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What helps the symptoms of Small Fiber Neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 12, 2023 | Replies (131)Comment receiving replies
Good evening @anya40. Thank you for introducing me to the soft flannel booties. Do you remember the manufacturer's name. Here's the problem.......I have icy cold feet at night not burning. I wonder if they might not have a pair that will warm up my feet. That is the way it seems to go....you have hot feet and I have cold feet and we both have SFN. What medications have you found helpful? Are you using medical cannabis?
May you be safe and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris
PS....I think it is midnight now and so......Happy New Year!
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Hello Chris, the soft flannel booties I wrote about are made by a company called Natra Cure. I know they make mittens with an insert that you heat in the microwave, but I don't know about the booties. However, I feel certain that if they do make them, you'll find them on Amazon. As for meds......when this all started, I saw my PC who said I might have neuropathy, called in a script for gabapentin, said it might help and sent me on my way. I was on the gabapentin for about 3 days, developed a rash over my entire body and was told to stop taking it. So, as of today I'm not on any meds. for neuropathy. However, I am on a very small (as needed) dose of Prednisone for my polymyalgia, and I feel as though it also helps with the neuropathy pain. Amazingly I don't have a lot of discomfort during the day, it all begins at night about an hour after I go to bed. I found a great team of neurologists who treat people who have chronic headaches, neuropathy, and other diseases of the nervous system. They sent me early this week to have a lot of blood work done and next week I'll begin a series of nerve block treatments (praying they help). As for medical cannabis, the neurologist discussed that with me, he said that CBD is what they would recommend for me because it works well with pain relief, anxiety and sleep. But when they saw in my medical records that I take blood thinners for Afib they said people who take blood thinners cannot use CBD. Hope you find the heated booties. Also- have a Very Happy and Healthy New Year.
Chris, I’m always interested in following your posts. For my ice cold feet at night I use a “Cozy Winters” foot of the bed large heating pad. It is 35 x 20“. It has a pocket on one side that you can touch your feet in but I like to keep my feet free to move around. That’s one of the reasons I really like this heating pad is it is large enough I can move around in the bed without having to keep my feet in one position. It has five heat settings but I generally just keep it on the lowest setting. Occasionally turn it up to number two if my feet are too cold when I get into bed. They also wear Rock Dove nomad slippers if I’m just sitting around in the evening. These two items have really made a difference in my ice cold neuropathic feet. Hope you have a healthy and happy New Year’s. Bcool
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There are a few options for microwave booties on Amazon.