Alternative medicine

Several alternative medicine treatments might help people with autonomic neuropathy. Discuss treatments you're considering with your doctor to ensure that they won't interfere with your medical treatments or be harmful.

Alpha-lipoic acid

Research suggests this antioxidant might improve the measures of autonomic nerve function, but not necessarily the function of the nerves. More study is needed.

Acupuncture

This therapy, which involves placing numerous thin needles in specific points in the body, might help treat slow stomach emptying and erectile dysfunction. More studies are needed.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Some studies have found that this therapy, which uses low-energy electrical waves transmitted through electrodes placed on the skin, might help ease pain associated with diabetic neuropathy.