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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
Hi Andy, Welcome.
I'm kind of going through one right now, which I'm trying to figure out. It may be some kind of food trigger I got into.
For the burning pain, I learned about R-Lipoic Acid (and now a stabilized form, but I haven't noticed any difference) on this group. Since taking it (100 mg./day), I've not needed gabapentin or any other prescription for PN. It's been about a year & a half. I'm also taking D3, methyl B12, B5, and a few other supplements. My PN was regressing for a time before this flair. It hasn't progressed any further up my legs, but where it's always been in my feet, it seems to be getting worse of late. I have to stay on top of the edema with massage (pressing it out) every few days.
Doc
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I am working on the root causes of my PN, but have found a good way to deal with some of the symptoms, without using drugs. Rebuilder Medical has a device, kind of a TENS, that I use with a foot bath fairly regularly. It increases circulation, and does ease pain. It was invented by David Phillips, the inventor of the ear thermometer, and other medical devices. It hasn't cured me the way I initially had hoped, but it's a good non-drug way to deal with the pain.
Steven