@angelarisstrom
Hi, Angela

Before I found PEA, I had gone to a Doctor of Chinese medicine who performed acupuncture. I hated the acupuncture in my hands, legs and feet, so he recommended Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan, an herbal pill, which traditionally (like for 200 years) is given to menopausal women to help with hot flashes. Interestingly, it helped with the burning in my hands and feet (turned them icy cold) and allowed me to sleep for the first time in six months since I had started chemo. As I am unable to tolerate most prescription meds, it's natural composition (something like 6-7 roots) fit the bill. About another six months later, I started reading about PEA. There was a month's transition between the herbs and PEA and then I stayed with the PEA. So if you can't find PEA (on Amazon, for example), you might want to try the Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan.

The Doctor of Chinese medicine also counseled me to keep both in stock as one's nervous system can get used to one and efficacy can diminish, and it's nice to be able to switch or supplement with the other.