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I've been getting a prickly sensation all through my body the last few nights, what should I do?

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michael1333
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So the last few nights, I have been getting a prickly sensation occur randomly on my face, arms, hands, legs and feet. Sometimes it feels a little like a burning sensation. Most of the time it doesn't hurt, but every now and then a prickle will catch me by surprise and hurt. It is really uncomfortable and is stopping me from getting a good nights sleep.

It only occurs when I lie down to go to sleep at night, never during the day when I am moving around. Adjusting my position in any way while I lie down doesn't affect it at all.

My pinky toe on my right foot also has an urge to twitch that I can control a little (although sometimes the urge overcomes).

I have had a spell like this maybe 2 months ago now and it lasted maybe 3 or 4 nights (same result, poor sleep).

Not sure if it is important, but I have had a bad lower back in recent times, "pulling" either the left or right side of my lower back once every month or so (definitely related to sport/movement).

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