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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blothom" data-source="post: 454848" data-attributes="member: 72293"><p>to Bramhall - I can empathise with your pain, as, although younger than you (58) I felt every bit of 100, with the pain that I suffered through neuropathy. I say suffered, because I think it is now under control! The symptoms are still there, and if I don't take my medication, the pain comes back with a bang, but with the combination I am on now, the pain is muted to the extent that it is a background murmur, and most importantly, I can sleep. You may not like the suggestion that I am about to make, as you say painkillers will drive you nutty, but lack of sleep will get you there far quicker, and is more debilitating. I am on a combination of pregabalin, duloxetine, and a Butrans patch, which is a transdermal patch which gives a constant steady feed of painkiller, without the up and downs of waiting for dose times. You wear it for a week, then change it for a new one. I started on 5mcg per hour, and am now on 10mcg.p.h. I have experimented, and tried the patch on its own, or the meds on their own, and I am straight back into the problem zone. But all three together are doing the job. I can function again, rested and more or less pain free, and I am prepared to deal with consequences should they arise. Right now, I feel fine, and I hope that with my improved bgs, the problem may reduce over time, although I am not holding my breath. Like you, I did not want to take mind altering drugs (antidepressants) but my doctor advised me that the duloxetine is used for children to help solve bedwetting, and that the dose I am on is lower that that, and I have known him long enough to know that he would not risk exposing a child to a drug that would affect their whole life. Sometimes we have to bite the bullet and put our old fears and prejudices behind us, and accept what will help us continue the fight now. I have been given excellent advice here on the forum, and have also been given hope for the future, by other people sharing their pain and experience, , so I hope this may help you. Good luck and all the best for 2014. One day at a time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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