Hello everyone. My father is dealing with peripheral neuropathy after having several rounds of docetaxel and jevtana. Hence, I would like to ask what can he take that would significantly improve this adverse effects from the chemotherapy agents?
He is only taking 100 mg of gabapentin a day because it tends to make him tired. Should he increase the dose and/or frequency? Is there anything else that would not lead to fatigue?
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The dose of gabapentin could be increased up to 3000 mg a day. He is taking a very low dose and it is not effective to control the paresthesias (burning, tingling, etc). He has to take increasing doses of gabapentin until the drug start controlling the paresthesias,
He should talk with the doctors about increasing the dose. He could also consult with a neurologist and see what he thinks.
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