I am 76 years young and have had PN for 10 years. I used to always do what the doctor said. 10 years ago a doc. told me to take Zocor so i did. Within a year i had PN and on the side affects it said can cause PN. He never brought it up and i did not ask. I could not believe a doc. would prescribe a med. that could give you something there was no good treatment or cure for.

Since then i take no med. until i research it to my satisfaction. Doctors do not know everything and some do not care. It is all about money. My knowledge about PN has come from research and from this great forum.
I only go to my doctor to get pain scripts to dull the pain until i cure myself.I have learned of no doc. that knowes much about pn so why go to them.
I found a good pain management doc. that works with me to cure my pn.

Personal research and this forum are your best doctor.
Read my post in the stickies Neuropathy does improve by George 75.