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Originally Posted by LMPinkereton
Patrick,
I had exactly the same experience you had with Lyrica, but I'm getting desperate. Yes, I was a zombie. No, I can't just vegg out. And yes, I didn't feel it was not safe for me to drive.
Guess there aren't any other options that would allow a person to live any type of "normal" life. Seems like anything that helps pain puts us in a zombie state, which is just awful.
Thanks for the input.
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I have found that the supplements can be helpful at at least reducing the pain level. Most notably R-Lipoic, B-12 and ALCAR. R-Lipoic must be taken in a fasting state. I personally take 300mgs of R-Lipoic a day and have pretty good response. There are also clinical trials that show it may actually help heal the nerves. I also have found that you just have to simply avoid white carbs, sugar and pretty much anything that spikes blood sugar because it will stimulate the nerves and you don't want that. i have lost 50 pounds as a result in the past 8 months. I actually have gotten a bit too thin for my liking but I have had all blood work done and doctors are saying stay with whatever i am doing. I still take a 300mg gabapentin at night becuase by 9 or 10 PM the burning starts to kick in. I would prefer to not be taking it though, hope i can get there at some point.