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Anyone tried Dry Needling or Acupuncture for Pain or Neuropathy?
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hello, nine months ago when my peripheral neuropathy in my feet was getting worse I had acupuncture treatment two times each week for 2 1/2 months. It took about five or six visits before I started feeling improvement. By the end of the sessions my feet were much better, very little pain and tingling etc. Since my sessions have ended my feet and lower legs have gotten much worse and now I'm looking for other methods to control the neuropathy because I don't have Accupuncture available to me anymore. I use capsacian cream, lidocaine, CBD gummys, and occasionally when the pain gets intolerable Tylenol and codeine. I am new to the blog of conversations and I'm very excited to find a way to communicate with folks with the same problem that I have.
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Have you tried taking alpha Lipoic acid and Acetyl l carnitine supplements for neuropathy pain in your feet? It has helped me with my small fiber neuropathy (burning, pins and needles, etc. in my feet). Heat seems to make my feet worse and walking too much irritates the nerves. Calm magnesium supplement (mix powder in water and drink) helps some, too.
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Hi Lauren @laurenstedman, Wow! I see that you have been a member since 2012 and this is your first post so I would like to officially welcome you to Connect. I found Connect in 2016 and was also excited to know there were other members with the same problem I have.
If you haven't already checked out the search function of Connect at the top of any page, give it a try. There have been some major improvements to the search in the past year or so. Kudos to the tech team.
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has lots of great information you might find helpful if you haven't already seen it - https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/.
Do you mind sharing a little more about your neuropathy diagnosis?