Polyneuropathy, two herniated discs, emg test positive for polyneuropathy, I have had all kinds of tests all are negative for the root cause, I am not alcoholic. I was on klonopin 4mg for twelve years, I came off last year and developed the neuropathy. What could be causing it?
Hello. Thanks for asking from Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. It is good that you are no having symptomatic disc disease. Presence of disc on MRI is not considered significant if it does not cause any symptom. Disc bulge or protrusion occurs normally after 35 years age and by 60 years age, around 60% humans have positive disc bulge on MRI spine. It is not symptomatic in all. So do not worry about disc if you are not having any symptoms due to it. To avoid further disc bulge, you can follow few tips