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Alcohol Neuropathy???

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@lpkristen

I also was diagnosed with Alcohol Neuropathy. I was really feeling so helpless for a while. I tried all the drugs, chiropractor, TENs, acupuncture etc, Nothing really relieved the major symptoms.
I am here to say that I finally tried cold laser therapy and I swear my symptoms are 80% better. I realized this is for life but I will take anything at this point. I encourage anybody with neuropathy to try it. My laser therapist also has me doing exercises such as spelling the alphabet with my ankles, rolling my foot on a golf ball, wearing toe separators and some other methods that are non traditional.
Doctors won't tell you about this because they just want to keep drugs down your throat. (my opinion only)
The biggest issue, insurance won't cover it.
I hope somebody has had the same experience and care share their story.

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Welcome @lpkristen, Glad to hear that you have found a treatment that provides you some relief. Being your own advocate and learning about the condition and what treatments are available is one of the keys to living better with neuropathy. Thanks for sharing what helped you. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has a list of complementary and alternative treatments that I think also include cold laser therapy - https://www.foundationforpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Complementary-and-Alternative-Treatments-Revised-2020-final.-1.pdf.

There are others who have shared their experience with laser therapy in other discussions on Connect. Here is a list of the discussions if you want to scan through them - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=laser%20therapy%20for%20neuropathy