I take the gabapentin for this reason!

Sa Tait, I don't know if you still come on here but, I wanted you ro kow your not alone . I did the same thing not knowing it was my fibro doing it . I hope you finally found a doctor to help you . I have one now my self but sadly I'm allergic to anything that could help so I'm trying to find other ways to get it to not flare up so much. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hang in there we will get though this together.

I have had fibro and lupus for over 20 years. I had a sever flare up of the fibro a couple of months ago and for the first time ever developed Neuropathy, which is what everyone seems to be describing. My fibro attack was triggered by high dose steroid shot for Lupus. After 2 months of Neuropathy the symptoms eventually calmed down. Very frightening experience. I Could not take a luke warm shower without feeling scalded, numbness, creep crawler feeling, shooting pains, pins and needles all throughout my body from head to toe! I choose to just wait it out and not take gabapentin, so I can't give advice on this med. Keep hope everyone, it can go away as flare subsides. Hugs...

Yes Steele, I have the same problem and you want to scream because there is nothing that is comfortable about it at all and sometimes I just want scream. For it feels like I'm in body that doesn't want me. I hope you feel better, God Bless you always.

I was just getting ready to ask this question too. I've had fibro for over forty years, but never suffered as

much as some others for which I was very grateful. Over a year ago I severely broke my wrist and the pain

just never seemed to get better. Within six months it travelled up my arm then into the opposite hand. Then

the burning, tingling pain started all over my body. It feels like an electrified mesh body suit. By evening I do

sometimes feel like I am going to lose my mind. I am on gabapentin and am now up to 1250 MGs and it

might be helping little bit, but still very painful. I also visibly twitch. One doctor suggested it might be

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, but bone tests didn't indicate the usual uptake of dye at the original

break site. After reading about others having this symptom, I'm beginning to think maybe this is a huge fibro
flair.

Thanks all for being on this site and sharing information. I have a very supportive husband, but even he admits it is hard to understand what this is like unless you've experienced it.