To @destinnana @capefibro @leh09 @rosie1302: A few years ago, and likely due to L5 partial sacralization, I acquired very painful pudendal nerve neuralgia, about which ap. a dozen doctors were clueless. Then last year, I acquired chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy in my arms and legs from breast cancer treatment. It is my (unconfirmed) belief that this was the beginning of central sensitization for me. Even a blood pressure cuff hurts this year (which is really weird for me). As I am unable to tolerate many pharmaceuticals (including gabapentin and venlafaxine), I'm in a pickle. There being so much time between appointments with the neurologist that I recently began researching CS. One thing I found was that, in Europe, the Dutch neurologists have had good results with giving their neuropathic pain patients a supplement called palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) - an endrogenous fatty acid amide which apparently has no adverse side effects. [There also is an interesting article published in 2012 in the Journal of Pain Research, reprised by NCBI; see "Therapeutic Utility of Palmitoylethanolamide in the Treatment of Pain Associated with Various Pathological Conditions: a case series."]

Like everything else, finding unadulterated PEA is the goal. I order OptiPEA on Amazon (made in the Netherlands and EU and FDA approved). It's arriving this week. Stay tuned!