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Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits => Questions About Treatment & Side Effects => Topic started by: bimazek on March 26, 2007, 12:29:16 am
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http://www.napwa.org.au/index.php?q=node/611
neuropathy caused by vitamins nutrients not getting to extremities
neuropathy caused by vitamins nutrients not getting to extremities
http://www.napwa.org.au/index.php?q=node/611
Dr Kate Cherry, who studied peripheral neuropathy in HIV patients as a part of her doctoral thesis, and is now continuing her work at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, explains: “In the case of neuropathy due to some antiretroviral drugs, we believe drug toxicity prevents the transport of nutrients along the nerves, which is why it generally starts at the extremities, in the feet and, as it gets worse, creeps up the legs and also affects the hands,” she said.
Treatments for this condition are mostly focused around pain relief, but an Australian clinical trial is now aiming to enrol 480 people who are experiencing pain related to HIV-associated neuropathy, to determine the effectiveness of a skin patch containing capsaicin, a compound extracted from hot chilli peppers. Two groups of patients will test two different concentrations of the patch, applied to the feet for either 30 or 60 minutes at an initial consultation. They will then be followed up for 14 weeks.
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J.R.E already started a thread about his experience with this experimental treatment for HIV related neuropathy if you want more info:
Study of NGX-4010 for HIV related neuropathy
http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=8243.0