Leg pain

[Ann-e]

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 4wks ago but the pain in my legsis sheer agony please help

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi Ann-e did you mean to post this in the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation community?

[fbirder]

As Clive says, you really need to ask this in the diabetes forum.

However, I do have some experience with neuropathic pain (although it’s not caused by diabetes or B12 deficiency).

The most common drugs given are anti-epileptics (gabapentin and pregabalin) or anti-depressants (most commonly amitriptyline). Despite being developed for other conditions they do work for neuropathic pain where other common analgesics do nothing.

I take gabapentin (300 mg three times a day) and it keeps the pain down to a reasonable level. When it doesn’t, and my pain is particularly bad, keeping me awake at night, I can take codeine - but not for more than three nights running.

However, I’ve not needed the codeine for many months. Not since I’ve started taking alpha lipoic acid (600 mg, three times a day).

I’m also trying to use cannabidiol (vaping it). But it doesn’t seem to be doing much at all.