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COVID vaccines and neuropathy

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Both my doctors, PCP and neurologist, have attributed the numbness and tingling to a "vaccine injury" after my 4th covid shot. The neurologist said it could have triggered a latent issue, which I didn't know I had any. I am due for an EMG and a C spine MRI. She wants to rue out a demyelination disease and a spine inflammation. She is thinking small fiber neuropathy or maybe even a mild Guillan Barre. After seeing her and being validated however, my anxiety went through the roof. It will take weeks to get anything scheduled here and then what? There doesn't seem to be any solutions. Hopefully time cures all. I certainly can't turn the clock back and not get that shot even though I wish to heavens I didn't do it. I am an RN working with the Native American population and have many friends and colleagues who have died before the vaccine was available. I am high risk myself. So, I thought I was doing a good thing. Sigh. She did say stop taking multi B vitamins and try Alpha Lipoic Acid, which I have already been doing. So far, one month of non stop tingling, numbness and muscles twitches. It's driving me crazy.

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I have had family members with these
Same symptoms . They were told to avoid things / Foods that cause inflammation( gluten , alcohol …) after 6 to 9 months they no longer have symptoms . Hang in there!!! I hope this helped !

I’m curious as to why your neurologist recommends stopping the B vitamins. Mine said the exact opposite. However I don’t have much faith in my neuro. Everything I have figured out in this fiasco has mainly been on my own with him just along for the ride. I do take alpha lipoic acid and you will find many others here who do as well. I don’t have much of an opinion as to whether it’s helping me or not. And BTW our stories are very similar except that my symptoms started immediately after the first shot. I have now had a total of 3 so obviously I am not an anti-vaxxer either.