The past 3 days have been more painful than I've had in a while, and I don't know what triggered it, but here I am.

When I lie down, it seems like stabbing nerve pain is shooting right through my shin and won't stop -- though sometimes it lessens. Sleep has been screwed up because of this, and I am so tired I don't want to move.

I've begun to wonder whether or not I should see a doctor for this. And who, and what they can do for me.

I took gabapentin in the past but reacted badly to it. I know mostly that or Lyrica is prescribed for nerve pain. So I've been hesitant to see someone, only to get offered something that I won't take.

I've tried LDN and while that's helps somewhat, lately I've had to take a break from it because I began to feel restless on it. I was told it can build up, and sometimes you have to lower the dosage and/or change dosing schedule. I just stopped entirely, though, to see what my current baseline is.

It's presumed that I developed neuropathy due to an infection attacking my nerves. I've tested negative for diabetes twice including a GTT in the past 3 years. I am overweight, though, and wonder how often I should get rechecked for diabetes since type 2 has become fairly common and I have a few risk factors for it (which I'd like to reduce where I can, such as lose weight, but it's hard to when my condition comes with a lot of fatigue).

So, not sure where to go from here.

I guess I just wanted to get it off my chest that things are hurting more lately and I wish it would stop.

Thanks for listening.