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Originally Posted by canagirl
Hello,
What would you expect from your medication? I have severe non stop tingling, prickling, burning, stinging, electrical sensations, twitching and deep intense pain all day every day ALL OVER my body. There is not one second that I don't feel these things.
By taking medication what would I expect to be gone (hopefully) or reduced. Does med help all of these sensations or just pain (burning/stinging).
Also, how much relief do most people get? 90%  ? (hopeful) Does anybody ever feel normal? |
Hello canagirl, sorry you have such trouble. I will give you my 2c. If you have only mild pain, I believe it would be possible to relieve all of it with medications typically used for PN. If not mild then you probably will not be able to eliminate all of it. You will just have to try and see what you get. Typically you would slowly increase the dose until you get an acceptable amount of relief, or the side effects become unacceptable to you. Medication may relieve some of the symptoms other than just pain. If you are taking nothing, then I believe you could feel significantly better. I am taking a wild guess that my pain is reduced by 75% with gabapentin and tramadol, but I have never eliminated both of them to see what happens. Good luck.
Ron