Neuropathy caused by toxins, poisons and chemicals

I don't have diabetes, but I know a doctor was careless he didn't do his job. Care you imagine 4 years before I found out and this is permanent and getting worse all the time.

I would not trust ChatGPT for any sort of factual search. All that glitters is not gold.

Hi mayonnaise 28, I know nothing at all about ChatGPT. Don't know what you mean by all that glitters is not gold either but thank you for the comment.

Hello @mattey741. I noticed you wanted to connect with others on chemicals that could lead to neuropathy, and since there is an existing discussion, you will notice I have moved your post here:
- Close work contact with methylene chloride: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/neuropathy-caused-by-toxins-poisons-and-chemicals/

I see that members @cookierockwell @charlie807 and @mayonaise28 have joined you to share more.

How long did you work with methylene chloride?

Thank you Amanda for your interest. I was an asphalt technician. We used methylene chloride as a solvent in testing the material. I used it continuously in the early seventies for around 6 years. Then not so much for a long time Then pretty continuously from 2008-2017. 9 years. Started to feel burning in feet legs and face in 2018 and it has got steadily worse. Thank you for any thoughts or help. Mattey.

Hi, my name is John. In 2017, I was exposed to a non -vented natural gas space heater on a construction site. It was a four month exposure. Over the 4 months, the bottom of my feet got numb and tingly, which spread to my shin and then my fingertips. When the heater was finally shut off, after a one week delay period, my entire nervous system exploded which left me partially disabled and only able to work part time. I completely recovered in 6 months. Then in 2021 the neuropathy slowly returned. Now I have numb and tingly feet, tingly tongue with altered sense of taste, tinnitus and fasciculations in my lower legs. The heater was later tested and confirmed that the carbon dioxide levels were over 5,000 parts per million with elevated level of carbon monoxide. I have small fiber neuropathy which was confirmed by a skin biopsy. Please share this story with anyone that has a vent free fireplace or similar gas burning device.

I worked in a chemical industry that used nickel powder to manufacture Nickle sulfate,chloride and sulfamate for 9 years, my neurapathy has gotten worse over the years.
Randy 54

Hi mattey741, I tried to reply about my comment, but for some reason the comment was removed when this thread got moved. The gist of what I was trying to say is that ChatGPT is a new and unproven search tool. If you are doing your own research online, I think it is better to stick with proven search tools.

I worked as a furniture refinisher for a couple of summers in my late teens before college. As far as I know the exposure was to denatured alcohol paint stripper and possibly methylene chloride though some skin contact (although I wore protective gear) and fumes from large vats of the chemicals. I frequently needed to go outside to get fresh air because of inadequate ventilation at the site. It would make me dizzy and generally take me a while at the end of the day before I felt cognitively sharp enough to drive myself home. Wondering if now some 40 years later, this was a factor in developing neuropathy,

Like you say dizziness was a big factor. Back in the early seventies when I was using methylene chloride we had no PPE or H&S training in it's use . So every day every so often you would have a dizzy spell. You just went outside until the dizziness wore off and the went back to work until the next time.