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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

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@johnbishop

Hi @wascaly - I think you might want to have a discussion with your neurologist or doctor about stopping gabapentin as it is only used to treat the pain caused by neuropathy and does nothing for numbness. There are no drugs that help with neuropathy numbness. Before I was diagnosed with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, my primary care doc had me on gabapentin for a couple of weeks and I told her it wasn't helping with my numbness. She consulted with her Mayo doctor team and they told me it only works for pain. I was later diagnosed by a Mayo neurologist and he said the same thing, there are no drugs or topicals that help with numbness from neuropathy.

You might find some suggestions in another discussion here:
--- Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/neuropathy-numbness-only-no-pain/

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wascaly | @wascaly | Sep 25, 2023

Thanks, John, I appreciate your response. I’ll certainly check out the link you sent. I’ve struggled with this numbness for a long time. I see others have, as well, and that reinforces the fact I’m certainly not alone.
As I mentioned in my post, a few people have told me B12 shots (not the pills) helped their PN. Have you heard that as well AND do you know if frostbite could play a role in PN?
We were stationed in Germany in 1984 when my hands (and feet) suffered frostbite. Just wondering if that might have anything to do with anything….?

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