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Neuropathy moving from feet to legs

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jun 19, 2023 | Replies (104)

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@jmrmackenzie

Hi Tessie; I have neuropathy in my hands, feet and ankles, relatively recently diagnosed. I started taking trazodone last night to help me sleep, very low dose. I have been very miserable for quite a while with very little sleep. Then when my neuropathy started I didn’t know what to do . This morning both of my feet had the strangest sensation of just dried out, dehydrated, grainy. I saw somebody else comment about their neuropathy feeling like there was sand on their hands and feet and that it didn’t make any sense. That’s the way that I felt this morning and it made absolutely no sense to me.I’m almost 75 years old, I exercised , stretched and did light weights all through Covid ….and my feet have never felt like that -dried out, crackly and gritty…..
I did call my primary care physician and asked if I should take a second night of the low-dose Trazodone for sleep….considering the impact to my feet and they said yes. I joined this because I was hoping I would find someone who has found a way to deal with neuropathy. I’m trying to stay positive…..

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Hi @jmrmackenzie, Welcome to Connect. You might find the link I shared earlier to the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy helpful - https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/. You mentioned being recently diagnosed. Are your symptoms mainly numbness and tingling or do you also have pain in your hands and feet?

Thank you for your reply. I think that’s what I find most disturbing is the feeling of having something on my hands that won’t go away! I don’t even know what to call it. It’s like a coating on my hands. It just feels weird! I have come to the conclusion nothing can really be done for this. It’s a waste of time seeing my neurologist because he does nothing for me but he still gets paid for my visit. I only see him once a year and I think this next time we will part ways. Someone mentioned a CBD balm that works so I’m waiting to hear what it is exactly and if I can get it here. Wishing you all the best and if I find something that works for me I will tell everyone.