First, I want to be clear, I don't have diabetes. The neuropathy is idiopathic or possibly due to my Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. In the past year I've simply been treated for pain; that appears...
Whatever you do, don't tell your doctor about this. I've been screwed 100% of the time that I did....
Five milligrams of Ambien results in three to four hours of relief from my neuropathy...that is 100% relief. Lyrica helps a little, fentanyl helps a little, norco helps a little but 5mg of Ambien...
Yes, I get 50 - 80% relief with Hydrocodone and 100% relief with Ambien. There has got to be some analog out there that will do the same thing without the hypnotic effect...