andybonse Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 As many of us assume we have some sort of Neuropathy and cant find a cause of our POTS:http://www.metanx.com/This is used for diabetic neuropathy, maybe it could also help for POTS, anyone heard / tried this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I've not heard of this and it's prescription only in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybonse Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Not too sure, I just came across an article and thought id see what people thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Best of my knowledge metanx is a "medical food", a prescription strength combination of B vitamins that can run up to $ 5.00 a pill (depending on the strength and pharmacy).This is a full text article about its use for the peripheral neuropathy symptoms in those with type 2 diabetes.http://amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(12)00586-4/fulltext Metanx in Type 2 Diabetes with Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized TrialConclusionsLMF-MC-PLP appears to be a safe and effective therapy for alleviation of peripheral neuropathy symptoms, at least in the short term. Additional long-term studies should be conducted, as the trial duration may have been too short to show an effect on VPT. In addition, further research on the effects in patients with cobalamin deficiency would be useful.Hope this helps. Best, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeticgonewild Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 You probably need to find the cause of your neuropathy before you start trying medications for neuropathy.The stuff in this medication is only for diabetic somatic neuropathy.Also, diabetic neuropathy is caused by reactive oxygen species during cell metabolism, when glucose is broken up in to ATP and beyond. The glucose metabolism process involves glycolysis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Many of us have autoimmune or idiopathic. Once doctors knew I didn't have diabetes they were thrown that I had autonomic and peripheral neuropathy. It didn't tick the right boxes and therefore they didn't know what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecom Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Another old treatment for neuropathy is B12 shots. You'll notice the active form of B12 is one of the three ingredients in metanx. I've also wondered why traditional treatments for neuropathy (regardless of the cause) aren't attempted more with POTS people. I'm interested in exploring this avenue too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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