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Originally Posted by groucho
Hi Nervous1,
I've been taking 900mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid for several months now (3-300mg gel caps that I found easier on the stomach). I cut the pain very slightly and about eliminated the so called stocking-glove feeling. I also was taking Befotiamine, for about 3 months with no noticeable effect, and have switched to daily thiamin (B1) tablets. Recently added 50mg B6, 1000mcg (cheap) B12, and 1600mg folic acid. The latter 2 were in the normal range, but my homocystiene level was high. My Neuro recommended the folic acid for this reason to raise my methylmalonic acid (likely due to low folate).
Do you have the "folded sock syndrome" where it feels like there is something behind your toes near the ball of the foot, that you are stepping on, all the time? If so, has the Nortryptilene done anything yet for that. The gabapentin barely touched it for me, but did reduce pins & needles and burning. The numbness isn't very great and pretty much just in my (larger) toes, and is not too noticeable when I first get out of bed in the AM.
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Hi groucho,
Yes! I do have the "folded sock syndrome" mostly in the left foot though. I have a higher arch on the left foot, so there may be a mechanical aspect to this as well. I can feel the fascia underneath the foot in the arch become tight if I walk too much.
And Icant walk very far without this happening.
But, lately with the addition of Noritriptyline, it seems to be helping. My gait is better in the morning and last night the stocking feel was minimal. It is still too soon to tell as I need to attempt to chain together days of walking activity and see if I cramp up or start having foot pain.
Again usually the left is the worse for me.
Let's try to keep in touch since we have a very similar issue in the feet.