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Non-diabetic neuropathy
Before I tell my story, let me state that I was a daily wine drinker for several years. My neuropathy started in my feet in 2017. It did not progress beyond my feet for several years. I stopped drinking in 2023, and at that point, my neuropathy was still confined to my feet. My doctor said that alcohol cessation should stop the progression of the neuropathy. I also started on a weight loss drug at that time. I weighed 157 lbs and I am 5’2”. The medicine was a success. I lost 54 lbs in five months, but also lost a large amount of muscle. I continued on the medication on the advice of my doctor. She said I would need to stay on the meds in order to maintain weight loss. Long story short, I was not hungry and from March, 2023 until February, 2024, I ate nothing but fruit, popcorn and salads. I ate very little protein during that year. Anyway, about six weeks after starting the medication, I noticed my knees felt weak. I spoke to my GP about it, and she said it was not associated with the medication. However, I became weaker and my neuropathy went into hyperdrive. I finally took myself off the medication in February, 2024, started eating a normal diet. I was able to see a neurologist at Vanderbilt and she said my neuropathy was probably caused by several factors, one being alcohol but also rapid weight loss, nutritional deficiencies and possibly idiopathic. That was in October. She also said my neuropathy should slow or cease progression with the modifications I made. However, my neuropathy is getting worse. I now have numbness all the way up my thighs, and, in the last two months, numbness in my rear. I am also developing a twitch on the left side of my face. I feel so discouraged and alone. It feels good to have a group of people that understand.
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That diagnosis sounds familiar.
I was diagnosed with idiopathic neuropathy about 3 years ago. I was a very active person and now in great anxiety and depression because of my life style changing. I seen an advertisement for neuropathy and went for the free testing and was talked into treatment that cost over $8,000 dollars. The treatment made my pain in feet worse. Be careful before signing up for treatment from chiropractors. It is there latest, what I think is a scam.
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2 ReactionsHas anyone received the newest treatment from Chiropractors that has helped.
Do you take gabapentin to help relieve the numbness in your feet and lower legs? That helps me quite a bit. I can always tell when I’ve missed a dose because it gets difficult to walk because of the numbness. I think some people take Lyrica instead of gabapentin for the same symptoms.
I take 3600 mg of gabapentin a day for the pain/numbness in my feet, and all it does is dull the pain. It's always there, and always will be.
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2 ReactionsI'm 59 and just found out in July of 24 that I have PN
It's been a life change for me it started with heavy legs and tingling and the sheets at night and horrible cramps in feet and unbalanced walking.
Help anything that will help me with information about this.all my dr wants to do is prescribed gabapentin .
But I also have vestibular hypofunction
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I am on the exact same journey except I weighed 240 and now 195. Reversed my neuropathy. I could not wear sneakers let alone shoes. I had no myelin sheath under my haels. off alcohol since 1/24, plant based dirt... CUT OUT SUGAR... and processed food. now I can wear sneakers' and shoes...I can wiggle my toes which I could not in 2023.
Good luck
Prayer, commitment and don't give up.
Paul
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1 ReactionI have tried to take Gabapentin and unable to do so. It gave me anger issues after a few weeks of 300 mg. daily. I did not help with reduction of numbness at all. Also tried Lyrica, no hekp.