Neuropathy: Does your pain increase when the weather changes?

Posted by bvw @bvw, Sep 24, 2022

I have neuropathy in both of my feet. This is probably a strange question, but has anyone else noticed that their pain increase when the weather changes? I live in Florida and we are having storms coming in and I really think just as the storm is about to hit, my feet ramp up.

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Barometric pressure changes with the weather and seasons and definitely affects nerve sensitivity. Ironically, my sensitivity declines dramatically when I’m riding in a pressurized airplane cabin. Like others here, I also feel increased sensitivity during hurricanes season if a storm is approaching—possibly related to the concurrent drop in barometric pressure.

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my feet are miserable with increased humidity

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Denver is known for its larger and more frequent barometric fluctuations, a result of low fronts moving over the mountains and into the valley. Barometric drops of greater than .25 inHg make my feet and calves burn and sting and restless leg syndrome kicks in, making sleep impossible. The weather though only aggravates an underlying disorder, which in my case is mitochondrial dysfunction, and iron and zinc deficiencies due to removal of 4 feet of intestine. If you can identify and effectively treat the underlying disorder/disease, then it should follow that weather changes should have a smaller impact. I'm trying to treat my underlying problems now before winter sets in and the fluctuations get worse. If the treatment doesn't work, I may move to San Diego which has the lowest barometric fluctuations on the mainland. Of course, I just have to avoid flood zones and fires .. . .

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I live in Florida too. I thought I was crazy, that my neuropathy in my feet were increased by the pending hurricane.
Thank you, I am a sane woman.

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yes I live in Washington when the humidity increases so does my pain

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