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Originally Posted by herekitty1960
Me, too, Marion. I woke up last night just wringing wet. It didn't feel hot in the room....it was just me. Now, I'm 47 so it's hard to say what's causing it because I get milder "hot flashes" during the day, too.
I haven't slept well, either, but that's par for the course for me. I don't get too wrapped up in it because I know I can always nap during the day if I need to. I don't require alot of sleep - never have - so I think that's just me being me!! 
As far as the numbness in my right hand....it's still there. I really didn't expect it to go away. But I am more coordinated than I was before. I can actually do some things that I couldn't do before - like use a zipper with my right hand.
The pain I was experiencing in my right leg had diminished quite a bit. My gait is much smoother, too. I no longer do the "Frankenstein Walk" when I get out of bed in the morning!! 
All in all I've had a very positive experience with it - and I'm just on the 1.5 mg dosage now. I just started this on Tuesday, 8/26. I've still got another two + weeks to go before I bump up to 3.0. I'm excited to get there, though!!
Good luck!  |
Kelly, that does sound more like menopause, or withdrawals then the LDN. The "hot flashes" I got were more like "rushes", something like I would imagine feeling the day after being high on cocaine, LSD, or some street drug. (I've never experienced that, but from what I've heard, it is similar to what I experienced with LDN at first).
I've never experienced hot flashes from peri-menopause, and I guess the closest I've come to experiencing that sensation is the hot flashes one gets with the flu or infection.
When this is occurring (if on LDN or not), keep an eye on your body temp . . . just to make sure you don't have an infection (UTI or whatever).
I did lose a lot of numbness in my hands, and they had been very numb for two years already when I started on LDN. That numbness came back with the tooth infection I ignored for close to the entire 2007 year, and I still have it slightly. I think I may have pushed it too far this time, and I don't expect to every get full feeling back.
What's interesting for me right now is that my l'hirmettes has suddenly become intermittent, for the first time in 5 yrs. I thought I was stuck with that one forever!!
The pain in your right hand was probably spasticity, and like I've said, I saw considerable improvement in that regard. I had acute spasticity pain on a daily basis, in both lower arms and legs, and that let up completely when I got on 3.0mg. I still have some stiffness, and need to stretch to keep things limber, but I've not had the "tendons stretched to the MAX" sensation in years now.
Sounds like you are going to be one of the very lucky one's with symptom improvements.
HEY TWINKLETOES, HOW'S IT GOING? DID YOU STAY AT 3.0MG OR GO BACK DOWN TO 1.5 MG?
Cherie
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