Oh, and anothr question
 

Are either Neurontin, keppra, or diovan used for PN?

Thanks

Diovan is for elevated blood pressure. I can't see a reason for PN treatment, unless the pain is elevating the blood pressure thru stress.

Keppra yes...it is an antiseizure drug and these are sometimes used for chronic pain.

Neurontin also is very common in PN treatments.

Hey SDFencer :)
 

We have a new post here today, about a drug in the ARB family being looked at for nerve pain.... It is not on the market yet, and is from Australia.

This is the link to today's thread:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread201097.html

The drug Diovan is also an ARB.... so there might be some connection to your question, if your doctor is reading the research on Ema401....

In this country, ARBs are not FDA approved for anything other than hypertension, that I know of.
But here are some other off label uses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiote...tor_antagonist

The ARB Benicar has been used to treat sarcoidosis. That treatment is controversial still.

I'm sorry, I meant Dilantin, not diovan. I take both along with Neurontin and other stuff.

Yes I believe Dilantin can be used for PN. My doctor hasn't offered that but has suggested keppra. I tried neurotin but was not able to tolerate it.

Oh, I am the human PDR as I am guessing a lot of folks here are. Dilantin, Keppra, and Neurontin are just three of my daily prescriptions

Phenytoin appears on lists of drugs that
can cause neuropathy.

Oh groovy, I've been on 600 mg of Dilantin a day for about 8 years. I also take Cymbalta.

I'd discuss getting off the Dilantin, with your doctor.

Here are some articles to get you going...

http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD0094...lgia-in-adults

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6288881

http://books.google.com/books?id=pm0...opathy&f=false