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Postherpetic Neuralgia (Shingles): Any successful treatment?
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Hi, so sorry to hear about your wife’s condition. I have also suffered with Herpatic Neuralgia from my back wrapping around to front midline. I have had pain for two years it is slowly dissipating, but I still take Gabapentin 300mg 3x day. I found Lidocaine patches to be very helpful. I also found exercise and stretching helped immensely. Maybe look into physical therapy and pain management. None of the creams worked for me, but I am going to look into the compounding cream that was posted here. I would like to get of the Gabapentin eventually.
Hang in there. The pain will lessen over time.
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@layla123 I was look at my compound cream. It has ketamine 10%. Gabapentin 6% nifedipine 2%. The first compound cream did not seem to work so they came up with this one for me. I still take pregabalin 100 3 times a day, baclofen 5 mg 4 times a day. Amitripline 25mg at bedtime. I have tramadol on hand if pain gets really bad. I have had 3 nerve blocks which helped a little. I do not like all the pain I have with post shingle nerve damage. A cyber knife has been recommended but I am not sure I am ready to risk the side effects associated with the cyber knife. My pain is on the right side of my face starting at right side of chin, right side of face, and to my ear. I have deep nerve pain at my ear. I have suffered and treated since Jan 2026
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The Lidocaine patches should be the prescription 5% not the OTC ones.