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Its just been two weeks, could this be Small fiber neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 22, 2019 | Replies (43)
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I tried to make sense of the whole thing and its very unpredictable. I must say i have found a happy balance now and if it stays like this I'm ok with it. Im on a a daily regimant of various vitamins to help with this and 100mg lyrica2x day. The dr says thats considered a rather lower dose and I'm not really having any adverse affects. There are some stretches where i think its gone forever but then comes back at different times. I do the peloton bike like 3-4 times a week which helps with my legs and etc. If i over do it it definitely acts up the next day or so. Luckily , i don't have any of the autonomic issues, nor temperature sensing, Its just pain and or discomfort in feet and legs. Not sure what age most are , I'm a 45 male so not sure if thats considered young for this condition. I just hope it stays like this and doesn't blow into something more substantial. My dr says every case is different and since i haven't got any worse, maybe a tad better since started, it will prob stabilize and or have a very slow progession

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iceblue | @iceblue | Dec 22, 2019

I sometimes wonder if mine started in my early 40's. I've had pain in my feet for that long, and have sought help from massage therapists, chiropractors, and podiatrists - to no avail. It was always difficult to describe my pain. Everyone wanted me to point to *something*, when in reality my feet just hurt everywhere. But the burning didn't start until about a year ago, and initially I just accepted it as yet another type of foot pain. But then it began waking me up at night, and the pain was bad enough that I was keeping T1's on the bedside table so I could take them and be able to go back to sleep. I think if the burning had not become part of the pain, I never would have been sent for the nerve conduction tests.

I was also on a low dose of Gabapentin (300 mg/day) until about a month ago when I experienced a high level of stress, and my pain virtually exploded. I have increased my dosage and am now taking 500 mg/day; hoping this will do the trick for a long time to come.

Can you tell me about (describe) your foot and leg pain? Is it an ache? Sharp pains?

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