Neuropathic Pain Questions

Thank you for contacting us on Lybrate. This pin prick sensations as you have rightly pointed out is neuropathic pain due to diabetes. You need to get a few tests done like hba1c, ncv of your left foot first to rule out any other pathologic cause. A detailed work up needs to be done before medicines can be prescribed. You can get in touch foa a detailed discussion.

Hello,
maxgalin (pregabalin) group of medicines are better to be avoided on a long run for its side effects and dose increase. It can better be replaced with other preferred options like gabapentin etc. In your case, if you are having progressive symptoms lately, you need to go through a check up to prevent increase in pain.
Get well soon.

Dizziness is a common side effect of gabapentin and nortryptilin.
Please consult your doctor regarding restarting only gabapentin at minimal doses e.g. 100 mg od and gradually increase when tolerated.

You can take gabapentin nt if your pain is severe. Otherwise other painkillers will be enough and you have to bear the drowsiness. Seizures and rls are very rare side effects of gabapentin nt. So don't worry. Also if your pain doesn't decrease you should show it to sport medicine specialist.

It is very important to go for regular health check-up with your doctor so that you can be physically examined and your overall health can be accessed.

Eat lot of salad and fruits plenty of water lot of green leafy vegetables cap. Tycovit mp one daily after dinner.

Neurobion is a safe vitamin and you can take it for any length of time and is good for nerve troubles as you have

Medication needs to be prescribed after clinical examination and vitamin tablet can be taken with prescription

Some times recent stress, overburden, some occasion, late night watching, fast may put you in a condition where you have to take rest. If you will take rest drowsiness will be cured. Take more food specially refreshing fruits, soups, juices. You may be having electrolyte imbalance so take care of it by rehydrating your body by water juices and lite food. So hyponatremia or any other electrolyte imbalance can be corrected.

Get treated with Ultrasonic therapy which would directly heal the calcaneal spur (inflammation of the calcaneum bone) which causes the heel pain in majority of the cases. Along with ultrasonic therapy, shortwave diathermy also can be given. Simultaneously it is better to wear MCR chappals (micro cellular rubber) which will help to transfer the weight evenly in the feet so that the weight will be completely felt in the heel area. Simultaneously it is better to wear MCR chappals (micro cellular ru...more