Welcome mblair.

If youre taking Neurontin, ask your doctor about taking Omeprazole also, as Neurontin is extrememly harsh on the stomach. I wasnt advised of this, took them for seven months & ended up in hospital vomiting blood... I wouldnt want that to be added to your already extremely busy plate...

I hope you find your answers in the long term, & relief in the short...

Andy, if you took acid blocking drugs for months, you could be low in B12 and folate. Low B12 causes nerve damage.
Have you been tested for low B12?

Wow! You guys are awesome!!!! Your responses make me feel like you all really know what your talking about (and its a huge help to not get responses back like OMG thats crazy!!!?? Whats wrong with you!)

So looking back at the blood results I left off an entire page (Whoops!) I will type those out at the bottom. Not sure what any of it means. The MCV just says Result 90 reference interval 79-97

It is so wild you guys mention the 5-HTP because my husband and I just stumbled across that online last night and have been researching it. We are looking for something to help with my panic and anxiety disorder but dont want anything else to do with SSRIs. We have been reading some really fantastic stuff about it (and of course some scary stuff too but thats with anything) Im seriously excited about trying it!!! My Dr. only recommended the Neurontin IF I agree to take it but when she told me about all the side effects I said no. (Ive had all I can handle of side effects!) She NEVER mentioned any explanation for why this could be happening and the explanations with links above make PERFECT sense!! Why would a DR not know all of that!!?? I did ask her for a recommendation for something natural for my anxiety and she said L-theanine. Looking it up is when we found out about the 5-HTP. I am SO hopeful that it will be a life changer for me. I hear for some people it even helps with pain..

Okay so here are the rest of the things she tested for:

Glucose
BUN
Creatinine
eGFR
BUN/Creatinine Ratio (Was 26 and said HIGH)
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide
Calcium
Protein
Albumin
Globulin
A/G Ratio
Bilirubin
Alkaline Phosphatase
AST
ALF
TSH
Lyme Disease
RA

At the bottom it said

Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 22.6 LOW
Vitamin D deficiency has been detected.

The vitamin D deficiency, and masking by the SSRI, could account for some of it right there.

vitamin d deficiency foot pain

Sometimes doctors prescribe a megadose type of vitamin D. Before purchasing/taking, find out if it's D2 or D3. D2 is pretty worthless.

d2 vs. d3

Vitamin D and Peripheral Neuropathy:

You can get D3 OTC fairly inexpensively, which should do the job. I take 5000 IU/day.

Doc

I havent, but I am taking high dose B12 vitamins on docs orders, so maybe they did & didnt let me know... Most docs I have seen have been next to useless & I am only on the course I am now, after made a complaint. But I wont hijack this thread, & I will ask my doctor when I next see them about low B12 :-)

Oral B12 should be at least 1000mcg (1mg)...

Andy--what dose are you taking?

Im taking 3000mcg daily, but can up that... Docs were pretty ambiguous about them & it was a bit of an afterthought...

Okay, make sure you take that on an empty stomach. If food is present the absorption will be seriously impaired.

So Ive been ready up more on Serotonin and I am assuming that since ive been off for a couple mths that my levels are low? So Im looking up the effects of low serotonin and if it can cause nerve pain like Im experiencing and I cant find anything?