects of hydrocodone.
Good safe alternatives for nerve pain relief are pregabalin or gabapentin capsules. Duloxetine capsules are also helpful.
They do not cause any damage to kidney or liver and do not have abuse/addiction potential.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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