Kratom has been what really dampens down the pain for me. If compared to Gabapentin, its like a water gun versus a garden hose when it comes to squelching the pain . And in this case the water gun has much worse side effects . But it's complicated , you have to find a vendor the third party test their product , and you have to use only the unadulterated pure ground up leaf . Unfortunately because it's unregulated , you we'll find that there is a lot of product on the market that you may want to stay away from. you will find a lot of misinformation out there, as the FDA has not researched it. The FDA is trying to win a battle in the Press regarding kratom, but they do not use factual information. If you research the work of the University of Florida pharmacology department, you'll find the real story. I am not trying to be mysterious just telling you that without this product, my neuropathy problem had gone severely undertreated. With whatever type of treatments you receive I wish only the best of success to you.