My doctor prescribes a 2% ketamine gel which I apply to affected areas.
I t helps A LOT !! albeit for brief periods of time but long enough to take the intensity down several notches.
You have to get this made at a compounding pharmacy .
All you need is a prescription from your doctor. It is "topical" remedy so he/she should be OK with it- not a narcotic.
This is a very different use of ketamine than the one Debbie speaks of - apples and oranges

peace

GnP