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Has anyone found a treatment that helps with peripheral neuropathy?
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I was diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy and Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2015 when I was 55 years old. I was declared 100 % disabled at the same time by Social Security and had to retire.
Think I have been to every kind of Doctor and have had every kind of procedure to correct my Balance,Walking, my Pain and sleepless nights! Nothing worked for all of the problems I had?
After I had used up all my physical therapy from Medicare I decided that I would have to do this on my own! I got a membership to my gym and I started going into training to make my body relearn everything I had lost! So I started going to the gym 3 days a week at 5 A.M. and doing the things I learned in physical therapy. I treated it like my JOB. I was also seeing a Pain Management Doctor during this whole thing and they monitored my progress and adjusted my medications the whole time. After seeing all these different miracle cures that claim everything and do nothing? I found out the only thing that really works is exercise and Pain Medication!!
After over 10 years of this I am as close to being normal as I will ever be. I am 66 years old now and I play golf 3 days a week (Walking) and go to my gym 2 days a week at 5 A.M. and I take Gabapentin,Methocarbamol and Hydrocodone every day under my doctors care.
This will be what I have to continue to do for the rest of my life or until they find a cure for these
diseases? These are the hard facts that do work. It can be verified by my Doctors. I hope this helps someone?
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Like you at 82 was diagnosed with sensory idiopathic neuropathy and all docs could do was prescribe gabapentin or Lyrica. I took Lyrica and had so much fatigue I could hardly walk so I said "no" I will put up with the pins and needles than be so tired and be in bed all day. I searched this website and found that alpha lipoic acid really helped and a professional grade of B complex I bought at the acupuncture. It is 80 to 90% better. I wrote a note to my primary care dr about what I did and posting here to help other people. I do not have diabetes but my symptoms were the same as if I did have it. I bought the brand Source Naturals that the store recommended as they take it too. It works better if you take it on an empty stomach for at least 30 minutes. I hope this helps you so you dont have to take those awful pills. Good luck. It takes a few weeks to work so dont get discouraged.