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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

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Hello Amy @gracienlola25, I see that you have been a member for awhile but this is your first post so wanted to welcome you to Connect. I don't have pain in my feet with my neuropathy but do have numbness along with balance issues. I do take most of the vitamins and supplements listed here here in hopes that it will stop or slow the progression of my neuropathy but I still have the numbness.
-- Vitamins and Supplements for Nerve Health:
https://www.foundationforpn.org/vitamins-and-supplements-for-nerve-health/
I've been taking them for over 10 years but my numbness hasn't improved much but it also hasn't gotten any worse which is what I was told it would do by my neurologist when I was diagnosed in 2016 with idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy. They also don't help much with the balance so I try to help that with balance exercises and daily exercises to maintain leg strength.

Have you tried any balance exercises to see if they might help?

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Yes I am doing balance exercises . I do them here at home. At the gym and also Physical therapy.
I saw my doctor on Friday and he gave me a script for Levadopa.
I am hesitant to use it because of some of the side effects.
He also ordered bloodwork. I will do that .
I am not going to get the medicine,