Hi St George!!!. Sorry to hear you're not feeling well and can't do the things you want to do. Didn't your Dr. wean you off of the GABA? I too am on LYRICA from GABA but was weaned off of the GABA probably because of the withdrawel system.
I feel the Lyrica is helping me more than the other. It did make make me tired the 1st week but after that I was fine. I work 6 to 8 hours a day and have no issues with it.
What I do have issues with is sitting in front of a computer for that length of time working although I do get up several times.
Yesterday I had a time of it with numbness and deep aches in my legs by night time I took a Xanax and Oxycodone and finally went to sleep.
A couple days before I was fine very little discomfort from the monster neuropathy then I had some whole grain pasta with vegetables and my sugar went up and I feel this is what triggered that episode.
You have other health problems as I do too but my other one seems under control at this time.
Finally after waiting for 3 months I have an appointment with a Neurologist this Friday.
I already had the EMG and have Severe Poly Neuropathy with severe axonal damage.
You will get over this hump soon. I understand and yesterday I had tears all day over this but today was a new day and the symptoms a little burning are there but nothing like the day before.
Awesome on your Cat scan that's something to celebrate.