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Anyone go to a Mayo Clinic for neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 14 7:30pm | Replies (75)

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@lois6524

John, thanks for your reply. I'm so concerned that individuals with PN are spending hundreds (even thousands) of dollars to find a cure. We may be able to reduce the symptoms/pain with some meds or devices, but there isn't anything that will 'cure' neuropathy. Please be careful!!

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Hi @lois6524, I have the same concern. Unfortunately I learned a little late and have spent a lot of money on things before I researched them only to find out they didn't help my symptoms no matter how great they sounded. After I joined Connect I found recommendations from others and a few sites that help you research the validity of some of the products preying on folks with neuropathy, including a discussion here on Connect.

Quazar's guidance about avoiding scams and snake oil cures
-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-to-avoid-quacks-and-snake-oil-treatments/

FDA's Health Fraud Page
-- https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourself/HealthFraud/ucm539101.htm

NIH's National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) which offers guidance about integrative health and how to evaluate it.
-- https://nccih.nih.gov/health/decisions

Google Scholar is also a good tool for doing your own research on the latest medical research -- https://scholar.google.com/

I don’t think we can make a blanket statement "that neuropathy can't be cured",it depends on the cause of which there seems to be hunderds For example, peripheral neuropathy caused by a vitamin deficiency can be treated -- even reversed -- with vitamin therapy and an improved diet..