Experiences with

Neuropathies

Hi I'm due to have a joint injection in my wrist in a couple of days, not had one before only ever had into my hips. Wanted to know whether I will be able to drive home from the hospital?? I feel like I'm gonna need one in most joints! My elbow, my si joint, hips! I am so stiff at the moment am so

Saw some comments a few days ago, and wanted to remind everyone to carefully read the literature that comes with all your drugs. For a couple of years, I have had intense burning feet, especially in the evenings, and assumed it just went with the neuropathy. Not so! After studying all my medicine literature

so its nice Rahim told you about magnesium glycinate but I can find all that out under google, we needed info from anyone who has tried it...my sister tracey has, she swears by it, she is actually bringing me a bottle of it today...buuuut it makes a difference which one you get and how much you pay..

Have been browing on here and read something about massages being good/not good with PMR and now I can't find the posts! I am approaching a "big 0" birthday next month (not many of those left, this will be my 80th!), and I have two very good friends who want to treat me to some pampering, on two different

I started taking Alpha lipoic acid (1600mgs per day) and acetyl l-carnitine (5000mg per day) for some reasons not related to thyroid. I will be taking it for 3 months. I am already taking 1 grain of NDT per day. I heard that both ALA and carnitine can lower thyroid hormone and after a couple of days

Hello, I am new here. Can anyone pls help me? I seem to have a functional B12 deficiency despite normal (now ) or super elevated (previously) serum B12. When I used to take methyl B12 1,000 mg sublingually daily, my serum B12 was off the chart high! I was advised to stop taking the B12, despite being

There are some things that they don't tell you about getting cancer aren't there? Walking around the house in my waddling and breathless way I discovered I was grunting like Rafa Nadal when he serves. Result. I wonder if I could win Wimbledon now I have perfected the grunt? Hope you have time to enjoy

I've been on Ampyra since November 2016. I am also on Aubagio. I have RRMS and thankfully, other than episodes, I am fairly functionally and hope to stay that way as long as this 62 year old body allows. I was shocked by the quick turnaround in my body once I started Ampyra. For years, I have been unsteady

I was on Eviplera for 9 months but switched to Duranuvr and truvada combo about two months ago my housemate hid my tablets as guests where coming and when putting them back Mixed them up and left Eviplera and truvada where my old tablets had been so for six days not knowing I have been taking Eviplera

Hi, have been diagnosed this week with PMR. Steroids making a significant positive difference except for tingling in hands, feet and to lesser extent head. In ariticles I have read on net this tingling isn't mentioned as a symptom for PMR. Does anyone else have this as part of their symptoms or could

Symptoms and signs Patients with unexplained neurological disease (specifically, decreased vibration sense, gait abnormalities, and peripheral neuropathies) should be tested for vitamin B12 deficiency.

Does anyone go to PT? If so, does it cause more pain. They work my ass off then I hurt even more!!!!!!! it's starting to making me crazy! I am there for manual stretching and traction. So I am starting to get very angry! I am just wondering if any one has the same experience? So please, chime in. If

Found this image in a WhatsApp group. I wanted to share it as i found this to be very interesting. Walking is an important and simple exercise for all diabetics.

It's been a bit quiet on this forum recently. Everyone must be enjoying the spring. I've written a fair amount about my neuropathic pain in the past. I never took medication to help manage it until it started getting significantly worse about six months ago. So far this year, I've tried gabapentin (titrated

I used to get puffy eyes quite often but since preds I have them all the time. I have fluid retention and also pee a lot so I have diuretics and for controlling the pee I have "betmiga 50 mg" my Spanish gp thinks it's the fluid retention can anyone give me any ideas on what night help.? Bad enough

Greetings, some of you may remember me, but I'm not a frequent poster. I've been in the PC business since 2007, having fought it with radiation, surgery, ADT, and currently in a clinical trial for nanoparticle therapy. I've been at the therapy for 3 months with little to no side effects. Unfortunately

I have been on Eviplera for a year and have felt exhausted constantly. I went to my doctor and they have put me back on my first set of meds DARUNAVIR and TRUVADA. And said when I have my doctors appointment I can change. I find the information about meds impossible to choose. They show you a pill bock

The causes are different for different types of diabetic neuropathy. Nerve damage is likely due to combination of factors:- METABOLIC factors as high blood pressure, long duration of diabetes, abnormal blood fat levels and possible low levels of insulin. NEUROVASCULAR factors leading to damage to blood

Good morning everybody Since I added 10mg Leflunomide Arava to Predisone I suffer under a dry cough and a dry thoat. Has anybody else had a similar experience with this sparing Steriod drug? Thank you for your reply. Orchid47

The victoza, a GLP 1 analogue, liraglutide, is available in injection form. Is it better than insulin if you have associated cardiac problems ? Is it safe drug with minimum side effects ? Any experience or suggestion.