Since you live in Colorado I would recommend you get a referral to doctor Ann’s Louise outlander ( research neurologist) yes she is at the University of Boston. You need to see a neurologist and find out what type neuropathy you have. What is the etiology. I ended up with genetic testing since I do not know my biological father’s side of the family. Here is my reasoning for wanting to see her. One what type marijuana did she use in her study? Has she considered a study with IViG/prednisone and medical marijuana together. Build up our immunity with the IVIG therapy use the marijuana for nerve regeneration during that time. I took IVIG therapy growing up. Being a RN it comes subcontainously ( can’t get it to spell right) so you could administer it yourself. I am allergic to over 50 different medication's due to a drug allergy to sulfa, sulfites and sulfomides medications Gabapentin being one of them. I have to look carefully at the inert ingredients and what is the capsule made out of. Dr. Outlanders lecture is on you tube and it’s not the whole lecture. I imagine it’s in the journal of neurology. Here is what I think is interesting about the study. One we are taught in college in anatomy and physiology that nerves do not regenerate period. In her study that lasted over a year she had two groups one IVIG/prednisone group two medical marijuana.
The thc in medical marijuana cause nerve regeneration. They are not sure about the mechanism of thc how it regenerates the nerves but it has been proven more than once medically. I have spoken to my pain management doctor and my neurologist they are aware of the study. My pain management doctor says there has been more studies with medical marijuana and nerve regeneration. He said they still do not understand the mechanism behind it. I did not catch what type medical marijuana she used. I never knew so many different types until I walked into a dispensary in Colorado. The first thing is you have to find out what is the etiology (what’s causing it) then treat the underlying cause. Mine is Hashimotos disease (hypothyroidism) I live in Texas where only 1% thc is allowed which does nothing. Does not take away the pain. They charge 100.00 a bottle which cost over 500.00. That’s crazy when you can walk into Colorados dispensary and the cost is a ton cheaper. Currently, we are stationed in Germany where medical marijuana is allowed but I have not tried it. We are hoping to be stationed in COS at Cheyenne Mountain when we come back in Dec 2024. My husband works for the Department of Defense, After listening to part of her lecture I am interested in more. I am going to ask my neurologist for the whole study information to read through it and a referral to go see her. I have a lot of questions for her. Please go see a neurologist and find out what’s causing it. Just do not ignore it hoping it will go away it progresses. It has destroyed my life.
My heart started after my second Covid shot two months later. Never had heart problems previously. It jumps between bradycardia /tachycardia. Scared me to death my heart jumping in my chest. Sometimes my heart stops at night when I am asleep my husband shakes me until I start breathing again. No I do not have sleep apnea been tested. The cardiologist did a one month holter monitor test on me. He gave me an article out of the journal of cardiology to read. Yes, it came out the military covered up this side effects while making everyone take these shots. It scared me because my youngest was born with congenital heart disease and got an ICD at the age of 14 and he has tachycardia. I did end up with Covid two months after my second shot and a couple of years later. I should have gone to the hospital but I refused I told my family that’s signing my death certificate. Anyone who goes in rarely comes out with Covid. My doctor treated me with high doses of Kflex, atrovent and pulmicort through nebulizer machine lasted over a month. I am also asthmatic so the likelihood of it turning into pneumonia was good. Kept everyone out of my room. Bottom line it is not the gabapentin but the neuropathy. I have had friends tapered off of gabapentin for MS. She thought she was loosing her mind because she kept forgetting things. I told her about that being a side effect of the gabapentin. She came off of it and felt a lot better. Please see a neurologist. You need the testing and find out what’s causing it. Yes, we may not have had a lot of luck with some of them but mine passed away last year. He was awesome.
This disease for some of us progressed quickly.