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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Nov 9, 2022 | Replies (16)

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@juliar19

Hi there! Quick question - do you remember how often you'd get the shocks and how long this went on for? I appreciate the response. Really hoping this is just stress.

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Rachel, Volunteer Mentor | @rwinney | Nov 8, 2022

Hello! I'd say for a few years on and off and now every so often. I ended up having neuropathy from B12 deficiency and later diagnosed with Central Sensitization Syndrome. CSS is a hypersensitivity where it takes less to hurt and you feel more intensely. Its caused by an upregulation of the central nervous system where louder messages are received in the brain via spinal cord. Outside of possibly nerve medication helping, the best management is lifestyle change and calming the CNS. So stress for me was definitely a pain enhancer.

Baby, baby, baby... do I remember the days of getting minimal sleep when my kids were born. It takes time and routine and luck!

Have you tried to brainstorm ideas of how to reduce stress at this time? Do you have a partner or family members to step in and help?

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