For two years, Gabapentin made me look 15 years older. It never freed me from the suffering of tingling, numbness, and burning in my feet and back. If it hadn't been for the help of a holistic doctor, I would have never walked again without losing my balance or slept through the night without pain.
Even after retiring, I was always an active woman. I woke up early to walk with my neighborhood friends, spent hours tending the garden, kept up with the housework, and dedicated my time to my family.
Everything turned into a nightmare once I began living with something I had never felt before.
When the doctor told me it was neuropathy and prescribed Gabapentin, I believed my life would get better and that I would return to doing all the things I loved. He even warned me:
"Unfortunately, this is a tricky disease, treatments are limited, Gabapentin is the main option. But you need to understand that age has caught up with you, and many patients like you end up needing a walker or even a wheelchair. So be very careful with falls." — The Doctor
At that moment, I didn't want to believe what I was hearing. How could someone like me, active, walking every day, caring for my home and garden, end up in a wheelchair? In my mind, it was simple: I'd just take the medication and soon I'd be fine again.
But the disappointment was huge, because instead of getting better, I felt like my life was only going downhill.
The worst part is my husband seemed to notice before I did what Gabapentin was doing to me. I still denied it, but he let it out with a firm voice:
"You're not the same anymore, you're irritable, short-tempered about everything, like you've lost the patience and joy you always had. This drug isn't just weakening you, it's changing who you are." — My Husband
His words echoed in my head. I didn't want to admit it, but something in me really was different, I could feel it, even if I couldn't control it.
After a few weeks, I got worse. The numbness increased, I began to feel stabbing pains and a burning sensation, while at the same time my feet were as stiff as blocks of ice, with no sensitivity.
The Fall
One afternoon, while walking through the living room, my feet simply didn't respond. My body collapsed and I fell hard on the floor. I stayed there for a few seconds, paralyzed, trying to understand what had just happened, my heart racing, fear and shame taking over me.
My husband rushed over, lifted me with effort, and snapped:
"This doesn't make sense. You started this treatment to get better, but every day I only see you weaker. Something is wrong here." — My Husband
Frightened, I went back to the doctor. He increased my Gabapentin dosage and said firmly:
"This is the most recommended medication for your case. I know it doesn't work overnight, but it's the most effective thing we have against neuropathy. You need patience... and you should start thinking about using a walker." — The Doctor
I left in silence, unable to believe what I had just heard. I refused to accept my life had come to this point.
A few days later, my husband walked into the living room with a large box. Without a word, he set it down and began assembling the pieces until the shape was unmistakable: a walker. My heart sank; every click sounded like it was stripping away my dignity.
Against my will, I learned to live with the walker, through days always marked by pain. Sometimes it eased a little, but many days the medicine did nothing at all, only left me lost, confused, and forgetful. I shuffled through the rooms like a zombie, lifeless, just existing.
I'll never forget the day my sister came to visit after months. She looked at me silently for a few seconds and then blurted out:
"My God, what happened to you? You look like you've aged 15 years since the last time I saw you." — My Sister
She said she had come to help, but those words pushed me even further down into the pit. It felt like she ripped away the little strength I had left.
Leaning on the walker, I stood in front of the mirror and barely recognized who was staring back.
In just 2 years of neuropathy, my appearance looked 15 years older. My swollen, heavy body carried an old age I had never felt so close before.
After my sister left, my mind wouldn't stop replaying her words. The image in the mirror disgusted me; I felt repulsed by myself. If I felt this way, imagine what my husband thought, seeing me like that, in a state he had never seen in his life.
Since neuropathy entered my life, everything had fallen apart. My husband and I fought constantly, our intimacy was gone, because I lived in pain and Gabapentin only brought side effects. I had never seen a medication cause more problems than solve the very problem it was made for.
That same day I grabbed the Gabapentin leaflet and read it. Every symptom I felt was there: dizziness, confusion, brain fog, even weight gain and swelling. That's when I realized the damage this drug was causing and I quit immediately.
The pain, tingling, and burning stayed, but at least the fog in my head started to lift. It was like pulling a veil from my eyes, though I was still trapped in the torment of neuropathy.
At night, the pain still wouldn't let me rest. I tossed and turned, trying to find a position without pain, but it was impossible. Sometimes the pain was so overwhelming I would lie awake thinking, "God, let me sleep and never wake up."
Until one of those sleepless nights, I found a video from a doctor—but not an ordinary doctor, one who refused to follow traditional medicine.
He explained something I had never heard before: that pain doesn't come only from nerve damage or aging; everything is connected to a pain molecule. But his great discovery was that it was possible to interrupt this cycle naturally, with a simple yellow vitamin that regenerates the nerve's protective covering, bringing real relief from pain and blocking the wrong signals that cause tingling and burning.
I watched carefully, and to my surprise, I already had some of the ingredients at home. I decided to try it.
Within a few days
I started noticing the difference.
By the first week
The burning in my feet had eased a lot. I began to feel more secure with my balance and abandoned that walker. I managed to take small steps without feeling like I was dragging blocks of ice. Every night I went to bed and woke up eager to take that yellow vitamin; it was like I instantly felt better. It felt as if my brain was waking up my body, one nerve at a time.
By the second week
The burning had almost disappeared. The numbness began to fade. I was even able to start my walks again. And I finally slept through the night, without waking up, without turning from side to side, without searching for a better position.
I've been getting a little better each week.
I just wish I had discovered this sooner.
Now I can't stop telling everyone what I learned from that doctor, and I even left his video along with this post. If you want to know more, just click below. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me.
I only ask that you share it, to help more people suffering from this terrible condition.
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