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Neuropathy caused by toxins, poisons and chemicals

Posted by John, Volunteer Mentor @johnbishop, Apr 6, 2022

We all read the safety notices on those household and garden chemicals...right? One of the lesser known side effects of some toxins, poisons and chemicals is toxic neuropathy. I'm hoping we can use this discussion to allow members to share their chemical induced neuropathy journey to learn from each other and to raise awareness of the possible dangers.

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smutchler | @smutchler | Mar 10 11:53am
In reply to @joy22 "Definitely triggered by something in the hour that I bought 3 years ago. Symptoms getting worse..." + (show)
@joy22

Definitely triggered by something in the hour that I bought 3 years ago. Symptoms getting worse with long exposure. Professional Air Quality testing each year. Not Radon, mold, formaldehyde. Some kind of Volatile organic compounds, but worse end with different weather conditions. Primary Care and Neurologist very sceptical of actual physical effects. Say they don’t know what tests to do. Bloodwork is good. Neuropathy and imbalance and fatigue are debilitating. Thank you for listening.

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Have you had a B6 Bloodtest? It is not part of the ordinary CBC and Metabolic Panels unless you request it. The reason I ask is that B6 Toxicity can cause negative histamine reactions that exacerbate symptoms. The histamine reaction can include environmental contaminants.
https://understandingb6toxicity.com/b6and/histamine/

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joy22 | @joy22 | Mar 10 12:20pm

I will request a B6 test from my Osteopathic doctor. She was recommended by my Physical Therapist.
Very good, but appointments not covered by Medicare. LabCorp tests are covered, thankfully.
Ongoing issue with my Primary and Neurology doctors- will not order tests that I request.
Thank you for good advice.

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charliesophiedaisyro | @charliesophiedaisyro | Oct 21 9:09am
In reply to @callalloo "The article that mentioned that 20% of herbal and related products sold in an Indian store..." + (show)
@callalloo

The article that mentioned that 20% of herbal and related products sold in an Indian store in Boston were contaminated with various toxins and metals really got my attention. I've always wondered how safe all the herbs and spices we buy are. If you look at any Travelodge and see the lovely urban open-air spice markets, you can see how unclean they are....imagine an outdoor salad bar with a lot of traffic pollutants and no sneeze guards even. Spice buyers go to vast Central markets to bid on the stuff, much of which, by law, is then sprayed with I-don't-know-what when the U.S. I'm guessing that major importers like McCormick might have legal work-arounds to avoid the anti-fungal and other sprays at least. But some stuff is already very contaminated upon arrival here.

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Wow. . .

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