Vulvodynia Vulvodynia is one of the most severe forms of nerve or neuropathic pain. Women suffering from vulvodynia may experience sharp, burning or electric shock-like pain that can occur around the vulva, labia or...
Vulvodynia Vulvodynia is one of the most severe forms of nerve or neuropathic pain. Women suffering from vulvodynia may experience sharp, burning or electric shock-like pain that can occur around the vulva, labia or...
Vulvodynia Symptoms Vulvodynia is one of the most severe forms of nerve or neuropathic pain. Women suffering from vulvodynia may experience sharp, burning or electric shock-like pain that can occur around the vulva,...
Gabapentin Gabapentin is a drug originally prescribed to control certain types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. Though the drug was initially approved only to manage epilepsy, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
What is Pregabalin? Pregabalin (pre-GAB-a-lin) is an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and epilepsy. In laymen terms, Pregabalin is a drug...
Introduction Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant prescribed for treatment of various forms of pain associated with the nerves (neuropathic pain) and to prevent migraine headaches. Amitryptilline was originally formulated as an antidepressant although when...
48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which...
A 76 year old lady, with post herpetic neuralgia in the T11/T12 dermatomes on the right side of the abdomen, had previously been seen in the Pain Clinic with symptoms of allodynia and hyperalgesia....
Intrathecal Ziconotide Introduction Ziconotide is a therapeutic option for treatment of severe chronic pain in patients who have gone through all other forms of treatment, including intrathecal morphine. Formerly known as SNX-111, ziconotide is...
Duloxetine Introduction Duloxetine is a medication in the class of anti-depressant drugs, used to treat major depression and provide relief from nerve pain or peripheral neuropathy in diabetics. It belongs to a class of...