Posted by Elroy on February 19, 2005, at 15:47:33
In reply to Re: Selegiline, posted by world citizen on February 19, 2005, at 2:02:23
No, it's not a diabetic neuropathy. One doctor early last year felt that it was an alcohol related neuropathy, but my current endo disputed that in that I had pretty much quit drinking by 2000 and the symptoms didn't start for a couple years after that. My fasting blood sugars have been on the high side of normal and slightly above normal (105, 107, 117) but also more recently dropped down to the high normal range again. Seems to fluctuate along with the levels of cortisol.
In fact, they're simply not sure exactly what it is. It's very similar to neuropathy as it affects the feet and hands (much much more primarily the feet). But aso doesn't seem to fit the standard profiles for neuropathy.
WebMd says:
#1 A tingling sensation in the toes or in the balls of the feet that eventually spreads up the legs toward the trunk. Less commonly, the sensation may begin in the hands and spread up the arms.
#2 Numbness in the hands and feet that spreads up the arms and legs.
#3 Weakness or heaviness in muscles throughout the body. This may be accompanied by cramping, especially in the feet, legs, and hands.
#4 Sensitive skin that may be painful to the touch. Prickling, burning, tingling, or sharp stabbing sensations may occur spontaneously and usually worsen at night.
#5 A foot-drop walking gait and/or problems with balance or coordination.I have parts of number one - only it was a burning / stinging type of pain accompanied by extreely cold feeling "inside the feet" (note: I had the "extremely cold feet" feeling or the previous two winters when I had my first milder bout with anxiety)... no spreading up the legs towards the torso.
Number two: nothing at all, absolutely no numbness. Either noticeable pain or mild pain.
Number three: no, none of this at all.
Number four: only partly - definitely have the Prickling, burning, tingling sensations, but none of the sensitivity nor does it worsen at night... in fact if any thing it gets slightly better at night and I can sleep okay with it.
Number five: no, noe of that either.
Some info tht I found on DMSO - am still looking for something specifically tying it in to neuropathy...
QUOTE: DMSO, although not approved by the FDA for anything except an unusual bladder condition (interstitial cystitis), is widely used in sports medicine. Professional sports in particular use DMSO to get their athletes recovered from injury and back on the playing field. Each team knows the competition will use it, and this would mean a tremendous advantage for the other team, if it were to be ignored. Combine that with the fact that DMSO is as safe as it is effective (unlike large-dose steroid injections, which were once commonly used in professional sports) and its use becomes mandatory in professional sports medicine. Only medical grade - never industrial grade - should be used on the human body due to the acetone and acid contaminants present in the industrial grade product. END QUOTE
> Elroy I think my computer is getting suspicious!!!(tee-hee:)
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> (And now back to our lead story where K, I mean World Citizen attempts to facilitate the alleviation of some of Elroys' discomfort. World Citizen is sincere yet slightly impaired due to her old nemesis/friend Atavan)
> Elroy I've been clicking keys and pointing cursors till I've come upon some potential alternatives for the DHEA-at least in terms of the neuropathy. By the way is it Diabetic Neuropathy? If it is then both alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine are supposed to be very effective for it. The one site I have for you is lifeextensionvitamins.com.
> I usually shy away from getting information from the very place that would like to sell me the item, BUT this seems very thorough and dignified.
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> I find it very interesting, nay even synchronistic that you began taking the TMG just a week ago.
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> You know when I first moved here to this apartment I was never so scared in my life. I had never lived alone before. I'd raised my 2 sons was trying to finish my 20 year degree. (that would seem to require the entire alphabet to tag along after my name). Actually, I stopped going to school when my sons were 2 and 4, it was clear that they needed me and I needed to be the best mom I could be. Short story stretched out to unimaginable lengths-NO that's not what I was going to say! Long story short (much better) I waited until my pain was under control (THAT'S another thing about DLPA it obliberates chronic pain by doing something horrid to the enzyme that would attempt to neutralize my lovely little endorphins) and my sons had both reached the age of maturity. I deliberately moved to that apartment because it was SOOO close to school, only 4 blocks away. I kept trying and things kept getting weirder. Finally in JUne of 02 I had to quit my job, I didn't know what was wrong I just had a constant sense of forboding. That summer was REALLY hot and I had NO airconditioner (on the 2nd floor I might add!) and all the little mold spores were doing their little microscopic dances in the air. I really thought I was losing my mind. I would wake up gasping like I had apnea or something-NOOOO the Sleep Clinic said I had Night Terrors. Such a gentle was to awaken!!! I started having panic attacks-I felt like there was not enough air anywhere. I had thought all along that my symtoms were actually side-effects of the klonopin I was taking at the time. So this "brilliant" neurologist puts me on Halcion! I went from a long acting benzo to one of the shortest acting ones. This did not improve matters (caution understatement in progress!) as I went through 2 weeks of bezo withdrawal AND having my head F***ed with from the mold (stachybotrys, to be more precise). I ended going over to the park around 3 or 4 am to try to sleep most nights There is a HUGE redwood tree over there and after I'd do my walking around the park in the daytime I would just sit next to the tree and cry, pray and sing. I became familiar to a hawk that lived nearby. I spent so much time over there trying to understand why God was allowing me to lose my mind that I witnessed the hawks young as they fledged. I don't mean to burden you (or whoever else reads this)but I'm going to have to talk about all this at the impending deposition finale. I had to move out in 01/03 because the stuff made me so sick the MD told me to get out. So I did. For the next eight months I stayed with my dearly loved Bahai friends (or theirfamily) I lived in four different locaions during this time. Lost my all-time favorite cat. And then by the Grace of God I found a home in the apartment I'm currently residing-it's been a year and a half!!! The thing is I've finally learned to live alone. I had my sons when I was very young and their dad (Vietnam vet) wasn't there at all for them. I faced the scariest thing in my entire life in the last year. I've had to face my abadonment issues. I've had to let go of erroneous beliefs about who I am and those beliefs weren't too happy about being evicted-they fought back and they're MEAN!!
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> I'm hoping there is something like World Citizens'life part 2. Where I get to finally get to own my personal power and not be afraid of it.
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> That's it I just ran out of stuff to say. Lucky YOU!
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