I'll need to check withmy other meds for interactions. Also , what is the brand name for the drug? Iapprediate the suggestion. Yesterday I went to a Craft fair and between my neuropathy and degenerative disc disease, I had to go looking for a chair after 20min. That's after taking 1300 of Tylenol as I do every morning along with Cymbalta which is supposed to help with pain. Thanks and good luck with your neuropathy.

I take it all back…I took a reduced dose of Venlafaxine (37.5 mg) successfully for five days, it immediately stopped night pain and moderated foot numbness and pains. Enjoyed the relief but it didn’t last.

Unfortunately, on the sixth day the weird, space feeling began, much like my reaction to Gabapentin and Pregablin before. Been off the med two days now and now feel the stability returning.
Dr. says he has another med to try - Stay tuned.

This may not be related to your post, but I decided to bring it up anyway.

I’ve been on Gabapentin many years, even though I never had pain, only numbness. Needless to say, I never got any relief after taking it years and years (27,000 mg per day). I kept taking it, in hopes it would help my ever-so-hbothersome numbness. Well, of course, it never did.

When I finally decided to call a halt to taking useless Gabapentin, I stopped it waaaay too fast. I had insomnia for DAYS. Truly, I didn’t know if I’d ever sleep again - it was that bad. So, to counter this, I reintroduced a small bit of Gabapentin into my regimen, which helped a little. At least I don’t feel like the Walking Dead anymore, but I’m kind of leery to try stopping it altogether.
Anyone have advice on the weaning process?
Thanking all who respond.