Finger numbness
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I was diagnosed with PMR last Oct. I have had 2 flare ups and I am on 20 mgs of Prednisone. Has anyone else experienced tingling/pins and needles of both fingers and hands?
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Posted , 12 users are following.
I was diagnosed with PMR last Oct. I have had 2 flare ups and I am on 20 mgs of Prednisone. Has anyone else experienced tingling/pins and needles of both fingers and hands?
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Miki680 shannon76840
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Anhaga Royall
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I used to get cramps in my legs, long before PMR, but I've found now that I'm a bit more careful about getting enough magnesium the cramps seem to have stopped. I had been taking a calcium with magnesium supplement for many years but it's been since I started to use Epsom salts in my bath occasionally that the cramps went away, so I assume I had a mild magnesium deficit.
Royall Anhaga
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Anhaga Royall
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Did you take the calcium and magnesium at the same time or at different times? I read that if you are magnesium deficient, which you might be after taking calcium for a while, the calcium interferes with the magnesium absorption, so we are supposed to take the tablets a few hours apart. I don't think there's the same problem with Epsom salts as it's absorbed through the skin. There's a kind of magnesium you can apply directly to the skin, too, but I haven't tried it.
Royall Anhaga
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Anhaga Royall
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Yes. When I know I have time to soak for about 15 minutes I put the salts in. I don't have a very deep bath so I don't use as much as the package says. Use your own judgement about that. I also like to add a drop or two of essential oil, something which is not going to cause any skin reaction, like lavender. Too much magnesium causes the runs, so it's practically impossible to overdose on it. So don't go overboard on getting the magnesium. I think a little goes a long way.
Royall Anhaga
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Hello. Thank you for all this information . Love this group it is my lifeline. I have managed to buy some epson salts and will have a long soak this evening. 😊 and hopefully I will be cramp free as well.
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