I’ve hadPN for 16 years. I got talked into foot surgery by a foot surgeon then. It did nothing for my pain. He put me on Gabapentin. Said that I could take up to 12/day(300mg/pill). It made me tired and foggy but I got used to it. A couple years later I moved to Minnesota , that’s another story. Another Dr. sent to a neurologist. He did an EMG, said that I had PN. He couldn’t believe that aDr. prescribed that much Gabapentin. Reduced it to 6/ day and added
Duloxetine. Did that for a few years and just took the Gabapentin. Saw several ads for a “cure” for PN and finally bit the “silver bullet” that everyone is looking for. Went to a chiropractor that claimed to be able to reverse PN. Spent $5000. and got NO relief. Another chiropractor wanted $9800 for the same BS. I now take 3 Gabapentin, 600mg ALA and 5000 units of B12. Still have shooting pains ( I call them Zingers ) and numbness in my feet and now spreading to my hands. It’s manageable but not the way I want to live. I pray that someone can find a cure.