View Single Post
Old 04-09-2012, 09:50 AM
mrsD's Avatar
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
mrsD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
Lightbulb

Quote:
Originally Posted by skurtz View Post
Thank you for the information. Do these supplements help with the burning pain experienced at night with neuropathy? Are there any other things that people have had success with to decrease these burning pains at night?
Taking the supplements only work, for those who need those specific supplements.

Burning can also come for foods in the diet. I found for myself that nightshade vegetables, especially potatoes, were my biggest trigger. Some tomatoes also do it in strong sauces.
Nightshades are : potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant.

Also very spicy foods can cause burning. And MSG additive will increase pain as well. This is because glutamate stimulates pain receptors.

What works for one person may not work for another. It depends on your metabolism, and medical history. And your mother's had years of damaging statin drugs.

Quality supplements are expensive, and CoQ-10 especially.
It would be best to start simply and add in things as you go.
Otherwise you won't know which is working or not.

Drug damage typically responds to CoQ-10, acetyl carnitine, to start. R-lipoic acid stabilized is for those with blood sugar problems, but can be added to the carnitine for mitochondrial help. That is up to you to decide.

We discuss all of these here, and you'll have to search them and read up and see if they are possibly for your Mother. People using lots of supplements should have good kidney functions.
So check with your mother's doctor before doing anything extreme. CoQ-10 and carnitine are often used in the elderly who have severe medical issues, but it is best to discuss with the doctor before doing anything. Hopefully the doctor will know what you are talking about... but some do not have any experience at all with these things, even though they appear in medical papers and studies.
__________________
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-- Galileo Galilei

************************************

.
Weezie looking at petunias 8.25.2017


****************************
These forums are for mutual support and information sharing only. The forums are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.
mrsD is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote