Is Cymbalta worse than gabapentin in your opinion? I’m looking for any alternative to gabapentin for neuropathy. I hate the brain fog and the way it makes me feel in addition to all of the long-term side effects I’ve been reading about. I am 72 years old and I believe that makes quite a difference with this medication. Since the memory loss is already coming quickly, I don’t need to nudge it on and I notice it greatly with this drug. My doctor does not want to do pregabalin because he feels that is the last effort we should go to before trying everything else. I don’t really know what everything else entails. Has anyone taken some thing that works that’s not gabapentin or pregabalin? I never realized how much it added to my energy level until I tapered off of it.