Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

Posted by rabbit10 @rabbit10, Apr 9, 2016

Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

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@joly777

My mother has it.

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Welcome to Connect @joly777. What is the underlying condition that is causing your mother to have neuropathy?

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i have had peripheral neuropathy for years and restless legs for 10 yrs before. I take restoril for the legs and and lortab for neuropathy and arthritis. its the best over all treatment I have had. But having said that I am retired and have a secondary life having changed my life style as per my nueurologist and I use heated blankets on my legs and feet. I also have burning mouth syndrome (a neurological problem) and that resonds to the pain pill better than anything else I've tried-not encouraging, I'm sorry.
euro

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@rabbit10 yes I have the unsteadiness and several other problems including Alzheimer's, and seizures. I was hit by lightening about 30 years ago and start having issues just the past 5 years. I am now disabled. I rub my legs really hard for about 10 minutes each several times a day along with the meds, elevation, stretching. I just started the rubbing and it really seems to help, sleeping lot better. Keeping fingers crossed. hope I did this right, not computer active.

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Welcome to Connect @ginny1952. You message got posted. Yippee! I moved it to this discussion about peripheral neuropathy so you can talk to @rabbit10 and meet everyone else too, like @johnwburns @bobsconnect @salena54 @johnbishop @pinkmk @briansr and fellow newcomers like @joly777 and @mfelton.

How were you struck by lightning 30 years ago?

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watching a storm from inside my house in front of patio doors, lighting hit the ground bounced to the glass, hit me!

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@mfelton

i have had peripheral neuropathy for years and restless legs for 10 yrs before. I take restoril for the legs and and lortab for neuropathy and arthritis. its the best over all treatment I have had. But having said that I am retired and have a secondary life having changed my life style as per my nueurologist and I use heated blankets on my legs and feet. I also have burning mouth syndrome (a neurological problem) and that resonds to the pain pill better than anything else I've tried-not encouraging, I'm sorry.
euro

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Welcome to the thread. Sorry to hear about your problem but you have a lot of company. Finding any relief for severe neuropathy is difficult so its good that you have a couple of tools that help. This is unsubstantiated mind you but alpha lipoid acid is used a lot in Europe supposedly with some success. As with all supplements it is not FDA approved for that purpose.

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Never heard of this but will research, Thanks

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@ginny1952

watching a storm from inside my house in front of patio doors, lighting hit the ground bounced to the glass, hit me!

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Are you ok? We have lots of lighting in Florida. Love to watch by the window!

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@ginny1952

watching a storm from inside my house in front of patio doors, lighting hit the ground bounced to the glass, hit me!

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Live in Colorado, we also have heat lighting and a lot of it. Nope do not watch, I shut curtains.

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@ginny1952

watching a storm from inside my house in front of patio doors, lighting hit the ground bounced to the glass, hit me!

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We are moving to Colorado at end of month. Hope my painful nerve pain gets break. Here in Florida, it feels "hot" on my legs. Cool is better.

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