Neuropathy Treatment & HIV/AIDS
 Guinea Pigs, Crash Test Dummies and HIV/Neuropathy Treatment: A Blog Entry By Dave R. (June 14, 2012)
"Anyone who has recently Googled the words HIV and Neuropathy has been confronted by dozens of links referring to the news that Lyrica (or pregabalin) is pretty much useless for treating neuropathic pain."
From TheBody.com
- FDA Rejects Capsaicin Patch for HIV-Related Neuropathy (March/April 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
 FDA Adds More Heat to the Capsaicin Debate: A Blog Entry by Dave R. (February 25, 2012)
"Capsaicin extracts, in the form of creams or patches, had been regarded as one of the three proven ways of effectively reducing neuropathic pain for people with HIV. ... However, the American FDA has just denied approval [of Capsaicin patches for HIV-related neuropathy pain]. ... It makes you wonder what makes things safe in one country and not in another. ... However, in the last year, doubts have been appearing in studies and across the Internet, regarding the efficacy of capsaicin patches ..."
From TheBody.com
- Neuropathy Patch Rejected by FDA (February 21, 2012)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- FDA Pain Patch Decision: Making a "Sophie's Choice" With People's Lives (February 21, 2012)
"I went into this hearing hoping for a new treatment for [neuropathy], which I have ... borne witness to with so many friends over the years," writes Matt Sharp. "But truth be told, the evidence in favor of the pain patch was just not strong enough."
From HIVandHepatitis.com
 FDA Panel Rules Against NeurogesX Patch for HIV-Related Neuropathy (February 15, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- How Neuropathy Is Currently Treated: A Blog Entry by Dave R. (January 3, 2012)
"We are so used to taking a pill, or undergoing an operation to cure us of our illnesses, that it almost seems inconceivable that there’s a disease that can't be completely cured. Then we remember that we also have to deal with HIV and although it's a cruel truth, neuropathy is just as difficult for the medical researchers to find a cure for."
From TheBody.com
- Understanding and Managing Peripheral Neuropathy (Winter/Spring 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Complementary Therapies for Neuropathic and Neuralgic Pain: Systematic Review (October 24, 2008)
In The Clinical Journal of Pain
- Hot Pepper Patch May Help Treat Neuropathy (March 3, 2008)
In Neurology
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