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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 28 4:54pm | Replies (3050)
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@weinham007

Hi
I have had peripheral neuropathy going on five years now. The pain is unbearable! I have given up on Gabapentin as it does nothing to help me. The Doctors had me take all the way to 800mg Three times a day along with 60 mg Cymbalta every night.

I feel no doctor can help me. I have been through the mill.

I have Diabetes 2 and take Ozempic once a week on the lowest dose.

My new Diabetes doctor would like me to take a Vitamin B Complex with Alpha Lipoic vitamin for my pain. I have had tingling in my whole body since I had 3 weeks of radiation therapy for breast cancer which I pray is still gone. It feels like sand paper is all over me with the PN.

Does anyone else feel this way?

I will start my vitamin schedule this coming Wednesday.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Aug 16 1:14pm

Welcome @weinham007, Sorry to hear the medication isn't helping with your neuropathy pain. If you haven't already seen the website, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (https://www.foundationforpn.org/) has a good list of supplements, including the ones you are starting, that have shown to help with neuropathy in their document of complementary and alternative treatments here - https://www.foundationforpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Complementary-and-Alternative-Treatments-Revised-2020-final.-1.pdf.

There are also quite a few discussions on diabetic neuropathy you might want to scan through. Here is a link that shows the discussions and comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=diabetic+neuropathy.

Have you been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy?

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julkun | @julkun | Oct 28 10:08am

Sorry for your pain. I too, have PN (in my feet). I too, have Diabetes 2 but I don't take Ozempic. I too, have tried Gabapentin, Cymbalta, Vitamin B, Alpha Lipoic acid and more. I've tried many treatments, creams, blah. blah. Nothing has worked. Not even a little. I am strongly considering a spinal cord stimulator. I will definitely try the trial for about 1 week. If it works to a degree, I will have the implanted SCS. I have very little to lose with the trial. Did you ever consider this? I pray for you.

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