Medicine Good For Neuropathy

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Peripheral Neuropathy

Introduction What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? What Causes It? Who Is at Risk? What Are the Symptoms? How Is It Diagnosed? How Do You Prevent It? How Do You Treat It? Concerns for People Over 50 What Can Help to Ask About at a Doctor's Visit? Access to Meds Research The Bottom Line Introduction Some people living with HIV will develop a disease of the nerves called peripheral neuropathy , or PN. It's a common ...

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A good antiviral regimen for recovery from neuropathy

I have been on combivir and crixovan (3.5 years) and then combivir and nevirapine since with no detectable viral load (ever) and CD4 counts above 800 (after initial low of 280)with occasional stimulation with IL-2. During the past 2 years I have...

Response from John A. Bartlett, M.D.

Duke University Medical Center

You have described a challenging circumstance; one would predict that your regimen should not cause neuropathy, and your RNA and CD4 counts have done brilliantly. I suggest carefully considering your options; first, you could change your regimen to... Read more »

Caffeinne: good for Fatigue, bad for Neuropathy?

Doc,First off, Thank You for supporting all of us through the rough times. About me, poz for a year, not on meds. Now, I've come to rely on caffeinne as my main ally in my constant battle with the fatigue that comes with our condition,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,First off, I'm not aware of any information that indicates caffeine accelerates distal sensory polyneuropathy.Next, you've been poz for a year and I'm assuming your "numbers" are still decent enough that HAART... Read more »

good labs no haart and neuropathy=/

I was recently diagnosed with PN. My symptoms day to day have ranged from mild with a hot pepper sensation in my feet, some numbness on part of a hand and one part of my shin to excruciating to the point I can't have shoes on and when I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Sorry to hear you are having such a painful and annoying problem! I absolutely agree with you: 46 does not qualify as "old age!"Regarding your discomfort, who made the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy (PN)? I would definitely seek the... Read more »

Neuropathy... or something else?

Hi (and thanks for your time!)I have a combination of symptoms that I refer to as 'neuropathy' - but is it really? My small-town doc doesn't have a clue. I have a constant throbbing pain in both legs - but it is NOT the...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Peripheral neuropathy can also present as deep-seated throbbing pain. That, together with the numbness and tingling in your fingertips, indicates to me that you have peripheral neuropathy. There are a number of approaches that can make you more... Read more »

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chili pepper good for neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I read that peppers are good for neuropathy, are there any other things that help with it, it is bad in my heels of my feet and legs. Read more »

chili pepper good for neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous

I read that peppers are good for neuropathy, are there any other things that help with it, it is bad in my heels of my feet and legs. Read more »

Neuropathy above the knees

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Is anyone out there experiencing neuropathy above the knees? I am experiencing cutting sensations above the knees and also in the arms. My doctors have told me that they have never come across this before. I'd like to hear from anyone who has had... Read more »

Seroconversion and Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

This is a question for anyone who is living with HIV or who has recently been diagnosed as HIV positive:

Did any of you experience the numbness/tingling in the feet, legs, hands and arms during your seroconversion?

If so . . . for what period of time... Read more »

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