I'm happy to join all of you good people. I know I'll get great support from all of you regarding my 5+ years battle with pn. I'm also a diabetic who has my diabetes under control in a big way, so my foot pain is idiopathic as they say. Still hurts pretty bad just the same at times. I take only one 500 mg metformin a day, plus a lyrica every 4 hours, and also a cymbalta antidepressant once a day. Wondering if anyone knows if any of these meds could be the cause of my 40 lb weight gain in the past 5 years. I'd appreciate any input that you might have. Thanks in advance, and I'm looking forward to our communications. Joyce

Hi, OCtB! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

Have a look around, we have forums for each of the conditions you mentioned.

On the weight gain, it's too broad a guess to say one thing over another is a cause without knowing a lot more. Your prescribing doc(s) would better be able to pinpoint the root cause.

Look around and feel free to jump in anywhere. If you need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask us!

Hi Joyce and Welcome! I tried Lyrica a couple of yrs ago, but didn't like the way it made me feel, so quit taking it. I felt like I was loopy half the time. I don't have any experience w/Cymbalta, so can't help you there either.

But, one thing about this board, is that usually someone will come along and be able to help you... Glad to have you w/us..

Hi Joyce! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

--with the exception of Topomax (which has the opposite effect, generally) can cause weight gain; they all tend to promote fluid retention (not to mention carb cravings).

You should come on over to the peripheral neuropathy board:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...sprune=-1&f=20

--lots of good people and expertise over there. (We discuss med side effects--especially weight gain--on a pretty regular basis. It's all too common.)

BTW, having well-controlled diabetes does not preclude micro-vascular ischemic neuropathy from the condition, unfortunately. There is more and more evidence that even impaired glucose tolerance well before frank diabetes would be diagnosed can result in neuropathy, and that one needn't have diabetes for years, or have it raging wildly out of control, to have neuropathy symptoms. (If you search posts I've made, you'll find some dicussions and references on this subject.)

Joyce,

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Nice to see you have come to be with us. There are a good number of people to assist everyone. Looking forward to seeing you around. Again welome!

Darlene