I looked up allodynia - An example of touch allodynia is pain from the touch of clothing. Thermal allodynia occurs from a draft of warm or cold air on the skin. The March 17, 1997 issue of Newsweek describes a patient who dreaded the breeze from a ceiling fan because it felt like razors cutting his flesh
I have this when I wear pants or in bed with a sheet on just above my knees anything touching there feels like a sunburn. If a cold breeze like the air conditioner in the car hits my left arm/hand it feels like a burning sensation and also causes severe cramping and spasms. I really didn't know the name of this but from what I read and experience it is allodynia both touch and thermal. Well I tried the L-Carnatine in place of amantadine. After 3 days I did feel better - not as much muscle pain except for the spasms/cramping - but must have over done it because the past 3 days I have done nothing but sleep and have no desire to do anything else. I know this could also be a sign of depression but whatever, I'm calling the Neuro tomorrow. This is not a life. Did anyone watch "Living with Cancer" on Discovery Health? Too bad that TM isn't as well know as some of the other diseases. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: 5/6/2007 10:22:27 PM Subject: [TMIC] allodynia I've looked up 'allodynia', but still don't really understand it. I've never heard of it before, and now 3 of you have just mentioned it. Can you give me an example of how it works? Sally
