what were you able to do for your nerve issue that could get you off a strong painkiller?
The physician put me on 1,800 mg of gabapentin a day initially, which took away the nerve issue. I eventually cut back to 1,200 a day. Then she told me I should cut back further. That is when I started digging into why. Found out it had been relisted as a Schedule 1 narcotic. My doctor never told me why she wanted me to cut back. I had to figure it out. Once I did, I decided I wanted off. I tried cold turkey, made me sick. I spoke to my current physician and was told don’t do that, it could kill you. So I progressively back stepped down to 100 mg per day, and then quite all together.
I spent 50 years walking on steel decks of ships, or concrete and asphalt docks. Not good on the back, knees and feet.
Once I retired a second time, things got better. Now I walk on dirt for the most part. Plus use proper insoles. I am old, so I expect a certain amount of aches and pains. I have nothing that compares to the sciatica. I do stay fairly active.
Kratom does help with the occasional bouts of “Drat that just hurts”.
Sorry for the long answer.
Gunner
for nerve pain- do vitamin B-12 AND Lion’s Mane- both are supposed to heal and regenerate nerves i guess- good for htings liek peripheral neuropathy pain- diabetic pain etc- also good for boosting memory and helping with mental problems like alzheimer’s and help with things like parkinsons-
Here’s a medical site’s take on Lion’s Mane:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23510212