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I did 7 years ago, and at the time it didn’t help me. It had a good feeling, but didn’t help my deeper nerve pain from my PN. The only thing that has helped me is Gabapentin, and I’m fortunate it doesn’t cause me drowsiness or any other side effects. It took a few months to get to the right dose and my pain has been consistently tolerable for 7 years if I don’t miss a dose. It also helped me with intolerable cold (and heat) feelings I’d get in my extremities. But many folks here haven’t had the same success with Gabapentin. There’s a lot of trial and error, I hope you find what works for you very soon.

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Hi Debbie - what dosage of gabapentin does your doctor have you on? I'm doing 100 mg at night, and on bad nights I grab another 100 mg for a total of 200 mg on bad nights. The doctor says I can take 200 mg at night and 100 mg in the morning. I'm worried I'll be snowed!

7 years!!?? I can't imagine. I commend you for your fortitude. If some doctor could crack the cause of this...reading how many people here on this board are trying to cope with chronic pain and what goes along with that. Worst thing is when doctors imply that it's psychological.