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Does Small Fiber Neuropathy also cause muscle spasms?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jan 31 10:26am | Replies (61)

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@johnbishop

Hello Carlos @carlitto,

Welcome to Connect. I can understand your frustration trying to know what to do. I have no medical training or background but I do have small fiber peripheral neuropathy. My only symptoms are numbness and a little tingling in my feet and ankles so I don't have to take any pain drugs. Life changes and anxiety can definitely have an impact on a persons health. My doctor also wanted to put me on statins for cholesterol levels but after doing a little research I decided I would try and make better lifestyle choices and eat healthier to lower my numbers. Statins make neuropathy worse and they have a known side effect of inducing neuropathy.

The implications of statin induced peripheral neuropathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103035/
Statin Neuropathy Masquerading as Diabetic Autoimmune Polyneuropathy
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/28/8/2082.1
Medication Induced Neuropathy
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-003-0043-8
Mayo Clinic has some information on anxiety disorders here:
-- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961

To answer your question on does small fiber neuropathy also cause muscle spasms, there is some information to support it here:

Cramps and small-fiber neuropathy.
-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23813593

Small fiber neuropathy
-- https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/small-fiber-neuropathy

Carlos have you thought about getting a second opinion?

I’m not sure if it is an option for you but if it is, the Mayo Clinic is very good at diagnosing health issues that are difficult to diagnose. If you would like to seek help from Mayo Clinic, you can contact one of their appointment offices. The contact information for Minnesota, Arizona and Florida can be found here:

Mayo Clinic Contact Information: https://www.mayoclinic.org/appointments

John

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I have SFN and experience spasms. I take magnesium before bed and it seems to help.