I think I'm a similar case. My legs are usually just uncomfortable, the pain cames and goes. If it's really bad, ibuprofen can numb it enough. I stopped gabapentin now and my bg is back to normal.I have a mild form of neuropathy in both of my feet. I wouldn't describe the feeling as painful, it is more of a discomfort. It feels as though someone has put the inside of my foot in a vice and is squashing it all together. The discomfort feeling is always there, but more so when I'm sat down or lying in bed. I also have episodes where patches of skin on my body become ultra sensitive and painful to the touch, very similar to shingles type pain. This pain will last for a few days then just disappear. Fortunately, none of the pain is bad enough to need specialist painkillers.
Hi, I've got the same thing, like nettles on your feet, or the sandy flips flops on sunburnt feet described earlier. Gets worse at night, stops me sleeping can't go on like this. So my GP has prescribed Cymbalta (60mg per day), my feet seem to have started to get better but .. I feel sick quite alot, my appetite has gone and I have what I can only describe as mild 'bed spins' (if you've every had too many g&ts you'll know what I mean).
It's early days yet but I think the cure may turn out to be worse than the nuropathy. Will give it a few weeks before reviewing with my GP.
I was trying to figure out if you meant GP or not - though I thought a GO might be some diabetes "professionals"/ specialists might have had those initials. Good old predictive textSORRY I HAVE JUST 'RE READ MY RESPONSE AND THE PREDICTIVE TXT BEAT ME AGAIN! ALL THE GO SHOULD READ ----- GP.
Oh by the way I was diagnosed with diabetes 5 weeks ago.Hi
I know I'm joining this discussion about 12 months late but this is the nearest topic relevant to my concerns about neuropathy.
About 12 months ago after a night out at Christmas,having had a few too many drinks but not enough to not know what I was doing.I woke
up next morning .The calf of my right leg felt as if it was in a vice.
I had this pain for about a week then it went.I then started noticing in work after walking or climbing stairs that I could feel this same vice like pain it was also painfull in my foot.
17 years ago I had a stent inserted in my left leg ,an artery was blocked so I feared the worst.I went to my GP he referred me to have
the circulation in my legs checked,everything was fine,so I was refered to a physiotherapist,they sent me for an MRI scan to check
for spinal stenosis,again this was normal.By now it's around May
and the pains are getting worse and the distance walked before the
onset of the pains was considerably less.The physio then sent me for nerve conduction tests,where I was told I had very mild neuropathy
.He stressed it was only mild and nothing to worry about and the next
visit to my GP I should mention it.which I did ,he said he would not
give me any treatment for it until he received the results back.
Before my visit to the doctors I read up about neuropathy and found
one of the main causes of neuropathy is diabetes.I had been diagnosed with borderline diabetes in April after routine heart check
.so I asked my GP should I have a check for diabetes considering I was borderline,he said I was not diabetic as I was only 42 and if I was over 48 then I would be.I was then refered to a neurologist,then my GP decided without getting the nerve conduction tests results back that I should start a course of gabapentin,which I started on 30 September and worked my way up to 1600mgs a day.I got the appointment to see the neurologist mid October.he hit my leg a few times told it was old age 90 per cent of the time I'm 64 and underlying reasons for the other 10.he sent me for blood tests
all this took about 10 minutes that included the blood tests.I have never felt so frustrated.He also wanted me to up the gabbapentin to
3600mgs per day,which I'm now on with no improvement to the pain in my leg.
I've been back to my GP and told him I don't think the pains are caused by neuropathy.he's basically told me to accept it ,but I can't accept that I could be in this horrific pain for good .My next stop is the pain clinic.
Does anyone else have these symptoms with neuropathy.?
I am so stressed out.
Sorry if I've gone on a bit but I'm at my wits end.
Rob
This is how I lose weight and keep it off.Hello.JTL.
Thanks for your comments.I think I want to get off Gabapentin as soon as possible
.I don't like the idea of taking that amount of tablets long term.
Also you say about weight gain,although I've lost about 5 pounds
in the 5 weeks since being diagnosed with diabetes I've been living
like a monk.normally I would have lost a stone maybe.once I start
getting back to eating more usual I could possibly balloon.
Sorry I had to giggle at your description with that profile pic. And I know its no laughing matter but you described it so well!Wow you don't want much do you, now the pain is different for different people, so mine could be different form yours, but here goes, are you ticklish, if so imagine being tickled but the tickle is 100 times worse than usual, add to that the weird feeling you get when you sit on your hand and it goes numb then starts to come round its sort of dead but isn't and when you touch the skin it sort of tingles in a strange way but hurts, imagine that 1000 times worse, everything is super sensitive and painful, exquisitely painful when sheets rub over toes and skin, then there are the spikes of pain that jab through legs and feet just to remind you they are still attached making you jump out your skin, that's about the best description I can give you, hope it helps.
Wow you don't want much do you, now the pain is different for different people, so mine could be different form yours, but here goes, are you ticklish, if so imagine being tickled but the tickle is 100 times worse than usual, add to that the weird feeling you get when you sit on your hand and it goes numb then starts to come round its sort of dead but isn't and when you touch the skin it sort of tingles in a strange way but hurts, imagine that 1000 times worse, everything is super sensitive and painful, exquisitely painful when sheets rub over toes and skin, then there are the spikes of pain that jab through legs and feet just to remind you they are still attached making you jump out your skin, that's about the best description I can give you, hope it helps.
Yes my husband had this done. He’s not diabetic but terrible pains and burning in his leg. He said it was a needle that shocked him. XI think I'm supposed to see a neurologist if MRI is clear and he can do some tests to diagnose it. From what I understand they put a "current" through your nerves and measure the response.
I wasn’t allowed in with him.Yes my husband had this done. He’s not diabetic but terrible pains and burning in his leg. He said it was a needle that shocked him. X
Hi!
Could someone which neuropathy describe how the pain feels like? All I can ever find is "pins and needles". Does it change during the day, does activity affects it? Is it the same in both libms(ie both legs)? Does it affect the whole area (whole leg, for example) or only a part of it?
My GP suspects I have neuropathy in my legs. We're waiting for MRI results to rule out any back issues, but he's pretty sure that's it. I'm having a hard time describing the pain itself... like trying to describe a hyper or hypo for the first timeSo if someone can share how it is for them, maybe I can find some common words.
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