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Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Jan 21 10:24am | Replies (135)

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I developed severe neuropathy in my hands and feet after chemotherapy for breast cancer. I talked to doctors and looked online, but found no clear guidelines for relief. After trying for almost two and a half years with no improvement, I went researching again online. NIH had an article about supplement use, and mentioned studies but did not give clear guidance. But hearing about studies, I went digging again. I found a study by the Cleveland Clinic that got good results with 300 mg of CoQ10 and 20 mg of PQQ daily. I have been using this combination for a year now and things have improved dramatically. My finger tips no longer feel burnt, just a little numb. I cannot tell you the joy I felt when I took off my shoes and felt the floor for the first time. I still have discomfort in my feet, but much improved and no longer hurts to walk. The one symptom that doesn’t feel much better is the feeling of sand between my toes. My doctor had been monitoring my progress and is as pleased as I am. This may not work for everyone, and it’s definitely not an overnight cure, I can only say what it’s done for me. Stick with it, again it’s not a quick fix, but you should start getting relief after a couple of weeks. With Hope. Janet Davis

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Tessie63
Thank you for replying to my email. I take 200mg. of
Coq10 daily but have not tried PQQ yet so I will give it a try. I also take 250MCG of B12 daily. For the neuropathy l am on Lyrica otherwise known as pregabalin 50MG 2 caps twice daily and Nortriptyline HCL 10 mg. , 4 caps at night. What do you use? My fingers always feel like bumps of little balls on the tops of them. It drives me crazy at times and my feet feel like I have soles on them in bed at night. I have to use the AFOs to walk in. I can’t stand or walk alone without them. It seems like all this just happened to me overnight and I do struggle to adjust to my new life at times.