What Causes Severe Diarrhea, Back Pain And Burning Sensation On Feet?

Posted on Tue, 8 Dec 2015

Question: I have a burning feeling in the bridge of my feet; my doctor has been treating this with Neurontin 300mg 3 times day. for 3 months. last week I had severe diarea days witch lasted for 4 days bad back ache and numbness in my legs. I have come off of these pills. they caused more pain than before ,
I cannot get to see my GP before 2 Dec please advise E mail add YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Neurontin should be tapered, amytriptiline or pregabalin could work.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.

I have read your question and understand your concerns.

I guess you've been treated about peripheral neuropathy.

I need first to know if the cause of neuropathy is discovered, because fighting the cause should improve the symptoms too.

I also need to know if nerve conduction study concluded in finding compression of nerves, or not.

One possible condition that is resolved by a minimal surgical procedure is bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome.

Since you experienced side effects of Neurontin use, stopping it is the best thing to do, but it should be done by decreasing the dose gradually.

Other possible symptomatic treatments include use of amytriptiline, or pregabalin (Lyrica).

Both are prescription drugs, so, there is need to discuss with your primary care Doctor about their prescription and use.

Hope you found the answer helpful.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Greetings.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj