B1 (thiamine) used to be used commonly years ago for neuropathies. When gabapentin arrived, it was dropped.
I think this was a shame...as the B1 could actually be a fixer, rather than a symptom suppressor as gabapentin etc are.
We have current threads on PD forum here about it right now in regards to PD treatments:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread216496.html
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread215273.html
Benfotiamine has arrived in the US from Europe where it has been studied and used for many years for PN. Many on this forum use it, including me. It has also come way down in price and is more available here than before -- it used to have to be imported..and was very expensive for most people.
People can have a genetic flaw in thiamine metabolism. It is a cofactor in hydrogenases which metabolize carbs, and aldehydes. People who cannot tolerate alcohol, due to genetics are thought to have this flaw and need extra thiamine.
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/thiamin/
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