hi booklover, mark, et al.....
I agree about the clonidine. it does tamp down the neuro pain a bit but I found if you don't have high BP, you have to be careful with the dose or it lowers your BP too much. My doc had actually given it to me yrs ago as I withdrew from OxyContin to help deal with withdrawal symptoms but went back on it recently.
I am also finding lorazepam is soothing the really sharp edge of neuropathy.
Also, it helps that awful feeling of anxiety/panic one feels when pain starts to veer out of control. Do you know what I mean? The pain gets so severe you start tremoring, shaking all over. Thankfully that doesn't happen often.
Thanks for Baclofen info. Have heard of it bit never tried it. Any other side effects than fatigue?
Diandra
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Originally Posted by booklover
Hi Mark,
Re some meds to ask specialist about.
Agree with Diandra re Amitriptyline as one to consider, also add clonadine and baclofen. Clonadine is a bp medication which affects pain may help burning pain in face. I had 5 degrees diff when specialist measured it. Clonadine keeps it pretty even. Baclofen is a muscle relaxant which works on dorsal horn of spinal cord. Dampens down neural excitability and burning in spinal cord, worth considering if neuropathic med options aren't adequate or in a flare up. Down side fatigue.
good luck, Booklover
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