Does magnesium help neuropathy?

@raebaby, this does give hope. I hope you continue to experience improvements with oral magnesium. I actually moved your comment to this existing discussion:
- Does magnesium help neuropathy? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/magnesium-infusions-for-neuropathy/

@runnergirl and @retired123 were looking into magnesium infusions for neuropathy.

Rae, there are different types of oral magnesium. How did you know to use magnesium L-threonate? Was it recommended by your doctor?

I 've had neuropathy in my feet since i had chemo for breast cancer. My oncologist at the time told me to take magnesium L-threonate. I bought some on Amazon. I had stopped taking it because it gave me diarrhea. I figured I'd try again. I have had some diarrhea, but I figured I'd just treat the diarrhea and use the magnesium. A few days ago, I noticed I had feeling in my afflicted left hand again. Last night I got out of the shower , walked to my room and felt something was odd. I realized I was feeling the cushiness and texture of the carpet under my feet! My big hope is maybe I will improve enough to drive again. I'll be 81 in October.
I also have been using the new VoxxLife patches for my balance and they definitely help.
Plus, I started taking liquid quinine and my leg cramps completely stopped. Before they affected me sitting, bending and trying to sleep. I'm a a retired RN and I love researching ways to "fix" myself.

Thanks for this great list, John, I’ve been working on several of them, and it’s an awesome checklist of things to try.

Any reason why cannabis isn’t included? Apart from it being illegal on a federal basis, I mean… some states have legalized it, and it’s certainly something that I get great relief with.

raebaby thank you for your suggestion. I will try some of the magnesium. Can you tell me what strength you take and how often you take it. Appreciate it see connect and I appreciate you!
bcool123

Hi @runnergirl, I take magnesium 400mg daily as part of my supplements. I'm not familiar with magnesium infusions but have read information that they are helpful for chronic pain which I think would include idiopathic neuropathy since it could fall under the umbrella of chronic pain. I was not able to find other members discussing magnesium infusions for neuropathy but hopefully some who my have tried it will share their experience. Here's some information I found that may be helpful.

-- Utilization of Magnesium for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34221945/
-- PubMed search results for "Magnesium infusions for neuropathy": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Magnesium+infusions+for+neuropathy

Has your doctor recommended a magnesium infusion for your neuropathy pain?

John, what brand, type and dose of magnesium are you taking? Thanks for all of your help.Bcool123

@bcool123 - The one I take that comes with the Protocol 525 is Bluebonnet Nutrition Albion Chelated Magnesium - https://www.amazon.com/Bluebonnet-Nutrition-Albion-Chelated-Magnesium/dp/B00ZWQO0LC/ref=sr_1_17

I took this one before we switched to the Bluebonnet brand and I think they are probably pretty much the same quality - https://www.amazon.com/Chelated-Magnesium-Glycinate-200mg-Supplement/dp/B01IU9JBW0/ref=sr_1_24

@bcool123 - The one I take that comes with the Protocol 525 is Bluebonnet Nutrition Albion Chelated Magnesium - https://www.amazon.com/Bluebonnet-Nutrition-Albion-Chelated-Magnesium/dp/B00ZWQO0LC/ref=sr_1_17

I took this one before we switched to the Bluebonnet brand and I think they are probably pretty much the same quality - https://www.amazon.com/Chelated-Magnesium-Glycinate-200mg-Supplement/dp/B01IU9JBW0/ref=sr_1_24