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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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I also have severe neuropathy pain in my feet, legs, hands, and feet 24 hours per day. I have been taking 4mg of Buprenorphine (pills you dissolve under your tongue) twice a day for almost a year. It helps take the edge off somewhat, but my pain level is still high. Have you also tried the pills or just the patch? I am wondering if the patch would work better for me.
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My doctor has never tried the pills. I was already on a fairly high dose of Lyrica before I was put on the patch. I think he went with the patch for convenience. I really love it. It seems to give me steady pain relief. No troughs. Everyone seems to be all excited about IVIG possibly for SFN. My neuro told me that even if my insurance paid for it he would never recommend it for me. He said it is not a cure. I would have to be on it the rest of my life and even though many doctors say it is safe, he said there still is potential for serious side effects. Not sure how other peoples doctors feel about it.