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Do not take gabapentin, makes it worse
Neuropathy | Last Active: May 7 9:32pm | Replies (70)Comment receiving replies
I was recently placed on Gabapentin due to nightly pain due to nodules inside my thigh tissue and to facilitate sleep. Taking a dose at bedtime has been a game changer for those issues and my mild to mod neuropathy. We respond differently to meds. Take what works for you instead of publicizing NOT to take a particular med. It may require trialing many meds before some people find one that works for them.
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beth71. I agree with you. If the medication doesn’t work for you, don’t tell people not to take it. I have had idiopathic small nerve neuropathy in both feet and legs up to my knees since 2007. We tried lyrica but I had an allergic reaction so we switched to gabapentin. Started out low and worked our way up higher and then came back down to 300 3 times a day. We added Tramadol to it 3 timess a day. It keeps my pain, tingling, burning and pins and needles at about a 4-5 pain wise. It allows me to have a good quality of life without feeling fuzzy or sluggish.