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Hi NJEd and Jake, I am part of your group with the issue of meds causing our neuropathy. Mine was probably caused by methylprednisolone which was prescribed for me by an ENT to treat my sinus infection. Only took it for two days but probably a huge mistake that I am now paying a huge price for. I must say that I have no pain--I do get a sensory feeling of weakness in my extremities which can be remedied with physical therapy. I am having some breathing issues which could be connected to autoimmunity--does anyone out there experience this. My PCP said my breathing was fine--he is dismissive of just about everything. I had also visited a cardiologist and he said my heart was okay after doing an EKG. The doctors never want to hear about natural remedies. There is a marriage between mds and Big Pharma. Where have all the Prell Shampoo and Secret Deodorant TV commercials gone.?Gone to Lyrica, Zymbalta everyone! By the way, I am sure the heat dome we had here in the Northeast was no walk in the park for the neuropathy crowd.

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It is amazing that somewhere between 20 million and 30 million people in the US have some degree of PN. I've heard figures in the 25 million area more than once which is the likely scenario. Surely some not yet diagnosed, I have no doubt that some meds can be a contributing factor in causing PN. In 2013, I was given vancomycin in a hospital and some antibiotics are connected to PN. So, as stated before, how will we ever know.