Why is my neuropathy worse while driving?

Neuropathy and older age in general certainly can affect our driving and we most certainly owe it to society, our families, and selves to gauge our abilities fairly and safely and not taking risks we should know better than taking. After all, we’re needing our reflexes to also defend against sharing the roads with chemically impaired drivers and the cell phone preoccupied drivers. Most of my scary moments have been due to people running lights or stop signs, or cutting me off on interstates, and they don’t realize they did it to somebody with slower reflexes and they’re lucky (or we both are) that I was able to react and skid the car just right not to hit them or others. Of course, I pay for it later with my sore pedal knee and leg it caused. Anyway, we have to be smart and honest with ourselves in assessing our ability to do at least what we should be able to control when driving.

I ran across this post wondering if others with neuropathy were experiencing similar problems. Mine isn't quite what others are describing.
My left leg is terribly damaged, I could never drive a stick shift again.
I have terrible fasciculations that feel stronger as soon as I get behind the wheel. Then when I stop to get out my legs feel extremely heavy, I'm used to the burning pain,thankful for cruise control.
I do experience tremors as well and have found vibrations calm them, so when I drive the tremors are calm,and the legs feel worse. And I'm aware that pressure on my feet sets off the tremors, and heat sets off spasms.
But when driving I can't seem to explain the weakness, heavy feeling. But I do wonder if the vibration from the vehicle causes it, because I experience it in a sedan and my SUV.

I've researched supplements known to help PN. R-Alpha Lipoic Acid is the one I see most often. Is this the one you're speaking of? Thanks.

I woke up during the night my legs were painf and i had to grab my came o was spe weel and wobbly what would help to get them back to my norma.?????

Welcome @maxmagee, I'm sorry to hear you are having pain in your legs at night. Can you share a little more about your diagnosis and any treatments you have tried? Have you been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy?

My pn is very mild. It wasn't bothering me much at all. Then I had to make an 8 hour drive with 3 hours of it stop and go around Chicago. I DID stop every 3 hours for a half-hour or so. I was ok when driving. But I went to bed and woke up several times with pain and foot cramps, which hadn't happened in months. I continued to have some pain for 5 days afterward. I think it was the 3 hours of stop and go that did it.

It’s pretty obvious that your feet didn’t want to go to Chicago. They were happy just staying home, being elevated on the recliner and watching TV. Also the next time you go to Shitcago you might want to get a bulletproof vest. Barefoot at home is the best.