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Funny tingling all over body

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grace50435
grace50435

Hi everyone!

For about 6 weeks now, off and on, I've had this weird tingling all over my body.

At times it'll be concentrated in one place (like pins and needles) in both my feet or a hand or a shin. And then other times like tonight, it'll be like little sudden twitches of tingling...almost like a little buzzy, tingling insect. So tonight, buzz on my top lip and then my scalp and then my big toe and then my thumb and then my cheek. I go to scratch myself to make it stop (though it's definitely on the inside....not like a skin condition).

I went to the doctors about 4 weeks ago and he was very dismissive. Said it wouldn't be anything serious as neurological stuff would involve chronic persistent pins/needles in one specific area. I was texted for thyroid and glandular fever (as I mentioned I'd had a really bad cold and sore throat and that's when it seemed to have started). Both tests came back normal.

It's very annoying. I do have sciatica and wonder if that's causing it? The little tingles all over are keeping me awake right now!

Perhaps I should go back to the docs? To be honest, he made me feeling like a raving hypochondriac last time (despite the fact he could see from my records is not been to the doctors in over 10 years, apart from an A&E visit for a broken foot!).

Any ideas?

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  • ian9999
    ian9999 grace50435

    Posted

    i have been dealing with similar for at least 2 years.....started on lips and face...Initially i would have thought herpes virus as it started 2 days.after i was assaulted by a drunk woman who fell on me then kissed me very wet over my face...yuk!! Headaches Fatigue nausea for three t. four weeks with the sense of a hives under skin on lips but no outbreak....Then. stinging , itching burning crawling like frostbite affecting trimengenal nerves in face...Also severe stiff neck.. Thought it all very serous.. Went to dr. 10 times in 4 months.Had many many blood tests done and repeated.. all OK... retested again at one year..all ok.. ..Have had Prostatitis, thryroiditis, pnuemonitis, asthma, urethritis ,chronic fatigue / fibro- undiagnosed because they dont believe in it....Extremely low testosterone...( need HRT).but most HRT dont work well... Also have marker for LUPUS with positive ANA blood marker. .Also have been extreme low vit D. work 70 hrs a week and work shifts ( 12 hr. 2 days 2 nights plus OT.

    the Tingling , burning , itching crawling is now over most of my body...and occurs constantly..

    Dr was dismissive besides blood tests...Finally after a year saw Nuero..he said buy a bike and enjoy the summer..

    I have an MRI scheduled for next week...will be 23 months since first dr..appointment...the MRI is for M.S. clinic......

    can you imagine...one Nuero exam- buy a bike....and then at 2 year mark an MRI....

    Canada's free but useless healthcare system.........grrrr.

  • BDMX2
    BDMX2 grace50435

    Posted

    Hi Everyone,

    Checking back in on this thread. My tingling is pretty much gone for almost 2 years now.

    Quite honestly, I think for me it was mostly anxiety and panic attacks, which then just kept feeding into an illness anxiety and was downright awful.

    After pretty much every test under the sun, the things that were uncovered were some hormone levels that we've stabilized with Bioidentical HRT (I'm a 47 year old female) and some autoimmune stuff brewing in my system (not enough for a full diagnosis at this point, but signs of lupus and sjogrens)

    I still feel like the brain MRI and the neuro testing (both clean) really had a lot to do with calming my anxiety. And also working with a therapist for some coping tips to get through the acute times. We can't underestimate the physical impact of anxiety and stress...even if you "feel" like you have no stress going on. The body interprets something as stress and initiates all sorts of physical responses.

    I still take my supplements and eat more fruits and veggies and most of the stuff that I listed in my post from almost 2 years ago. But I've cut out the bulletproof coffee, and I also drink filtered city water again and use a few more mainstream shampoos and soaps and stuff.

    It is such a scary thing to be going through, I really hope and pray that all of you guys find the same relief and peace that I've found!

    I can't say enough about finding a good naturopathic doctor to help you through all of this...mine was literally a God send.

