Like diabetes? Yeah, I don't have diabetes. I was tested for that but I haven't had any other blood work done yet.
Duloxetine is often used to treat chronic or neuropathic pain, even for those who aren't depressed, so that's probably why you were prescribed it. Research also suggests that depression increases our sensitivity to pain, so it's often helpful to those who are depressed.
It's a slow road ahead. Don't read anything that makes you self diagnose. Writing down your symptoms before seeing the neurologist will likely be helpful. There's a lot of reasons that people can develop neuropathy. Good luck!
It would have been better if he wasn't so aggressive with the depression/anxiety angle because it tends to put patients on the defensive if they aren't experience depression or anxiety. Even if he did suspect depression/anxiety as a contributing factor, he could have put more emphasis on the fact that drugs like duloxetine aren't solely for depression/anxiety; they're sometimes helpful in treating pain in patients with no depression or anxiety at all. but yeah, like you said, at least he was trying to help, and it was a legit medication to trial, even if the reasons for trialing it may be suspect.
I've read about B12 being a cause but it's mostly common in vegans and people who've had weight loss surgery. Are you any of those? I haven't had blood work to test for this yet though I am seeing a Dr. tomorrow so maybe I should ask.
The only thing I've done so far is the EMG test where they told me I have neuropathy. I'm actually going back to see the Dr who ordered the test tomorrow for a followup.
Any folowups with a Neurologist planned?
My primary care Dr put in a referral to the neurologist on Monday but I haven't heard from them yet to get an appointment.
Same. He supposedly isn't diabetic but he consumes a shitload of liquid candy (soda) and even he's convinced that might be a contributor, from some stuff he's read. He also has Parkinsons so it's a double whammy.
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I know diabetes is the most common cause but I hope you don't get it...it sucks!
I started lyrica this week...75mg 2x daily...doesn't seem to help either unfortunately =\
For what exactly? When I went to get the nerve conduction test beginning of this year it was really only 1 of my big toes I couldn't move now it's both and even the rest are difficult and barely move at all.
Ah ok.
Yeah, I smoke weed at night to help me sleep but it wears off usually around 2am unfortunately so I end up taking some sleeping pills or just smoking more.
