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Night Time Discomfort
My neuropathic symptoms started in my right foot. Initially I thought it was Morton's neuroma. I felt like my socks were wadded up in my shoes. Gradually the feeling became more like after you fall asleep on your arm and you want to be able to shake it out. Before I realized it, the sensation was in both feet and calves up to my knees. It wasn't painful and still isn't during the day. But at night I just feel like my legs are constricted and I feel a deep down ache all over. I'm very uncomfortable. I fall in and out of sleep.
I do take 300 mg. Gabapentin 3x/day. I use Ibuprofen for pain but not on a regular basis. Since I feel pretty good during the day, it's hard to tell if the Gabapentin helps or not. But over the last few weeks I'm beginning to feel worse and worse at night, yet I still do alright once I'm up and about during the day. Is this just pretty typical in terms of the progression of this condition?
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If you don't know what is causing your foot pain, figuring out what might help will be challenging. Lidocaine patches on the foot do work for many people with small fiber neuropathy, which is caused by damage to the localized sensory nerves. They can also help those with large fiber neuropathy, which damages the large nerves running from the spine through the extremities. I have both types of neuropathy, and lidocaine does not work for me. The good thing is you can buy them over the counter or online without a prescription, but maybe not in the Philippines. It sounds like you need a diagnosis, and I know that isn't easy to get unless it is something obvious.