@johnbishop I take, along with other meds, my daily dose of Clonazepam at bedtime. It keeps me from acting out my dreams, especially dreams that involve kicking and punching.

Jim

@whirleybirdie, @johnbishop, I was strolling past this interchange and decided to add my two cents. I am one of those who takes 1200 mg of Gabapentin 2 hours before bedtime.

My toes always have some numbness but no tingles and no pain. And I no longer have the hot and cranky legs. You may want to arch them over a couple of soft pillows or rub them with a medical cannabis balm if you have access to it.

I have also found that Biofreeze actually gives you about 15 minutes of comfort and just time enough to get to sleep. Lidocaine solutions from a compounding pharmacy also work for maybe 30 minutes. They cost a lot more than Biofreeze.

Do you have “sleep starts” or shocks that start when you crawl in bed and last until the built up energy has been expended? If not then your sleep efforts won’t be disturbed by them.

I am going to set my walking challenge at 2500 steps this year. That just may be doable for me. Do you walk out in nature? What is the best time for walking for you?

Be safe and free of suffering. Chris

I can not handle too much Gabapentin at 1 time because it makes me tired & sleepy so the dr. has me take 1 100 mg after breakfast & 1 in the afternoon & 300 mg at night & I sleep very well. They wanted to increase me to 200 mg at a time but I was getting headaches & nauseated so I'm just on 500 mg which is low. I don't feel it helps with the pain but I guess it does to an extent because I am functioning & doing my house work. I do notice I forget things a lot & I think that is part of the side effect. I also take Cymbalta & i think that helps me to not get depressed over this. I now wear low shoes instead of high heel & my life style has changed a lot. I'm pretty much home bound. I would talk to your dr. about it. Best of luck. Tigreyes