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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

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Hi. I'm "old dude" who was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy almost a year ago.
The only "relief" I geet is through walking and the use of 5% lidocaine three times a day....twice closer to bed time. Night time is the worst time of day because it disturbs my sleep at night.
Thanks for this group and I'll be interested to read the way others deal with pn, as I call it.
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Hello Old Dude @germone12345, Welcome to Connect from another old dude! I'm one of the so called fortunate ones with neuropathy in that I only have numbness along with some tingling with my neuropathy. Neuropathy doesn't disturb my sleep as much as my degenerative arthritis that wakes me up with shoulder pain (side sleeper) so I can roll over and use the other side for awhile. You might want to scan through the following related discussions to learn what others have shared helps them.
-- New to neuropathy, excruciating pain and days of sleepless nights..
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-to-neuropathy-excruciating-pain-and-days-of-sleepless-nights/
-- Peripheral Neuropathy - Shooting Foot Pains at Night
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/peripheral-neuropathy-shooting-foot-pains-at-night/
-- Night neuropathy pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/night-neuropathy-pain/
-- Neuropathy Pain at Night: What helps?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/night-pain-2/
Did they determine a cause for your neuropathy or is it idiopathic like mine is?

@germone12345 Not sure if this is appropriate for you. If your state either: allows cannabis as recreation, or, you're able to get a medical MJ card with your doctor's approval. My state has approved recreational use, so I ordered CBD/THC gummies. One type with 5 mg THC taken about an hour before bedtime lets me sleep almost through the night. it's wonderful.