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Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that arises when the peripheral nerves malfunction or get damaged. The peripheral neuropathy can be a mononeuropathy (damage to a single peripheral nerve) or a polyneuropathy (malfunctioning of multiple peripheral nerves at the same time). One of the leading causes of peripheral neuropathy is diabetes mellitus, but there can be many other reasons. Other reasons for peripheral neuropathy include an injury to nerves, low levels of vitamin B12, infections like shingles (an infection of the nerves caused by varicella zoster virus leading to fluid-filled tiny painful bumps on the skin) and Epstein-Barr. Other causes are Hepatitis C and autoimmune diseases like Guillain-Barre syndrome (an autoimmune disorder which causes weakness, tingling, numbness in feet and legs and eventually spreading upwards), lupus (an autoimmune disease that causes butterfly-shaped rash on the face, joint pains, headache, fever, tiredness, chest pain, dry eyes and memory loss) and necrotizing vasculitis (disorder causing inflammation of blood vessels). Excessive alcohol intake, tumors pressing on the nerves, chronic liver/kidney disease, thyroid disorders, certain medications including phenytoin, thalidomide, toxins like arsenic, mercury, inherited disorders like Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease causing damage to peripheral nerves are some other causes of peripheral neuropathy. In some cases, there may be no identifiable cause.
Homeopathic mode of treatment remains quite effective in managing cases of peripheral neuropathy. The approach to homeopathic treatment for peripheral neuropathy is entirely symptomatic management. It gives wonderful results in managing symptoms like numbness, tingling, pin needle sensation, and weakness in limbs. Though homeopathy might not offer help in severe cases and cases with serious causes of peripheral neuropathy but it can definitely have good scope in providing treatment to many mild to moderate cases.
Concept of individualised medication is highly emphasised in homeopathy to offer best results. As per this concept, the symptoms of the patient in a given case of peripheral neuropathy serve as the basis of homeopathic prescription. Hence, every individual case requires a detailed case analysis to find the presenting symptoms unique to them. Every case of peripheral neuropathy also needs to be thoroughly investigated to rule out the cause behind it and for proper prescription from a huge number of homeopathic medicines for peripheral neuropathy. A person should take homeopathic medicines for peripheral neuropathy under the supervision of a homeopathic physician and avoid self-medication.
Homeopathic medicines for peripheral neuropathy address the root cause behind it. In this way, rather than temporary relief, it provides a long-term help in symptom management. The results vary as per the intensity of the symptoms, the cause of the problem and individual response of the person to the medicines. Homeopathic treatment is recommended for cases of peripheral neuropathy having mild to moderate causes but in serious causes like Guillain-Barre syndrome, conventional mode of treatment is advised as homeopathy cannot help in such cases.
The homeopathic medicines for treating peripheral neuropathy are very safe to use among people of all age groups. This is due to the fact that homeopathic medicines are derived from natural substances, hence have no side effects at all and also never make a person dependent on them.
Homeopathic medicines for Peripheral Neuropathy.
Top 7 Homeopathic Medicines for Peripheral Neuropathy
Some of the majorly indicated homeopathic medicines for symptomatic treatment of peripheral neuropathy include Kali Phos, Arsenic Album, Picric Acid, Oxalic Acid, Hypericum, Causticum and Plumbum Met.
1. Kali Phos – For Numbness in Hands and Feet
Kali Phos is an effective, natural homeopathic medicine for managing numbness in hands and feet in cases of peripheral neuropathy. Kali Phos also helps in treating prickling sensation in hands and feet. Along with this, a general fatigue or weakness is also present. A person needing Kali Phos tends to have a nervous, sensitive and irritable nature. Kali Phos is also indicated for cases of muscle weakness.
When to use Kali Phos?
Kali Phos is a top-recommended medicine to manage numbness of hands and feet resulting from peripheral neuropathy.
How to use Kali Phos?
This medicine is usually preferred in 6X potency that can be used three to four times a day as per symptom intensity.
