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Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) Symptom Report

Nerve pain, also called neuropathic pain or neuralgia, follows the paths of specific nerves. Causes of nerve pain can vary greatly, however, injuries, nerve degeneration, inflammation, compression, and many diseases including diabetes and many types of arthritis, can lead to nerve pain. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)

Treatments Patients Take For Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Pregabalin 124 58% Pregabalin: 58%
Gabapentin 112 53% Gabapentin: 53%
Duloxetine 52 25% Duloxetine: 25%
Amitriptyline 27 13% Amitriptyline: 13%
Topiramate 14 7% Topiramate: 7%
Ibuprofen 7 3% Ibuprofen: 3%
Nortriptyline 5 2% Nortriptyline: 2%
Carbamazepine 4 2% Carbamazepine: 2%
Oxycodone 4 2% Oxycodone: 2%
Venlafaxine 4 2% Venlafaxine: 2%
Lidocaine Transdermal 3 1% Lidocaine Transdermal: 1%
Morphine Sulfate 3 1% Morphine Sulfate: 1%
Trileptal 3 1% Trileptal: 1%
Cannabis 2 1% Cannabis: 1%
Desipramine 2 1% Desipramine: 1%
Electrical Stimulation 2 1% Electrical Stimulation: 1%
Potassium chloride 2 1% Potassium chloride: 1%
Acupuncture 1 0% Acupuncture: 0%
Alpha Lipoic Acid 1 0% Alpha Lipoic Acid: 0%
Capsaicin 1 0% Capsaicin: 0%
Carisoprodol 1 0% Carisoprodol: 0%
Clonazepam 1 0% Clonazepam: 0%
Dosulepin 1 0% Dosulepin: 0%
Fluoxetine 1 0% Fluoxetine: 0%
Gabitril 1 0% Gabitril: 0%
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 1 0% Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA): 0%
Levetiracetam 1 0% Levetiracetam: 0%
Magnesium 1 0% Magnesium: 0%
Morphine Sulfate ER 1 0% Morphine Sulfate ER: 0%
Oxycontin 1 0% Oxycontin: 0%
Propranolol 1 0% Propranolol: 0%
Suboxone 1 0% Suboxone: 0%
Tramadol 1 0% Tramadol: 0%
Valacyclovir 1 0% Valacyclovir: 0%
Vitamin B 1 0% Vitamin B: 0%
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 1 0% Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): 0%
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 1 0% Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol): 0%
WalMart Naproxen Sodium 1 0% WalMart Naproxen Sodium: 0%
Zonisamide 1 0% Zonisamide: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.