4. Weakness
Just like pain, weakness is another symptom that varies from person to person. Peripheral neuropathy has a habit of carving its own niche in each and every person that it affects. The weakness does not necessarily mean complete weakness, but one patient did say that they felt unable to even lift a paper airplane in order to throw it into their spouse’s eye.
This was something that they did on an almost daily basis and so weakness such as this was no doubt rather distressing. One weightlifter affected by peripheral neuropathy had a completely different account of the weakness symptom. They reported how they could only lift one car per day when suffering from the condition, as opposed to their usual routine of half a dozen cars.
Different accounts these may be, but they both point to a significant loss of strength brought about by peripheral neuropathy. Weakness is just as likely as pain.