Have You Escaped Neuropathy?

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  1. Joy Martin

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    My daughter w ho is 60 called yesterday that her fingers are numb, tingling etc.....She is baffled, and I told her so many reasons are given for this Nerve Damage.....She was talked into too many pharma drugs years ago and has some damage to her joints and now the neuropathy shows UP.......

    I never had any until about 7 yrs ago or so, had hip replacemewnt 14 yrs ago and Live With so much Damage.......
     
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    Alpha lipoprotein is a nerve nutrient that reduces neuropathy in many people.
     
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    Thanks and I don't think I knew that, I'll share with daughter and look at it for myself too.
     
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    Is that the same as Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA), because not a lot of results come up for Alpha lipoprotein.
     
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    I wonder that too.
     
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    Alpha Lipoic acid is what I meant. Thanks, @John Brunner. Please note @Joy Martin
     
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    Nope, couldn't run fast enough. I have peripheral neuropathy in my feet, bad. I take gabapentin; it helps a little.
     
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    A friend who is 94, has decades of MOSTLY feet PN and doc said get off gabapentein, it does not do much and the side effects....she's done so much over the years and talking to her yesterday she said it's also from taking statins, and I believe cancer drugs for skin cancer.... j m

    Reduce BIG TIME Sugar stuff
     
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    My brain shifted gears in the middle of the word. I started with alpha lipoic acid and ended with alpha fetoprotein:confused:
     
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    My friend with Decades of PN was very consumed with eating too much sugar stuff....I wanted to say something about it to her, but she probably wouldn't want to hear it.
     
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    I couldn't tell you when I last had a piece of pie or dish of ice cream. I even limit fruit and avoid bananas entirely on doctor's orders. Breads, crackers, pasta, potatoes, all in moderation. Type 2 diabetes isn't fun.

    Maybe I'm lucky. No neuropathy here though I do have some carpal tunnel that I use a brace on some nights.

    I do take a statin, but I haven't had any untoward symptoms I can pin on that.
     
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    No, have not escaped .. have had it a few years in bottom of feet. I use a massager to the bottom of them off and on and that does away with it temporarily. I do get tingling in hands, and arms. Meds I take can cause some of that. i just do not worry about and keep moving on.
     
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    That NEVER happens to me.
    Now, what were we talking about and what did I come down into the basement for?
    I used benfotiamine--a fat soluable vitamin B 1 for circulation, nerve health and various problems. Maybe also nattokinase to help blood flow.
     
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