John, I may have read your post but I’m at the point where I’m willing to try the magnesium. I am always afraid to take anything as I have allergic reactions to so many things: prescribed or over the counter doesn’t matter. I took my first magnesium pill last night and slept without waking for six hours. I’m usually up every two hours. That alone was improvement for me.
I’m 76 and my neuropathy started in 2005 with a badly diagnosed and I’ll treated case of shingles in my left leg which left permanent nerve damage which they told me would eventually go to my right leg which it has. I’m also dealing with a bone on bone. Left knee (just had gel shots which help a bit) and a bad experience with total right knee replacement. After surgery, I couldn’t move my leg at all for three days. When I wiggled my toes, they immediately sent me to rehab in the middle of the night. No one wanted to be blamed for anything. The surgeon immediately retired and I received ver little help. The neuropathy in my right leg is worse since the surgery. My feet don’t always lift the way they should and I trip a lot. Balance is off. New knee doc is sending me to a new neurologist. Appointment in late November. I just quit my part time job due to extreme stress and I find myself sitting around munching and gaining weight which is the last thing I need. I know I’m a bit depressed but I’m trying to do what my mother always said, “snap out of it.” I’m hoping I will take my second magnesium pill today and not chicken out. I do take gabapentin and duloxitine for numbness and pain.