Originally Posted by Patrick Winter

I had actually heard of it. I had seen something where radio Host Glenn Beck mentioned having it and how it was keeping him from doing his radio show. Although now he claims it was actually Addison's disease? Before that i had only heard of neuralgia and fibromyalgia. What is annoying is having to explain what neuropathy is to everyone who asks what i have. Almost no one knows what it is. Small Fiber neuropathy years ago was simply labelled under the broad fibromyalgia banner. They now have a name for it because of the small punch biopsy. At least that is what 2 different neurologists told me.

I just wish more doctors would be willing to point the finger at medicines for people who have idiopathic SFN. They always act like its impossible for it to be the case. Meanwhile, the studies are out there, Statins, Chemo, Acid Reducers, the list goes on and on... It's never the medicine, its always something else. Well, if it is why can't you find what that is???

Then at the same time it would be nice if they encouraged more people to take supplements. There are many that help with this, Benfotiamine, B12, R-Lipoic Acid, Evening Primrose Oil, Acetyl l-Carnitine and more. They aren't gonna drug you into a stupor like the big 3 (lyrica, Neurontin, Cymbalta) will but they will give a reduction in pain and improvement in health overall for many (not all). Most of my Neurologists tell me, you can go ahead and take it but I don't think it's very effective.