Good Morning from Texas. Beautiful morning. Please take what I say not as bragging or complaining. I've certainly done more than my share of that. I have dealt with neuropothy for almost 20+ years. It started in the bottom of my feet, hot and burning sensation and over the years it has creeped up to my knees and in my hands. I started taking gabapentin 200mg once a day,and have advanced to 800mg +50mg of Tramedol every six hrs. I have tried not taking the tramedol, and have found nothing OTC that works as well. I recently have tried to lessen the amount of gabapentin and again I paid dearly for it. The pain is almost unbearable. I have severe spinal stenosis and have a spine stimulator and it helps a great deal. I have a pace maker, heart surgery, have had 2 neck surgeries due to bone spurs. so pain has been a part of my everyday lving. And I am so grateful to be ALIVE!
It is so difficult to believe that our Medical institutions have not come up with better ways to treat this PN. I have talked to, emailed, read on this site about others who are suffering with this and the number seems to just keep growing. Is it our environment, eating,living habits that have created this? In this day of medical breaktroughs there has to be an answer.
Anyone, please share with me.
Peace that passes understanding to all......JJ

Hi John, I have found that Doctors just want to throw drugs to deal with PN. In my opinion the side affects are worse that the issue. I have tried Lyrica only to feel like I have been run over by a truck. The way I manage is with a wheat bag that I constantly heat up in the microwave. This method helps a little, that is all. I would love to know a direction to go in. I am really over it that’s for sure.