Just wanted to chime in that in cases where the likely cause is inflammation or autoimmune disease, for acute flareups, a neurologist might do a short burst of high dose steroids over a course of a few weeks. I had a flareup where I went completely numb below the elbows and knees, and I went on 60mg of a prednisone-type med, tapering down throughout the two weeks. It didn't make the neuropathy completely go away, but the numbness resolved enough for me to use my arms and legs again.

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