[Aussie99]

Numbness is such an eerie feeling. My Gp believes that antiinflammatories help numbness. She participated in a pain study and they concluded that panadol osteo is a low level anti-inflammatory. She said I should take this because my nerve endings are inflamed and causing numbness. Can anyone tell me what they do, and anyway to help with numbness?
Thank you

Ps. I sort of had a feeling that panadol does not help with numbness.

[januarybabe]

What is Panadol Osteo? Is it an RX item or can you buy at drugstore? I live in USA so perhaps it is sold under another name.

I have found prescription gabapentin the best thing going for tingling pain or pins and needles.

[mrsD]

There has been some talk here about acetaminophen being
a mild "anti-inflammatory".... I don't know if that is true, or just hype from the drug companies.

Your product is a long acting form of acetaminophen, which targets patients who have chronic pain like arthritis.

The problem with chronic use of this is toxicity to the liver.
In US the trend is to use LESS acetaminophen rather than "more".

[Gyrene]

I have a formulated cream that my neuro prescribed that includes several things. The formula is as follows:
Flurbiprofen 10%
Amitriptyline 2%
Gabapentin 6%
Lidocaine 2%
Prilocaine 2%

This combination is mixed into a cream that I apply to my feet when they start giving trouble. The tube says apply up to five times a day, but, thank God, I haven't had to use it that often. I usually apply it in the morning, especially if I plan on a lot of walking (like Christmas shopping). In doing so, it relieves both my feet, and hands. There is still some lingering numbness in the soles of my feet, but it is managable. Hope you find something that works for you. I know my biggest problem with numbness in my feet is not being able to feel the acellerator in my car. Sheesh!!!

[Susanne C.]

I know that the gabapentin relieves some of the pain and burning, but to my knowledge nothing affects the numbness. It is, by definition, a lack of sensation, and no medication that I know of will fix that.

I cannot feel the accelerator at all, and keep a close eye on the speedometer. I also have to be very careful which shoes I drive in, some throw me off completely and make it impossible to keep my foot on the pedal. A few times my foot has slipped and I have had a scary second or two trying to put it back. I only drive locally, at low, in town, speeds.

[echoes long ago]

what Susanne C said. IM not aware of anything that helps numbness, unless the numbness is from a pinched nerve or lack of circulation.

Though of course pain is a major life inhibitor and can be crippling physically and emotionally,and is not to be minimized in importance , Numbness is its own horrible symptom.

[Aussie99]

Originally Posted by januarybabe

What is Panadol Osteo? Is it an RX item or can you buy at drugstore? I live in USA so perhaps it is sold under another name.

I have found prescription gabapentin the best thing going for tingling pain or pins and needles.

Panadol is acametaphene (sp?)
like Tylenol slow release 665 mg per tablet.

[Aussie99]

Originally Posted by mrsD

There has been some talk here about acetaminophen being
a mild "anti-inflammatory".... I don't know if that is true, or just hype from the drug companies.

Your product is a long acting form of acetaminophen, which targets patients who have chronic pain like arthritis.

The problem with chronic use of this is toxicity to the liver.
In US the trend is to use LESS acetaminophen rather than "more".

My GP gave me this for numbness. I actually am not in pain a ymore. Remember this past March I was in a car accident and got whiplash? I had a bad PN flare that lasted months due to a bulging thoracic disc that was aggravated. Suddenly in November all the back pain went away and I just started getting migrating numb spots all over. Very weird because I don't have pain anymore. I just have this numbness now and supposedly the panadol osteo was suppose to be helping that.

Thank you

[Aussie99]

Originally Posted by echoes long ago

what Susanne C said. IM not aware of anything that helps numbness, unless the numbness is from a pinched nerve or lack of circulation.

Though of course pain is a major life inhibitor and can be crippling physically and emotionally,and is not to be minimized in importance , Numbness is its own horrible symptom.

Thank you Echo. I agree numbness is not very nice.

[Aussie99]

Originally Posted by Susanne C.

I know that the gabapentin relieves some of the pain and burning, but to my knowledge nothing affects the numbness. It is, by definition, a lack of sensation, and no medication that I know of will fix that.

I cannot feel the accelerator at all, and keep a close eye on the speedometer. I also have to be very careful which shoes I drive in, some throw me off completely and make it impossible to keep my foot on the pedal. A few times my foot has slipped and I have had a scary second or two trying to put it back. I only drive locally, at low, in town, speeds.

Be careful driving. I know what you are saying. I have had my shoes slip off pedal or my pedal get stuck in back of sandle and for a second it's like complete loss of control. It is scary.