Originally Posted by janieg

Hi Kirby,

Sorry to hear of your plight, and I can certainly understand your frustration.

I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy, and am just beginning to digest the prospects of having a chronic painful condition that could possibly worsen over time. I just may have to move to Colorado at some point, which is not such a bad prospect given how much I love it out there.

If you've been following this forum for awhile, you've probably read about alpha lipoic acid. I can't tell you with certainty that it's helped me, but something has reduced my pain and discomfort by about 50% since the spring, and it's the only thing I can really point to. I guess I believe it must be helping since I'm gladly spending the $16/month to keep taking it. You can do some Googling about it if you haven't already. The way I looked at it initially, it couldn't hurt.

Here's the brand I'm taking that I get from Amazon. I take a capsule twice a day.

Doctor's Best Best Stabilized R-Lipoic Acid Featuring Bioenhanced Na-RALA (100 mg)

Good luck, and if you're an old hippie, hopefully you have some good old hippie music to bring you solace. CSN is what soothes my soul on a bad day.

Janie