My husband has had PN for 18 years. Neurontin made him deathly sick (it obviously has not done this for you, so that's a good thing).

They tried Lyrica. While it didn't make him sick, it did absolutely nothing.

They tried elavil. IT WORKED, no pain. But he itched like he was dumped in a river of poison ivy. So he had to quit.

Pain meds (except for the Fenanyl Patch), did NOTHING for his nerve pain.

He was on the Fentanyl patch YEARS ago, and THAT WORKED JUST FINE, But (in his case), that had to increase the dosage and after you hit a certain point, they can't increase it.

So he went to a chiropractic neurologist who worked on his body.

He now is on NOTHING for his PN. And while he does have it between the toes, it's no where near what it was 6 years ago.

So I gather that Neurontin, Lyrica, and the other meds DO work for others, but some people can't take them.

Best of luck

Melody