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Cold Feet/Legs, Pain, and No Sleep

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 8 2:56pm | Replies (20)

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Hi. I'm 65 years old and my neuropathy keeps me from falling asleep - my fingers are the main culprits. I have to shake them all the time. It doesn't bug me as much during the day because I'm active then. The only thing that helps me sleep is kratom. It comes from a plant in Indonesia and is pretty controversial. It had opiode properties and is considered addictive, but the effects - for me anyway - have been beneficial when it comes to sleep. I don't know why it works for me and these other remedies haven't and I guess it's addictive because I need it to sleep. But that would be true of anything else that works. It doesn't make me sleepy, it just takes away the discomfort so I can sleep the way I normally would. I haven't noticed any side effects and I wake up feeling great - not drowsy at all. And I don't wake up with cravings for it! I'm curious if any of you have tried kratom for this purpose. I don't feel comfortable promoting it because there haven't been a lot of studies on it to determine safety, etc. and I'm no expert on any of this stuff. If you're at all interested, just Google kratom and there will be a ton of material to read - and no shortage of opinions!

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Replies to "Hi. I'm 65 years old and my neuropathy keeps me from falling asleep - my fingers..."

I have it in my feet. Was on sleeping pills. Stopped them, as I did not want to depend on addictive pills. I now use Cumin instead. It's natural and has many great benefits, with little negative issues.

Get Organic Ground Cumin. 1/2 hour before bedtime, crush one medium ripe banana into a paste, just like baby food. Then mix in 3/4 tsp. Cumin., and enjoy. It tastes great and is working for me so far. Tip: Don't cut the banana up, leave it whole and crush it with a fork 1/2 inch at a time. Only side effect so far that I have, is it will reduce testosterone, and mild occasional night sweating, but I get the sleep I need, so its not an issue.

Hope this helps.