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Welcome @corkybailey, I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy with numbness only, no real pain so I'm not on any neuropathy medications as there are none that help numbness (or I haven't heard of anyone that's found one). A search of Connect lists quite a few discussions when searching for "neuropathy numbness what helps" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/.
Have you tried any other medications for pain relief?
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@johnbishop I tried gamabetin (spelling wrong) but didn’t agree with me, light headed,GI issues. I am searching for something that may decrease the numbness.
@johnbishop ~ I just responded to Corky on this subject as well, because I haven't run across anything that helps numbness. I'm still rather new to Connect and learning my way around. There is a weath of information here that people are gracious to share.
Question: How does one find out what kind of neuropathy they have? In other words, what tests are done to determine if it's small fiber or something else? I've never been told. I've also never had any nerve conduction tests run, but I'm to see a new neurologist in early June and will be asking him. Tonight I'm starting a 30-day trial of low dose Naltrexone which, if it works to take care of the nerve pain in my feet, I'll be tapering off of Lyrica. Best to you!
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@johnbishop No other pain reliever but Lyrica.