Neuropathy: Anyone have any experience with gabapentin?

@pamelaz
Some people claim it reduces the number of their seizures.
It might be worth a try but I wouldn't get overly excited about it. I would ask your Neuro about it.
It supposedly helps pain and other coditions too.
If you try it, I hope it works for you.
Jake

Am having body vibration and body ache, what medication can I use.

Good evening @christmastime. Northern Canada...... does get cold. I am in Minnesota. Also gets cold here.

I don't know if I can help with your husband's itch issues. However, it might be worth a try. After about 5 years with SFN (small fiber neuropathy), I developed serious itch flares. They began from inside my body......not from contact. My hands, arms, and legs began to have pretty severe itch episodes and I was at a loss to find out what might be the culprit.

Come to find out it might be called a "neuropathic itch". It grew worse. I ended up in the ER several times unable to cope with the severe itching. Just a few months ago I was approved for a medication called Dupixent. It is a self-injection every two weeks. No application issues and no side effects. And......for once.....no itch. None, nada. I am ecstatic and grateful to my dermatologist for pursuing this solution.

Just thought you might want to add Dupixent to the list of possible solutions.
Is the Benadryl working well so far?

May you and your husband be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris

I suffer.the same. Interested in responses. I was given Gabbapentin for the Nueropathy. It doesn't help with the vibration.
I'm sorry but I was happy to hear there is someone else. I was beginning to think I'm just nuts. That's how my Nuerologist looks at me for this.

Thank you. I’ll try the olive oil. And definitely no more gummy.
The Drs never say anything about his skin, except take care of his feet because he’s pre diabetic .

I’ve been using Gabapentin for over ten years, no evident side effects. I’m not sure how effective it’s been, but my neuropathy symptoms have been relatively mild, no pain, but definite numbness and tingling.

Thanks for your gabapentin comments. I'm curious if your dosage has changed over the ten years? Thanks!

Yes. I started at 300mg twice a day, I think. Upped it to three a day because of itching problems, not because of the neuropathy.

Does it effect your face?

I was on gabapentin for years at a high dose. I never had any side effects but I kept telling my doctors I didn't think it was doing anything either. They finally switched me to Lyrica and the relief was immense! I don't have side effects from that either