medications that cause peripheral neuropathy
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Causes Medication. A few medications may sometimes cause peripheral neuropathy as a side effect in some people. These include: 1  some types of chemotherapy for cancer (especially for bowel cancer, lymphoma or myeloma). 2  some antibiotics, if taken for months (metronidazole, nitrofurantoin).
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Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention What Are the Treatments for Peripheral Neuropathy? Effective prognosis and treatment of peripheral neuropathy relies heavily on the cause of the nerve damage. For example, a peripheral neuropathy caused by a vitamin deficiency can be treated -- even reversed -- with vitamin therapy and an improved diet. Likewise, nerve damage brought on by alcohol abuse can often be stopped and improved by avoiding alcohol.
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- Statins and peripheral neuropathy. Australia-The Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee (ADRAC) has received 281 reports of peripheral neuropathy or symptoms consistent with this diagnosis attributed to statins (see Table below), and first highlighted this association in 1993 (1).Thirteen of the 281 cases were confirmed by nerve conduction studies.any patients requiring statin therapy have conditions which predispose them to peripheral neuropathy, particularly diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure (2).
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Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention Effective prognosis and treatment of peripheral neuropathy relies heavily on the cause of the nerve damage. For example, a peripheral neuropathy caused by a vitamin deficiency can be treated -- even reversed -- with vitamin therapy and an improved diet.
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Some Antibiotics Linked to Serious Nerve Damage Aug. 27, 2013 -- The FDA is strengthening its warning that a popular class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, may cause sudden, serious, and potentially permanent nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy. Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics that are commonly used to treat a variety of illnesses such as respiratory and urinary tract infections. These medicines include ciprofloxacin (Cipro), gemifloxacin (Factive), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), norfloxacin (Noroxin), and ofloxacin (Floxin).
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Peripheral neuropathy In a number of cases, no cause can be identified (idiopathic). Risk factors. Peripheral neuropathy risk factors include: Diabetes mellitus, especially if your sugar levels are poorly controlled; Alcohol abuse; Vitamin deficiencies, particularly B vitamins; Infections, such as Lyme disease, shingles, Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis C and HIV
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Peripheral Neuropathy Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Medications It most commonly occurs in the legs. Other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can include weakness and numbness. Poorly controlled diabetes is one of the most common causes of peripheral neuropathy, but a number of conditions can be responsible for damage to the peripheral nerves. Examples of other causes include:
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- There are a couple of drug options used to treat pain caused by peripheral inflamed nerves, like: 1  pain relievers. 2  antidepressants. 3  anti-seizure medication. 4  lidocaine patch, topical anesthetic patch.
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- Nearly 40 drugs are known to cause neuropathy. 1  Diabetes - the commonest cause of chronic peripheral neuropathy. 2  B12 or folate vitamin deficiencies can cause nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy.  Drugs - such as some chemotherapy medication and medicines used to treat HIV can cause damage to peripheral nerves.
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Neuropathy Nerve damage may be caused by a number of different diseases, injuries, infections, and even vitamin deficiency states. 1  Diabetes: Diabetes is the condition most commonly associated with neuropathy. Drugs or medication: Certain drugs and medications can cause nerve damage. 2  Examples include cancer therapy drugs such as vincristine (Oncovin, Vincasar), and antibiotics such as metronidazole (Flagyl), and isoniazid (Nydrazid, Laniazid).
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- Peripheral neuropathy facts. 1  There are many causes of peripheral neuropathy, including many drugs, diabetes, shingles, kidney failure, and vitamin deficiency.  Many causes of peripheral neuropathy can be successfully treated or prevented.
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Neuropathy 1 Alcoholic neuropathy: Alcoholism is often associated with peripheral neuropathy. 2  Although the exact reasons for the nerve damage are unclear, it probably arises from a combination of damage to the nerves by alcohol itself along with the poor nutrition and associated vitamin deficiencies that are common in alcoholics. Drugs or medication: Certain drugs and medications can cause nerve damage. 2  Examples include cancer therapy drugs such as vincristine (Oncovin, Vincasar), and antibiotics such as metronidazole (Flagyl), and isoniazid (Nydrazid, Laniazid).
