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I'm one of the people who can't take gabapentin because it makes me feel grouchy, and according to my daughter I am grouchy when taking it, so I quit and I'm happy again. I'm 93

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Has anyone tried Terry Naturally Healthy Feet & Nerves supplement for feet neuropathy? Reviews on the internet were good and saying it helps. I found it on Amazon. Thanks for any opinions.

Hi @scared002. My heart goes out to you. I don't know if this is helpful but here's my approach.
There are some treatments that mask pain, such as gabapentin, and some that seem to slow down the progress of the disease, such as vitamin B12. I feel it's important to do both as limiting the pain allows me to be more active, do more exercise, and enjoy life more ... and ultimately, hopefully, these combined help limit the disease too.
I think it's chronic. I haven't heard of any cures. But like other chronic diseases such as diabetes, it's important to treat it systemically and regularly. Combining a good diet with exercise seems to help ... and I use CBD and some ibuprofen to deal with the pain. This allows me to get some sleep, crucial for me. And it allows me to wake up rested, free of pain. I go to the gym every second day before breakfast, eating just a small snack first.
In the summer, I swim for 40 minutes most days. I'm trying to figure out more aerobic exercise for the winter, something that's fun so I will stick with it ... maybe dancing or zumba.
Keep in touch, sweetie. I want to hear how you're doing. Hugs, Pam

Sounds great that you don't need it!

@donhills2113
High praise, Don. ☺️ Thanks.
I hope the CBD helps you. It doesn't eliminate the pain for me ... just takes off the edge. I suspect different people react to it in differing degrees. Good luck! ❤️🙏🙂

Hello,
Hopefully everyone reads this which I’ve written about in the past.
As with everything that enters our mouths, each person reacts very differently from others. Each individual has a unique physiology and what may work for someone might have terrible side effects for someone else. This is why I never suggest any medication or diet to anyone. Many people neglect this basic and highly important difference from one individual to another. It is a critical difference to keep in mind when trying anything especially for the idiopathic cases.
The hope of course which may be remote, is for your doctor to suggest things based on your medical history which is unique to you.
Take care and have a serene day,
gus

@gus0557

Hi, things are never simple, I have CKD, Gout, type 2 diabetes and Neuropathy! I’ve been to various dieticians and each one tells me to follow their diet! I keep things in check by eating child size plates of food, more often through out the day.

I seem to have side effects on most of the Gout medicines. Doctors tell me my symptoms aren’t caused by the meds, but if I test myself by stopping the medicine, I improve! I’ve learned to read all the boring literature from the pharmacy so I know what to look for. I recently stopped a gout medicine after being in it four three years! I could had zero energy and my feet burned so bad after walking. By accident, I slept all weekend and missed my meds. I noticed that my feet weren’t burning as much, my toes were not webbing and I could tolerate even just a sheet in my feet. I told my doctor and he didn’t freak out, but was concerned about “flaring”. He gave me a prednisone script in case I needed it! Listen to your body and run it by your doctor, hopefully they will entertain what your body is telling you!

I was told to walk in order to gain strength! If I walked, the burning and pain was so bad! I reverted to using the motorized cart in stores. In my case, after 3 years, I figured out it was from gout medicine I was taking. I just switch to another one and so far, I’m tolerating it.

Why has No One mentioned the approval of this medication??? Has anyone had success with it???

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FDA Approves Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

First Drug Approved in New Class of Non-Opioid Pain Medicines; Agency Continues to Take Steps to Support New Approaches for Pain Management

For Immediate Release:
January 30, 2025

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. Journavx reduces pain by targeting a pain-signaling pathway involving sodium channels in the peripheral nervous system, before pain signals reach the brain.

Journavx is the first drug to be approved in this new class of pain management medicines.

Pain is a common medical problem and relief of pain is an important therapeutic goal. Acute pain is short-term pain that is typically in response to some form of tissue injury, such as trauma or surgery. Acute pain is often treated with analgesics that may or may not contain opioids.

The FDA has long supported development of non-opioid pain treatment. As part of the FDA Overdose Prevention Framework, the agency has issued draft guidance aimed at encouraging development of non-opioid analgesics for acute pain and awarded cooperative grants to support the development and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute pain conditions.

“Today’s approval is an important public health milestone in acute pain management,” said Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, J.D., M.D., acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “A new non-opioid analgesic therapeutic class for acute pain offers an opportunity to mitigate certain risks associated with using an opioid for pain and provides patients with another treatment option. This action and the agency’s designations to expedite the drug’s development and review underscore FDA’s commitment to approving safe and effective alternatives to opioids for pain management.”