@artscaping @hurtsalot
On the other end of the spectrum, I was prescribed 100 mg capsules of gabapentin for my chemo-induced PN. I tried one and was unable to drive the next day due to extreme brain fog. I pulled apart the capsules and tried to take half the next day, and then a third the day after that... without success. I simply felt unsafe driving even in residential neighborhoods. I then was prescribed venlafaxine. I thought I was doing okay with that until I found myself driving about 40 mph on the freeway... totally oblivious to my (lack of) speed.

Alter a few more unsuccessful prescriptions, I knew that I had to find a non-pharmaceutical. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) was the answer for me. European neurologists have been using it successfully for a long time for neuropathic pain from numerous pathologies. It now is catching on the U.S. and has no known side effects of any kind. After the first three weeks, I began sleeping through the night for the first time in ages. I generally take one 400 mg capsule in the morning and one at night... occasionally one at midday if I have a flare-up.

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