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Nerve pain can feel like an electric shock, or like a pinprick or even a burning sensation. It may be attended with other symptoms like tingling sensation and numbness. Nerve pain is a symptom of various medical conditions. It can disturb and alter your life. The countless nerves are the body’s messaging system — conveying sensations, like pain, to the brain. In case of nerve pain, the messaging system gets disturbed because of damage to the nerve from a physical injury or a disease or from a compressed nerve.
Homeopathic medicines for nerve pain are of great help in providing relief to the patient without any side effects as these are made of natural substances. They gradually bring down the intensity of the nerve pain. They work effectively in acute as well as chronic nerve pain cases. Along with nerve pain, they also extend help to manage attending symptoms like numbness, tingling, burning sensation. Conventional mode employs pain killers, antidepressant medicines, anticonvulsants, nerve blocks (injecting medicine in nerves) to deal with nerve pain cases. They provide short-term relief and additionally may lead to side effects if taken for long duration. Homeopathic medicines are free from side effects and carry great scope of complete recovery in many cases.
Homeopathic medicines for nerve pain are selected individually for every case. These remedies are given after carefully noting down the symptoms and identifying the reason for nerve pain. A well prescribed medicine in every case of nerve pain brings great results.
Homeopathy does not work only superficially rather works on a deeper level and aims at extricating the root cause of nerve pain varying from case to case to promote great cures. For complete relief, a complete course of homeopathic treatment for specified duration needs to be followed as guided by a homeopathic doctor.
Homeopathy is a natural mode of healing and homeopathic medicines are undoubtedly safe and natural medicines that works in a very natural manner in cases of nerve pain to provide long-term results in these cases.
Top 6 Homeopathic Medicines for Nerve Pain
The leading homeopathic medicines for treating nerve pain are Magnesium Phos, Hypericum, Colocynth, Causticum, Spigelia and Ranunculus Bulbosus.
1. Magnesium Phos – For Nerve Pain Better From Warm Applications And Pressure
Magnesium Phos is the top natural medicine to treat nerve pains. It is very beneficial in cases of severe nerve pain where warm applications or pressure to the affected painful area provides relief to the patient. The pain may get triggered by exposure to cold air. The nerve pain can be of shooting, cutting or stitching type. The pain is almost unbearable. This medicine is especially helpful for cases of sciatica and trigeminal neuralgia.
When to use Magnesium Phos?
This medicine should be considered to manage nerve pain that worsens with cold air exposure and gets better from application of warmth and pressure over affected part.
How to use Magnesium Phos?
This medicine gives excellent results in 6X potency that can be taken three to four times a day.
2. Hypericum – For Nerve Pain From An Injury
Hypericum is a powerful natural medicine prescribed for treating nerve pain occurring after trauma or injury to nerves. This medicine is best for patients who complain of tingling and burning pains in nerves. Numbness accompanies the pain at times. Pain in the back after spinal injuries can be wonderfully treated with this medicine. Hypericum is also very effective in treating nerve pain in fingers and toes after injury from sharp instruments like needles.
When to use Hypericum?
Hypericum is the best remedy to deal with cases of nerve pain especially burning, tingling types resulting from any nerve injury.
How to use Hypericum?
From low to high potency it works well in all potencies. Initially, it is best to use 30C potency two to three times a day.
3. Colocynth – For Nerve Pain In Legs (Sciatica)
Colocynth is the most prominently indicated medicine for managing leg pain from sciatica. It is especially suited for left-sided sciatica pain in the leg. The pain begins in the lower back and radiates down the leg to toes where this medicine is required. The guiding feature for its use is relief in pain from pressure and warm applications.
When to use Colocynth?
Colocynth should be highly preferred to manage sciatica especially of the left side with pain in the lower back going down the left leg.
How to use Colocynth?
Though it can be taken in any potency from low to high but the most frequently recommended is 30C potency that can be taken twice or thrice a day for good results.
