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@crisp358 I have had IBS for a long time and when my colon gets irritated from laxatives it burns and then every nerve in my body burns and my BP spikes up in dangerous territory. I am 83 years old and my neurologist has me on Lyrica 50mg in the morning and 75at bedtime. The side effects are terrible and I have been on it for 47 days and it has not stopped my skin from burning not one day. I have to take a low dose of zanax every day to stop the burning and I have to be on a soft diet. I wish I had not taken the first dose of this horrible drug. I have upset stomach,nausea,bad constipation,and feeling like a zombie from the time I take my A.M dose until about 4 in the afternoon when it wears off.
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You're welcome. It's difficult; from what I remember, I was so stressed when I first started having symptoms.
Usually, a PCP is able to run any labs you might need to rule out the more common and more easily treatable reasons for neuropathy, so you might not need to see Neurology again unless you want a second opinion. (I need a second opinion because my symptoms progressed beyond the sensory neuropathy symptoms.) They can also prescribe the typical medications. The most common are: gabapentin or Lyrica, Cymbalta/Duloxetine, amitryptiline in low doses can sometimes help chronic pain and GI symptoms, or topicals like lidocaine patches and capsacin). There are also some very active discussion groups here with tips from others about what's helped their neuropathy.
Wishing you all the best and hope you feel better soon.