2. Arsenic Album – For Burning Sensation in Hands/ Feet in Peripheral Neuropathy
Homeopathic medicine Arsenic Album is useful for treating burning sensation in the hands and feet in cases of peripheral neuropathy. The burning sensation may extend to arms and legs. Arsenic Album is also helpful for weakness and heaviness in the limbs in cases of peripheral neuropathy. Apart from the above, a tingling sensation in the fingers is also an indicating feature to use Arsenic Album.
When to use Arsenic Album?
Arsenic Album offers best help to manage burning sensation occurring in hands or feet due to peripheral neuropathy.
How to use Arsenic Album?
Arsenic Album 30C can be used once a day. Higher potencies should not be taken without the advice of a homeopathic doctor.
3. Picric Acid – For Pin-needle Sensation in Hand/Feet
Picric Acid is a beneficial homeopathic remedy used to treat a pin-needle like sensation in the hands or feet in cases of peripheral neuropathy. This sensation may be present in legs and arms. A weak, tired feeling in the limbs is also present. Exertion tends to make the complaint worse, and the limbs may become cold.
When to use Picric Acid?
This medicine should be considered to manage pin-needle sensation in cases of peripheral neuropathy.
How to use Picric Acid?
Picric Acid 30C can be utilized once a day.
4. Oxalic Acid – To manage Numbness and Tingling in Limbs
Use of medicine Oxalic Acid is indicated in cases of peripheral neuropathy where there is numbness and tingling in the limbs. Sharp and excruciating pains in the limbs also point towards the use of this medicine.
When to use Oxalic Acid?
This medicine is prominently indicated to deal with peripheral neuropathy with marked numbness and tingling in limbs.
How to use Oxalic Acid?
This medicine can be used one to two times in a week in 30C power.
5. Hypericum – For Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Nerve Injury
Hypericum is a natural medicine to manage cases of peripheral neuropathy arising from a nerve injury. The main indicating features to use Hypericum are numbness, tingling in hands or feet attended with burning pains. A crawling sensation may also be present in the hands and feet in some cases.
When to use Hypericum?
Hypericum is an effective homeopathic medicine for treating numbness, tingling, burning pains of peripheral neuropathy resulting from nerve injury.
How to use Hypericum?
Initially this medicine in 30C potency can be used twice or thrice a day.
6. Causticum – For Muscle Weakness in Peripheral Neuropathy
Causticum is a leading homeopathic medicine for treating muscle weakness in cases of peripheral neuropathy. There is marked muscle weakness in the limbs along with a sensation of formication (like ants crawling) in the limbs.
When to use Causticum?
This medicine should be highly preferred when it comes to manage cases of muscle weakness in cases of peripheral neuropathy.
How to use Causticum?
This medicine can be taken once a day in 30C potency.
7. Plumbum Met – For Thinning of Muscles in Peripheral Neuropathy
Plumbum Met is an important medicine for peripheral neuropathy in which the patient experiences wasting or thinning of the muscles of the limbs. Lightening like pains in limbs can attend. These pains get better from pressure. Numbness and tingling in limbs may also be felt.
When to use Plumbum Met?
This medicine is highly valuable to extend help for cases of peripheral neuropathy where thinning or wasting of muscles of limbs is present.
How to use Plumbum Met?
Plumbum Met 30C can be taken once or twice in a week. Higher potencies should not be taken without a physician’s advice.
What is peripheral nervous system?
The nervous system in our body is divided into two major divisions – the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system includes the spinal cord and the brain. The peripheral nervous system consists of a network of nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system connects the nerves from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body (organs, limbs, and skin). Peripheral nerves are of three types – sensory, motor and autonomic. The primary functions of these nerves are as follow:
Sensory nerves are responsible for transmission of signals like pain, touch, temperature and other sensations to the brain.
Motor nerves are held responsible for control of muscles.
Autonomic nerves are responsible for regulating autonomic functions of the body such as bladder function, digestion, body temperature, and blood pressure.
Symptoms of Peripheral Neuropathy
The symptoms of this disorder depend on the type of peripheral neuropathy.
Sensory neuropathy: The symptoms of sensory neuropathy are numbness, tingling, pricking, pin/needle sensation, hypersensitivity and burning sensation in the hands and feet. The symptoms can spread up the arm and leg.
