I have severe lower back pain that’s radiating down my legs. What is radiating down my leg are these awful painful spasms. I uncontrollably move my foot in weird directions, my leg uncontrollably shakes & hurts. I understand it’s nerve pain from the doctor . Does nerve pain act like this?
I’ve been taking gabapentin for years for nerve pain in my stomach (severe gut pain that is believed to be caused from several surgeries thanks to a botched gastric bypass).
The back pain radiating to the legs is a separate issue then my gut.
Scared the nerve pain won’t go away?
Question posted by AML12118 on 11 Jan 2018
Last updated on 15 February 2020 by stantam
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stantam
15 Feb 2020
my calf hurt for many years.
Scared55
12 Jan 2018
I'm not sure what your question is. If you are asking if gabapentin usually helps nerve pain, the answer is that it usually does. That doesn't mean that it will with your back issue. It depends on the amount you are taking as well as other things that you really need to discuss with your doctor. Are you saying your doctor told you it was nerve pain but didn't offer a solution, knowing how bad it is for you? If that is truly the case, and you feel he is discounting your pain, then it is time for a second opinion. The nerve pain is coming from something that is not normal. You need that diagnosed first and foremost.
AML12118
12 Jan 2018
Sorry. I was vague. I was asking about gabapentin and it’s effectiveness on their pain. Yes I feel the doctor did not address the issue we meet again in a few days and at that time I will stress upon him the importance. My MRI was the regular and I have compression on my spinal column nerves. I’m thinking about switching to Lyrica. It’s like which is the better drug gabapentin or lyrics?
Scared55
12 Jan 2018
I understand. I was on Lyrica for fibromyalgia and my insurance quit paying for it, so they put me on gabapentin. Ask your doctor if he thinks the Lyrica would be better for your situation. It might be.
AML12118
12 Jan 2018
My MRI was irregular not regular. So he sees the issue at hand.
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