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Originally Posted by SydeTrack
.........I was just diagnosed with Small Fiber Neuropathy after 3 years of medical testing. We are now looking for a cause.
.....I am also on Tramadol that I take as needed. I am supposed to take 1 50mg Tramadol 4 times a day but I find that I usually take 2-3 of them at a time, only when I need it.
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Brian,
3 years to find
SFN?
A
"SKIN PUNCH BIOPSY" should have been in your
first panel of tests and you would have known the results in about
6 weeks!
(3 yrs ago)
If your medical facility doesn't do it, there is a
mail-order kit
from
Johns Hopkins - the guys who
invented the test.
Tramadol is designed to work not as an as-needed med but to be at a
steady level of med in your system
24/7.
Two or 3 at a time can lead to severe complications.
I take
Tramadol (Ultram) 100mg 3x day along with my Lyrica
(used to be gabapentin til I switched) to help reduce symptoms & pain.
What kind of doctor are you seeing? Seems to be a day late, on mostly everything. A
PN specialist should be seen, not just any neurologist.