I thought Id pose this question to others here who have experinced " changes " with their neuroapthy or deviations from trying different things over years , and ask if you think the all pain is bad ?

I notice , for me , since I started taking bacopa, that theres almost a humming sound from them and vibration I can feel that ,while paiful ,is more painful in a " ticklish " annoying way than something that cripples you i.e. it sorta returns some feeling with it

The reason I mention this is because this buzz , prickly sensation is also similiar to the sensations I used to get when using the rebuilder ( before it started giving me tinnitus ) and would see improvements, so Its got me wondering if perhaps there is connection.

I only started the Bacopa yesterday but its quite weird sensation , in many ways almost like my muscles feel fatigued.

I have heard some say that the tingling feeling is good because it means the nerves are healing, and anything is better than pain and/or numbness. I'm not so sure. I think it is just a different variant of the signals sent to the brain. I can definitely state that Pain is Bad. So is Numb. I have never experienced tingling.

When you live with pain 24/7, eventually it is no longer a conscious thought. It only surfaces to the conscious level when you think about it, or something changes – it gets worse, better, moves, etc. But on the unconscious level it is playing havoc with your life. You don’t get a deep restful sleep, you can’t focus and concentrate, and you are more short-tempered than you once were, etc.

But how do you explain that your extremities are numb, but you feel a constant burning pain? I could stick a needle in my big toe and not feel it, but when I think about my big toe, there is a constant burning. Perfect example: My husband now insists on cutting my toe nails, because a couple of weeks ago he noticed a trail of blood leading from my bathroom. When cutting my toe nails, I had clipped right through the skin underneath. I do remember the clippers being harder to use than before, but just attributed that to the strength in my hands. Never realized that I was trying to clip through skin. I never even felt it.

I think whether it is pain, numbness, or tingling, eventually you don’t notice it at the conscious level. And, no matter what the variant is, it is Bad.

I know exactly what you mean about pain becoming something unconcious i tend to go through phases - thanks to other issues ( anosima , disability ) that have great bearing on my mood and consquently affect my personal upkeep to the point i dont care.

But i can go weeks for example without clipping my toe nails ( i struggle to bend ) only to see their almost at the point their ingorwing ( but I dont even feel it )