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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.
Hello, my feet feel like I have socks on all the time. My fingers are a bit stiff and may mildly arthritic. Is this peripheral neuropathy? There is no pain. I do not have diabetes.
I have terrible burning in my right foot around the big toe, and on the padded part beneath the toes. What can I do to alleviate this? Thank you for your help.
I am having tingling and pricking sensation in my feet due to peripheral neuropathy caused by demylenation of nerves.
Kindly advise
hi
iam 36 year old with neuropathy
are you treating neuropathy in legs
thanks
vamshi
I have a friend who had chemiotherapy and radiation and he suffers prickling pain in his feet. I am inquiring for him before I am sending your contact. Do you think that some remedies i.e. arsenicum album, picric acid, oxalic acid and hypericum along whit sensory homeopathic would help.
Please let me know if it is possible and if you have other suggestions. I will send your contact to him, depending on your answer. Thanks
Hi, I am a 66 year old, healthy woman. I took some medication that I had a severe reaction to, and I now have peripheral neuropathy. I am struggling with the pain, clumsiness, weakness, but also a feeling of cold and wet feet. I desperately need help. What would you prescribe for my problems?
Hi. My father is 88 years old. He has been a diabetic for 40 years. He now takes ozempic weekly. He has neuropathy in his feet and has limited feeling when he stands or walks. he can feel when I massage them.
Can you recommend a remedy that would be helpful for him .
thank you very much
My neuropathy developed when I withdrew from SSRI medications 6 years ago. My digestion was so impaired after the withdrawal that after three years I was hospitalized and placed on a feeding tube which saved my life. I was tested for every possible disorder and disease to find the cause of my neuropathy and none could be found. The neurologist assumed it was caused by severe malnourishment. Since my hospitalization my digestion has greatly improved and I have put on weight. The neuropathy is improving but I’m still affected from the shoulders down. I have profound numbness, pins and needles, pain in my joints, and the worst symptom is the muscle cramping upon standing or walking which decreases my mobility greatly. I used to be a distance runner, full time bike commuter and now struggle to to do basic tasks. I eat a clean healthy diet, get plenty of rest, exercise as much as tolerable and take tumeric, and alpha Lipoic acid for some relief. What homeopathic remedy would help me?
Cuprum Metallicum 200c helped my cramping in my legs. It got completely rid of it. Tarentula 200c helped my burning in my feet for a good while but quit working. Tried a stronger dosage but it didn’t work. And anyone with restless legs should try Zincum Metallicum 200c. Fixed mine completely.
My name is Daphne Battle I am in chronic pain for now over a year due to A small patch of shingles on my right arm that went untreated because we thought it was a spider bite.
The doctor suggested that I go get the shingles vaccine and now I have it in the left arm also. My left leg my right arm and my left arm and my entire body feels that it’s overwhelmed in pain. If someone could please help me and tell me what I can do for this it has changed my life drastically to be a pain every day. I cry every day. I’ve had lots of bloodwork they’ve told me my auto immune system is off but no one says why I don’t have lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Reach out to me if you can thanks. I feel have peripheral neuropathy. My arms both hurt from shoulder to hands how fire on a daily. I can’t sleep on either side. I know I’m very depressed. Thanking you in advance
I am suffering from peripheral neuropathy please suggest best homeopathy medicine .
I m suffering from peripheral neuropathy for last 8 years and had been rising from feet upward in both feet in similar pattern.i m not diabetic nor hypertension. Age is 68.no pain.
i am a doctor,MBBS,MD PATHOLOGY,DPH,DBM, retired as Health officer,from Municipal corp Of Raipur Municipal cotporation, in 2004,I am 78 yrs old, I am ,suffering from Periphera Nuropathy,sinse 2005,Local Doctors suggested me to take PREGABALIN & B12 prepations, preparation, & ,I am taking the sam for last one yr,but found not much response.my symptos are tinglingd & numbness on all over the body,but mosly ,rt upper limb & left lower limb. I am unable walk,& walk with support of some one. I can do daily routins work but slowly,I feel that I i have some memmory loss, kindly help me to revive,Thanks a lot Sir.
i am a doctor,MBBS,MD PATHOLOGY,DPH,DBM, retired as Health officer,from Municipal corp Of Raipur Municipal cotporation, in 2004,I am 78 yrs old, I am ,suffering from Periphera Nuropathy,sinse 2005,Local Doctors suggested me to take PREGABALIN & B12 prepations, preparation, & ,I am taking the sam for last one yr,but found not much response.my symptos are tinglingd & numbness on all over the body,but mosly ,rt upper limb & left lower limb. I am unable walk,& walk with support of some one. I can do daily routins work but slowly,I feel that I i have some memmory loss, kindly help me to revive,Thanks a lot Sir.
I have acidity, Ibs, diabetes, prostate. Pl advise remedy
Hi. Doctor my self Ahmed .i have severe full body itching sudden tingling and pin pinching full body muscles. Feeling full body week. I feel my bones or very week file muscle tingling.sudden headacheitching and in headlights FIL body have a problem. Plz suggest me good medicine
Hello doctor my daughter is suffering from peripheral neuropathy , dur to her MDR TB medication side effects ,have tried allopathic medicine but not helping her , she is 23yrs old , can you please help her to relax her pain , she is suffering alot
Hi Doctor , I am suffering from peripheral neuropathy in my legs due to prolonged use of medicine thalidomide for about four years . Doctors say it is irreversible. Can you please suggest some homeopathic medicine for improving my condition. l am a patient of multiple myeloma and presently without any medication.
