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Does anyone treat their neuropathy without big pharma drugs?
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For burning in hands and feet and for sensitive, tender areas of skin, I use NOW Solutions magnesium chloride flakes (vitacost.com/now-solutions-magnesium-flakes). Magnesium chloride is more readily absorbed than the magnesium sulfite of Epsom Salt.
I use these magnesium flakes in my bath instead of epsom salt. The amount to use is listed on the label.
A more handy way to use magnesium flakes is filling a spritzer bottle half full of magnesium flakes and then filling the bottle with room-temperature filtered or distilled water. Shake and let magnesium dissolve. Spray it on and rub it in. Let it absorb for 20 minutes, and then rinse it off. Leaving it on for more than 20 minutes has little benefit and is pretty sticky.
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It was taking the drug Ciprofloxin for a water infection that created the neuropathy in my hands and feet. After being left with tinnitus through having another antibiotic I realised that being ultra sensitive and with so many side effects to drugs I had to look for an alternative solution.
I also use magnesium flakes when taking a bath or soaking my feet when sensitive and painful. I also take magnesium tablets daily.
I realise that if we put our attention on the pain it seems to magnify and starts becoming all consuming creating other parts of our body (where we have problems) to awaken and be painful also.
So, after I have soaked my feet in magnesium salts I gently massage my feet (imaging that I am gently comforting a child) then gently cream them. It may sound bizarre but it actually calms the nerves of the foot down; all you are doing is calming the self without taking drugs.
Practicing mindfulness, meditation and calming the body are all ways of calming the nervous system down.
I hope these few words help others.