Night neuropathy pain

@mrmacabre interesting. I have a bed where i can raise the feet. I'll try that tonight. Thanks.

@botterd Did it work?

Yes I am taking ALA. I have to be careful with magnesium since it can cause diarrhea and I had 3 months of that during my chemo. The Tylenol seems to help me. Everyone responds differently.

The neuropathy in my feet in node making it hard to sleep. The buzzing is non stop. I can only get a few hours of sleep each night. I've tried wearing different socks, or no socks. I'm taking extra strength Tylenol. Am considering rubbing on lidocaine. Am also considering seeing an acupuncturist. Any suggestions to calm the buzzing so I can sleep?

@mrmacabre I slept well that night but I'm not sure if it was because of the raised feet, the Tylenol or just luck of the draw. I was exhausted that night. Last night i just tried the raised feet and it was a typical night. My insomnia is pretty bad and the Arimidex doesn't help. Each night is a crap shoot.

@botterd
About two years ago I'd finally had it with the tingling and burning in my feet. I couldn't sleep, kept waiting to smell the smoke! 🙂 My PCP agreed with me that it was neuropathy (the wait time for a neurologist appointment at the time was about 9 months, so we decided to treat the symptoms, which is what a neurologist would do after conducting tests that would likely show what we already knew). He put me on 10 mg of amitriptyline. It worked! No more burning. Sleep, glorious, sleep! But over time I had to increase to 30 mg. That's when I came here and found out about R-ALA (I buy Vegan Labs), which I began using. It appeared to stop the progression, so I am in the process of weaning off the amitriptyline to see if I can do without it at all.
I wish you well!

@trishdub what is R-ALA

@botterd
Have you tried different kinds of magnesium? They do not all cause diarrhea to the same extent. I believe magnesium oxide is the worst. Magnesium glycinate is much less likely to cause diarrhea; I have never had an issue with it and I'm told it's the best to take at night to help the muscles relax. I take it to help prevent night leg cramps. For sure everyone is different. I have been trying different things for years for leg cramps and the burning of PN. ALA has been to top performer for me!

@botterd
About two years ago I'd finally had it with the tingling and burning in my feet. I couldn't sleep, kept waiting to smell the smoke! 🙂 My PCP agreed with me that it was neuropathy (the wait time for a neurologist appointment at the time was about 9 months, so we decided to treat the symptoms, which is what a neurologist would do after conducting tests that would likely show what we already knew). He put me on 10 mg of amitriptyline. It worked! No more burning. Sleep, glorious, sleep! But over time I had to increase to 30 mg. That's when I came here and found out about R-ALA (I buy Vegan Labs), which I began using. It appeared to stop the progression, so I am in the process of weaning off the amitriptyline to see if I can do without it at all.
I wish you well!

@trishdub I haven't started the magnesium glycinate yet since I had diarrhea for 3 months during chemotherapy. Not anxious to go through that again. So far, the ALA hasn't made any difference.