Neuropathy?

I just read your story - my body felt like a pin cushion all over and numbness and went to ER. They said lack of B12 as I am not a diabetic. B12 was ok so then they diagnosed me as sensory idiopathic neuropathy (of unknown cause). My dr prescribed the lowest dose of Lyrica - was awful - so fatigued that I could not walk to the car. I tried acupuncture but not sure if it helped. But THEN I got desperate and joined this Mayo Clinic Connect website and found out that alpha lipoic acid with vitamin B complex helped 90% better. I told my acupuncturist about it and she says she prescribes that for all her diabetic patients but I wasn't diabetic but she NEVER mentioned it. I was mad at her - she feels acupuncture helps some (temporary maybe) - $50 every visit. She did say don't worry about having too much B as your body pees out what it doesn't need. The nature store owner says he takes it too and it works. He only had one bottle left Source Naturals 600 mg taken better on an empty stomach if you don't have too much acid and with my vitamin B complex together. Anyway, you will be a happy person I promise you - it won't hurt you and is safe to take with other medications.

@gnocchi Alpha Lipoic Acid seems to help

@johnbishop Yes, a neurologist would be the specialist for diagnosing neuropathy. My neurologist then basically washed her hands of the problem. Sent me to pain management. Pain management doctors, or mine do not care to find the root cause. They deal only with the pain never looking at the root cause. When drugs don't work, other covered and non-covered "solutions" are tried. I have a spinal cord stimulator that does next to nothing when my pain flares up every single day. I've tried many devices, chiropractors, 2 different acupuncturists, piriformis surgery, PRP, Stem cell therapy and a host of other "solutions." Over the last 5 years I've had covid twice and 2 viruses. Each produced a fever. During the fever periods my neuropathy symptoms disappeared throughout my body. You would think Mayo clinic or Cleveland clinic would be interested in this. Nobody cared!!!! I just hate dealing with the medical profession. They seem to be just devoid of caring as the internet fake remedies. The combination of a knowledgeable and caring medical person is very rare these days. They can all go to XXXX.

@julkun try taking Methylcobalim. That's B12. And stop alcohol.. I'm am ,84 with no arthritis or joint or muscle pain anywhere.

@jamessaxo I can't stop Alcohol because I never started. I don't drink at all, never have. And I've taken B12.

@julkun, Sorry julkun. I just guessed you may have drunk because most people with neuropathy are or have been drinkers. The alcohol numbs the billions of tiny villiing our intestine stopping absorbtion.

I also have neuropathy, but am not a drinker at all.

@anargyrosm I would like to try Alpha Lipoic Acid but I have a few question for you:
1 did you ask your doctor about take it?
2 what supplements brand are you using?
3 what dosage per day?
4 any side effects?
Thank you very much