4. Causticum – For Nerve Pain in Hands from Compressed Median Nerve (CTS)
Causticum is an important medicine that can be given to patients who have nerve pain in hands in cases of CTS i.e. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Those needing it complain of numbness and weakness in hands in addition to pain in hands. There may be thinning out of muscles of hands.
When to use Causticum?
Causticum is highly effective to help cases of pain in hands along with numbness and weakness in cases of compression of median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome.
How to use Causticum?
It is recommended to use Causticum 30C once a day.
5. Spigelia – For Nerve Pain In Face
Spigelia is a wonderful medicine considered an ideal remedy for nerve pain in the face (trigeminal neuralgia). It is mainly indicated for left-side nerve pain in the face. In cases requiring Spigelia, worsening of pain is seen from touch and cold.
When to use Spigelia?
This medicine can be used in cases of nerve pain on the left side of the face that gets worse from touch and cold.
How to use Spigelia?
It is advised to take Spigelia 30C once or twice a day.
6. Ranunculus Bulbosus – For Post-Herpetic Nerve Pain
Herpes is a skin disease in which eruptions appear on the skin along the course of nerves with severe nerve pain. Even when the eruptions disappear, the nerve pain persists for a long duration, which is referred to as post-herpetic nerve pain. This condition can be very effectively treated with natural medicine Ranunculus Bulbosus which is the top medicine for nerve pain after herpes. This can be used when the nerve pain is sharp stitching type. It gets worse by touch.
When to use Ranunculus Bulbosus?
The use of this medicine should be done to manage sharp stitching type of post herpetic nerve pain.
How to use Ranunculus Bulbosus?
This medicine can be used one to two times a day.
Causes of nerve pain
Nerve pain can arise from various causes. It may result from nerve damage, nerve compression, nerve injury and certain infections. Compression of nerves is one of the important cause behind nerve pain. Some of the important conditions arising from compressed nerves are sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Sciatica is a nerve pain that begins in the lower back and travels down the legs along the root of sciatic nerve. Trigeminal neuralgia (pain on one side of the face along the course of the trigeminal nerve). Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition affecting the hands resulting from compression of median nerve as it passes through carpal tunnel in wrist. Nerve pain can also result from diabetes, deficiency of nutrients like Vitamin B6 and B12, alcohol use disorder. Further causes are shingles (a painful skin condition with blisters on skin caused by varicella zoster virus), multiple sclerosis (an autoimmune disorder where the immune cells damage the protective covering of the nerves out of a misdirected response), injuries, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
hi Dr. Sharma,
i had a car accident that broke my radial head off and dislocated my wrist. i had surgery with plate and screws to fix my wrist, but i have very bad radial nerve pain that leaves the back of my thumb numb with shooting burning pain that i have trouble finding a position for relief. they want to put me on neurontin but i said no. i have used arnica, symphytum, and hypericum with no relief. what would you suggest?
thank you, wanda
Hi,
Doctor,
I am having pain in almost all limbs
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Hi Dr Sharma
I have permanent nerve damage due to an arthritic cyst on my spinal nerves at L4-L5. Cyst was ruptured but pain down my right hip, thigh and leg is still intense. What can I take? And at what dosage? Is there a permanent cure or will I get to take this for rest of my life?
Thanking you in advance for your help and wisdom.
Gratefully,
Willie
Sir
I am 69 years old i have pain in my left side neck solder and hand i think muscles or nerve
Please suggest medicine .
I shall highly oblige to you please Sir.
Thanking you
Numbness of both feet upto calf as wearing socks agg. at night also sometime felling as if walking on cotton. Suggest medicine .
