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I am a patient at Mayo Clinic and years ago when I went to a neurologist there, she told me if I couldn’t take Lyrica or gabapentin, then there was nothing she could do for me. After reading your comment, I’m wondering if I should give it another try. My neuropathy is idiopathic and it has been progressing for years.
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rosaliemarie - I too went to Mayo and neurologist told me the same thing about lyrica and gabapentin, both I was put on by my primary doc. I have all numbness and she said that these two drugs together or individually can possibly make the neuropathy worse. I figured she knew more than me, so I have not tried it again. No side effects with lyrica but when I was on gaba, it gave me anger issues on just 300 mg daily after 2 weeks on the drug, a possible side effect.
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Welcome @rosaliemarie, Similar to what my Mayo neurologist told me after I was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy. I only have numbness with my neuropathy and was told there are no drugs or topicals that help with numbness. Depending on your neuropathy symptoms, you might want to check out the list of treatments some people have found helps on the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy site here - https://www.foundationforpn.org/treatments/.
What symptoms do you have with your neuropathy?