don't think that there are any medications or combinations that give total pain relief, and you have to consider side effects. The longer you take a drug or drugs and the higher the dosage, the worse the side effects.

Here's what has worked for me. First, I follow the program on page 2 of the Stickies section (items #18-20 at http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...p?t=177&page=2 ). But years ago before putting together a program like that, some people in the old, old Massachusetts General Hospital forum had good relief with an electrical stimulation unit, the Rebuilder ( www.rebuildermedical.com ). The unit is overpriced by a lot, but it really works. I have the expensive one, which cost $300 about 8 years ago. It has been dependable since then. The company gives a 30 day satisfaction guarantee, which they honored promptly for several people over the years. That's the only reason I tried it, i.e. nothing to loose but some time and hassle.

When I started with the Rebuilder, severe aching and stabbing pains and severe skin oversensitivity kept me up nights. I started out using the Rebuilder twice a day, and started getting pain relief and sleeping most of the night after about three weeks. I kept the unit, and switched to once a day for couple of years. Now I use it once a week or so, except on vacations where I use it daily because of all the walking. The pain relief for me is dramatic now that some healing has taken place.

Both animal and clinical research supports healing and pain relief from nerve pain (such as PN) through the use of any low level electrical therapy. Other pulsed electrical units are available on the internet at a much lower