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Has anyone had success taking Alpha lipoic acid for neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 8, 2025 | Replies (93)Comment receiving replies
@mrmacabre
I’ve had the same diagnosis as you; idiopathic neuropathy. The only thing the doctors figure could have caused it was the foot surgery I had years ago. I had decompression surgery and it didn’t work so I figure nothing will cure it. I use pain patches and creams. I’m very active so if I’m at a walking event I might take a tramadol for the pain. I find Motrin to work well when my toes swell but I mostly rely on pain patches. I’m not opposed to getting a spinal stimulator if the pain and discomfort interferes with my quality of life.
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@bini41 mine is chemo induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) The doctors know what causes it. I have hydrocodone for my back and that comes in handy too. I have morphine ER15mg to take for the shot that self injects 27 hours after chemo. It's part of my immunotherapy that stimulates my bone marrow to produce white blood cells to help my immune system fight the cancer. The next 5 or 6 days are going to be very painful. I will be short of breath, have no energy at all and very weak, be in a lot of pain and be very off balance. I'll get through it though. I have 10 treatments so far but now it's that everything is coming faster. The side effects used to not start until about the 3 or 4 day after chemo. No they start the day or 2 after. After my treatment today on walk to the car my chest felt like it does when have been exercising or doing things to use chest muscles. It just felt tight.