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Laurie, I am sorry that cbd oil is the only option for you. Are you in a state where medical marijuana is legal? That could be a good alternative to the cbd oil as it might not present the blood thinning issue. If your neuropathy is anywhere as bad as what my wife experiences you need SOMETHING to give you some relief, even if it isn't continuous relief. My wife uses marijuana about twice a week. So she suffers when she isn't using it. And unfortunately she can't take it every day or it loses it's effectiveness for her. But at least she has it for some of her really bad nights (her pain gets progressively worse throughout the day and is at it's peak for the last 6-8 hours of her day most days. I hate to see her suffering so as her only caregiver I do what I can for her. I managed to find a product called Penetrex that she slathers on before bedtime which usually calms the burning long enough for her to get to sleep (not always but as a rule). The other thing she does is kratom, a leaf from SE Asia. It does help the pain but one dose will make her very drowsy for like 24 hours, so not great for the daytime hours. She has not found cbd oil (the kind I got for her has max THC) to help much for some reason. I think I asked but not sure you answered: have you tried gabapentin, lyrica or cymbalta? I know you do not tolerate drugs well but just wanting to clarify what you have previously tried. Best, Hank