John, the sad fact is that nothing really takes it away, I have so far racked
up a bit over 10 years of it.
I must say though that I do believe it has decreased somewhat. Either that or
I'm just used to it.
I don't do meds as all they did was make me completely spaced out or zombie
like and the pain was still there. Strangely enough, just the everyday little
old aspro or Panadol help. Maybe because they concentrate on any other
unrelated pain that then lessons the tm residuals. I have no idea why, I just
know that's what happens for me.
There are other external causes. The shoes you wear, your socks (always wear
them inside out), the clothes you wear, particularly the type of material. I
found that by paying attention to these things, I can lesson (not by a whole
lot) these annoying freeze/burn feelings.
Gilly
----- Original Message -----
From: john snodgrass
To: James Berg ; pjv1...@chartermi.net
Cc: tmic
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] RE Pins and Needles
was talking with the neurologist yesterday about the buzzing,vibrating
feeling that sometimes go all the way into my chest but stays mainly in my legs
and feet,,,,when its not buzzing it is burning. he called it something but i
failed to write it down.
I tried MJ but for me,,,it made it intensify!
nothing i have taken to date has had any positive effect on that symptom.
creams,muscle rubs,neuronton,baclofen, Xanax,valium,Lyrica alcohol,MJ.
scratch that off my to do list.
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From: James Berg <molokai...@gmail.com>
To: pjv1...@chartermi.net
Cc: tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] RE Pins and Needles
Gerry and Pati--you can control the cost by buying your meds a River
Pharmacy--out of India--they are honest and the drug is quality
Jim
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:01 PM, <pjv1...@chartermi.net> wrote:
Gerry,
Many of us faced the same thing. Movement and feeling also brought the
feeling of pins and needles.
I've taken Lyrica for about three years - it helps a lot. I don't know
about side effects except the cost can empty your wallet. I would have stuck
with gabapentin, but it was unpredictable. Lyrica starts working witin 15
minutes. Gabapenten took an hour or two to work.
The best pan reliever is laughter and the posts I read tonight relieved my
pain for a while.
The antidepressant, Cymbalta, might help with the pins and needles. Of
course, it's another drug with a lot of side effects.
Pati - Michigan
