What is Diabetes Type 1
Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as "childhood" or "juvenile" diabetes or "insulin dependent" diabetes) is most commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents. The adult incidence o...
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I have extreme pain from neuropathy of the feet. I can hardly walk and when I do, I cannot walk more than 500 feet. My doctor gave me Gabipentin, but it does nothing. I heard that lyrica is good for neuropathy. Has anyone taken it and does it work? Has anyone had any side effects?
Posted on 07/02/09, 03:07 pm |
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I have diabetic neuropathy too (it's why I am up at 4:30am!) I take Gabapentin and find it reasonably effective. What dose did you take? My dr told me that Gabapentin and Lyrica work in the same way, but he prefers Gabapentin. I have heard a lot of people complain about the side-effects of Lyrica.
I take 600mg in the morning, 300 at lunchtime and then 900 at night. I also take Amitriptyline 75mg at night (it raises your pain threshold). If all else fails I take Tramadol. I can walk only a very short distance now and have to use a wheelchair, I have no sensation in my feet other than pain and so it's really easy for me to fall over. I have had this for about 8 years now and am waiting for a referral to a pain clinic. Feel free to pm me if you'd like to! Lyn 
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