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Vice grip on both legs with both feet feeling stiff on bottoms.
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Aug 17 1:40pm | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
Than you so much for your input maremouse! I thought I had developed diabetes, since I have been experiencing leatherlike feet pads and aching and stiff calves, but I don't have diabetes either. Statins (3 different ones) were responsible for most of it, but after I stopped all forms of statins, feet pads and calves got better, except it caused an Achilles heel injury 🙁 which they are apt to do. Doctors don't tell their patients about that!!! I do believe I have an incredible allergy to ALL forms of statins, including over the counter, which I have tried. Ater stopping all statins, the feet pad, ankle and calf discomforts mysteriously reappeared a few weeks later. Unfortunately, it is statins that have caused all of my symptoms, including the aching joint syndrome everyone here talks about. I am trying now to control my cholesterol with diet, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, all manner of nuts, green tea, etc. I am so glad you found treatment for your spinal decompression. That leathery feeling on the feet bottoms is really annoying!!! I too take Magnesium, which is such a nice supplement for so many things, including sleep, which I love. I would just like to find a doctor who can address the feet, ankle and calve scenario. It is SO weird and I don't see any responses that discuss a diagnosis or cure (if available) ! What the heck?!!!! Somebody, somewhere MUST know what this is about. I am trying compression socks. They seems to be helping some with ankle swelling from the statin caused Achilles heel injury. Are they a Cure? I don't think so, but relief in any case. I do not have heart problems; nor diabetes (as I mentioned above). Thanks again for your reply and very best of luck resolving your neuropathy. 🙂 d.
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Just want to give a bit more information the chiropractor/doctor that I am seeing here has told me that it can be cured or very close to it, but it is not an overnight cure, he told me it could take up to two years, and I have only been in the program for three months but I have noticed a difference, but beware before it eases up, the symptoms or pain gets worse first as the nerves are starting to wake up again, so you wind up feeling a lot of discomfort and unease . I sometimes get firey feelings in my legs--which he is is absolutely normal, means the blood flow is getting back into the parts it should be going through--it is like getting a hot flush. I take something called NOx Synergy which is a source of substrates for Nitric Oxide, which is what gets your blood flowing to the muscles. The best thing is to keep moving without overdoing it. Standing a lot is a bit of a problem, if pain does get too much I do take a pain med called Diclofemex (spelling might not be quite accurate) with an addition to it to protect the stomach as it is hard on the stomach and best taken with food. Told to take it twice a day as needed, but I find one can last for a couple of days and a lot of times I do not take it for a couple of weeks or more. I always check out any pills they try to give me, if too many side effects I refuse them there are always alternatives--I will not take statins, they do more harm than good as far as I am concerned