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Originally Posted by rose_thorn98
Burning, prickly, itchy, electric shocks, deep muscle ache, deep bone pain, feels like someone poured gas on me and set me on fire. Muscle twitches too. All this is all over body, from head to toes. But worse on face and feet. Pain is 24/7. With no meds pain level is 9, with 150 mg. Lyrica a day pain is 2-4. I have yet to have a full relief with meds....but still hoping.
My opinion is that you should take the meds you need to get enough relief to live and function in a normal life. If you get dependant upon them, so what, because what kind of normal life can we lead if we are a level 9 pain all the time. That is not a functional life. Nobody can be a good person, wife, husband, mother, employee, etc...if they are in so much pain they can't function. But of course, be aware of side effects, and remember that not everyone get the same side effects. So we all must do what is best for us, and no guilt about it.
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I am not at all afraid of getting dependent on a drug, I just said those words to someone the other day. Quality of life is much more important, I want to be and feel myself as much as I can.
I have everything you named except muscle and bone pain. I do get the twitches, but not as much as I used to. I also get a feeling like water is being splashed on me. Mine too is every second of the day, I believe it must stop when I sleep though, I am a light sleeper and I am not awakened by any sensations. With the 1200 mg. of Gabapentin instead of a sensation every second of the day, I feel about 20-25 a day. A big difference! The side effect is weight gain for me (why couldn't it be weight loss, I may have been happy about this mystery disease.......lol!)