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Old 04-16-2020, 10:50 PM #11
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600 mg gabapentin and 10 mg Ambien. I would never sleep otherwise. The Ambien not only helps me sleep, it actually helps relieve the pain. I’ve told my doctor it’s not just a sleep aid, it’s a medication and an essential part of my treatment for body wide neuropathy.
Here is a lot of good info on restorative sleep. That Ambien was given the black box warning, I would not touch it, very dangerous.

That Elusive Sleep

On the Neuropathy, a friend was able to get rid of gabapentin when she finally got on grape seed extract, I've talked a lot about this. She had so many S/E on t he gab drug.

And for me, and I take Grape Seed Ex for many years, Inosine has been a huge benefit for the neuropathy I deal with.

Many also talk about ambien and the memory issues. So.....
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some chain drug stores carry their own brand of lidocaine 4% cream... clear, no smell. seems to help
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Moosepack what is sometime called sleep hygiene may help you.

This means learning and then applying good habits for sleeping well.

There is a general account of sleep hygiene here.

Sleep hygiene - Better Health Channel
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