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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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I have had peripheral neuropathy for several years. Recently, the pain has increased. I am currently taking gabapentin 600 mg. Would like to discontinue as I don’t think it is effective.
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I've been on gabapentin for years (900mg/day) for bipolar but it has not had any apparent effect on the neuropathy in my ankles & feet. I've now gone to wearing women's nylon thigh-high stockings + garter belts for relief of the symptons. Size Large act by compressing.
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Gabapentin 4x a day for me for 25 years now. Yes it helps with the pain, but it has put 40 additional pounds on me. The alpha lipoic acid seems to help the most with the tingling. I also wear support hose because they keep my nerve spasms in my legs in check. Does anyone also have a problem with balance?? I fall a lot. Lately all of my symptoms have been getting worse. I'm wondering I have developed an immunity to the meds.
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Welcome @faithmulqueen, Sorry to hear that your gabapentin treatment is not controlling the neuropathy pain. I only have numbness and some tingling with my neuropathy so gabapentin doesn't help me as it's only for pain relief. Have you talked with your doctor to see if there may be other medications that would work better?