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Foot neuropathy: What gives you relief?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 4, 2023 | Replies (386)

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I am relieved to no longer need pills for pain. I sleep very well and it's possibly due to taking a Magnesium health supplement. Melatonin also is excellent. I firmly believe natural products are best and one needs to find what works for you and what your body needs. As a vegetarian, I try to eat a very healthy and balanced diet. Wish you well to find the best balance for you!

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Thank you for your encouragement. Years ago, my pain management doctor suggested I try CBD, as medical cannabis was legal in Michigan. I tried some at the time I just picked up at a Vitamin store. Those really didn't work. Then after cannabis became recreationally legal, I finally got around to trying some better quality CBD. As you know, there is a bit of THC in these products, and for some people, THC will show up in a drug test. Well, that is what happened to me. My doctor was beside himself that I was smoking "pot". I jumped right in and told him no, of course not, but he got it in his mind that I was a lost case and all he was doing was prescribing me pain meds, nerve pain meds, and muscle relaxers. He's been my pain management doctor since 2005. So he "fired" me from his practice, which was hurtful, but I understood. We had our visits via telehealth and we both knew that is no way to totally treat a patient especially one with chronic pain. So I am currently attempting to find a physician at another pain clinic to take me on. What I really want is a physician who understands alternative medication. I'm not certain what I need to look for, but I will do my best and eventually find another doctor. Once I started taking Magnesium Citrate my circulation improved and I did feel better. I have tried other types of Mag, but the citrate works best for me. Melatonin must not be my problem, because it has not worked for me. Both my adult children use melatonin. I think my sleep is messed up from some personal hardships I have been through and using oxy as a sleep aid. All my doctors told me not to do that, but none offered a solution. So...now I am attempting to go off of oxy...even though I don't use it a lot, it's still in my system. Keeping my fingers crossed...for the first time in a long time, yesterday nor last night did I take any oxy and I slept all night long until my Lab/Spaniel mix emotional support dog woke me up whining!! (Yea, sometimes I'm her support human). I did take a lot of other stuff, but if I can continue to delete oxy, I will feel successful. I currently live on a secluded island in Lake Michigan. There are no pain doctors here. I know of no alternative medicine doctors here. We have a home in downstate Michigan also. I have decided to travel there every 6 months for medical care. It's about a 5-hour drive when we fly to the mainland on the east side of Michigan. Our downstate home is in southeast Michigan, close to Ann Arbor. Our children live in that area. If we take the ferry, we add about 2 or 3 hours to the trip, for we must arrive at the ferry 90 minutes early. There are two small airports on our 13x7 mile island and they are very busy in the summer. We have tourists, but we don't have a tourist feel on the island. We do not sell fudge here!! LOL