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Originally Posted by groucho
You weren't addressing me, but couldn't resist commenting. My feet also felt like "balloons", and of course, looked perfectly fine. Why don't you try Alpha Lipoic Acid? You can buy it at Walmart or anyplace else. If it works for you, you should notice a difference within a couple of weeks. Wash them down good, or you'll have heartburn. I take 900mg daily, but some report that 600 mg will work for them. ALA also helped me slightly with the pain. Neuro's aren't likely to prescribe pain meds without you giving something like Nortriptyline or Gabapentin a real try.
What in particular didn't you like about the Gabapentin's side effects & what dosage were you at?
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Thanks Groucho for your reply. I was taking 300 mg 3x/day. I was so "high" on it, I would not drive-or ride my horses. I had tried one bottle of ALA and did not see any change. I have on order the R-lipoic acid that Mrs D recommends from Amazon. Even though the Dr's "think" my pn is genetic, I have been taking B12, Jarrow 5000 mcg, for about 4 months now. As there are no uppper limits for B12, I felt it would not hurt for overall health. My impression was that Gabapentin was not exactly a "pain" relieving drug. All my Kaiser dr's "poo poo" any mention of natural or vitimin treatments. I am so glad to have found Neurotalk-who's members support/inform each other from every aspect of treatment options.
J.