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Neuropathy and depression and anxiety
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Am I replying to someone or starting a new post in this topic? Maybe I need to worry that I’m suffering from neuropathy of the brain since I continue to struggle with the syntax ( of sorts ) of “connect”. Maybe it’s something else worse, but enough of my whining. I want to ask about something my mother has been told that she has and in the process of gathering information from other sources I thought that here does have benefits that I do like ( the personal touch ) so the first question is it a form of neuropathy? My brother who took her to his doctor said that it’s called trigeminal neuralgia.
My mother is 94 and besides some of the things one might expect a 94 yo to have with hearing lose being the one that drives me crazy, she still drives, read books like they’re made of Godiva chocolate, goes to the gym 6 days a week and unless you’re in your 30’s or 40’s don’t get on the treadmill or stair master next to you because she will make you look bad. The point being that she’s otherwise in good health. I’ll have to ask the name of the medication they rx’d but it’s seems to be working intermittently. I was also told that gabapentin works well for most nerve pain but my mother won’t take it because she read that it can effect one’s vision which is enough for her to dig her heals in and JUST SAY NO as if it was CRACK.
In any event is this the right place to post and inquire about it? If not here where? And if here what can anyone tell me?
Thanks for your kindness’s to my ignorance about
“ getting “ to know where I am here in/on connect. If I had a say I’d consider a remake. Just my humble opinion after being on similar sites where I never get lost. Apologies to the creator if this opinion offends you
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@stuckonu - Just wanted to pop in and say your mother sounds absolutely AMAZING!!!
Also - I agree about the functionality of the site. It does seem to be fairly archaic. But - I do appreciate that it exists at all 🙂
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Hi @stuckonu, To answer your first question, you started a new post in this discussion. I'm pretty sure you created the post by going to the bottom of the screen and clicking on the Post Reply button. If you would have clicked the Reply button under a post, your post would have been a response to the person who created the post and they will receive an email notification that you replied to their post.
It sounds like your mother is doing good by staying active at 94. Here is some information on trigeminal neuralgia that may be helpful for you from the National Institutes for Health -- https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/patient-caregiver-education/fact-sheets/trigeminal-neuralgia-fact-sheet
You asked if this was the right place for your questions. I think this discussion was a good place for your questions but there is another discussion Group that you might also find helpful. If you don't see a discussion that fits, you can create a new one easily by clicking on the Start a Discussion button.
> Groups > Caregivers > Discussions
-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/caregivers/
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