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Hi. Good choice I think. Statins have bad side effects.
I’m a chronic pain patient, we lost most support and pain meds in 2016 so had to turn to natural and homeopathic choices.
Natural is herbs n vitamins/ minerals/ amino acids, etc. to control the issue. I’ve expanded to include Chinese medical herbs/ plants and other more ethnic items. All these things can be found on herbal or naturopathic sites. You might consider a naturopath Dr or DO who combines the two disciplines to help us stay healthy .
Homeopathic-is one or a combination of actual homeopathic remedies ( similar to using allergy shots to reduce the reaction). Items are plant or mineral based and there’s an actual certification and dilution procedure in place. I’m just learning this system. It’s not too complex to learn on general terms. To be well aquatinted, reading up on a website or book over a couple weeks in small chunks of time is fine. Over the course of various infections and using the internet holistic sites you can figure things out well.
This is also how I educated myself on my neuropathy symptoms. I take lots of supplements but I am finally starting to feel stronger.
Good Luck, sorry about the volumes I wrote but I’m sure it will help you too🙂

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Hello Lorraine, I am at a lose as to what you mean "we lost most support and pain meds in 2016." I have CIPN and am under Palliative Care, but since I am in remission I don't know how long I will receive a prescription for 20mg of Oxycodone. I am already having a hard time if I go 1 day before the 30 are up. Long/Short story the recorded message at pharmacy said my prescription was ready I went following day and pharmacy said I have to wait till following day. I'm sure my CIPN understood that. I am in NC so we don't have medical marijuana but do have tons of CBD clinics even the gas stations sell it. I wake up some mornings 2am,3am, & 5am and just walk in my dark house & pray. So maybe I should try some natural remedies, but the pain meds do work for me where I can enjoy parts of my life that having SCLC took away from me last summer. I might not make another summer so I want to enjoy this one. God Bless you & keep you pain free (or pain minimal) Anne