Hi Stacy, Yes I take Epsom Salt baths every day to other day the past two weeks.

I have had it bad with the tingling, burning, hurting, shooting shocks, numbness, feeling of have a glove or sock on my feet, the whole nine yards of symptoms

Now I am taking Garbapentin third week and it has calmed it 80% to where I can function and not think about it constantly or be reminded with one symptom or another every second.

Getting a reprieve from it is wonderful feel like my self.

Like now feel some discomfort in my right foot and a little burning on the toes on the left foot.

Today it has acted up the most since last week. A couple days had very little in the way of symptoms.

I hope it keeps up this way until I GET TO A SPECIALIST AT LEAST.

Hi Staci
The temperature of the water does not bother me one way or another. I do tend to but ice in a bag at night at stick my feet in it one at a time. This seems to help with the burning.

uglogirl

You might try R-Lipoic Acid (RLA), especially since your PN has been dxed as being diabetic. If that helps, try adding Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B5).

http://www.diabeteslibrary.org/View....ntothenic_acid

Doc

Hi.
Nights r the worse for me! Like Syvonne, I have full body neuropathy. The only place I don't have it is the left side of my face. Not sure if the pain is worse at night or it is just that no one is around to keep my mind off it. I live everyday in a pain level of about 8-9. It's awful. I have had SFN for 6 1/2 years now.

I take cymbalta, tramadol and synthyroid. The cymbalta was what helped me with the burning pain. I also take krill oil, r lipoid acid, Coq10 and probiotic. I get IVIG which gives me some relief for about 7-10 days. I recently started Enbrel. So far not working. My sometimes I just feel like giving up on all the meds! I shutter to think what my pain my be like then.

For those who are using compound creams, what areas do you put it on?

Hi Dr Smith I have added the Lipoic Acid to my protocol. Have been taking for a week now. I don't know about the burning if it's helped. However, I do know it brings my sugar down and that is a good thing.

I will look I into the Pantothenic Acid. I now take B12, Multiple B, B Complex I might be taking too much B.

Today I was almost pain free a few pin needs and on scale of 1-10 1 being best I would say the numbness was at a 2.

Thanks for the information it's much appreciated. Any other tips you can share I would be most grateful for.

Yes the cause is Diabetes even though my sugars were fine it still happened.
My primary doctor gave me a prescription for gabapentin started with 3 times 300mgs now up to 1800 mgs 3 times a day.

I don't think my doctor wants to bother with me so I made an appointment with a special.

What test should I ask for I have no clue what to at this consultation.

I have been reading and have came to a conclusion that this is it. This is a chronic condition that needs to be treated every day with meds or physical therapy.

There will be some days that you feel good very little if any reminder from the condition.

I do think it will calm down quite a bit as long as I exercise, keep sugar in accepted range and lead as normal as a life I can.

I quit smoking 2 yrs ago and was diagnosed with Moderate Emphysema

I have to say I may use albuterol and advair a couple times a week if that and my breath test at home is mostly above average.

No other course of action but to feel positive and take care of ourselves get rest, eat healthy, get exercise, keep busy.

Hi!

Did you find anything to help with the burning? I agree the burning is intolerable.

Please let me know I would certainly appreciate any info to stop this infernal burning sensation on the tops and bottoms of my feet.

Thank youuglogirl