Hello everybody. Well, my PN hasn't changed much in the past 7 years or so. It still is relegated to my toes. It still befuddles me as to the cause. I did much standing the other night at a very cold parade. My feet burned all evening as did my lower back pain. I've tried to connect sweets to possible diabetic stuff...nope. I'm not diabetic.
I've been on tramadol and lyrica for quite some time...I think they work. The times that I haven't dosed, I have paid the price. I do know that I am not addicted to tramadol. Although, not technically an opiate, it has all the side-effects of opiate withdrawal. This has happened when I have been forced to cut back by my new GP. She says there isn't any definitive proof that tramadol does anything for PN. Well, after so many years of 2 tabs of 50mg 3 times a day, she's cut me back to 4 a day. NOT FUN! I am not taking as much...I suspect that may be a good thing in the long run for my system, but the downside, at least in my mind, is that I do feel more pain. Am I crazy? Should I get off of it and just stay with the lyrica? I see her today. I don't know what to do. She will not let me go back to 6 a day....I do know that.