Forearm pain after stroke

In my experience, and after talking with other stroke patients, just about anything can happen.

I still have a lot of pain, even six *years* after my stroke.

It takes a lot of patience and persistence to recover from a stroke

In addition to the two 100mg Gabapentin before bed, I also take 750mg Methocarbamol muscle relaxer, 2 Tylenol, 500mg magnesium and 8 mg Melatonin (upping to 10mg tonight).
Any suggestions what prescription(s) to request from doctor so I can get a good pain-free night's sleep?

Hi, @grrranny, glad to see you have connected with @scottrl.

Tagging a few other Mayo Clinic Connect members who may be familiar with arm pain or something similar after a stroke. Hoping they can provide support and share what may have helped them or a loved one @wildeharpe @pmorgigno @rnlorena @djs2023. @bestofthebest @san72 @irishnanny3 also may have some thoughts for you.

Hello,

My pain started 1 month after my stroke. Is your discomfort: burning-hot cold, sensitive to touch/any pressure on skin and feels like your arm is being electrocuted?

Feels like arm is being squeezed by way-too tight blood pressure cuff.
Hand hurts, too. Every night since stroke 6 weeks ago.

I am a licensed Massage Therapist [32 years], and I have treated several stroke patients who were continuing to experience pain following a stroke. Active Stretching helped them relieve and/or eliminate the pain. The pain you are feeling MIGHT be from muscle spasms. If so, gentle ACTIVE STRETCHING might ease the discomfort.
If you are being muscle tested and are told your muscles are weak and must be strengthened, doing strengthening exercises could be reinforcing muscle spasms and causing pain. In this case, the muscles must be relaxed, not strengthened.
I hope this is helpful.
PS: I am a stroke survivor myself. 3 TIAs. Self-massage helped me recover quickly.