Mexitil (mexiletine) for persistent diabetic neuropathy
February 1998
Some patients are taking Mexitil (mexiletine) for persistent diabetic neuropathy.
Physicians use it as a last resort...after trying tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and topical capsaicin.
We usually think of Mexitil as an anti-arrhythmic. But it's also useful for stabbing or burning pain due to neuropathy.
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