Re: Neuropathy - To Clara, Barb, and everyone
From: Mark (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 18:54:34 -0500
cw,
I am glad I could be of help. My sons girlfriend has fibromyalgia and has
been put on Neurontin. I have had so much relief from Neurontin, I hope
others with pain that are IR will seek the correct medical attention. IR
causes so many problems and I think I have them all. I have suffered pain
for 25 years. I have only had good medical treatment recently.
CHAOS
Coronary disease
Highblood pressure
Adult onset diabetes
Obesity
Stroke.( well I haven't had one at this time.)
Everyone should be aware of high cholesterol and triglycerides that are
caused by IR Meds. along with diet will help prevent heart attacks in your
60's.
I'm also hypothyroid and have open angle glaucoma. I'm glad I'm being
treated for IR because I believe it contributed to all my health problems.
CW take care and if the first dose doesn't work it should be increased. I
take 600 mg 3x a day.
Clara
>----- Original Message -----
From: "cw" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Neuropathy - To Clara, Barb, and everyone
> OK it's official. I have been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy and
> fibromyalgia by my wonderful kind neurologist who believes me and
> listens to me. The nerve conduction tests all came out normal. The
> neuropathy is mainly effecting my calves and feet, giving my feet a
> painful warm tingly feeling in the feet, extreme tightness in my calves,
> and achilles pain. The fibromyalgia is what targets the trigger points
> in the body and then causes the muscle pain and spasms from that point.
> Insulin related? Yes, so my doctor says.
>
> My doctor put me on neurontin 300 mg. I went OFF the Pamelor as it was
> causing my heart to race. Clara, I'll let you know how to neurontin
> works for me.
>
> I also took it upon myself to ask the doctor for a massage Rx if he
> thought that would benefit me. He said absolutely. So I took the Rx to
> a physical therapist, and now I'm getting my calves, feet, and back
> massaged along with electrical stim 3 times a week and it is exactly
> what I needed. Ahhhh. Sigh of relief.
>
> So far I have read that low carb dieting and a variety of exercise and
> stretching helps these problems, especially the fibromyalgia. I do that
> already. But I am going to also buy a book on the subject that looks
> interesting and do all I can, whatever it takes, to keep myself healthy,
> and continue to enjoy the things I love to do without pain.
>
> Those are my experiences and thoughts for the day with the hope that
> someone may also be able to benefit. See the junk that IR can cause
> besides pcos? Ugh.
>
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