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Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy From Chemotherapy Anyone can be affected by neuropathy during chemotherapy, but symptoms may be worse if you have another condition that can also cause neuropathy such as: 1  Diabetes. 2  Malnutrition. 3  Alcohol dependency.  A prior history of peripheral neuropathy from any cause including chemotherapy.
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- I think it really helps to think into the future, what you will look or feel like if you don't develop the good habits now. Imagining 6 months to 3 years ahead that is good advice, thanks.
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Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Chemotherapy. Some chemotherapy drugs can cause peripheral neuropathy, a set of symptoms caused by damage to nerves that control the sensations and movements of our arms and legs. Find out more about peripheral neuropathy and how to deal with it.
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Levaquin and Avelox Antibiotics Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy The FDA says the risk of peripheral neuropathy occurs with fluoroquinolones like Levaquin and Avelox that are taken by mouth or by injection. The topical formulations of fluoroquinolones, applied to the ears or eyes, are not known to be associated with this risk.
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Types of Peripheral Neuropathies There are many types of peripheral neuropathy, which can be brought on by diabetes, genetic predisposition (hereditary causes), exposure to toxic chemicals, alcoholism, malnutrition, inflammation (infectious or autoimmune), injury and nerve compression, and by taking certain medications such as those used to treat cancer and HIV/AIDS.
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Numbness and Tingling (Peripheral Neuropathy) Treatment for peripheral neuropathy that is caused by chemotherapy is to stop the treatment or change to a different drug that does not cause damage to the nerves. If immediate steps are not taken at the onset of symptoms, peripheral neuropathy can become a long-term problem.
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- Exposure to toxins may damage nerves and cause peripheral neuropathy. 1  Medication toxicity can be caused by many agents in addition to those for fighting cancer. 2  Other agents that commonly cause peripheral neuropathy as a side effect include those used to fight infection such as antiretroviral agents for treating HIV.ften worse at night, neuropathic pain seriously disrupts sleep and adds to the emotional burden of sensory nerve damage. Neuropathic pain can often be associated with an oversensitization of pain receptors in the skin, so that people feel severe pain (allodynia) from stimuli that are normally painless.
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Common Drugs Cut Diabetes Nerve Damage June 22, 2007 -- Two different kinds of cholesterol-lowering drugs may lower the risk of nerve damage in the hands and feet of people with diabetes. It's a condition known as peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms -- pain, tingling, weakness, or numbness in the feet and hands -- afflict at least half of people with diabetes. Now there's preliminary evidence that so-called lipid-lowering drugs might protect people with diabetes from peripheral neuropathy.
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Cause of peripheral neuropathy? SYmptomatic treatment is the same for small and large fiber neuropathies including neurontin, elavil, and other pain meds (assuming that the underlying cause is never found). As for lab testing for peripheral neuropathy, I'm sure your doc has checked for B12, diabetes, thyroid, electrolyte abnormalities.
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Overview If peripheral neuropathy affects the nerves controlling the automatic functions of the heart and circulation system (cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy), you may need treatment to increase your blood pressure, or possibly a pacemaker. Read more about treating peripheral neuropathy.
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TYPE 2 DIABETES AND AMPUTATION Peripheral neuropathy affects the nerves in your toes, feet, legs, hands, and arms. Peripheral neuropathy may also cause muscle weakness and loss of reflexes, especially at the ankle, leading to changes in the way a person walks. Foot deformities, such as hammertoes and the collapse of the midfoot, may occur.
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What can help or stop the progression of peripheral neuropathy? Medication treatment for neuropathies can include your standard pain medications, but most people find that they really don't help nerve pain that much. The majority of people do well using antidepressant and anticonvulsant medications, as they are some of the few medications that reduce the nerve pain itself.
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