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We all do/try what EVER

we can stand to try and make 'things' better.

About Zocor - down the page mid-way, about the nervous system. But, be sure to read THE WHOLE THING! Every time a person takes a medication, or adds one, a whole lot of unusual actions/reactions can and do occur! Docs don't report them to the state medical orgs, nor to the FDA! They mite report reactions to the sales rep tho.....we KNOW where that report will be filed!
About Zocor:http://www.zocor.com/simvastatin/zoc...de_effects.jsp
So, any abnormal or extreme effects that occur, first call your doc...then call the FDA and the DRUG Company directly [they have to report THESE calls BTW].
So, learn AS much as you can handle about ALL your meds, add meds and new supplements carefully, one by one..and give each addition a good 2-3 weeks for good and bad effects to crop up. You have only one life to give? Not to mention the possible hospital bills....Safe and cautious is a heck of a lot better than sorry.
As for Vicks, Just go to the top blue bar and see how often this issue has popped up- I believe it's about once every 3 or four months? I tried it, Biofreeze or an equivalant ONCE...Wanted to use steel wool to get it off/out of my skin...BOY did I have new nerve or old nerve endings RESPOND! Never again, thanks!
I do remember using Vicks a very long time ago on one very big bruise, the menthol helped there, I don't know if the current formula is the same enough to be effective tho....It was well over 30 years ago? Mind you, I'm no LONGER COUNTING! - j

And my Grandmom use to put that on our chests, and heat it in water
to help us breath when we had a cold. But no don't think i would
want it anywhere there's PN Ouchhh. :( Sue

Vicks does nothing

Well I rubbed it and rubbed it on my husbands feet...it gives you hope for like 5 minutes as the cooling sensation sets in...then...nothing...and BioFreeze...we tried that several months ago..that just lit his feet on fire...I am calling doc tomorrow and asking him about medical marijuana and B12 shots..something has to give here...anyone trying medical marijuana?

I just posted a link to an excellent resource for information on cannabis/marijuana.

Regarding the B12, you would almost surely get better (and quicker :( ) response from at least 1000 mcg per day methylcobalamin B12 orally.

rose

Dr. GOTT and Vicks

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Originally Posted by flsun01 (Post 126124)

I think you will find this info is a anecdotal incident reported by a number of sources over and over . I may be mistaken ,but I cannot find any incident were this was confirmed by Dr. Gott, but merely reported as information from an individual who may or may not have neuropathy. It's about five o'clock in the am where I am at, and I would be using a gallon of Vicks right now ,if I thought Vicks was the miracle fix. Dakota has an excellent point and I think a pain specialist would be in order. There are others in this forum much wiser than myself, perhaps they can shed light on this phenomena. At any rate I hope your husband finds relief soon.

Dr. Gott definetly recommends Vicks for neuropathy.I just read it in his column in my local paper.I was interested because my father -in-law suffers from neuripathy. Doesn't sound like it works very well according to responses in this forum.

If you want to know what the burning of neuropathy feels like, pour some gasoline on your feet and light a match. That's kind of close. ;)

there is another thread about menthol and nerve pain relief here....
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...t=Vicks&page=2

This has been a topic for at least a year or two.
Some say it helps- also Biofreeze...and my personal fave-
'Icy Hot' (but the generic-'Cool Heat', from "Rite-Aid" drugstores.)

I study and work with essential oils, and this is how you can easily make your own peppermint lotion.Take about 2 ounces of sunflower or grapeseed oil, both you can get from grocery store, or organic at healthfood store, put it is a clean glass bottle. To the oil, add 4-6 drops of Peppermint essential oil,and about 4-6 drops of Lavender essential oil, shake until well blended. Dab a couple of drops on your forehead, massage it into the skin, or a drop on each temple, and massage it in. You can also massage it into the back of your neck, and on each wrist,when you feel a head ache coming on. I have been using Lavender for headaches,and to help me get to sleep, for many years now, I swear by it for headaches! After you make your first batch, you may want to increase or decrease either the Lavender or the Peppermint that you add to the oil, just NEVER apply essential oils to bare skin, you must put it in a carrier oil, like sunflower, etc., except for the Lavender, it may be applied to bare skin, and will not burn it. Get the essential oils from a good healthfood store, making sure it is the best quality.Good luck!

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Originally Posted by ConsiderThis (Post 126030)

I'm so sorry your husband is in such pain. I really am.

((((((((Jolene)))))))

Years ago, when my feet were first numb, I used to wear these flip flops that had little protrusions all over their soles (the bed where your foot sits, is what I mean) ... my plan was to stimulate my feet back to feeling.

It's so dangerous when you don't have feeling in your feet... for some reason I never had as much pain in my feet as I did in my right thigh. And I never did understand how when my thigh felt wooden and numb, it also hurt so much.

Tonight I can move my toes -- always cause for excitement for me -- but today I had two B12 shots.

I mention that because I think the reason that B12 got rid of the PN in my thigh was that I had sOOOOO much of it.

(I take Milk Thistle to cleanse my liver of the cyano ... )

The shots are such a drag... but I am so grateful for them...

If you could get a major prescription for B12 injections that you or your husband give to him... of that I would be really hopeful.

(((((((((Jolene))))))))

(I'm going to get the vicks because one of the problems I have now is that my feet don't seem to adjust to temperature very well... so I don't realize they are cold, and then they start hurting... but as I say, not so significantly as your husband's pain with his feet.)

For me, I think it's the stress... Happily, though, I'm making a bit of headway with the appeal stuff.

Don't mean to sound ignorant, but can you tell me what "cyano" is?