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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
Hi APJH, Welcome.
IMO, if the gabapentin is not helping the pain, and causing those kinds of side effects, there doesn't seem to be any upside to continuing it, so ask your doctor to wean you off of it (abrubt cessation is not recommended).
Before trying Cymbalta, you might ask your doctor to indulge you and try:
100 mg. Stabilized R-Lipoic Acid (1/day)
500 mg. Acetyl L Carnitine (2/day, 12 hrs. apart)
100 mg. Pantothenic Acid (1/day)
You can take these with the B-12, which should be on an empty stomach.
Doc
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Hi Doc. Thanks for your advice. I did talk to my doctor at length and he thinks, based on my history, symptoms, etc., that Cymbalta will help with both pain and depression. So I've started on 30mg a day, while I wean off the gabapentin (down from 900mg to 600mg so far).
I am taking B-12 daily, as my number was quite low (270), though my doc says I shouldn't take more than 1000mcg for now.
Thanks again for your input.
Be well,
APJH