I’m a 62 yr old woman & i’ve been having severe burning nerve burning pains, mostly all over my body except my legs from my knees down ! My worst constant burning is around my mid section, my constant burning is in my breast !! Back of my head gets so bad i can’t even lay on a soft pillow ! Drs has done so many MRIS,CT,X-Rays, blood test,stool tests ,barnum swallow, did this because i can’t swallow medication with the burning in my neck,even my tongue burns !! Every test came back normal !! Have a pain management dr & he give me pain meds,but nothing helps this awful constant burning pains! I desperately need some advice to what could help this nerve burning! & this started more than a year ago all @ once & all my drs say is neuropathy is one of the hardest pain to treat ! Eating gabepentin,l lyrica & i know their both the same medication, but work differentiallyI’ is there something out there that can help me without costing a fortune?? !! I have M.S.,diabetes very well controlled without medication,fibromyalgia, nerve damage in my back from a nerve block that went wrong by what was a inexperienced pain management dr i saw in the 90s ,have seizures when the severe burning pain gets @ it’s worst ! Constant migraines , take so many supplements when i can swallow them ! The nerve burning causes breathing problems !
My son has spinal cord injury. He is in severe pain most every day. Nothing conventional works
Please advise medicine for whole body pain, severe pain at the back of head, hot and cold feeling, extensive sweating and extreme weakness of muscles
I have Endometriosis and get shooting constant pain around the rectum area muscles is it nerve pain because of the disease ?
Looking for best homeopathic treatments for burning nerve pain throughout body. Also tingling in hands/feet. This is related to MS. I am on no medication, treating this naturally! I am also having bouts of anxiety. Please advise. Thank you.
Thoracic herniated since 2015 chornic pain n nerve pain help me as i can work n earn money for surjery
My mother is 70 years old she has problem of varicose veins and nerve pain in her feet and legs. Pain is so severe that she even can’t stand properly. Please advise
Spouse he never pain all over, it travels all over his body, he will at times get burning and bad pain in one side, or in leg or eye, or anywhere else, possibility due to b12 deficiency that was not caught fast enough. What would be the best treatment? Please
Good evening
Thank you very much for your detailed prescription.
My husband is suffering from median nerve in right arm with extreme pain and numbness getting very painful by night, worse at dawn.
Also left and right leg nerve pain with numbness.
Is hypericum and kalmia best and what potency
Thank you in advance
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I m suffering from nerve pain in left leg.Can u suggest me medicine to cure pain
Dear Doctor,
I am 58 years old. I have tremendous pain on my left hand nerves above and below the elbow for past ten years. I cannot sleep at night due to pain and I have tennis elbow too in the left hand. Doctors have tried several homeo medicines but the pain hasn’t reduced or cured. Please give me some remedy.
God bless.
I am 72 years old. Taking medicine for diabetic II (taking medicine containing metfirmin) and high blood pressure. I have been having kidney stone Which came out twice automatically by taking berberis Vulgaris. I was operated upon for enlarged prostrate 2 years back. I am also having a dart in my left armpit and very small dart on my face below the lips.
My present problem is pain, pinpricking and burning in soles.I have been diagnosed peripheral neuropathy and planter facitis. I have taken following medicines with no effect:
1. medhrona 1 M twice over two months
2.Ferrum Phos 12x and Kali Phos 30x
3. Thuja Q and Natrum Sulph 30
4 Thuja Q and Arsenic Alba30
Please advise me how to overcome this problem.
Like notalgia paresthesia a burning, tingling and pinpoint sensation just under my left shoulder blade.
Sir, I am suffering from tingling in my feet frequently, once in a week, during midnight. It will remain for ,24 hrs. It spoils my sleep. I try to get my concentration away from it by watching some videos on YouTube. Kindly help me. Thank you
I am looking for help with Mitchell’s disease. My son’s feet, ankles, up to mid shin turn bright red if he stands or walks for any length of time. He is also experiencing tingling, prickling pain. I can not find anything in Homeopathic on Mitchell’s Disease
Hi dr kaur
I am diabetic. I have neuropathy. Started in toes, esp left leg . If exposed to cold the toes feel like they are numb and sensation of cold as if frozen.
Now I feel like it is spreading in foot. .it is also in tips of fingers.
My mom is 56 and us sever nerves pain in calf’s and both legs Very recently it has started to concentrate at the back of the heel on both sides of the feet. She is unable to get relief from this nerve pain … tried massage, acupressure, etc. nothing is working. She had her lower back injury a few years back in T5. Please help…