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My wife had been dealing with PN for years. She has seen a couple of Dr.s that want to put her on medication without doing testing of any sort, they just tell her she has PN. One Dr. put her on Cymbalta, and in hindsight overdosed her. She had a lot of brain fog from that and the Dr. wouldn't see her again. She weaned herself off of it, but still thinks she has effects from it. She has tried all kinds of supposed cures as many desperate people do. Mainly her feet tingle and burn along with numbness, but she learned to live with it. She got the first Pfizer vaccine shot without too much trouble, but after the 2nd shot she is in misery most of the time hoping it will eventually subside, but it has been 3 months since the 2nd shot with no relief. She also has the feeling bugs are crawling on her and one mosquito bite seems to trigger every bite she has ever had with incessant itching. From what I have seen there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
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I took Moderna vaccine 2 months ago, afterwards I woke up the next day in severe pain in my arm, shoulder, and neck area. I already suffer from CRPS in my right lower extremities. My physical therapist refused to do any treatment for this area, due to the fact the swelling was so bad he couldn't find my lymphnoides around my neck area. I ve been to 3 emergency rooms for the pain because none of my previous meds take the pain away. After 2 CT, a host of x rays nothing. At first they told me shot given to low, maybe hit bursa. So I had an MRI results were I have 3 mild bulging dics, a rotor cuff tear, severe arthritis in arm. Can someone please tell me why these symptoms never bothered me until I took vaccine. The CRPS feels like it more in the arm, sholder, neck area than my feet and leg, this pain is calming now.
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Hello @krn, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear your wife has been dealing the PN for years without much help. There is another discussion you may want to read through to learn what others have shared about their neuropathy journey -- Member Neuropathy Journey Stories: What's Yours?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/member-neuoropathy-journey-stories-whats-yours/
You may find the following sites helpful for learning more about neuropathy:
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/
Has your wife tried any alternative therapies or treatments?