Your Neuropathy Treatment Needs Balance

 An interesting dilemma from today's post from neuropathydr.com (a commercial website - see link below) concerns our approach to our own treatment for neuropathy. Many people try this and that from the supplement world, along with their prescription medicines. This approach may run alongside alternative physical treatments leading to some people gradually building up an intake which is either not necessary or even potentially harmful. Try not to build up a collection of medications and supplements - if one doesn't bring any improvement after a reasonable period - drop it, don't add others to the list otherwise it can lead to a confused and muddled overal treatment plan that may overload your system including kidneys and liver. This article is a reminder that an overal treatment strategy is essential but it needs to be balanced and well thought out. Your doctor's advice is a necessary and important part of this but your own common sense must also play an important role.
 

Are You Guilty of Neuropathy Treatment “Shot gunning”?                    neuropathy doctor December 2012

Patients who become the most proactive in their personalized neuropathy treatment programs always do the best.

Shotgun therapy is a term applied in medicine when multiple therapies that are sometimes not exactly complimentary are presented to patients. Don’t get me wrong; sometimes in health crises this can be lifesaving!

Are you taking the correct supplements?

But too often, it is we as patients who are guilty of this.

A big example is the widespread usage of over the counter cold and pain medications. This has long been a concern of pharmacists and healthcare professionals alike.

Due to a wide degree of variability in patient responses, there are many OTC drug and dietary supplement combinations out there that are probably not beneficial.

Too often herbal based dietary supplements, yes even sometimes those prescribed for neuropathy patients fall into this category. Far too many of these “neuropathy” treatment formulas have multiple ingredients that can interact in unknown ways.

And unbeknownst to you as a patient, this approach may actually be more harmful and not helpful.

As I’m sure you are aware, peripheral neuropathy can be a very frustrating condition to treat.

But one of the most frustrating things for both doctors and patients alike is where no clear neuropathy treatment plan is identified.

Every therapy, every medication you take must be part of an overall neuropathy treatment strategy. Even if that strategy is a trial to see what works best for you!

This is why those patients who become the most proactive in their personalized neuropathy treatment programs always do the best.

So as frustrating as it may be at times, I encourage you to learn as much about your underlying condition and neuropathy treatment options as possible.

Even if it’s not 100% clear on what the underlying cause of your peripheral neuropathy is, the good news is proven strategies now exist for effectively treating many forms of peripheral neuropathy.

 http://neuropathydr.com/are-you-guilty-of-neuropathy-treatment-shot-gunning/