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Suggest Remedies For Numbness And Pain In Neck And Back Post An Injury
Question: I did a shoot of dope and my back went numb and tingling and hurts a lil?
Brief Answer:
Ok....more information would give a better answer
Detailed Answer:
dope can mean quite a lot of possibilities.
so can numb.
a numb or otherwise odd feeling certainly implies nerves, but the location and other nerve symptoms give more information.
one segment of spine isn't likely to be the only spot hit by an injection that isn't near it. with an epidural injection symptoms where the needle is in the spine are common, but not if the injection is in the arm!
injections, drugs, especially stimulants often cause psychological effects and hyperventilating and this can cause practically any symptom but is not directly injurious to the spine.
stimulants can cause circulatory effects...even strokes but these cause more thantingling. likewise junk in the inection can clog circulation and cause strokes but it would generally be more serious.
basically the non serious goes away fairly fast usually but the serious stays or gets worse and needs medical attention
Ok....more information would give a better answer
Detailed Answer:
dope can mean quite a lot of possibilities.
so can numb.
a numb or otherwise odd feeling certainly implies nerves, but the location and other nerve symptoms give more information.
one segment of spine isn't likely to be the only spot hit by an injection that isn't near it. with an epidural injection symptoms where the needle is in the spine are common, but not if the injection is in the arm!
injections, drugs, especially stimulants often cause psychological effects and hyperventilating and this can cause practically any symptom but is not directly injurious to the spine.
stimulants can cause circulatory effects...even strokes but these cause more thantingling. likewise junk in the inection can clog circulation and cause strokes but it would generally be more serious.
basically the non serious goes away fairly fast usually but the serious stays or gets worse and needs medical attention
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
so how long will the numb and tingling last for cause it hurts and I don't like it
Brief Answer:
ah, getting a bit more information....
Detailed Answer:
Numb is one thing and pain is quite different. Pain at the site of the injection that is lasting and with other symptoms is a real emergency that needs immediate attention.
Pain can be a sign of stroke or muscle or nerve damage. If it is associated with any visible damage/redness/infection it certainly needs treatment. If it is associated with loss of strength, it is a sign of stroke. If it travels outward in a band then that implies there is a nerve that is affected. But, also, if it is associated with loss of sensation that can be a sign of a stroke.
as mentioend above: " cause more than tingling. likewise junk in the injection can clog circulation and cause strokes but it would generally be more serious"
Well, significant PAIN is more than just tingling and that can mean that a stroke is going on and could be serious, and needs attention.
Of course if the pain is small, improving, if things are going back to normal then it is far less likely to be serious AND you can make an estimate of how long til things are back to normal. If it took an hour for the pain to be at its worse, and it has fallen by half in another 2 hrs, then you can conclude it is likely to continue going down and be even better in another 2 hrs.
ah, getting a bit more information....
Detailed Answer:
Numb is one thing and pain is quite different. Pain at the site of the injection that is lasting and with other symptoms is a real emergency that needs immediate attention.
Pain can be a sign of stroke or muscle or nerve damage. If it is associated with any visible damage/redness/infection it certainly needs treatment. If it is associated with loss of strength, it is a sign of stroke. If it travels outward in a band then that implies there is a nerve that is affected. But, also, if it is associated with loss of sensation that can be a sign of a stroke.
as mentioend above: " cause more than tingling. likewise junk in the injection can clog circulation and cause strokes but it would generally be more serious"
Well, significant PAIN is more than just tingling and that can mean that a stroke is going on and could be serious, and needs attention.
Of course if the pain is small, improving, if things are going back to normal then it is far less likely to be serious AND you can make an estimate of how long til things are back to normal. If it took an hour for the pain to be at its worse, and it has fallen by half in another 2 hrs, then you can conclude it is likely to continue going down and be even better in another 2 hrs.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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