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I’ve been reading the comments on neuropathy for the past few months. I have had diabetic peripheral neuropathy for over 15 years. What I don’t see is many comments concerning opioids. I know half the country thinks that opioids are a dirty word but for me they were a godsend that was until I moved to Georgia from Arizona. My PCP in Az prescribed all my prescriptions but in Georgia you have to hunt down a “pain specialist” and the 3 different “specialists” that I’ve had act like they are doing you a big favor by prescribing me maybe 25% of what I was receiving in Az. Just wondering why there isn’t much talk of this on Connect.
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Hello @deke4fun, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we removed your email address from your post. We do this because Connect is a public forum and we want to protect member privacy and prevent your email address from being added to an email spammer list. Members can instead use the private message function of Connect to exchange contact information if they wish -- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/get-started-on-connect/#send-private-message.
To answer your question, there is quite a bit of discussion on Connect on the topic, here are a few:
-- Neuropathy: Do Opioids help?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/do-opioids-help/
-- Medical marijuana for neuropathy: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/medical-marijuana-3/
-- Has medical marijuana helped your nerve pain?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-medical-marijuana-helped-your-nerve-pain/
You might also be interested in this discussion where members share their neuropathy story and what has or hasn't helped them -- Member Neuropathy Journey Stories: What's Yours?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/member-neuoropathy-journey-stories-whats-yours/
Have you tried any alternative treatments or therapies or made any lifestyle changes to help with your diabetic peripheral neuropathy?