Welcome @rasmataz49, I'm no medical expert but I think if one is lucky enough to have a specific neuropathy diagnosis other than the dreaded "idiopathic" there may be some hope because you know the cause and there may be treatments to alleviate the pain. I think that a lot of us have negative feelings anytime a new neuropathy "miracle" pill shows up because to us it's just another attempt to sell a product that does not have any clinical testing behind it to prove that it works.

The good thing is that we can help each other by sharing our experiences and learning as much as we can about our conditions. My search for something to help my neuropathy symptoms is what brought me to Connect and I am forever grateful that it did, not just for my neuropathy but other conditions that have popped up in my health since I joined. I shared my neuropathy journey along with other members in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/member-neuoropathy-journey-stories-whats-yours/.

Back to your question - does the cause of the neuropathy have any bearing on the treatment? Again, I'm no medical expert but I do think the answer is yes. We can help ourselves by learning as much as we can about our condition and what treatments might be available to help. There are many different discussions in the Neuropathy Support Group that you might want to search through to see if anything rings a bell for you. Here's a list - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/neuropathy/.

A few other resources that I have found helpful:
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/

You mentioned only having neuropathy the past 3 years. Have you been diagnosed with a specific type of neuropathy with possible causes?

That's probably because the last 10 years of my life have been extremely difficult due to osteoarthritis and nerve pain. I've been retired on permanent disability for over 9 years, and I destroyed any chance of my wife and I having a happy retirement by doing this. Financially, I screwed us for life.
We had to sell our home and move in with our son and his family for 2 years before we could afford a place of our own again, but now as renters. We'll never own a home again, and we have no idea where we'll end up in the future.
My wife of almost 43 years is working 40 hours a week to support us, and all I can do is sit in the house and try to deal with the chronic pain, and the depression associated with the situation.
So no, I'm not a happy person in their "happy" place, very few individuals dealing with these issues for as long as I have are.

Not sure. Mine is non-diabetic. It started around the same time that I started taking statins, contracted an autoimmune disease and was in chemo ... so who knows which one caused it? I did get pain relief from months of accupuncture. I no longer have pain but I do have numbness and sensitivity (if that makes sense). I have experienced a little improvement wearing barefoot shoes and applying magnesium cream mixed with castor oil daily. I also do yoga 2-3x a week (helps with balance). My symptoms are quite manageable but I am
not looking to run marathons and always open for improvement.

Those of us who suffer from Neuropathy are often in a lot of pain. We use this site to sort through what may or may not work for alleviating some of that pain so we can live as well as possible. So no, this is not a happy place. What it is, is a very useful place for us to learn to control our pain so we can then go to a happy place.