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Neuropathy Symptoms but No Pain
Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 7, 2023 | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
Ray, did you try Gapapentin? It's weird because at night it seems to exacerbate my symptoms but during the day, they seem marginally better. I've been on 100 mg at night for a little more than 2 weeks. In addition the last two nights, leg and foot cramps have increased. The weather is cold at night and we haven't as yet turned on the heat here in Southern California.
Do leg cramps go hand-in-hand with neuropathy, do you know? And do cold temps affect things more?
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Good morning, pah17 (@pah17)
Gabapentin has never come up in conversations with my doctors. I supposed I could have asked, and still may, but I'm left with the conclusion that my doctors don't think that Gabapentin is the proper medication for me. Drilling down a bit more, I wonder if they've never mentioned Gabapentin because pain is not one of my PN symptoms; poor balance and poor gait are––poor, and sometimes I think getting poorer. Like so many of us, I keep looking for "triggers"––What sets off an exceptionally difficult episode of my particular brand of PN? I've never managed to identify a "trigger" that survives repeated scrutiny. For the longest time, I believed that my "exceptionally difficult" episodes were set off by dark vs. light (sunrise, twilight, half-lighted rooms, etc.). I'm no longer so sure. But I keep looking––What is that trigger?
As far as cramps going hand-in-hand with neuropathy… I'm sure it's possible, but so far cramps have not been part of my PN experience, nor has cold vs. warm temps. I'm sure others will post on this, and I will read what they say with great interest.
Ray (@ray666)