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Newly diagnosed with Neuropathy - Advice?
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Welcome @duh1eye, You will notice that we changed the title of your discussion a little to hopefully bring in other newer members looking for help with neuropathy. I posted my neuropathy journey in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/. My suggestion would be to keep doing what you are doing now, asking questions and learning as much as you can about the condition and what treatments are available.
There are quite a few members who have started discussions and commented on the topic "neuropathy what helps". Here's a search link with the results - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=neuropathy+what+helps.
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy site is a wealth of information also. Here are a couple of their references that I've found helpful:
-- Living Well with PN: https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/
-- Videos on their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@foundationforperipheralneu4122/videos
If you don't mind, can you share about any treatments that you have tried or found helpful?
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I found what helps in the calves and legs - gluts is stretches, good shoes and walking.
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Thank you, John, for your speedy and helpful response. I have just begun to peruse the extensive Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy website, and your suggestions will give me a good place to begin my exploration. Fortunately, I have not experienced pain, so I have not yet needed pain relief. I began 600 mg/day of ALA, a couple of weeks ago, and I just ordered r-ALA, which I’ve read is more effective. I will likely switch to that when it arrives. Other than staying physically active, doubling down on a healthy diet, and making sure I get good sleep, that’s about all I’ve done, to this point. I have had a series of Bemer treatments, which have helped my knee arthritis, but I’m unsure about its potential help for FM. I’m open to suggestions re that.