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A member asked:
Good medication to relieve symtpoms of small fiber neuropathy with few side effects? gabapentin caused too many side effects.
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Other options includ: You could try some other options. Two that I have used successfully include Lyrica (pregabalin) which is similar to gabapentin, but is a newer generation. Older drugs such as amitryptyline ; nortriptyline may also help.
Answered 6/27/2014
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