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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