Anyone Know How to Get Relief from Neuropathy

I've had ulnar neuropathy. Which is ulnar nerve damage or pain. It is the major nerves that go over your elbow and affect your pinkie and last 4th finger. I had inflammation and numbing/constant pain in those fingers I had it for a year. I'm not sure if this is what you are talking about. I injured my elbow when I had a fall and fell on my right hand/elbow on the concrete. It usually comes from an injury or repetitive movements. Have her do stretches every few hours. Use ice and heat and rest most importantly.

I use 800 mg of Ibuprofin (prescription), you can take more of the over the counter ibuprofin as well. I have found that has helped greatly for my pain. I also use ice and heat and Tylenol PM helped me get sleep. I had surgery on my elbow with the ulnar neuropathy pain. I saw major relief after the surgery. Still was tender and I needed therapy after wards. I have other issues as well, carpal tunnel and DeQuervain's. It is all in my right hand.

Has she had any of the nerve tests done? That would help. If she has hand or arm pain, see Dr. Toledo. He is an Orthopedic Surgeon, who specializes in the hand, elbow and shoulders. I can give you more info on him. He is awesome and has done all my surgeries and came highly recommended to me. I tried all the alternative medicines and didn't see any relief except for temporary relief and I wanted permanent relief. The only trouble I have now is when I rest my elbow too long on chair or table and it hurts only around my elbow. The pain doesn't travel anymore. You can try an elbow pad and that would help if it is her elbow,especially at night. There are braces that can be pain to help your hands/wrist. If you need more info, please contact me and we can talk more. Hope she gets better.

I don't know how it will affect neuropathy, but I had amazing results for nerve damage using accupuncture! My hands and arms were numb from damage to my neck in a car accident. My neurosurgeon's first recommendation was surgery and his second was accupuncture. I chose accupuncture first, after 13 sessions, no more problems. This was 10 years ago. I went to Dr. Alan Chen in Plano. Dr. Chen is also an Oriental MD, an Oriental Orthopedic, a Chiropractor, and his family has been practing accupuncture for almost 600 years.

I was having some problems with neuropathy after chemo; my doctor recommended high doses of B vitamins and Alpha Lipoic Acid. The products I used were GNC's Big 100 Vitamin B Complex and GNC's Alpha Lipoic Acid 600. The dosage for both was 1 AM and 1 PM. But since your mother's problem is severe she might need more, especially at first.

Neuropathy is really more of a symptom of an underlying disorder than it is a disease itself, so the concept of "cure" doesn't really apply. It's more a matter of the symptom resolving because the underlying causes are treated (something conventional doctors are really bad at) and/or treating the symptom to minimize the impact (about the only thing conventional doctors can address).

I had severe neuropathy and it is likely due to a multitude of causes including vitamin B12 deficiencies, exposure to neurotoxins from mold exposure and lyme disease, heavy metal toxicity, and low thyroid function. It's also very, very common in diabetics, but I assume the doctors would have at least ruled that one out.

I have tried alot of things for the neuropathy. The following have been the most effective:
1) transdermal B12 - many people are deficient because they have low levels of the enzymes necessary to absorb the B12 in the gut - which is very common in folks with celiac disease, which is another disease that I have. Your mother's doctors should rule that out or she can get tested on her own: www.enterolab.com Some folks find B12 injections are helpful, BUT I urge caution on those as the multi-dose vials contain things like aluminum and formaldehyde, which are neurotoxins. The B12 reduced my pain significantly and is something that i need to use very regularly

2) Treating low thyroid function

3) Lamictal - this is an anti-seizure drug, but has been found to be effective for "off-label" usage for neuropathy. This has actually been the MOST effective in restoring the functions of the nerves. I have feeling in a finger that got damaged by a sewing machine needle 30+ years ago since I started the lamictal.

4) Aggressive detox protocols for mold/lyme toxins.

There are other things I've tried that haven't been so effective:
1) alpha lipoic acid - there is a fair amount of medical research showing this is quite effective for patients with diabetic neuropathy. Now that may be because ALA can displace heavy metals but it does not bind out the heavy metals. So, I felt worse when using ALA so I couldn't tell if it helped the neuropathy at all because it triggered my fibromyalgia

2) Trental - this is a drug that can help increase micro-circulation. It had a nominal positive impact.

I work for a psych, who has many patients with neuropathy. I believe he prescribes neurontin for it.