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Are we kidding ourselves?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 9, 2024 | Replies (26)

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@paulbse

I have had peripheral neuropathy for 30 years and have fallen victim to all sorts of "cures." NEWSFLASH: There is no cure for neuropathy! At best, you can hope to minimize the discomfort with a change in diet, eating habits, and medications. Find a good primary care doctor who is willing to work with you by trying different meds and strengths. I read about too many people who are taking a low dosage of gabapentin (what I am on) and are still suffering and are very dissatisfied. NEWSFLASH: You can take up to 3600 mg of gabapentin per day (24 hrs). Educate yourselves on everything you are taking and push your PCP to increase your dosage over time until you feel better. If your PCP will not do it, find yourself another PCP who will.

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Finding a good PCP is a difficult thing because most medical practices do not let you see the doc. Only a PA of CRNP. Even pain specialists are often so busy that they cannot spend the kind of time needed to fully evaluate you. I found a private practice neurologist several years ago who spent an hour and a half during my initial consult. That's unheard of. Perhaps there are still some of those docs out there, but, who knows.