B vitamins to improve neuropathy?
I had a visit to the podiatrist Friday to have a foot problem checked out. I also let him know about my grade 1 neuropathy. He suggested something called Metanx, and gave me two 5 day sample packs. It’s a Rx only supplement. It actually says, “Medical food” on the box. That means it won’t be covered by insurance, unfortunately. I’ll give it a try though, and let you know how it works. He said it’s not for the painful kind of neuropathy. For that, he prescribes Lyrica or Cymbalta, which he says are well-tolerated.
Here’s the Metanx web site if you’re interested.
April 29th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Hi Beth,
There is a 2003 Mayo Clinic Study showing that alpha lipoic acid has a beneficial effect on diabetic neuropathy. That’s not the same thing, of course, but just the same I do take some every day.