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Greetings all, has anyone had any experience with dmso? Basically it is a solvent that takes whatever is on the skin into it. Knowing this and having read some books on it awhile back I decided to try it with lidocaine on my burning feet. I apply lidocaine gel to the feet then using a latex glove rub in about 1/2 tsp of pharmaceutical grade dmso. It seems to be working. I had the least pain today that I have had in many months. You must be careful not to have anything on the skin where you use it as it will pull it into the skin and some will enter the bloodstream. I’m no doctor so check with yours before trying this. And get only pharmaceutical grade dmso. They make an industrial product that is not suitable. It must be pure and free if other chemicals. I ordered mine online. I am encouraged with this so far. There are lots of articles on dmso. It is used extensively in veterinarian medicine. Both topically and orally and injectable.
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I have been using DMSO for several months now and it really seems to help numb all of the symptoms for a while. I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy. I have also noticed that wearing compression socks helps with the feeling of swelling.
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I am new to the group. I also have PN, manifesting mostly as burning feet, when wearing shoes and/or socks. I've tried nearly everything mentioned here so far. The only thing that works for me is warm weather and Ugg boots, or at least the shearling linings. I have made shearling inserts for all my shoes and even flip flops and bicycle shoes. Not perfect, but it delays the onset of the burning.
Does anybody have a regimen for the use of lidocaine cream? I have tried the 5%, and it doesn't seem to do anything for me.