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Shooting pain in toes and bottoms of feel is worse at night

Neuropathy | Last Active: May 8 7:48am | Replies (28)
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@watcher7t

I was on gabapentin taking the max dose and still had pain everyday. My doctor here at Mayo changed it out and now on Lyrica and desipramine. It helps enough to tolerate the spikes most the time but I still get a couple spikes a week that can be quite strong. I agree at bedtime is the worst. The best way I can describe it to people is, when I was a mechanic for almost 30 years the closest feeling to the neuropathy pain spikes is like getting shocked by an ignition coil or a spark plug wire.

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ladyhawke855 | @ladyhawke855 | May 5 6:18am

Thanks for that information. I was on gabapentin for several years, until I started having trouble falling asleep while driving.

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bjk3 | @bjk3 | May 6 1:16am

Hi, @watcher7t ~
Yikes ~ that description sounds nasty. I've described the closest feeling (as a female) to my doctors as "having walked for a half mile on super-heated concrete wearing stilettos, then removing them and standing in a tub of ice water". Horrific pain, searing heat, & freezing cold to the point of numbness - all at the same time.
Is it any wonder that communication can be a challenge between males and females? - 🤣😂🤣
Barb

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