Are you taking the Vit D as an RX from your doctor? Doctors are not keeping up with new developments, and hence they still prescribe the ineffective D2 (ergocalciferol) on RX.
Please consider switching to a daily D3 OTC. Do you know your D test results? You can figure your OTC dose by this general rule. 1000IU D3 for every 10 points needed to raise.
Simvastatin is very lipophilic meaning it crosses fatty membranes and also gets into the brain more so than some other statin drugs. The axons of nerves are coated with lipids for insulation. We have some posters here who developed PN from Zocor (simvastatin).
You also have to do the B12 on an empty stomach. Most of it if you choose to let it be sublingual, is swallowed with the saliva and not absorbed in the mouth. Using methylB12 is best, as it is the active form.
If you used fluoroquinolone antibiotics, for your infections, then you are possibly reacting with PN to them as well. Here is a post about that:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post661103-2.html
If this is the case with you, do not strain your muscles as tendon ruptures can occur months and even up to a year
after you use fluoroquinolones. These drugs do something as yet not understood to the tendon attachments.
Sorry to be late replying, as I've been away for 5 weeks with
no computer connection except for a distant laundromat free wifi.
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Originally Posted by byrner45
i have had the gammet of testing done, blood work, nerve conduction, MRI's etc - b12 was relatively low high 200's low 300's and vitamin d was low - working on that via supplements - sublingual b12 and one a week vitamin d pills - other than that dr says i am healthy - eventhough i feel like crap -but the vitamins dont seem to be raising the levels - prob due to malabsorbtion - started having digestive problems after 3 months of antibiotics due to bronchitis that turned into pneumonia, then sinus infection that lasted for 8 weeks - once i started feeling better the numbness started - been almost a year of feeling like crap - wished i knew of a specialist who believed in natural healing instead of throwing prescription meds my way which only create more symptoms to try and figure out - i've done enough research to warrant a doctorate in PN - i am hoping things will eventually start subsiding - psychologically i am a wreck because of this which is like pooring gas on a fire - just trying to take it one day at a time - i cant imagine how people deal with PN for years
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