About 6 years ago, (73 years old), I began to notice that I had pain and tingling. It was everywhere in my body. Scalp, ear lobes, legs, feet, penis, etc.,. It lasted 10 to 30 seconds per episode and the episodes were at least every half hour. I went to a neurologist at U of Michigan . He told me I had small fiber neuropathy. No cure for it and if it gets worse I could take Gabapentin. I actually took gabapentin for a short while but the side effects were worse than the pain and tingling so I don’t take it. I am borderline diabetic and the neurologist said that could be the cause. He really didn’t know. I decided to stop intake of sugar. No soda pop, cakes, cookies, ice cream, etc.,. Within two years the small fiber neuropathy was 90% gone. I was so happy. I still have a small amount that occasionally manifests itself in my eyebrows. However I live with it. I have peripheral neuropathy in my feet. It is very different than the small fiber neuropathy. It started about the same time and is getting worse. Both feet are about 50% numb and I have two toes one on each foot that are painful. They hurt a lot especially in the evening when I sit down. They don’t hurt when I walk or am active. They are getting more painful at night. I stopped drinking alcohol and it appears that it helps but it is hard to quantify.
Michael