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Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 27 5:51pm | Replies (6152)
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@redbetz

I have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy which is located in my toes and balls of my feet. It is not painful except at night sometimes. I am not
diabetic but have a consistent high glucose level. I have noticed lately that my toes are starting to curl more inward which concerns me. I am a 77 year old female in good health. I have read some of the issues others have and my situation is very mild in comparison and I would like to keep it that way. I did go see a Doctor and he told me to stop drinking (2 drinks /night) which I did recently .

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jun 24, 2023

Hello @redbetz, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone in your neuropathy journey. Sleeping can be painful for many with any type of neuropathy. You might find the following discussion where others with neuropathy pain at night have shared their experience helpful.

--- Neuropathy Pain at Night: What helps?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/night-pain-2/.

One thing that helped me was reading a lot about my condition and treatments and therapies that have been found helpful for others. The Foundation for Neuropathy is a great source for learning more about neuropathy and what helps - https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/.

Have you looked into any alternative or complementary treatments for neuropathy?

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tonyde | @tonyde | Jun 25, 2023

Talk to your doctor about vitamin B injections, pills did nothing, injections changed my life. My PN causes deep pain and it'ss similar to having a bad muscle cramp deep into the bone lasting for hours, gabapentin provided some help. Vitamin B injections made that pain more tolerable and pain meds are rarely used. The Mayo Clinic is having research studing on vitamin B and PN. You owe it to yourself to try 2 or 3 injections, there are no side effects even if your vitamin B is too high, worst case scenario is it doesn't work. Don't take no for answer.

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