Gaba gets different results from different people so I will only relate my experience. I know that many go upward of 3000 mg/day so be ready if your Dr. suggests more dosage. I went up to 900 per day and had a little"brain fog" but no real issues. I quit it after a time because I thought it ineffective until I quit it. I realized that it had been doing a little good because the pins, needles,zaps increased without it. Being stubborn I am still off of it but would start back again if I became worse. I didn't get any sense of pulse changes. My stream of symptoms have changed over time so it's like the weather. The changes for me would cycle in and out about every six months. Ranging from pins, needles,zaps to deep muscle and lumbar,hip, knee pain. Medications that I am currently OFF are Hydrocodone-Gaba-Ambien. As far as your work, the less you think about PN the smaller it looms. Please don't quit because you THINK you have to. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.

Geez i already feel sick to my stomach on a couple of hundred mgs. I hope there's something else that works. How are you handling the pain since you're off the 3 mentioned meds?

Cliffman

first symptoms the pain is a lot more manageable. I still keep a RX of Tylenol with codiine to take on road trips. You might hang in there with the Gaba, maybe your stomach will get used to it. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.

Have any of you tried benfotiamine? It's a form of B-1 that's available in the United States now. They've been using it in Japan for neuropathy pain for years. I know it's available from iHerb and Amazon, and I got a great deal of relief when I first tried it. I now use it twice a day, 150 mg each time. The brand I order is Doctors Best from iHerb.

I have not tired Benfotaimine. Looks well worth taking. Thank you!

Cliffman

Thanks for the encouragement Ken!

I am a CPA. I work seasonally in tax, usually January - July. I sit at a desk all day so it's not too bad, but I am usually really looking forward to July.

If it wasn't for these breaks I don't think I could do it. The pain level is just too much.

I'm happy to hear you get a break...it's not easy at all trying to work.

Cliffman

I've been taking Doctor's Best Benfotiamine 150 for a few months and I truly believe it has helped with my SFN symptoms. The dosage according to what I read on a post I believe from MrsD is 300mg for the 1st month and 150mg after.

I also take Gabapentin (3) 100mg capsules WITH dinner. I can make it through the day but night can be bad. It took 2 weeks for my body to get use to it. I'm sure it helps with the burning and twitches because about an hour after I take it my sensations are considerably milder. If not for that I would get off of it.

I also use Aspercreme with Lidocaine for burning/pain and Morton's Epsom Salts for twitches. Also Topricin Cream is good.

I am looking into getting a compounded topical cream that includes Gabapentin and some other ingredients. Your doctor would need to be involved with that. There are posts on this if you search "compounding cream"

I didn't respond initially because I am retired and didn't fit into "Full or part time?" I was a teacher and if this had started when I was working I can't imagine what I'd have done. Probably been fired! Sleep is the minimum requirement to being surrounded by middle school students all day long