[sofia]

Hi,
Just wanted to say hi,and to tell you a little something about why I joined.
For the last 3 months I had a bad skin rash,
went to 4 different derms and each one came up with something different.
After no success with any of them I started to do my own research and found that i may need a neuro doctor instead of the derm.
The rash has gotten better but I'm lefted with a burning senation on my stomach,upper legs and back. I feel like someone threw a pot of boiling water on me! It's such a terrible feeling.
I also was diagnosed with graves disease back in 2000.
That's a whole other story.
I'm 56 years old.
Has anyone ever went through this if so, could you let me know your experience.
My 1st cousin had MS!
So we do have that bad autoimmune gene!
Thanks for listening
Sofia

[Chemar]

Hi Sofia and welcome to NeuroTalk

so sorry to hear what you have been going through and hopefully other members here will be able to give you some insight.
I know you will always find caring support here.
Be sure to look thru all our forums to find any that you feel are best suited to your condition so that the members there can share their experience and info with you too

all the best

[~KELLWANTSANSWERS~]

Hi Sofia
Welcome to NT

[glenntaj]

--describe the rash to us--especially the "us" over at the Gluten Sensitivity forum.

Can't say from here, but immune mediated dermatitis hepatiformis from gluten sensitivity is always a possibility in those with the autoimmune genetic background.

[Julie]

Hi Sofia and welcome. I hope you find the answers you need here at NeuroTalk

[clouds z]

i had a rash for maybe 2 years and it went away after i got shingles-were they connected?

it was in different spot

hot water causes rash i think

and maybe junk food like highfructosecornsyrup

[littlelmk]

Hi, my name is Mae and I found this site looking for info. on cymbalta. I have been seeing a number of doc.s in the last year for pain through out my hips and leggs mostly at first but, now it seems it is all over my body. I am 29 years old and newly married. I feel like I am too young to have such pain. I was in a horrible car accident about 10 years ago that left me with a head injury, short term memory loss, and I had to learn things all over again...even my name. I am wondering if this could have something to do with my pain and if so...why did it not show up for such a long time. The injury also left me only producing 70% of the seritonin in my brain. Therefore I have to take antidepressants. I am in the process of coming off zoloft and starting cymbalta but, I am nervous. Does anyone have any help?

[glenntaj]

--the immediate thought I had might be that you could have a form of Central Pain Syndrome, which sometimes happens to people who have strokes, MS, or brain/spine injury due to accidents. What happens is that the spinothalamic pain tracts in the upper spinal cord, or the thalamus, which is a sensory relay station between brain and cord, is itself damaged, and these areas can no longer properly mediate pain sensations coming from the body. Often then one will suffer burning, shooting, electrical pain of a distinctly different character from "normal" nociceptive pain.

Take a look at www.centralpain.org to see if the descriptions sound like what you are experiencing.

[Chemar]

new thread started for littlelmk at http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ad.php?t=12919