Thread: Peripheral Neuropathy and Acupuncture - Is it getting better or worse?
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Old 01-31-2014, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BarefootInAfrica View Post
these electrical zaps and pricks would be much more bearable if I was convinced they were representative of healing.

Maybe I should just stick to my vitamins and supplements...
I'm not sure that the zaps and pricks are representative of anything except neuropathy. FWIW, I've had excellent results (luck?) using R-Lipoic Acid for the burning pain. After finding this, I added Pantothenic Acid, and have had considerable (~80-90%) reduction in the zaps and pricks (jabs).

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