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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 8 11:43am | Replies (3052)
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@margottaylor

Thanks. Can you tell me what your pain symptoms are? I have generalized aching across my lower back, with more pronounced aching and occasional shooting pains down my legs and into my feet, especially my left side. I haven't tried PEA yet.

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elizm | @elizm | Aug 14, 2019

@margottaylor
I have the classic symptoms of neuropathy -- burning, electrical shocks, numbness, lack of balance, etc., and as nerves facilitate small blood vessels, sometimes my feet/hsnfd are white and cold as ice, then bright red and on fire.

NOTES: 1) PEA is used to treat a number of neurological pathologies; and 2) the symptoms which you describe sound like sciatica where a lumbar disc may be pressing on your sciatic nerve.

Having had sciatica about 20 yrs. ago, I can confirm that it is disabling and excruciating. I found relief through icing the lumbar portion of my spine (20 minutes on, 20 minutes off), and seeing an Activator Method chiropractor. I still see the chiropractor for monthly adjustments, and, along the way, found that occasionally visiting a physical therapist who practices Active Release Technique was helptul. (As we age, some pelvic and hip muscles tighten, aggravating how our spine supports us.)

PEA may not help until you address the structural issues of sciatica which may include excluding a tumor in the lumbar region.

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