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Originally Posted by en bloc
He suspects SFN, but orders a test (nerve conduction study) that cannot even check for SFN??? A skin biopsy is the only test that can look at small fiber nerves.
The drugs.com drugchecker shows a moderate interaction between Lyrica and Zolpidem...for increased dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating.
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Well, he wanted to do the nerve conduction test first, as my father had large fiber neuropathy, he said that if the nerve conduction didn't show abnormality, that he would next do the skin biopsy. I guess it will b the end of summer before he gets done with the tests... Does this make sense? You would think with my family history of neuropathy, (both sides of the family, brother, nephew, grandfather) I would be a "shoe in" for CMT! In the end, it probably doesn't matter what the cause, because after almost 30 years, it is likely to be here to stay, and none of the PN types have a cure... Would I want to be able to say I have CMT 1A rather then small fiber neuropathy? I guess it would be nice to know if the numbness is going to keep progressing like my father had, or will it just be sensory painful neuropathy like my mother...
The Lyrica causes so much drowsiness, I can probably do without the Zolpidem, took it last night, I was pretty fuzzy this morning.