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

Interesting. I've taking magnesium supplements for several years which helped my nightly leg cramps. Never realized there was an oil. I will look into that. Thanks

Thanks Harley 22. I will ask my doctor about Tramodol. I'd love to get some sleep. For years I've told people I was going to be a Harley riding Grama when I retired. But alas, my vision of retirement has not happened like I dreamed. I hope you can still ride. Sorry about your ankle.

@ladyhawke855 the doctor wanted me on higher doses of Gabapentin having narcolepsy I can’t I take 300 mg before bed and 100 mg in the morning and usually ready for a couple hour nap within about 2 hours of getting up. Before the gabapentin I was taking Naproxen , Cymbalta, My Neurologists said I’m his worst patient I could be a sleep in less than 3 minutes and until I figure out how to get rid of the pack pain from a failed back surgery which I can’t, so he won’t give me any stronger medicine for the narcolepsy. Now that I’m disabled I don’t drive unless it’s to the gym about 10 minutes away

Hi
I wonder if anyone can tell help me with a question. I have small fibre neuropathy and if I walk or run too much my feet burn a lot more. I like to exercise and most of the time can cope with the burning. My question is am I doing more damage to my nerves if I walk for miles and make the burning worse

That would be a good question for a professional whose specialty is nerve treatment or pain management. For myself, I haven't found that tempting nature works out in the long run, pun not intended. 😉
I like to stay as active as I can but at 78 and with terrible balance (and pain) issues, I've opted for an indoor recumbent bicycle and a vibration platform with handrails, and I love them both. Try to pursue all the options you can and I wish you the best!
Barb