This is the article I believe:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/he...er=rss&emc=rss

No where does it state what high levels were.

How much fish oil had to consumed to give those "high" levels.

With nutrient research there is typically a back and forth of positive and negative outcomes. Some depend on who does the research and how the study participants were chosen.

I'll see later if I can find the study on PubMed... can't do it right this minute...but later I will try.

Quickly I found this that quotes a Harvard study showing the reverse:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-..._b_832661.html

It seems like we often find ourselves in this position. It's hard to make good decisions when the arguments can go either way.

Personally, I am backing off of my supplements routine this week. The reason is that I tend to go overboard and pile everything on. I think that can be hard on my body. So, I'm adding things back a little at a time. I don't know if I will "feel" when I have reached the correct dose of something like Vitamin D, but I will see how things go.

That is a good idea.

Keep the B12 and Vit D (were you tested? so you know how much to take?) If you don't want the D3 supplement, get some sun each day.

Keep the Lysine (to see if you have viral problems). And the acetyl carnitine (mito damage).
These major ones hit the big areas that are most commonly damaged or having problems.

We also have to understand "high".... the essential fat in flax oil, has to be consumed in some quantity daily. We cannot live without it. So what is "high" exactly in the studies? 5 grams? 10 grams? One capsule of the oil is typically 1 gram with about 40% ALA (alpha linolenic acid) in it. I don't think that is "high" for anyone who has to be eating it and is not typically. So understanding doses is also important.

My Vitamin D was 48 or 43. I didn't get my B12 tested.

Funny you should mention the Lysine. As soon as I stopped all my supplements (except my multiple vitamin), I woke up with an entirely new foot pain, so I have been adding back 500 mg per day of Lysine. My burning sensation continues to spread, with or without supplements. I don't yet have the kind of pain that some of our members have, but I fear where this is headed.

So the Vit D you'd need is only about 1000-2000IU daily of D3.

I don't know what to say about the burning. For me it seems linked to what I eat. Some spicy things do it to me. Peppers, potatoes, and some tomato products (but not all). And it took me a long time to find this connection too.! I found a salsa with mangos/peaches without Jalopenas in it and I am fine. If I buy another brand...I can get burning.

I don't have alot of pain either, but I do have some arthritis in my left ankle. I use Salonpas patches on it some days and my strong magnets on it too, because it is very targeted and not general all over discomfort. Weather too really bothers me...long LOW pressures and I can suffer until the Highs come. Like today, I am feeling pretty good, but all last week was a downer.

I'm pretty baffled by my symptoms. I don't have a good sense of what's going on. Stress is certainly bad for me. And the pain in the bottom of my left foot seems to be always there, to one degree or another. The burning has spread, over the past 10 months, to my lower thighs and arms. I have arthritis in my knees (a longstanding condition, pre-dates my SFN diagnosis). And, of course, I struggle with fatigue. Don't know if the fatigue is brought on by having to cope with the pain symptoms, or if the fatigue is a "stand alone" symptom of the SFN.

Recently, I have increased frequency of urination. That was probably the biggest motivator for tapering off the supplements.

Well, you would need more urination for clearing the supplements. The B's and C often cause increased urine output and that is normal.

Increased urination, also comes from glucose problems. Diabetes... and fatigue is a huge early symptom too.

What is very alarming is when urination gets LESS... this is reflective of worsening kidney functions.

So it might be a good idea to get a free glucometer and test yourself during the day and night. You might find your answers there. Keep a log to show fasting morning, 1.5 hr after breakfast (keep track of carbs), before and after lunch, after dinner, before bedtime. One Touch is the one I use because the strips are not affected by others sugars you consume or dextrins which are commonly in foods today. The other Glucometers use a different chemical system which may give false highs. One Touch may read high after high Vit C consumption, high aspirin, or gout, but it only measures glucose.

Hi All,

I have suspected PN for the last two months or so. Symptoms are not severe, but occur on a regular basis in the evenings/nighttime(tingling, pins and needles, sharp random shooting pains).

Brief medical history. I have hypothyroidism and taking 0.05 levothyroxine for the last 5-6 years.

In 2016 was diagnoted with gout and take 200mg allopurinol daily for hyperurecimia. Can allopurinol cause neuropathy? I saw some google articles on it.

I am taking the folowing supplements on a daily basis
1) R - Alpha Lipoic Acid (600mg/day)
2) Dr's Best Benfotiamine (600mg/day)
3) Milk Thistle (500mg/day)
4) Methyl B12 (1000 mcg/day)
5) Curcumin (500mg/day)

Anything to add to the list/subtract from the list?

PS : Since levothyroxine interferes with other meds /vitamin , particulalrly R-ALA , i take it four hours before/after any other vits /meds.


Thanks and much appreciated

Hi,

You might try fish oil:

Frontiers | Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation Accelerates Nerve Regeneration and Prevents Neuropathic Pain Behavior in Mice | Pharmacology

You will might also be interested in reading the thread on Resveratrol in the main forum for PN.

Resveratrol

I have been taking both fish oil and resveratrol for three months, unfortunately to no noticeable effect.

Thanks ..


fish oil is obviously good because of its high omega 3 content. Does Omega 3 fortified eggs also server the same purpose, as I am allergic to certain kinds of fish?