I have tingling like pins and needles and still didn't know what's causing it.

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Just randomly I get tingling like pins and needles in my hands. my hand always get sweety and grimy when it happens. It's gets to uncomfterble to do anything. Sometimes my chin and even lips and through end up feeling the same tingling. The first time I experienced it was 4 years ago where it lasted for about 3weeks and the tingling moved through my entire body. I could feel it move move around. I want to find out what the reason is and why this is happening to me. I was told it was just a growth spurt thing but the thing is I'm an adult and done with growthe spurts. I don't like not knowing the cause of this sometimes it stops for weeks before it comes back.

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    Non celiac gluten intolerance? Possibly autoimmune issues caused by glyphosate in gmo foods?

    I get the same thing.... had to completely change my way of eating. No GRAINS, no dairy products.... no gmo based vegetables....

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      I decided to look it up and do some research and didn't find anything that relates to my problem. As iregular as it is I don't see how it could possibly be that.

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    Becca,

    Do you have any other symptoms, perhaps things you just assumed were unrelated, take any medications?

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      I have a disability but found this not related. I take limotrigien but I have been taking it since I was vary young. A short while before it happened the first time I was experiencing shivers as though I was freezing cold but I wasn't cold ot anything my whole body would just shake.the longest amount of time I ever experienced it was 30 minutes and never more than once a day. After my three week experience it has only happened twice for a much shorter time. I have limited use of my left hand and it always seems to start there a short while later my right hand will be the same they will then start being sweety and grimy. sometimes after that areas of my neck and bottom half of my face will feel the same without the griminess. Once I end up switching to an activity that involves both of my hands it often stop's then. What I also find the wird is it isn't regular at all.

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      Why are you taking Lamotrigine? I assume if you are on medication you have talked to your doctor about the pins and needles. What did they say?
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      I have cerebral palsy and epilepsy and have taken limotrigien since I was 6. I take it so I don't have seizers. They don't know what it is I guess, when I first had it they told me it was possibly caused by me having a growth spurt but at that time I was already done with that. My doctor told me to write down what I eat, did during each day and when the tingling and that happened and the amount of time it lasted to see if there was something causing it but there's no pattern or anything to link it to. I told my doctor that it usually stops after I do something other than what I'm doing at the moment. After that nothing ever happened. I now just do something other than I feel like doing at those times now sometimes I just carry on with what I'm doing though even though it can be very annoying and uncomfortable. I talked to my movment disorder specialist and my family doctor. At first it was tarifying because when I was little I had a seizure that started with my left hand tingling in the same way. My left hand is always the part that starts the tingling but these aren't seizers. This tingling like pins and needles and stuff are things that worry and confused me. I'm surprised that my doctors don't seem to care or have any concerns about it.

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    At times when the tingling lasts for a long time like today my hands get so grimy and sweaty that the tingling almost stops. But then it is even more uncomfortable and difficult to do things because there sticky and wet from sweat and grime.
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      of course it is...now that you are an adult, it is time to move forward with adult physicians...I suggest you begin with a neurologist.

      I question the growth spurt thing but I do think that your adult body works differently. Things that were great during my childhood I eventually outgrew. It may be a simply reduction in dose.

      Tingling, pins and needles, numbness, burning are all symptoms of nerve issues, typically a nerve or nerves being compressed.

      Another disorder is hyperhidrosis.. the wet hands. An endocrinologist can prescribe medication for this.

      Hugs

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      One of the doctors is my neurologist, technically a movement disorder specialist. I had the first tingling experience after I switched over to him. I no longer go to him because all he wants is to give me botox nothing else.
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      Have you looked looked into a FUNCTIONAL neurologist? Look up

      Sweaty hands and palms and gluten intolerance.

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      The tingling comes before the sweating and griminess though. I will look into it tomorrow.
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      Botox has helped many, many with movement disorders.. maybe you just didn't click with him.

      Find someone else, preferably connected with a university ao that you receive state of the art care

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      Maybe I do have a gluten intolerance. If it was a gluten intolerance though wouldn't I always or at least have the tingling on a regular basis. I can go months without it happening and very part of my body has had the tingling not just my hands, feet and face. That's why I'm questioning if that could even be the possible cause.

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      Mine was always intermittent as well. Then inceeased. Beer, pasta, etc. For me it is also a glyphosate intolerance.

      My sister gets sweaty gritty palms etc.

      Regular doctors don't consider these things. Have you had an autoimmune ANA blood test? Had a non celiac gluten sensitivity test? I would start there.

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