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Originally Posted by hopeful
Hi Marie,
My SFN started just like yours, out of the blue. I thought I was exceptionally healthy. I tried to eat well and exercised 4-6 times a week. I keep looking but I don't know if they will ever find a cause. I agree with Stacey. I am trying to take control of my health. Doctors can be great and caring but they can only go so far. I have a really hard time taking meds. Try not to be too stressed. My neuropathy gets so much worse when I am. I find that since I have started to be healthy I fell better emotionally. At least I feel I am part of the process in my care. Did you started feeling worse emotionally after you started the Lyrica? I couldn't take it because it caused me to be very depressed and I am not usually. It is not like that for everyone though. Many people find it works great. Keep asking questions. There are some really great people here that are willing to help and have great suggestions.  |
Hi Hopeful
Thanks for responding. I always ate healthy. Always ate high fiber food , fish, some meat , fruits and veggies, water and green tea. Never had a weight problem , exercised on TM, long walks and floor work with lite weights. . I thought I was doing everything right but I still got Neuropathy ,with no cause.
Go figure.. I am considered "prediabetic" , (my a1c was 5.7 GTT 167 ). Im believe it was all the high fiber food that caused my predid, altho I thought I was eating "healthy". My Endo dosent think the pred caused the neuropathy.
I have cut back on "good carbs" and have added more meat and nuts, cottage cheese and peanut butter for protein.
All this pain has me confused , angry and now depresssed. I know stress dosent help but I cant help feeling this way. I feel like my body has betrayed me!
Im Still trying to adjust to lyrica, the side effects are still strong only on 50 mgs day. ( 16 days now) Im not sure if the lyrica is making me more depressed or its just me. ( I always had problems with anxiety). Im also afraid that if the lyrica dosesnt help, I may have to stop it. I have read withdrawal form lyrica can be horrid, even slow dosing. Did you have a hard time getting off of lyrica? What do you take for your pain?
Thanks again..