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Peripheral Neuropathy

Magnets : A recent study found that socks containing magnets relieved diabetic neuropathy in most cases. However, they were less effective for foot pain due to other causes. Other Resources More information on PN is available from The NeuropathyAssociation at www.neuropathy.org and in the book Numb Toes and Aching Soles: Coping With PeripheralNeuropathy , by John A. Senneff. The Bottom Line Peripheral neuropathy is a disease of the...

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In treatment-naive patients who develop neuropathy, does viral load or CD4 count necessarily have anything to do with the onset of this condition or can it just as easily happen to someone with low load and good CD4 counts?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

In fact, neuropathy can be due to the effects of HIV itself. In these cases, it would be worse at a lower CD4 count and higher viral load. If it happens in the setting of succesful HAART, I might suspect a side effect of a medication or some other... Read more »

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I discovered that I was HIV+ 10 months ago. At that time my viral load was 160,000. I started taking Viracept (Nelfinivir) and Combivir (3TC & AZT). My viral load dropped to non-detectable. However I have been experiencing numbness in my feet...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

This is not a common side effect of any of the medications you are on, but peripheral neuropathy has been reported with both Zidovudine and Epivir. If you are having difficulty with these, I doubt that you would do better with either Videx or Zerit... Read more »

Neuropathy? On NNRTI Regimen

I was on Zerit, VIDEX and Sustiva (I think the Sustiva was in this regimen) for about 2 years and BOY did I get the Lipodystrophy (sp)! Cheeks sunken, legs and arms and chest skinny. After 2 yrs I was switched to Combivir and Sustiva which I've...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

The combination of didanosine and stavudine is possibly the worst for the development of either neuropathy or lipodystrophy. As it is associated with these and other complications, we no longer use it in our clinic. So this is probably the origin... Read more »

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HiI have 2 questions about HIV related neuropathy.1) Could someone develop peripheral neuropathy 2 months after HIV infection without being on any meds or does that seem too soon?2) If I develop peripheral neuropathy due to HIV itself, is there any...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

A wide range of neurologic problems, including peripheral neuropathy (characterized by numbness, pins and needles, pain starting in toes/feet), can be seen occasionally during or soon after primary (initial ) HIV infection. If persistent then often... Read more »

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Neuropathy??? maybe. Your thoughts?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi guys. Scott here. Am very new to this forum. I'm very recently diagnosed. Exposed just over 3 months ago. 3 weeks after infection (amongst all the other symptoms) I got tingling in my hands, then an all over hypersensitivity sensation (like... Read more »

I'm trying not to scare anyone, but facts are fact

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

In fact I'm not trying to scare anyone, and I don't want to make a kid's game out of the Bulletin Board. I'm just trying to make everyone realize that 99,9% of people doesn't cover all individuals, when talking about tests... I'm sure that 999 of... Read more »

Neuropathy?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Is it possible to have hiv neuropathy (not the neuropathy produced by med but by hiv itself) soon after being infected, that its withing the first year of being infected? How likeky?

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Neuropathy?

Posted by Anonymous

Is it possible to have hiv neuropathy (not the neuropathy produced by med but by hiv itself) soon after being infected, that its withing the first year of being infected? How likeky?

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