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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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Yes, dealing with it - trying lots of different suggestions - prescriptions, etc. Nothing seems to quite do the job and some (prescriptions) make me worse. Just wondering if anyone has heard of DMSO. My granny had rheumatoid arthritis and used DMSO which seemed to help her. She was on pain meds too - percoset (or something like that and became addicted to it). Now, I'm over 80 years old so you kind of know how long ago the DMSO story was and granny was 92 when she passed away. What I remember was that it was a clear liquid that she rubbed on her knees and ankles and it made her breath smell - not really bad but kind of like garlic... anyway, wondering if any research has been done on the use of DMSO to treat PN?
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@Hi there mfobrien36! I was a bit shocked when I saw your post about DMSO! This very potent and very putrid stuff has been used on Thoroughbred race horses for many many years, and is quite toxic. Yes, it works on lameness, muscle soreness, serious head injuries, laminitis and other equine afflictions. These horses develop very foul garlic breath also. But in both horses and humans, DMSO can cause kidney and liver damage, blood problems and other maladies. My family had harness racing Standardbred horses when I was younger, and DMSO was always a last ditch remedy. Nor did this stuff seems to work very well. Please be careful if you decide to try DMSO, it is an animal drug. Good luck with your research, @mfobrien36! None of us PN sufferers should ever give up because well, you never know! Best Wishes, Peggy
Yup, I agree that it (DMSO) probably is toxic and should be controlled in its usage; however, snake venom is also toxic; warfarin is an adjusted form of rat poison, digitalis could send you to your maker pretty fast as well. If you watch television, you'll see pharmaceutical companies, smilingly extol their many virtues followed by a mind-boggling array of possible side effects so I guess my thinking is (since it helped granny live more comfortably till her death at 92) I wonder if any further investigation has been done on DMSO's effectiveness in treatment of the aforementioned maladies or if the research has determined that it is a dead end. I understand that there're places that sell it but whether or not it is medical grade - who knows (if there is such a thing). So - certainly caution and getting medical advice would be the smart thing to do. P.S. My grandfather used to race "sulkies" Thanks Peggy for your good input.... Mary
Hi Mary, there has been some research done on DMSO used for pain. Did a quick search using Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/) - here's what DMSO for pain returned (filtered by 2017 on the left of the search results):
http://bit.ly/2rvMyqL
John
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Hi @mfobrien36 - I haven't heard of DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) but there is some information available on it from Mayo Clinic - http://mayocl.in/2ptIQ3m.
There is a discussion started here by @dongee and @alysebrunnella - http://mayocl.in/2r2pOB1
John