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Ideas for pain relief from Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN)

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 26 7:21pm | Replies (449)

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@burningfeetinphoenix

Anyone using or know how to get Phenytoin (Brand name Dilantin) Cream? I read this study on it at link below. I have a link to the study but I cannot post links according to the rules...

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@burningfeetinphoenix I see that you wanted to share link to information to share with fellow members. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe. Clearly the link you wanted to post is not spam. Please allow me to post it for you.

Case Report - Topical Phenytoin Cream in Small Fiber Neuropathic Pain: Fast Onset of Perceptible Pain Relief by Jan M Keppel Hesselink and David J Kopsky (2017) https://www.scireslit.com/Pain/IJPR-ID13.pdf

@burningfeetinphoenix
Phenytoin is an anticonvulsive drug and available by prescription. I'm guessing that a compounding pharmacy could make some... but, here again, by prescription. Here's a paper on drug repositioning for a phenytoin topical, specifically for neuropathy: http://www.remedypublications.com/pharmacology-and-pharmaceutics/articles/pdfs_folder/app-v3-id1144.pdf