Coping with Nerve Sensitivity

Do you suffer from nerve sensitivity – or a feeling akin to pins and needles?  Known clinically as paresthesia, this uncomfortable sensation if often described as a tingling, pricking and/or creeping feeling.  For some people with nerve sensitivity, it can be painful for clothing to touch your skin.  Although there is no objective causes, nerve sensitivity is usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root.

At PatientsLikeMe, where more than 130,000 patients are sharing their experiences with all types of treatments including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and supplements, 36 patients current report experiencing nerve sensitivity.  Their primary health conditions range from multiple sclerosis (MS) to fibromyalgia to complex regional pain syndrome type 1.  What can we learn from their experience?  Quite a bit, actually, thanks to PatientsLikeMe’s unique data-sharing platform.

For example, this symptom has a major impact on daily life, as more than two thirds rate their nerve sensitivity as severe (12 patients) or moderate (18 patients).  What are they doing to cope?  Some of the commonly reported treatments for nerve sensitivity include Potassium, Gabapentin, Neurontin and Zonisamide.  (Click on each treatment name to see how our patients rate the effectiveness, side effects, cost and more.)

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