Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Thank you for this info. Have an appointment this week to see if acupuncture will help me

I use it for mouth sores with both preventive and curative effect. Best also using a multivitamin daily to prevent the sores; not sure what in that helps, but it does!

Thanks for sharing. Acupuncture is also a wonderful way to improve circulation and energy.

I am a 75 year old male who never had peripheral neuropathy until undergoing chemotherapy. I turned to Acupuncture to treat my peripheral neuropathy and my body has been responding wonderfully to these treatments. I started acupuncture treatments mid-July 2024 and have been receiving 2 to 3 acupuncture treatments weekly since.

Perhaps, and hopefully, acupuncture treatments may be worth a try.

Has anyone mentioned L-glutamine? Memorial Sloan Kettering has an Herbs and Botanicals reference website. It will let you know of some known interactions.
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/glutamine

Me too. I switched to a polar fleece blanket to help with weight. I tried a piece of polar fleece fabric I bought as a remnant first and it worked.

I have trouble with covers being too heavy on my feet. I take a body pillow and place it under the covers at the foot of the bed. Looking this yr. for lighter still warm cover. I use a quilt now.

I have some chemo related neuropathy, and it really bugs me once I am sitting quietly. Maybe that it why everyone thinks I am the energizer bunny all day 😂. I do take 900 mg of gabapentin at night. I also put my feet on a giant ice pack every night when I lay down in bed. When my feet are really cold I set the ice pack aside to be frozen again in the morning and go to sleep.
I can’t stand anything on my feet that is synthetic, I can’t say why, but I wear wool socks in the day, and at night, I stick my feet out below the sheet and blanket.
I sometimes use a roll on lidocaine from aspercreme in the evening if my feet feel like they are on fire.
All of this isn’t foolproof, but for me it is better than gabapentin during the day. I couldn’t stay awake to accomplish anything when I took it in the daytime.
Do you have any tips or tricks you use to make it better?

Welcome @autonomic, You are not alone. There are a couple of discussions on the topic although not necessarily for chemo induced neuropathy, the symptoms are similar and it might help to read what others have shared.

-- Neuropathy Pain at Night: What helps?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/night-pain-2/
-- Peripheral Neuropathy - Shooting Foot Pains at Night
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/peripheral-neuropathy-shooting-foot-pains-at-night/
Have you tried any complementary or alternative treatments like those mentioned on the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy website - https://www.foundationforpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Complementary-and-Alternative-Treatments-Revised-2020-final.-1.pdf?

New to the sight. I had 8 rnds. in 2016. I don't like taking prescriptions. I do take a low dose of gabapentin 3 times a day. 2 of which I take around bedtime. If I don't the neuropathy in my feet keeps me up at night. It starts in my calf and goes to my feet about every 10 seconds. I also find I can't sit with pressure on the back of my knees too long. Wondering if anyone else has the same problems.