normast.wordpress.com CIAP and chronic pain treated with Normast and amitriptyline cream, palmitoylethanolamide or Normast is a supplement with analgesic properties and many patients find great relief if treated with this body-own compound. CIAP is also referred to as Idiopathic sensory-motor polyneuropathy, and it is an illness where sensory and motor nerves of the peripheral nervous system are affected and no obvious underlying etiology is found. In many respects, the symptoms are very similar to diabetic polyneuropathy. In idiopathic sensory-motor polyneuropathy, the patients may experience unusual sensations (paresthesias), numbness and pain in their hands and feet. In addition, there may be weakness of the muscles in the feet and hands. As the disease progresses, patients may experience balance problems and have difficulty walking on uneven surfaces or in the dark. In a small minority of the patients, the autonomic nervous system may also be involved and the patients may experience persistent nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, incontinence, sweating abnormalities or sexual dysfunction. Treatment of idiopathic sensory-motor polyneuropathy depends on controlling neuropathic pain, which can be treated with anti-seizure medications such as gabapentin (Neurontin), pregabalin (Lyrica) and topiramate (Topamax), antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil) and duloxetine (Cymbalta), or analgesics including opiate drugs. Normast or palmitoylethanolamide has the ...

• published: 16 May 2011
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• author: Neuropathyinfo4u