Nerve pain

[Luke1993]

Hello I am making a post for my finance she has been going through for over a year and still not any further forward while going through nhs.

Nerve pain / neurological pain…. What actually works? Awaiting neurologist appointment at the beginning of March but have a ct scan on my head next week to see if there are any abnormalities. All my bloods say I’m fine but it’s not just nerve pain. It’s pain in my hands and feet including the pads of my feet and agony in my tendons.

Im trying to be positive but the pain is bad, the confusion is insane can’t put sentences together or communicate properly. And some of the symptoms I’m experiencing are really strange to say the least….

I just started gabapentin but only on 400mg per day they upped that from 300mg per day so waiting to get another increase

I’m looking for the best different holistic recommendations, but really any recommendations I can speak to my doctors about….if anyone has any, even one, it would make such a difference

[OSTEOARTHRITISRA]

Hi id persevere with the gabepentin

first

If that does not work the

Pregablin

If the pain is bad you tend to go up to the high dose

If you can handle the side effects

Gabepentin upto 2700mg a day

Your still low if in pain keep going back to docs for the increase to see if helps

The

Pregablin

Is uoto to

600mg max i find that helped more than the gabepentin

Everyone different though

Some get the same relief from the gabepentin

There is other meds

For some a pain med along side helps and paracetamol as paracetamol helps other meds work better

All with docs permission

[PainConcernProjects Partner Community Champion Pain Concern]

Hi,

Thank you for sharing your pain experiences.

You are very welcome to attend one of your pain education sessions. This is delivered by people with lived experience of pain and aims to provide a better understanding of pain to help you manage your condition more effectively in the long term. More information, including booking, can be found here: painconcern.org.uk/pain-edu...

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We also have a navigator tool that aims to help discussion between patients and health care professionals. Further information is here: painconcern.org.uk/the-navi...

I hope that information is helpful, and that you are able to manage your pain more easily soon. I know from experience that it can be a difficult journey when trying to find out the cause of pain and also to manage it. It is great that you are reaching out for support and open to holistic approaches too.

-Pain Concern Admin