I have type 2 diabetes and have been having horrible neuropathy pain in my feet for almost a year now. I'm on cymbalta and lyrica for the pain but it isn't helping anymore. It hasn't helped for months now. For the last two months I had horrible kidney stones and had to have two stints for my kidneys. I was taking vicodin for the pain pretty much the whole time but i tried to just take it mostly at night. For those two months I had hardly any pain from the neuropathy because the vicodin was taking that away, obviously. I had my stints removed about 2 weeks ago and therefore they stopped giving me the vicodin. These last 3 weeks have been hell for me, the pain in my feet is so bad i can hardly stand it. Nothing works for the pain. I take tylenol pm to get to sleep but am awake about 4 hours later with the horrible pain and can't sleep anymore. I went back to my neurologist today and she gave me something called voltaren gel to see if it helps for the horrible burning. I hope it helps because I don't know how much longer i can take this pain and it's started to make me really depressed. If the vicodin helped for the pain why can't they just give it to me, i mean if it works? Does anyone else here take any kind of pain meds like that for their neuropathy? Can I not demand for them to give me the pain medicine? I know it may be addictive but i'd rather take a pain medicine like that and be able to function in life and actually get some sleep. I have 3 kids to take care of and it's getting really hard to do when i'm getting no sleep and always in pain. Does anyone have any advice for me?
There are some things that can help with neuropathy. First off, tight control of your blood sugars can help this, although the results take time. There are other drugs such as small doses of tri-cyclic antidepressants like amitriptyline, or the more potent anti-seizure meds like Tegetrol (carbamazepine), Dilantin (phenytoin), and Neurontin (gabapentin). These can help with the pain, but will not address the underlying problem that is caused by uncontrolled blood sugars.
There are also supplements that can help, but again, these take time. The supplements are: ALA (alpha lipoic acid), GLA (gamma linolenic acid) and vitamin C. This combination, taken together, is known as the DPN (diabetic peripheral neuropathy) cocktail. I have taken the ala and gla separately but together with vitamin c and it has helped.
I also have diabetic peripheral neuropathy and neuropathy due to breaking my neck(permanent nerve damage to arm and back). I've been on the same stuff you have with minimal results so just for fun, tried taking a B12 supplement(500mcgs)...it worked. So now my doc has added B6(100 mgs). Brought it down to a dull roar that I can cope with.
my dr. prescribed gabapentin the generic for neurontin,for myfeet tingling and leg pain, started out with 300mg than went up to 300mg twice a day it seems to help,as far as lyrica goes itried it but it made my hands swell i stopped it but this was my experiance only, good luck with your diabetes. do you see an endocrinologist?
There are some things that can help with neuropathy. First off, tight control of your blood sugars can help this, although the results take time. There are other drugs such as small doses of tri-cyclic antidepressants like amitriptyline, or the more potent anti-seizure meds like Tegetrol (carbamazepine), Dilantin (phenytoin), and Neurontin (gabapentin). These can help with the pain, but will not address the underlying problem that is caused by uncontrolled blood sugars.
There are also supplements that can help, but again, these take time. The supplements are: ALA (alpha lipoic acid), GLA (gamma linolenic acid) and vitamin C. This combination, taken together, is known as the DPN (diabetic peripheral neuropathy) cocktail. I have taken the ala and gla separately but together with vitamin c and it has helped.
Sorry I can't be more help.
thank you very much for your help and I will try the DPN, I will try anything right now! Also, I have tried the amitriptlyline and the gabapentin and both didn't help me. Oh and also tried mirapex.
neuropathy pain is killing me! 
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