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Whats best pain medicine after shingles goes away but pain remains?
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Shingles pain: There are two medications commonly used for pain after shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia) - Lyrica (pregabalin) and neurontin. Please consult your doctor as to whether you are a good candidate for these medications. If not or if the medications do not help, your doctor can refer you to a pain management doctor for additional treatments.
Answered 6/27/2014
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Pain Medicine spec: Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline) & anticonvulsants (Neurontin or Lyrica) may be helpful. In general, try to avoid narcotics for chronic pain. Seeing a pain management specialist is a good idea.
Answered 1/5/2019
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