Shooting pain in toes and bottoms of feel is worse at night

I rub magnesium oil on my feet at night and it definitely helps. I no longer experience the nightly shooting pain in my foot but don’t dare stop using the oil for fear the pain will return.

@sandyhaynes
It is best to get control of your blood sugar and prevent moving to full diabetes and worsening neuropathy. You could work with a dietitian/nutritionist to review nutrition/vitamins/supplements. When I had burning/pins and needles in my feet, I started taking alpha Lipoic acid, Acetyl l carnitine and magnesium supplements, used lidocaine and capsaicin nerve pain creams and patches, avoided long walks when it is warm outside, kept feet cool and dry, and used compression socks/ice packs as needed. You can take melatonin at night to help you sleep (it can also be anti-inflammatory).

Hi, @ladyhawke855 ~
It sounds like you are looking for some non-prescription choices. For a number of years I found that Watkins Pain Relieving Liniment Spray was the only topical application that took away some of the pain at night. It must be the peppermint oil or possibly eucalyptus that cools the burning. Here in the Midwest, it can be found at some Menards, in a Watkins products kiosk. I believe there are still home representatives that sell to interested customers, too.
For a few years now, I have been on Pregabalin (Lyrica) and Tramadol every 8 hours and they really keep the pain at bay most of the time, especially at night. It is so much easier to handle challenges in the daytime if one can just get a few hours of sleep at night!
In the end, I believe it is a matter of trying whatever is available to you, to find what will work in your own personal situation. It's a real puzzle. God's blessings to you!
Barb

Hi, @watcher7t ~
Yikes ~ that description sounds nasty. I've described the closest feeling (as a female) to my doctors as "having walked for a half mile on super-heated concrete wearing stilettos, then removing them and standing in a tub of ice water". Horrific pain, searing heat, & freezing cold to the point of numbness - all at the same time.
Is it any wonder that communication can be a challenge between males and females? - 🤣😂🤣
Barb

I suppose since I haven't ever worn stilettos I can't relate to that description but sounds just as horrific! I can only imagine how terrible it can be after wearing shoes that are a balancing act to learn to walk in...lol