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It seems AZ and J&J vaccines give worse side-effects than Pf or Mod. However all have been linked with exacerbating PN. In my case, my PN got much worse after my 2nd Pf dose. Originally my PN was from an ADR to Cipro, like some others in this forum. After a week of significant pain, I did research and found that Bromelain (the pineapple enzyme) snips the covid spike protein, potentially attenuating symptoms (I would provide the link to the paper but this website won't let me). As vaccines are basically the spike protein, I took bromelain x3 per day and after just 3 days my PN got much better and is now almost gone. Of course, it may have got better by itself anyway... Maybe others in this forum with worsened PN after vaccination can try replicate the same result?
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That’s wonderful! I was wondering how many mg you took each day. I am now 5 months out since my vaccine and unfortunately my pain did not subside. In fact it has intensified and spread. It may be too late to work for me but who knows. I’m going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
@jard thank you so much for this info. Had not heard of this supplement but I’m going to do some reading up on it and I may add to my regimen. I’m just encouraged to hear that more research and awareness of the neuropathy connection are starting to take place.
Bought some on my way home this evening. Here's hoping...
Everything about this neuropathy is weird. With the gabapentin, the soles of my feet no longer burn, but the tingling and numbness are still there. My calves almost always feel like they're swaddled or compressed by something. My fingertips have electric like tingling in them. I can no longer wear my rings because my finger joints are swollen.
It's all just so weird. I'm 7 months post vax now and am afraid to stop the gabapentin to see if it's working or not. I don't want this stuff to come back with a vengeance, but I also want to know if it's waning on its own.
I also kind of want to go ahead and get my booster to see if it's simply aging that's causing this or if it is, in fact, the vaccine. At the same time I dread getting the booster because I don't want to exacerbate the condition.
Again, just weird stuff.
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Hi Jard, I noticed that you wished to post a URL to a journal article with your post. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe. Clearly the link you wanted to post is not spam. Please allow me to post it for you.
- Bromelain inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection via targeting ACE-2, TMPRSS2, and spike protein https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ctm2.281
It appears that the researchers suggest bromelain’s ability to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection, and its profound fibrinolytic activity 6 suggests that bromelain or bromelain-rich pineapple could be used as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 and future outbreaks of other coronaviruses. Did you read that this is also applicable to side effects from the vaccine? It looks like studies may be starting in this area, but haven’t published results yet. Is that your read too?