Are you asking if the anti-seizure meds that you have been taking, and if you take them again, if they would change the test results?? Is that what you are asking?

I'm no expert, but anti-seizure meds block the pain receptors (or something to that effect).

Now the emg's and nerve conduction, well they are not reading your pain, they are testing OTHER things. They are measuring the length of the signals going from this way to the other. (look it up on google), it explains how these tests work. I really don't think it matters what pain meds you are on, the pain meds work on the brain interruping the signals that let you receive the pain message.

The emgs and the nerve conduction tests, well the person giving you the test is looking at the monitor and she's interpreting what she is seeing. I for one, believe that you could be on a load of morphine, and when they do the emg or nerve conduction, well it would still tell the story. Large fiber neuropathy (it can't interpret small fiber neuropathy, at least that's what I've read from these boards).

But if you have any burning, that's small fiber. Do you have pins and needles, burning, ???? and where do you have this?

And what was your B-12 level? Doesn't matter if the tests say it's normal. The test's results are not what we have learned here on these boards, well we've learned a lot about B-12 deficiency. For example, my B-12 reading is 2000. And it stops my burning. But I got extremely lucky in that department.

I started Methyl B-12 as soon as I found out I had neuropathy. As soon as I started burning. So maybe in my case, I started treatment immediately and it started to heal??? Who knows? I know I won't be without my B-12, that much I can tell you.

Take care,

Melody