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Your journal(good idea) sounds like the start of Neuropathy.We as a forum have a desire to help if we can. If you read long enough you will find that all people are individual in their symptoms and remedies and not very many hard and fast rules. My first questions would be are you diabetic? My second question is do you know your b-12 number? I had taken Metformin for years and my b-12 was at 119 where 400 is bottom of acceptable. My advice about the Tramadol is to take it as prescribed for pain. It is just a little better than Tylenol and not that radical. If you experience burning and tender skin surfaces, Mortons Epsom Salt Lotion allowed me to use bedsheets again. You can use the search function here in the toolbar(minimum 4 charachters) to read about the specific things you want. Join the fight on the Periferal Neuropathy forum. Just scroll down until you see it. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.