Motor neuropathy: The symptoms of motor neuropathy include muscle weakness, paralysis, twitching/cramping of muscles, wasting/thinning of muscles, impaired balance, and coordination.
Autonomic neuropathy: The symptoms of autonomic neuropathy include rapid heart rate, bowel/bladder symptoms, diarrhea/constipation, blood pressure changes, increased/decreased sweating and erectile dysfunction in men.
I am 82 years old and am diabetic for past 18 years; my A1C is under 7 as controlled by 50mg of Januvia and 500mg of Metformin. My main problem is loss of sensation on both feet and sometime combined with pin/needle sensation on feet lasting a minute or so. Most of my life I have used Homeopathic medicines for cold, fever, etc. I would appreciate if you please suggest Homeopathic medicines.
Thanks.
My father is a known case of rheumatic heart disease mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation on chronic therapy for heart disease and borderline diabetes. He had Chronic symptoms of peripheral neuropathy burning and numbness sensation. Need your suggestion regarding what kind of medication should be started n in how much dose. Because he is is getting less responsive to allopathic medication.
My age is 54 male.i am suffering diabetes since last one year as per detection. Fasting sugar level is avg 135. My mom has diabetes.also a sister.
I am feeling weakness in my hands and legs since last 4 years. Sometimes I feel burning sensation in my legs.i feel pain in my two legs throughout the day. By pressing gives temporary relax.
Two months back yelopathyic doctor told it is periferal neuropathy and gave Gabapentin and nurokind next .it gives me relax but stoping medicine for oneday gives pain in leg.
One of my sister suffered the same and now she is bedridden.
Can you help me in this regard
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My age 30 and Ive been facing these problems for 4-5 years . On folding legs and hands , numbness and tingling start after 5 mins. when lying and keep head at higher on pillows then head and neck become numb for long time. when sit by wall then the area of back so compressed becomes numb within no time. please suggest
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on folding legs and hands , numbness and tingling start after 5 mins. when lying and keep head at higher on pillows then head and neck become numb for long time. when sit by wall then the area of back so compressed becomes numb within no time. please suggest
My age 52 and have diabetic patient and suffering in peripheral neuropathy please advice appropriate medicine.
Hello Dr Sharma
My mother age 80 has Parkinson’s disease and peripheral neuropathy. She had difficulty in moving about.
She feels there is a coating of mud under her toes.
Also her knees some times get locked and she has to drag her feet to be able to move. She experiences tremor in her right palm.
Presently she takes three syndopa tablets each day.
Pl suggest homoeopathy treatment for her condition.
Dr. Sahab, I am suffering from diabetes for last around 6to 7 yrs. I also got nerve damage at my penis frontage, injury, which I got cured by control of diabetes. Prnis nerves got broken. I am suffering from Erectile dysfunction, no erection take place, my age 57 yrs.
I am taking Allopathic medicine.
My sugar remain in control but because of nerve damage, I am not able to get erection. Kindly suggest some homeo medicine to correct it. Regards.
Dr sir I am big fan of yours.keep on reading your articles.i find them well explained.and I trust what ever you suggest.god bless keep on doing good work
I live in Delhi India .n diabetic diabetic
I am 72 years old with history of Diabetes mellitus since last sixteen years. I am obese and have undergone Bariatric Surgery banana sleeve gastrectomy three years ago.my blood sugars are regulated by Lantus Insulin 22 to 26 units before dinner Glycomet GP1 morning and evening , ondero 5 mid day.
I am having varicose veins and have undergone ligation surgery in perforator at ankle below knee and above knee mid thigh right leg and only at ankle of left leg sixteen years ago.
I am suffering from symptoms of neuropathy since last three years , I get lack sensation in both of my soles at times not getting proper foothold, sensation of burning and tingling numbness transiently. I am taking vitamins neurobione forte , Matilda forte and Pregeb M 75 . The symptoms are persistent and progressing.
I am not hyper tensive. Overall I am keeping well for 72 with good memory and intellectual ability. I am retired Dean Of Medical College and MD Pathology and Bacteriology
Please do help me with suitable homeopathic treatment, I would be grateful
My mobile number is 9890309669 same is WhatSap friendly.
