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Originally Posted by St George 2013
I could not get past 2700mg of gaba when my neuro had to lower it to 1800mg. At the 2700mg I was just pretty much out of my head. Even the 1800mg bothers me a little but I deal with it.....my neuro recently added Cymbalta and I'm up to 90mg a day. Can't tell any diff since he added the Cymbalta except I think I'm more 'aware' of what is going on around me.
My A1C went up to 8.7 due to chemo but I still didn't think that was very high but between the 8.7 and chemo drugs it destroyed the A and C fibers in my feet. Confirmed via skin punch biopsy.
I've read that the skin punch biopsy might become a regular test in the future for pre-diabetics as a way to monitor any damage to the nerves so hopefully treatment can reverse any damage.
Debi from Georgia
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Poor you!
That Gabapentin is like stuffing your scull with cotton! I used to have bad brain fog, before getting on a low carb diet, I have been pretty good for 7 years, then start taking GABA, it was like starting over, couldn't remember names, or even finish sentences. I am glad that was short lived, and I was taken off it. I don't think they will try Cybralta, as this interferes with hypothyroid treatment. So the next level is opioids, and I know 10/325 Vicodin does not even touch the burning pain in the feet. Also, they all give you the evil eye, when you go to the pharmacy, like you are just another drug addict. But I am at that point in the pain threshold level to try anything that helps!
Good luck!