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Cold feet due to neuropathy - need help
Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 28 3:43pm | Replies (200)Comment receiving replies
Hi, I went to a neuropathy treatment center for 4 treatments and they finally said because of my age and the pacemaker they could not help, and to try exercises and stick with the gabapentin. my doctor doubled my gabapentin to 600 mg. and again said he hates to go higher because of my age. it did no good, and the only way that i gen to sleep is with 1 or 2 tylanol which my doctor said i should not be taking every day. i'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. Thanks for your interest.
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@wideawakechas
I’m not sure what the grips are your doctor has regarding the two Tylenol. I believe the maximum dose of Tylenol is
3-4 grams (3-4,000 mg) which would be about 9-12 pills a day if my calculations are correct although I wouldn’t bet the farm on it.
Am I understanding correctly that the gabapentin does not help your pain at all?
600 mg of gabapentin isn’t much and so if it isn't helping perhaps a higher dose would.
Do you know what concerns your doctor has about increasing your gabapentin? If he's telling you it's just because you are a certain age you need to tell him/her they'll have to do better than that. Do you have kidney disease, other health issues or taking other medicines that may interfere with it?
Are you having nausea, thinking problems, dizziness, memory issues, tiredness, problems with balance or other new symptoms since starting Gabapentin?
I took 3,600 mg without any side effects, the recommended maximum dose but it didn't help my neuropathy or seizures so I stopped it.
Best of luck to you and don't let your physician withhold treatment without sufficient justification.
Take care,
Jake