I was on it for a number of weeks before I noticed any difference. Strangley though, when I was in hospital last year for my cancer sir jury, the pain completely disappeared....I mean completely. Mind you, it could have been due to the fact that I was still getting my "then" dose of 300 mg/daily along with Gabapentin which is also a drug for nerve pain but at that time it was for the nerve pain in my chest due to the sir jury. Hmmmm, I have lots of Gabapentin left, I should experiment with that. ha!
Peripheral Neuropathy can be due to many things but more commonly, long term diabetics get it. I was borderline diabetic for years with no treatment and that's what the docs think may have caused this. I'm now a full-blown type 2 diabetic and taking meds to keep that under control.
Yes, loss of concentration and while I'm at it....my typing speed has gone down alot and I need to think about what I'm typing in order to get the words out there. I can't remember what I started off with, could have been 50 mg twice a day. The pain in my feet is constant, no worse at night, just the same all day and night long. Before taking Lyrica, the pain interfered with my daily life and putting shoes on and walking in shoes was terrible. Now, at least I can be comfortable when walking and the pain does not wake me up at night. I've made a conscious choice to stay on it because it does work.
Edit: ...and a word about Gabapentin. As the docs explained it to me "it scrambles the brain so that the pain signals don't get to the brain to say "hey, that hurts". Lyrica is from the same family. It doesn't work exactly the same way but from experience it has to do something similar. Don't get me wrong, you're not walking around with your head in the clouds...it's just a very subtle change.
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I know I lost my appetite with Cymbalta and lost some weight too. That was great. Not only did the Cymbalta kill my appetite and help with the nerve pain a little, it made me feel like a new person. I'm already missing that.
I hope you continue to get relief. Have you ever tried Cymbalta?
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