I AM SUFFERING FROM PERIFERAL NEUROPATHY FROM MORE THAN 4 TO 5 YEARS AND TRIED MORE THAN 500 DOCS BUT NO ONE COULD ANALYSIS OR DIAGNOS THE TROUBLE. I HAVE LOST MY BALANCE AND THINING OF MUSCLE OF PALM NEAR THUMB. MY FEET 8 FINGERS DOSENT MOVE AND THERE ARE FEELING OF BURNING IN MY BOTH PALMS.
KINDLY REFER SOME HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR THE SAME.
REGARDS,
MANJEET SINGH WAHI
Hi I’m writing on behalf of my husband who has been suffering with something the traditional drs cannot solve. Some of the symptoms are extreme fatigue and weakness, neuropathic pain in limbs and chest, mental fogginess, we think it is an autoimmune response from a virus. But, at this point he has seen drs for 2 years and undergone extensive testing and still no answers. He is 60 yrs old.
Hi Dr Sharma,
I have polyneuropathy in both feet probably due to Diabetes Type 2 for past 30 years, blood sugar has been controlled reasonably well with Metaformin 500 mg X 3 daily.
I have tried vitamin B1,B12 etc but my neuropathy is getting worse over the past 1 year.
I heard about Homeopathy treatment from my friends and I would like to try it.
Please advise.
Dr M Varma
Retired paediatrician.
I am suffering from neuropathy. Please help me.
Hi Dr Sharma and Dr Drishti
I would love some homeopathic help for my neuropathy. I have numbness at the bottom of my feet and burning and tingling in my calves mostly on the left side but it can alternate to the right as well. I’m 67 years old, no diabetes and live a pretty healthy but this has become a real irritant to me. How do we proceed?
Dear Dr. Sharma: I am writing on behalf of my husband. He is 84 years old. Two years ago he was given a prescription for Levaquin to treat a minor UTI. He took two pills (only) and could not walk. He has suffered greatly since, although he has not ruptured a tendon. His achilles tendons are enlarged and hard, he has peripheral neuropathy, his leg muscles have atrophied, balance is poor, walking is a chore – he just has no strength in his legs. Prior to taking the levaquin he was active and functional. He has other symptoms of toxicity as well. Doctors absolutely deny any responsibility, and say there is no treatment. Nevertheless I have scoured the internet for something that will help him walk again. He seems to be stabilized at this point, but the damage caused by this horrible drug continues to do its damage. Can homeopathy help him?
Thank you for any help you can give.
Hello Dr. Sharma,
1. I have diabetes.
2. I HAD gout, but was treated with NAET.
3. My large left toe has had shooting sharp continuous pains for a whole day. My very uneducated guess is that maybe it is neuropathy……..which led my very uneducated mind to your suggestion of Picric Acid homeopathic remedy.
4. I am almost 78 years old and female.
ANY ADVICE will be gratefully appreciated, Dr. Sharma.
Thank you, Sir,
Carol Cole
USA
Which home medicines are useful in treating heat and itching in feet and hands after chemotherapy
hello, i have hashimotos thyroiditis and have a persistent throat clearing problem for about 15 years. more recently, i went on a carnivore diet, losing a LOT of weight (i was already severely underweight), and lost a lot of muscle strength. i have been gradually getting stronger, but right now, along with this chronic post nasal drip/cough (LPR or LSN?), my right foot is a bit red toward my toes. left foot only BARELY noticeable pink toes. a bit of numbness, right foot worse. i have a feeling there is some nerve damage, but since it could be so many things, i would like to know your opinion. i do not trust conventional medicine and definitely want to try homeopathy before anything else. thank you.
I experiencing what I feel is DPN in my legs. And I was looking for a homeopathic means of treatment
Hi my husband has had kidney disease since 2010. He’s been on dialysis since then. He has neuropathy in one foot that has gotten worse over time. We’ve tried so many medicines and nothing helps. He can’t sit still and says it’s a stabbing sometime pricking pain and agitation makes him move constantly. Causes anxiety. Can you help at all? He had to be careful what he takes because of dialysis. Thank you. He is 61.
I came to your website because homeopathy has been very helpful to me and I want to be able to help my friend whose peripheral neuropathy is escalating in terms of pain. He is not ready to give up smoking, though he knows he should. He has been in the care of a neurologist and is taking pharmaceuticals with little success. The most relief he gets is when he soaks his feet in ice water. ‘ I referrred him to Bastyr Naturopathic University for a work-up. I actually had in mind a homeopathic work-up, but they recommended herbal and nutritional remedies without mentioning homeopathy. What was recommended is overwhelming to him in terms of the numbers of times a day and numbers of medicines. Also, what they recommended for his pain did not relieve it. Instead, he describes a very unpleasant and weird physical response that he experienced in his head.
My personal experience of pain and homeopathy is that when it is the right remedy, my pain is relieved. So I came looking for relief for him. Can you please describe how you address problems of people who seek your help through this website? I have two other people who also might benefit. Thank You
How do you work with people who come to your website.
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