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Neuropathy symptoms are worse when I sit or lay down: Anyone else?
My problems are worse when I sit or lay down. I now work standing and limit sitting or laying watching tv. When I wake up my arms have fallen asleep. This started 3 months ago and the discomfort is all over but worse in my arms, legs and back. I have had all the tests but no one can find anything. I also have a rash on my neck. It has been there for a week. Doesn’t itch. My dr prescribed 30mg Zymbalta. I take it prior to going to bed. Anyone have similar symptoms?
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Thanks - ready to try the Old Goats!
I've heard that stress increases the pain. And I've experienced the correlation enough to believe it. Taking a klonopin when work gets stressfull helps bring down the pain after about an hour, I believe, by reducing my stress. I have the prescription for anxiety and spoke to my Psychiatrist about it and she says it does often help in that way.
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1 ReactionWow. Many of these posts are like looking in a mirror. I hope that neurologist is wrong about thyings to potentially help. That's a scary thought. I will try the lotion, though. Thanks for the tip!
The is no one-size-fits-all with polyneuropathy. Hopefully, you'll be in a group where they can do something.
Thanks.
I don't know what your diagnosis is. However, for those with neuropathy, it is common to experience flare-ups in the evening, while sedentary
I’m like the opposite. I sit all the time because standing becomes painful. Lying down in bed feels like relief from gravity pulling me down. But when I get up I can’t move right away because of the pain and stiffness and it takes a few seconds to acclimate to walking again. It’s so discouraging not being able to go for a walk or dance again.
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2 ReactionsI feel the same way, I am in alot of pain hurts to stand,walk,I like to lay in bed and not move, if i move it hurts, but i have medicine for the pain, gabapentant 1200mg twice a day, and a muscle relaxer, that helps alot, I cant do much activity thow it will start hurting again al threw my body.
I also have fybromyalgia
I’m going to ask my rheumatologist on Thursday is I can take more gabapentin. I also take duloxitine once a day (which my dentist told me about) and that seems to help me more than the gabapentin. But my dosage is only 100 twice a day in comparison to your 1200 twice a day. I’ll let you know what she says. Wishing you a good day 😊
Thank you.