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Finger numbness

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Babes47
Babes47

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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  • EileenH
    EileenH Babes47

    Posted

    Has carpal tunnel syndrome been ruled out? It causes tingling/pins and needles in the thumb, index and middle fingers and is commonly found alongside PMR. If the pins and needles are in the other fingers it may be an ulnar nerve entrapment problem
  • shannon76840
    shannon76840 Babes47

    Posted

    Have your B12 checked as well. Long shot but easy to resolve. 
    • Miki680
      Miki680 shannon76840

      Posted

      Thanks for this suggestion- and i’ve also been told it may be magnesium deficit. Epsom salts is another suggestion.
  • Miki680
    Miki680 Babes47

    Posted

    I was diagnosed with PMR in December and right thumb is numb. Improving slowly with 15 mg/day of prednisone.  Also diagnosed with mild carpal tunnel in both hands, which may be related.
  • Royall
    Royall Babes47

    Posted

    I don’t get numbness , but I get cramp in my thumb and fingers. Only started after I had PMR ,painful and annoying . 
    • Anhaga
      Anhaga Royall

      Posted

      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
      Royall Anhaga

      Posted

      Hi Anhaga. I get cramp in my legs and feet most nights , I have had them for years long before I had PMR I will give the Epson salt ago I did get some Magnesium tablets from the health store , but I still had cramp in my legs and feet so I stopped tacking them .  My doctor prescribed calcium tablets when I was first diagnosed with PMR . 
    • Anhaga
      Anhaga Royall

      Posted

      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
      Royall Anhaga

      Posted

      Yes I took them at the same time, I still have them in my Medican cupboard so I will give them another go and see what happens. Do you just put the Epson salt in your bath water ? Thanks 
    • Anhaga
      Anhaga Royall

      Posted

      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
      Royall Anhaga

      Posted

      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. 

  • john1955
    john1955 Babes47

    Posted

    I have had PMR for about 4 years now and so has my brother in law.  He has experienced the pins and needles in 2 fingers on one hand and one finger on the other.  They are also quite swollen and if he happens to bang them off something they are very sore.  Has anyone else had this experience and could it be related to his PMR ??  He is on 5mg prednisone per day and is not going to go any lower.  He also has trouble with his feet.

     

    • EileenH
      EileenH john1955

      Posted

      It could be related to the PMR - carpal tunnel is often found alongside PMR and that causes pins and needle in the thumb to middle fingers. If it is in the little and ring fingers it could be the ulnar nerve is entrapped. 
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