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Any advice/help appreciated ? Treatment induced neuropathy

@ridder - As I said in my earlier post, I have tried all of them and nothing has worked either alone or in combination. Again, as far as I can see, reactions to the various medications is highly individual so don't raise your hopes over something that worked for somebody else, or put off by those, like me, who have found no relief. Keep trying and I hope you find something that works for you. There are loads to go at if you have a helpful, and interested GP.

Amitriptyline was quite interesting for me. It did nothing for the neuropathy but when I stopped it I had a few weeks of the most amazing psychedelic, technicolour dreams. One of the more interesting side effects of that medication.

Also, my experience of all these medications is that that dosage is built up very slowly until you find a dose that either works for you or the side effects are worse than the neuropathy. Never got much higher than half the recommended maximum dose on any of the standard medications before I had to stop them as they brought me to a grinding halt.

Not tried Alpha Lipoic acid. All my experimentation has been done under the guidance of my GP and that is not on his radar.
 
I take pregabalin but going to talk to my GP about amitriptyline or duloxetine to take alongside it. What doses of each are you taking? Anything to help!
2x10mg amitriptyline taken at night...they a good muscle relaxant.
1x150gm pregabalin in morning and at night. If in pain over and above I can take an extra 1 midday ish; tbh that's rare these days, can cope with legs and feet but when the face gets an attack it drives me up the wall. The attacks in general do build up regardless but then stop more or less until next time.
 
Fingers crossed you find your own personal combination of meds to bring you some relief @ridder
 
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