Terrible Pain Neuropathy

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terrible feelings

Hi i wrote to one of the doc's before cant remember whom,ive been poz for 14yrs neuropathy an lipo ive acquired,presently on kaeltra an trizivir,neurontin 2pills 3times daily,an prozac which i took everyday for 30days but then skipped days...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

The way you write, it is quite clear that you are very anxious and disturbed about your problems. The first thing that strikes me is that you may be overmedicated with respect to your anxiety and pain meds. My first step would be to simplify those... Read more »

Painful feet (PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, 2011)

Hi My name is Patricia from South Africa. I have been HIV posetive for 14 year and i am 30 years... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Wide Spread Pain and Neuropathy

Dear Dr.I am experiencing wide-spread pain (mostly neuropathy in my limbs and the base of my skull... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Neuropathy (peripheral = furthest away; neuro = nerve; pathy = damage) Peripheral neuropathy (PN) -- nerve damage that causes numbness, burning, tingling and sometimes severe pain in the toes, feet and legs, and sometimes in the... Read more »

Capsaicin Patch for Neuropathy Granted FDA Review

NeurogesX, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel pain management therapies, announced on November 14 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the company's supplemental new... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Controlled Trial of High-Concentration Capsaicin Patch for Treatment of Painful HIV Neuropathy

There are limited effective treatments for the painful condition HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy (HIV-DSP). Capsaicin desensitizes cutaneous nociceptors resulting in reduced pain. The authors reported on a placebo-controlled study of a... Read more »

Pain Patch for Neuropathy Fails in Study

The San Mateo-based pharmaceutical company, NeurogesX, reported in a press release February 27, 2008 early results from their recent study of their experimental pain patch NGX-4010 to treat HIV-related neuropathy. The results from their second Phase... Read more »

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Neuropathy. Please help!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I tested negative at 3 months. But soon after that I started feeling severe pain on my legs and feet. No I dont feel anything, but is like one day in dont feel nothing the next 2 or 3 days i feel terrible pain. Can it be hiv related neuropathy? Why... Read more »

Seroconversion and Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 2 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... Read more »

I feel terrible, I need help..please!

Posted by vickjan18, 2 Replies

Hi, I'm jan and I have 20 years, 3 weeks ago I had sex with a guy I met online when we were in the sexual act the condom broke and we realized later and he had already ejaculated into my anus .

after that I did not feel right and I have many... Read more »

Feeling a Terrible Shame-

Posted by jedie, 5 Replies

How could I have let this happen, not once but more than once, I just test pos two weeks ago, went back to doctor yesterday , for results of blood test ,my T -cell count is 331, they want to test me again in two weeks, and began a discussion about... Read more »

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