Generalized Sensorimotor Peripheral Neuropathy over my entire body

Posted by newzbug @newzbug, Feb 14, 2020

To update I have Generalized Sensorimotor Peripheral Neuropathy. .. over my entire body. I was shocked when she did the nerve conduction test and I couldn't feel anything over some of my body. The burning feet issue seems to have subsided for the most part. Maybe partly due to my intake of Alpha Lipoic Acid, 600mg, (recommended by neurologist) and the use of a fan to cool my feet when they do feel hot/burning, but the leg pain is sporadically worsening - the feeling of electrical or needle like stabbing pain in my right thigh and left shin. Past couple weeks been having periodic numbness in my hands while sleeping. I just shift my hands and the numbness goes away. as far as the needle pain.. it is absolutely the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. UGH. I just deal with it as best I can.

Q... does anyone have an itchy sensation but when you scratch it you can't tell if the itchiness is being relieved? I know that sounds weird. But I have that on my left upper thigh. It really pi#$es me off that there is no treatment for me. or lots of others like me. So much for the state of medicine. Sheesh.

I have Major depressive disorder and anxiety for longer than the neuropathy so I am already on a couple antidepressants to treat that. I take 2 antidepressants daily, 1 anxiety med sporadically, 1 anti-d for sleep and I guess that makes 4 all together. I am doing some reading all the time on recommendations from medical literature re help for neuropathy. The ala (alpha lipoic acid ) has been mentioned as helpful for people with diabetic neuropathy. It is an antioxidant.

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I have had widespread itching and flaring of nerves with flashes of pain for over two years. I’ve always had the random pains I just figured they were normal. But the last two years I get an itching flaring popping sensation everywhere on my body but there’s nothing there. It’s absolutely driving me nuts. I’ve been checked for all the blood work deficiencies and all the other routine checks and I’m set to see a neurologist in three weeks. It’s bad in my ears my face my arms back and legs it’s like I feel every single fiber of everything. It’s like my bones and nerves randomly start aching from the inside out. I have plantar fasciitis that I just discovered so I’ve lost close to thirty jobs in my life because I can’t stand on my feet. Now when I do one small activity it feels like I did 10x that plus all the itching I can’t sleep without a sleeping pill. Before I got on gabapentin I drew blood from scratching something that wasn’t even there and it’s still ongoing. If anyone has any insight please help. Thank you

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