Small fiber neuropathy?

Anxiety from PN has been increasing as the numbness in my feet has been increasing. I’ve had PN for many years with no pain recently thanks to LDN (Low dose naltrexone). I have tried everything imaginable for the numbness to no avail & the anxiety is getting too intense.
Does anyone have any solutions for this kind of anxiety?
Tx.
Bruce

Hi Bruce,

I’m so sorry for your level of discomfort. Try (google) ‘square breathing’. I do it until I calm, which is quickly. You spend your time counting so you forget what your were thinking about prior to it.

On inspiration through the nose to a count of 4 second, hold breath to a count of 4, exhale through mouth to a count of 4, hold at exhale for 4 seconds. Repeat.

This also focuses the breath on the “held” breath so we avoid hyperventilation. Which is possible with improper breathing.

When you are used to the 4 counts to 4, you can try visualization during.

All work. Breathing like this when you need to redirect and refocus helps.

I hope you feel better soon.

🙏🏻

SFN also affects the organs gastroparesis( slow digestion) bladder problems and CAN cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Once diagnosed with CAN they give you approximately 6-8 years left to live. You end up with arrhythmias.

Believe it or not, a chiropractor has the decompression tables. Look up Life Force Chiropractory. It should explain.

I have had a punch biopsy and a lower limb nerve conductive study performed by neurologists. I also have a number of MRIs of my cervical, lumbar and sacral areas. Right now with the decompression, we will see how much of this pain is attributed to my herniated disks, and how much the pain, tingling and numbness in all extremeties is due to neuropathy.

My neurologist prescribed Cymbalta. I too suffer from anxiety and depression and neuropathy in all extremities. This has helped my anxiety/depression as well as the neuropathy.

I am on my third week of this and yes it is done by a decompression table with a very professional doctor at a Chiropractor's office.

Not a form of decompression, just an adjustment. It's a table machine device. Topricin is not like lidocaine. Topricin penetrates the nerves. Lidocaine is a numbing agent.
I've had way better relief with Topricin .

Thank you Deb for elaborating on the differences on topricin and lidocaine action.

I think I’ve had that when I was in my early 20’s after a bout with sciatica. I went to a chiropractor who helped me through it.

These days, I would not be brave enough to go to one again.

I laid on a table with some type of rollers (at least that is what it felt like) that moved up and down the body and it did feel good.

I get my decompression first. Then I lay on that rolling table with ice under my lower back (feels wonderful). After that I get on the chiropractic table face down and the doctor uses some sort of 2 pronged device up and down my spine (that hurts). He uses a handheld vibrating massager up and down both sides of my spine and butt cheeks hitting trigger spots and then I'm done until tomorrow. This is all for my spinal decompression which should see if issues are related to my neuropathy.