I've already done lots of research on this. B12, alpha lipoic acid etc are all recommendations. There are about a million lotions for the foot pain. One thing I am interested in is red light therapy. My research indicates it can be helpful, but the wave length has to be between 800 and 1100 nms only (as well as other characteristics). If you buy a lotion that doesn't work, no big deal. You're out maybe $20 $30 etc. The red lights are a lot more expensive. I'm certainly willing to spend the money, but if anyone has any advice on a particular model that they found effective, that would be great. I also would love to hear any other advice about anything they found effective, such as a lotion or whatever. I was kind of reluctant to post something so particular to me, but this ailment is fairly common, so perhaps others may find the responses helpful. Thank You.

There is no cure. Gabapentin is the usual treatment. I believe there are treatment centers that use red light therapy. Results are mixed and placebo is often a factor. Patients with diabetes often develop this malady. In time the pins and needles burn out and you are left with numbness. Hopefully you have sensory neuropathy and not motor neuropathy.

Have had it for 25+ years, no therapy or drug treatment worked for me, but it has gradually lessened over time. For temporary relief, I recommend a tens unit. IVIG and neurotin had no possitive effect. Good luck!

I suffer peripheral neuropathy. No pain in my case, but foot numbness that impairs my sense of balance. My neurologist said that nerves compressed as they exit the spine cause pain, so that might be your situation.

I tried alpha lipoic acid. No improvement, and caused intolerable back itches.

For those with DB, or are pre DB, the most likely cause is low blood flow to the extremities, caused by plaque build up in the arteries. I recommend a quality Natto Kinase to dissolve the plaque over time. NK is an enzyme. According to the non profit NK.org, 3/4 of the natto on the market comes from China and has no therapeutic value. I know that the Designs for Health product, "natto-serrazime", works excellently. However it takes months and has to be taken away from food. Works for some types of dementia as well.

A friend was developing frontal lobe dementia, similar to what Bruce Willis has, and he completely recovered due to using natto. Two months, very slight improvement, six months 80% back to normal, and now 100% back to his old self.

I used 630 nm red light therapy to cure the migraines I suffered for 35 years. The panels weren't expensive, I think around $50-60 each.

The wavelengths you mentioned are near infrared and infrared. Prices for light panels vary hugely, but you should be able to find some in the range I mentioned.


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Kkina, if I may, what were your migraine triggers and where was it located. I get them and mine is a ball of pain above and behind the right ear (if you’re looking at my right ear it’ll be the 10oclock about an inch and a half from the edge of the ear-and it feels like it’s an inch deep into my brain)

How does the red light help?

The pain was always in the front on one side. The only trigger I could determine was physical activity of any intensity.

I don't know exactly why light of a certain wavelength helps, not sure if anyone does. Based on trans-cranial transmission. Maybe something about healing or even re-growth of neurons. Mine stemmed from a traumatic brain injury, which may explain things. I still use the lights.

If it’s from an injury, GOOD PT and the really brutal, miserable form of massage can help.

T can help with blood sugar, if it’s diabetes.

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Gabapentin is the usual treatment.

Foot pain due to Guillain Barré. Lyrica did not help, so we switched to Gabapentin. Up to 900 mg daily for several months, no help at all, so we discontinued. Resigned to living with the pain, which manifests mostly at night, in bed, when anything touches the sensitive area of the foot.