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Shingrix and peripheral neuropathy
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 3 12:52pm | Replies (538)Comment receiving replies
Here is my current update of my SFN. Yesterday was my first morning after taking 300mg Gabapentin at 9:00pm the night before. I had a very good day with little symptoms. I did experience some dizziness which progressively went away. I took another 300mg last night and today at 10:00am I am feeling more burning than yesterday. I was instructed to try 2-3 days at just nightly, if needed take another 300mg in the morning for another 2-3 days, and its needed add a 3rd dose spread out, but no more than the 900mg per day. We shall see. I have been advised by others to consider seeing a Naturopathic doctor. Has anyone done this? I would like to treat the causes which are damaged blood vessels. Also I have discovered another possible treatment called RST SANEXES, which is FDA approved (unlike supplements) and covered by medicare and insurance. It uses cell signaling to optimize the energy between cells and opens up the blood vessels. There is a chiropractor, John Harper DC, in Oceanside who has this treatment. Has anyone heard of this or tried it?? You can look at his website. Don
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@dont Hi, Just wanted you to be aware that 900 mg. of Gabapentin daily is still not the maximum daily dose of Gabapentin. If the stuff is helping you, and your feel like you need even more than 900 mg., talk to your Doc. I am not at all familiar with the RST SANEXES, but best of luck!!! Lori Renee
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@dont, prompted by @jeffrapp's post questioning the FDA status of Sanexas, I looked into it too. Management of neuropathy symptoms is limited, thus patients turn to alternative treatment in the hope of relief. When considering complementary or alternative treatments, be open-minded yet skeptical.
RST Sanexes is FDA Cleared, but not Approved according to the company's website. This distinction is important.
"1. Clearance: When a medical device is cleared, this means it has undergone a 510(k) submission, which FDA has reviewed and provided clearance.
2. Approval: For Class III medical devices to be legally marketed they must undergo a rigorous review and approval process. Following a successful submission of a premarket approval (PMA) or a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE), the device is given Approval by FDA.
3. Granted: Medical devices using the De Novo pathway must be Granted by FDA before they can be legally marketed in the United States. This is a relatively new term in the FDA lexicon."
You can read more here:
- How FDA Distinguishes Between Clearance vs. Approval vs. Granted https://www.greenlight.guru/blog/fda-clearance-approval-granted