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Suggest Medication For Severe Back Pain
Husband back pain n passing out
Hi, my husband suffers from sever lower back pain as well as passing out due to the pain. He has slight numbness in both legs and arms have started to lose some feeling also. I would like to know what is wrong with him, or how do I find out. He has seen a pain management specialist, nuerologist which both say nothing is wrong and the pains are not real. I know the pains are real, I just want to figure out how to help my husband.
Hi, my husband suffers from sever lower back pain as well as passing out due to the pain. He has slight numbness in both legs and arms have started to lose some feeling also. I would like to know what is wrong with him, or how do I find out. He has seen a pain management specialist, nuerologist which both say nothing is wrong and the pains are not real. I know the pains are real, I just want to figure out how to help my husband.
Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Hi, thank you for posting.
I have gone through your query and I understand your concerns.
All his symptoms are suggestive of peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy is a disease that affects peripheral nerves and causes numbness and pain.
In the most common cases this disease is caused by diabetes mellitus and B complex vitamin deficiency.
To treat this disease antidepressant medicines such as Lyrica are recommended.
To rule out diabetes mellitus he needs a glucose test.
All the best.
Dr. Behar.
I have gone through your query and I understand your concerns.
All his symptoms are suggestive of peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy is a disease that affects peripheral nerves and causes numbness and pain.
In the most common cases this disease is caused by diabetes mellitus and B complex vitamin deficiency.
To treat this disease antidepressant medicines such as Lyrica are recommended.
To rule out diabetes mellitus he needs a glucose test.
All the best.
Dr. Behar.
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