Opioids neuralgia

Acute and Postherpetic Neuralgia. In addition to antivirals, oral analgesics are recommended for pain. If the pain is severe, an opioid analgesic may be prescribed. A stellate ganglion block, administered by an anesthesiologist within 14 days of the rash, may also be helpful. 

Neuropathic pain patients with neuropathic pain, including post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy, have successfully been treated with oxycodone. Higher opioid doses may be needed for neuropathic pain. Data suggest that incorporation of opioids earlier on might be beneficial. 

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Oral baclofen, in daily divided doses of 15 to 80 mg, has been found to be effective in treating neiu-opathic pain it has been used alone and as an adjuvant for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Oral baclofen, in similar doses, has been used to treat intractable hiccups. In addition, though not a conventional analgesic itself, it may potentiate opioid analgesia. Continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion of 1 to 2 mg daily for the management of tetanus has been reported. 

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