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Jacob Teitelbaum MD, internist and author of From Fatigued to Fantastic!, researches treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia. See full bio

November 7, 2008, Health

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Eliminate Nerve Pain Naturally

By Jacob Teitelbaum, MD on November 7, 2008 in Complementary Medicine

Nerve pain (called neuropathic pain), is one of the more difficult and uncomfortable types of pain. Whether the pain comes from diabetes, shingles, fibromyalgia, chemotherapy, or a host of other causes, this searing, burning, electric shock kind of pain can leave you miserable. Unfortunately, most physicians are still not trained in treating nerve pain, and give anti-inflammatory medications like Motrin (which are not effective and kill over 16,500 Americans unnecessarily each year) or narcotics, which are modestly effective. Read More

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Submitted by José C. ismael on December 19, 2008 - 7:16pm.

Neuropathic pain makes me very unhappy. I live in São Paulo, Brazil. Do you know a doctor in my city that can help me ? The clinic tests show the cause is inconclusive. Until now, treatments are very poor and the pain persists all day, driving me crazy.
Best regards,
José C. Ismael

nerve pain

Submitted by lucky on January 27, 2009 - 8:09am.

i like your treatment way

Nerve Pain

Submitted by Anonymous on July 10, 2009 - 12:51am.

Thank you for this information for I had extreme nerve pain in my foot 5 months after major surgery on the foot. Nothing helped. One Dr. gave me antibiotics and they helped for an infection at one of the surgical scars. Your article is great because some of the drugs will work but the nutrition and vitamin needs are critical. I learned from experience. Thank you, again.

nerve pain in calf

Submitted by Anonymous on October 21, 2009 - 2:59pm.

Usually once a day for reasons I have not been able to discover pain starts in my left calf, builds to a crecendo and becomes inflamed. The pain almost always last for 1/2 hour. I have tried to figure out patterns that might cause the pain.
Possible causes

a. I have a lump that seems to be lying on top of the calf muscle but on a sona gram does not seem to be pressing into the muscle.
b. Pressure to the lump can cause the pain to start
c. cold weather can cause the pain to start
d. need to eliminate bowel sometimes seems to be the cause
e. sometimes it starts for no apparent reason.

I have a borderline low thyroid. I do not take medication of any sort. And I only occasionaly take vitimins.

Can you help me with this problem that has been interfering with my daily routine. Thank you.