Dr. Sahab, I am suffering from diabetes for last around 6to 7 yrs. I also got nerve damage at my penis frontage, injury, which I got cured by control of diabetes. Prnis nerves got broken. I am suffering from Erectile dysfunction, no erection take place, my age 57 yrs.
I am taking Allopathic medicine.
My sugar remain in control but because of nerve damage, I am not able to get erection. Kindly suggest some homeo medicine to correct it. Regards.
Sir my mother has diabetes and high BP and Thyroid issues. She has feeling of frozen feet and acute pain in feet as she has developed peripheral neuropathy. Could you recommend a medicine for her as we are unable to visit a doctor due to Lockdown. My contact number is 8527356363. What’s app is 6381400810
Madam,
Namaste,
I am diabetic patient for last 25 years. My age is 61 yrs as on date. The sugar level varies from 160 to 250 .At present I am taking allopathic treatment . Glycomet GP2, Janumet, Renerve and xidugo with insulin Glargin ( lantus) . There inflammation and numbness in feet sole, due to which I can,t sleep nor stand or walk even can’t wear shoes for long time. Going through homeopathic journal, it appears the case of peripheral Neuropathy diabetes. Please suggest any mother tincture for early cure.
My right shoulder gets severe pain when it is turned back.
Diabetic since 15 years.
Taken tab glycomet Gp 1 and now taking Gp 2.
Started taking homeopathic medicine BC7 since one month.
Pl guide to cure shoulder pain
Reg
Hello Dr. I’m suffering from diabetes since last 25 years. I am aged 69 yrs. and having stiffness and burning in my both foot specially in toes and fingers as if the feeling like blood circulation in my foot is not proper. lost of sensation in feet also there. Due to this my sleep also disturbed. My diabetes normally remains 170 before meal and after meal it goes to 220. Taking alopathy medicien Gemer p2 in morning and glyciphage 500 mg at night. pl. advise some best homeopathy
medicine to come over this problem.
Hi, My father-in-law is 76 and recently diagnosed with Diabetes. Yes, it is under control, but now, he has numbness and pain in feet. But since a few days, says his thighs are getting numb too. Yes, he is getting thin day by day.
I m diabetic last 15yrs
Last 1 yr I m having burning sensation at both legs n swallowing cause which senses as good as just have wwrarrd socks
My hba1c is 7.5
Frequent urination at night time
Nowadays I can’t sleep until 2am
Hello doctor. I am a non alcoholic person but it happened somehow when I was on a trip I drank beer, for four continuous day On the trip. After two weeks of that incident I started feeling vibration in my hands. And whole body muscle tightness and after work I started tiring up very much. Some time pain in left chest. And now Sometimes whole left side body started feeling numbness or vibration.
My wife is suffering from sugar since last 10 years now she is suffering from neuropathy problems like burning sensation in feet ,pain in legs knee albow shoulder . She is feeling weekness. So please suggest proper homeopathic medicine. She is 49 year old. Thanks a lot
Are you making me fool.
I am 67 year old, having diabetis since 25 years, I have electric needle like pain in toe & first finger especially in night. Neurologist based on NCS study are telling either diabetic neuropathy or radiculopathy. Presently taking Duloxetin-30 mg & Nervigen p tablet in night, slightly released but no permanent cure. Creatinine at present 1.38. Please suggest best homeopathy medicine which permanently cure neuropathy in toe& first finger in both feet. During sleep saliva secretion taking place.sleep is disturbed.
I am aged 72 years.Iam diabetic, from the age of 45th year,and conducted bypass surgery in the age of 60th year,and suffering from diabatic neuropathy.Iam having pain in the upper arm, especially during night after 10 pm and preveis till 12 pm,an abnormal pain and intolerable.Now I am taking AN ALLOPATHIC madicine Ensautin -100 mg two tablets in the night for 15 days and ok.But I want to have best remedy in homeopathic with out any side effects and permanent cure.kumar
Sir ,i am diabetic female age 56 years i want some homeopathic medicine for my peripheral neutopathy i took meganeuron allopathy injections but not vety good results ,I also take telma 20 for blood pressure and febuget 40 for uric acid please suggest homeopathy medicine for neuropathy