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Aspercreme with lidocaine really helps me sleep at night. Also use lidocaine patches for my back. I can only take Tylenol arthritis as antiinflammatories affect my kidneys. Also use the aspercreme during the day to calm things down. I have had side effects from everything other than the gabapentin so I'm stuck with that. If not happy change your neurologist. Mine has done nothing for me other than biopsy to confirm small fiber neuropathy. Also have L5 neuropathy due to a bad surgery. Waiting to see my new Neurologist but have to wait 2 months.

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Apr 14 10:56pm

I'm one of the fortunate ones to have a very good team of doctors. I've been working with my neurologist for quite a few years. He and his staff are proactive about my care, as is my PCP. The pain specialist listens to me and believes what I tell her, rather than minimizing my chronic intractable pain.

In the past, doctors have used my CIDP as a handy thing to blame for whatever ailment I had. "Oh, it's probably the neuropathy causing the symptoms." Or they didn't see past my mental health challenges. I'm thankful for the ones who see me as a person.

Jim

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