Nerve Damage ? | Arthritis Information
Ok... so.... like all things new, I am having a hard time comperhending.
What exactly does having nerve damage mean?
ugh...nerve damage...for me with my MS it means that coating on my nerves get stripped from my body attacking it...sorta like stripping the coating of a wire from and electric box then it short circuits and the "lights Dim" "spark".....Thing with mine my body thus far repairs it's self. After awhile it accumilates and permant scarring happens then it's "lights out" for that nerve. You could have compressed nerves...What is your symptoms? Pins needles?..numbness, burning, ??? there is garden variety of nerve symptoms...Tell me I'll try to help with my 2 cents.
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nerve damage, to me means that it can't be revitalized.. can't be brought back.. it's damaged and won't be the same.Good question. I haven't really tried to think about it. I just know I get burning and numbness.
Are you taking anything for it? My dr. started me on Cymbalta a few weeks ago. No real improvement yet.I use to take Neurotin (sp) didn't like it. Didn't help.I take Lyrica for peripheral neuropathy and have a lot of nerve damage. At my last appt. My neurologist was amazed at the improvement in my legs and feet.
I would call it nerve damage even when it can heal, but even then, it takes a very long time to heal.
Rebecca, Cymbalta is an anti-depressant, so while it can help with the pain signals in your brain, it really isn't specific to nerve damage (unless there's been some new research I've missed). Neurontin has been used for many years (although it didn't work for me) and Lyrica is the newer med for neuropathy. I think it's a difficult med to get used to, as the first couple weeks generally involve extra sleepiness/dizziness/just-plain-feeling-out-of-it-ness, but it was worth it as it helped me tremendously. The unbearable shooting pain I used to have down my right arm that was making it almost unusable has now practically disappeared. For anyone starting it, make sure your doctor starts you on a low dose and works you up, maybe even taking just a nighttime dose at the beginning til your body gets used to it.
Here's a reference to where Cymbalta is used to treat peripheral neuropathy:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-neuropathy/DS00131/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
Joy, thanks for the link!Well... I am not on any treatment for the nerve damage I was told I had. Unless that is what the B12 shots are for? My understand for the reason for the B12 was to help lubricate my nerves for when they are pinched. At least that is what he said when I asked him what it was for.
Most of my Dr's I have now, will not add anymore meds to my already long list of meds. They say if it bothers me more than they will put me on meds for the problem.
Is it possible to have burning/stinging all while being numb to the touch in a damaged area? Everyone I tell about this looks at me like I'm crazy. They want to know how you can feel pain, but not feel touch.
Bob H.
Hummmm... that is one I will have to go read up on, Bob. I'll let you know what I come up with.
Here you go, Bob.
Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to nerve tissue. It is often felt as a burning or stabbing pain. One example of neuropathic pain is a "pinched nerve."
What I would like to know is... how are we who have Fibro & never damage suppose to be able to tell the difference in the burning sensations, if we were never told be begin with which was causing what?Joonie has your thyroid been checked? I've been reading up recently (I don't have neuropathy) but I was reading that can be a symptom of hypothyroidism, I think.
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