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Originally Posted by jakatak
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.
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It's not clear to me if the tramadol was prescribed for your neuropathy or lower back pain, or what kind of pain (neuropathic from PN or nociceptive pain from some other cause) you're feeling more of. You may have more than just PN going on, which may require something other than Lyrica.
You may not be addicted to tramadol, but probably are dependent on it, which is what's causing the withdrawal symptoms. The good news is that
those symptoms should be temporary. But, if after getting past that point you're still in significant pain, that needs to be addressed.
Google:
talk doctor pain
Let us know how the appointment goes.
Doc