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Suggest Medication Treat Severe Nerve Damage To The Ociptial Nerve

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Posted on Wed, 5 Aug 2015
Question: What are the best oral medications available to treat severe nerve damage to the ociptial nerve.......other than Neurortin, and Lyrica?
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (48 minutes later)
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Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healtcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

Several class of medicines can be used for occipital neuralgia-
1)NSAIDS
2)Anticonvulsants-Neurontin,Tegretol(carbamazepine)
3)Antidepressants-Amitriptyline
4)Opioids
5)Steroid injections may be used in patients not responding to oral medicines

In some cases not responding to medical management-
1)Surgical Microvascular decompression
2)Occipital nerve stimulation.

I have listed the main treatment approaches.Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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Suggest Medication Treat Severe Nerve Damage To The Ociptial Nerve

Brief Answer: As follows: Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Thanks for being on healtcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. Several class of medicines can be used for occipital neuralgia- 1)NSAIDS 2)Anticonvulsants-Neurontin,Tegretol(carbamazepine) 3)Antidepressants-Amitriptyline 4)Opioids 5)Steroid injections may be used in patients not responding to oral medicines In some cases not responding to medical management- 1)Surgical Microvascular decompression 2)Occipital nerve stimulation. I have listed the main treatment approaches.Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)