Posted by Squiggles on February 15, 2002, at 20:15:20
In reply to Things that make you go hummmm! » Squiggles, posted by spike4848 on February 15, 2002, at 19:28:55
> Well a cervical spine xray will tell you if your symptoms are from nerve impingement from the spine. But if the nerve conduction studies were normal, then impingement is highly unlikely. Neuropathy all together is unlikely if the nerve conduction studies were normal. So you have me stumped.
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> I think JohnX2 is having some problems with hand twitching coinciding with tapering off klonopin. It is possible that tapering off an anticonvulsant like klonopin could make the sensory nerves more active ..... we call that hyperasthesia. But that is just a guess.
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> Spike
I thought I posted this - sorry;
OK let me be brief because my peripheral
neuropathy is not your peripheral neuropathy :-)Rule out (by doctors' tests)
- diabetes (water deprivation test)
- carpal tunnel (stick electrode pins in hands/wrists)
- EMG - ???some doubt - the upper spine shows
an ambiguous erosion somethingmagigger
- lithium level
- thyroid (TSH) - another doctor thought it might be;My guesses:
1. Klonopin withdrawal (because i had myoclonic
seizures the year before upon withdrawing - this
dx'd by doctor - that may have left residual dammage;2. Water/lead poisoning (because it was so acute and
after drinking water)3. Lithium toxicity
4. Thyroid low
5. Virus (I had something like meningitis or
rhinal infection) very sick for two days;6. Candida (used a yeast fighter which made
me very sick like anaphylactic shock7. Mechanical spinal thing from computer work;
8. Carpal tunnel.
I don't which - awaiting the results of reinstatement
of Klonopin dose to see if that is in any way
conclusive.Hope you guys are med students or else this
post will be equivalent to 2 Ks, 6 Vs and 4 Xs.tx
Squiggles
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