I was diagnosed a couple of years ago and continued to work full time. Next week i'll be working part-time to take care of this...there has to be another way to treat this besides mexiletine. I just don't feel comfortable taking it with the side effects and such since there wasn't a dramatic difference. Trying to do research on the net for this is like running in circles. I want to find a doctor that is willing to experiment...what do you have to lose when your in pain every second of the day, right? I'm tired of reading that this is not a painful disease when that is absolutely 100 % false.