Central Pain Syndrome - Treatment

Treatment

Treatment includes :Deep breathing ,proper nutrition( oxygenation), swimming, rocking chairs, yoga or stretching, vitamin therapy including specific B vitamins ( amino acids like taurine and glutamine) pharmacological interventions ( lyrica, cymbalta, amitriptyline, mexiletine, lamotrigine, Nortriptyline,) followed by neuromodulation (cortical stimulation, intrathecal drugs such as midazolam and clonidine or lorazepam,). Opioids can be very effective for CPS . Anything from morphine, fentanyl patches, IV or oral delaudid ,Oral, Iv or anal suppositories of reglan can help with vomiting prevention. IV lidocaine or local lidocaine injections, hormone therapy ( hormone levels (anabolic neurogenic )with an endocronlogists )neurosteroids,oxytocin, Ziconotide is sometimes effective but patients should find experienced physicians for treatment.One should get a nutritional and endocrine panel. One drug that can be effective in low doses is Methadone (also known as Symoron, Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon and many other names) & is a synthetic opioid. It is used medically as an analgesic and a maintenance anti-addictive and reductive preparation for use by patients with opioid dependency, as well as for its use in pain management. Methadone has proven to be a very effective pain reducing medication, when used in low doses . I. Your pain manager must be certified to prescribe Methadone, as it is a controlled substance.

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