Can oxycontin help with peripheral neuropathy pain and fibromyalgia?

Other options: Oxycontin helps with all types of severe pain even neuropathy and fibromyalgia. There are other less extreme options like Neurontin or Cymbalta (duloxetine) or tramadol. Consider discussing treatment options with your physician.

Masks symptoms: Oxycontin is a narcotic pain reliever that will cover the pain but does not have any specific actions that make it specific to neuropathy or fibromyalgia. There are other non-narcotic medications that treat the pain of neuropathy that do not have the side effects and risk of addiction that can be associated with chronic use of narcotics.

Fibromyalgia: It can help peripheral neuropathy. The data for it in fibromyalgia is weak.