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When I’ve over done it and have pain, often in my back, if I lay on a heat pad, I can’t feel the heat, and when I apply biofreeze I can only feel the cool menthol sensation in odd spots that aren’t painful. This lack of heat sensitivity moves with the pain, but it’s not numbness- I can still feel pressure and touch. A really over hot heating pad can also get through.
I thought this was a normal thing for pain, but I’ve now spoken with half a dozen non-CFS (but 2 fibromyalgia) people who disagree.
The idea it’s a nerve problem has been floated, but web searching hasn’t returned anything that matches since the insensitivity moves with the pain, and the pain does seem to respond to OTC painkillers.
Does anyone else experience this?
Any idea what/why is?
I thought this was a normal thing for pain, but I’ve now spoken with half a dozen non-CFS (but 2 fibromyalgia) people who disagree.
The idea it’s a nerve problem has been floated, but web searching hasn’t returned anything that matches since the insensitivity moves with the pain, and the pain does seem to respond to OTC painkillers.
Does anyone else experience this?
Any idea what/why is?