  • jim5309
    jim5309 grace50435

    Posted

    HI! this is exactly what I feel. My left side on butt doesn't necessarily 'hurt' but can get uncomfortable in car or on Frontier Airlines flights because their seats are so damn hard. I have had this for 3 weeks now and it is a major annoyance for me. My left side of body tingles, and is centered on that left cheek area. I can feel it a little in my arm, sometimes my cheek/forehead. Did you ever resolve this or learn anything that made this better? Did alcohol affect this at all? thanks for any advice.

    jim

    • juliemedical
      juliemedical jim5309

      Posted

      You are also describing what I have had for years; the sensations vary over time, some reverting back to an earlier time. (a rather nice sensation that has recently returned, having been missing for maybe one year, is a feeling in the middle of my shoulder blades as if I am being tickled with a feather 😃 ) .

      BUT it was the discomfort when driving, and yes being on a plane, that took me to seek medical advice.

      No luck.MRI showed nothing - they scanned my back and head! (I have had back issues going back to being 19yrs old, I am now 58yrs old, so am used to certain "nerve" sensations, but these are different) .

      Blood tests were also done, with nothing evident.

      The neurologist did not mention peripheral neuropathy,I have read up on it since; alcohol can be the casue of this, however both your symptoms and mine are not in peripheral areas, so I have no idea, and nor do the medics.

      HURRAH then!

      BTW I would say I first noticed the condition 8 years ago. Double hurrah!

      Good luck, Julie

    • jim5309
      jim5309 juliemedical

      Posted

      thanks. i went to ER on friday because i was so concerned. took two sets of mri's which were just awful--1 hour each and thankfully came back clear. i still have all my symptoms of tingly left side of body (mainly leg and arm/hand). no idea what it could be. i guess i will wait and see how this feels in another week.

  • amanda_7265
    amanda_7265 grace50435

    Posted

    Hi I had an MRI done to check for MS, came back clear. Per a Nuerologist I have muscle fascilation. Still have it to this day. Not life threatening, just something I have to live with. I notice when my anxiety kicks up, so do the muscle twitches, I hate.

  • kirsten35127
    kirsten35127 grace50435

    Posted

    hi mine was triggered by withdrawal from Sertraline, has now worn off but seems to have left more sensitive to allergies which I'm wondering if is down to histamine levels or just a coincidence, but I've got wheezing etc which I didn't have before

  • maria96862
    maria96862 grace50435

    Posted

    hi,

    i know this is an old post however i am experiencing same symptoms constant, on off sciatica tingling all over my body and i get shotting pains in different places.

    out of interest, do any of you have herpes? i get hsv2 and have been linked to fibromyaliga, which they still dont know what causes it. however a few people i know who have fibromyaliga all have herpes virus!!!

  • victoria70604
    victoria70604 grace50435

    Posted

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  • latoyam3
    latoyam3 grace50435

    Posted

    same thing started a month ago

    burning/ minty sensation tingling crawling pins and needles in hands a feet now its all over. went to the doctor every week for 4 weeks each time they gave me sumatriptan, naproxen for the hedaces and those didnt work. went to the chiropractor he said its thoracic outlet syndrome/ peripheral neuralgia. going to see a neurologist on monday 30/12/19

    • maria96862
      maria96862 latoyam3

      Posted

      ive put mine down to before my period now!!! must be something to do with hormornes i get so ill with it too like im getting pains all over body. at first i was totally freaking out which made all the tingling worse as anxitey causes it too. but since feb i have had it its all came along with period! so weird. i had nerve tests and mri all fine. so now im goingbto try something with hormornes in and see how that gos. x

  • latoyam3
    latoyam3 grace50435

    Posted

    same thing started a month ago

    burning/ minty sensation tingling crawling pins and needles in hands a feet now its all over. went to the doctor every week for 4 weeks each time they gave me sumatriptan, naproxen for the hedaces and those didnt work. went to the chiropractor he said its thoracic outlet syndrome/ peripheral neuralgia. going to see a neurologist on monday 30/12/19

    • eliseo71130
      eliseo71130 latoyam3

      Posted

      how did everything turn out?

      I got flu-like symptoms in January. Then I started developing ear fullness, facial tightness and a heavy swollen head feeling. Doctor treated it as an ear infection.

      Eventually vertigo diminished but now has turned into heart palpitations, burning throbbing hands and feet and cold sensations in my hands at random times.

      Could that be my nerves? MS?

      Im 29 years old and was healthy going into the new year. IDK what happened. Can anxiety cause this feeling everyday?

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