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I take 2400 mg of gabapentin daily and get some relief. Without that high dose, my pain is unbearable, but what else can I do?
Welcome @lakelariet, The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has a pretty comprehensive collection of neuropathy treatments including the traditional drugs, complementary and alternative along with a list of supplements which have shown to help with neuropathy for some folks - https://www.foundationforpn.org/therapies/.
You might also find it helpful to scan through the list of discussions in the Neuropathy Support Group. Here's a link to the list of discussions - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/neuropathy/.
I did a search of the discussions using "neuropathy what helps" if you want to look through these specific discussions - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=neuropathy%20what%20helps.
I'm soon to be 82 and I think it really helps each of us to learn as much as we can about the neuropathy condition and what treatments are available. I've always been labelled as pre-diabetic and do think it has played a part in my neuropathy even though my diagnosis is idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy.
Do you mind sharing your symptoms that bother you the most?