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Can Gabapentin make neuropathy pain worse?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 15 7:27pm | Replies (312)Comment receiving replies
Hi Dorisena, I forgot to mention that I exercise & go to physical therapy 2x/week. I do this to keep blood flowing to the peripheral nerves to keep them health with the hope that they will stop sending crazy messages to the brain's pain center. I'm reading the book, Life After Pain by Dr Kuttner, that I found on this site. It's helpful explaining how to retrain your nerveous system to stop creating pain where there is no injury. I also failed to mention that I did have a pinched nerve at L5/S1 and had successful surgery 2 months ago. My PCP, the neurologist who made the diagnosis of mild PN, and the neurosugeon all believe that some if not all of my PN is from the pinched nerve which is still healing. Maybe another month before it's completely healed. I'm praying that the most of the PN pain will go away. If not, i'll have to try some other drugs. I had mentioned in a previous post that I've tried several of the salves and creams that others have said stops their pain. None of these had any affect on my pain which encourages my belief that the PN is due to the impacted, now free, nerve
Stay positive,
James
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Thanks for sharing, James. You are on the right track, based on my experiences and study. I agree that it takes a long time for healing, and for the pain to go away. From all my past problems, however, I don't understand why the doctors are prescribing pills that don't heal or stop pain after a while. My Chiropractor had me doing gait exercises and walking practice to try to correct my posture because he said that every step I took was damaging my spine, because of the arthritic knee which was soon replaced. My back was better after the knee surgery but the numbness lasted a year before it went away. It itched a lot of the time. After the therapist showed me how the plastic model of the spine works, I knew how to stretch to restore the spine without the pinching. With the back surgery, it has been four years and yesterday I was able to bend over and lift some but still have weakness for carrying flats of flowers. I was able to enjoy the work, however and had help for some of the lifting. I didn't have pain, just tiredness and exhaustion. I have learned that pills don't help in some cases, and taking more of the stuff is not the answer, for me. I avoid my primary doctor because the blood pressure pills make me feel bad and I can't do my work. He doesn't advise on the diabetes at all. I see orthopedic doctors for joint problems but have decided on no more surgery at my age. I will do less and ride it out in a rocker with my knitting needles. Thanks again for helping me think things out.
Dorisena