I have taken 1200mg of gabapentin a day for the last 20 years. 600mg morning and 600mg at bedtime. That along with medical mj dramatically softens my pain most of the time. Like so many of us I have a long list of relatively common other symptoms but the gabapentin and mj have been very effective for me in controlling pain. It took several months to adjust to some of the unpleasant side effects when I first started taking gabapentin but I am glad I stuck with it.

The first medication my pain doctor prescribed was Gabapentin but right away I felt depressed. He replaced it with Pregabalin 100 mg. 4 times a day. Then in April 2022 I fell (not related to meds or even to neuropathy), fractured my hip, and since then have been taking 100mg. Pregabalin with 50mg. Tramadol. This has been a very good combination (no side effects). He actually prescribed the Tramadol 4 times a day but I don't find the 4th dose necessary. Last summer I developed RLS (restless leg syndrome) and am also taking Ropinirole HCL 0.5mg. at night - it worked from the very first night. I try to take the Pregabalin/Tramadol combination about 6 hours apart - so, morning, late afternoon, and night. The device my pain doctor would implant is Abbott's ProclaimXR. The reason your nurse friend shared with you is precisely why I am reluctantly proceeding. (One can back out at any time). Since it doesn't improve my imbalance, I'm not sure if the outcome is worth the risks. My only problem with the Pregabalin is that it is still expensive even after Medicare pays into it.