Posted by spike4848 on February 14, 2002, at 21:22:56
In reply to Carpal tunnel (aka peripheral neuropathy), posted by Squiggles on February 14, 2002, at 20:39:09
Hey There,
So I assume you symptoms are in both hands when you say "symmetric neuropathy", which narrows down the diagnosis a bit. When we think of polyneuropathies, certain diseases come to mind such as diabetes, hepatitis, alcoholism, vitamin deficies, hypothyroidism and amyloid. Some drugs as well like MAOI's. Rarely, an ascending neuropathy called guillain-barre can first start in the hands and feet. Some other rare birds are sarcoidosis, lyme and HIV.
If the pain is also shoulder and neck, it is probably nerve impingment from spinal cord.
How long have you had it?
Does ibuprofen help?
Does ice help?
What makes the syptoms worse?
Any neck or back pain?Spike
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