Paresthesia Puns

I am currently taking venlafaxine 75mg per day after meal prescribed by my psychiatrist and its causing me to yawn quite excessively to the point where my throat feels really uncomfortable, its similar to the sensation you feel just after vomiting and I'm consistently really tired and sleepy.

I heard that antidepressants are supposed to take effect in like a week or 2 but yet I think I'm already feeling the effects on my first try. Is anyone experiencing the same thing? What should I do?

So I have been diagnosed with T2 at the start of December and been put on metformin and gliclazide. Meds and diet change seem to work well, have lost a stone so far and my bg levels have improved massively but I’ve noticed near constant tingliness/pins and needles in both hands, and they are much more prone to go completely numb when blood flow is restricted due to position. Could this be to do with the diabetes and/or meds? Does anyone have similar experience? I’m seeing a GP on Friday who suggests carpal tunnel, but I’d be surprised to have spontaneously developed that on both hands?

In 2020, I tried going back on 10mg of Lexapro after quitting 30mg cold turkey a few months before, and I ended up having numbness/general nerve issues mainly on the left side of my body in my face, neck, and genitals, all on the left side. I had to quit Lexapro again due to the rapid onset of these problems as well as other health problems that occurred at the same time (began about 3 weeks into 10mg reinstatement), and I remember getting an intense burning feeling in my face about a month or so after I went off 10mg, which is strange, because I thought it subsided once the drug is out of your system?

I remember I first had jaw stiffness, then the nerve issues happened after that. Not sure if the two are connected. I would also get ear ringing on and off throughout the day, but that subsided. It still happens sometimes, though.

I've been off Lexapro for over a year and I still have these problems, albeit not as intense. Face feeling hasn't gone away though at all, pretty much a constant.

I've had feeling issues on the left side of my face and body ever since, it gets better some days but never really went away. Is Lexapro the cause of this, or something else? The fact that it hasn't fully gone away is concerning. It just varies in how bad it is day to day.

Also, before anybody asks, I have seen doctors and specialists all year, mention these symptoms, have had two brain MRIs, but nobody has suggested anything. It's very frustrating. The MRI showed FLAIR hyperintensities but they were nonspecific, so I have no clue if they're related to the nerve problems.

Was it possible trying to go on 10mg a second time around was too much for my body? I've never felt the same since, did it cause some sort of toxic reaction in my body? I don't get it, because I tolerated Lexapro very well before this in terms of no health problems. It wasn't working anymore, but my anxiety got so bad after quitting it I thought going back on 10mg would help stabilize it.

I don't know if it was serotonin syndrome. I had taken 5-HTP in between both Lexapro usages, but 10mg doesn't seem like enough to cause SS, even with 5-HTP possible taken at the same time by accident. Also, I never had seizures or unconsciousness, so it would be weird for it to leave such semi-permanent problems like the ones I've had.

Hi. Can anybody share their experience recovering from paresthesia after a wisdom tooth removal. I’m 29 and had my impacted lower right wisdom tooth removed. It’s been 9 days post-op and I still have numbness in the lower right portion of gums, lips, and chin. The first couple of days it was mostly numb. Recently I’ve been feeling more tingling throughout the day. Still can’t feel any sensation when I touch my lips and chin though. But I’ve been taking B12 supplements for a week now.

For those who had the same experience, how long did it take to regain sensation?

Sometimes you get numbness without any burning or prickling and sometimes you get no numbness at all but paresthesia. So they're not mutually exclusive. You can have both or one or the other. When you cut off circulation, what dictates whether you get numbness, paresthesia or both?

Paresthesia
Cantrip (Necromancy)
Casting time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: S
Duration: 1 round
Classes: Wizard, Bard, Warlock, Artificer, Sorcerer
You attempt to disrupt the nerve network of a living creature.
Choose one humanoid target within range, that target much succeed on a
constitution saving throw or have their speed reduced by 10 feet and suffer
disadvantage on melee attacks until the end of their next turn.
This spell has no affect on undead or constructs.

Just a simple spell this time, hopefully the range of touch balances out the fact that this would otherwise be a somewhat OP for a cantrip (I suppose a leveled spell with a longer duration but redoing the save every turn could work)

Also, I debated with myself whether this should be necromancy or enchantment, I ultimately chose necromancy, but if you feel that enchantment makes more sense, go for it

This is intended more as an "I'm a caster and the enemy is actively following me" spell, this should let you stay away and make AoO not as scary

Edit: Removed cleric from available classes; changed speed reduction from half to 10 feet

Does anyone suffer from this?

I have constant tingling in arms, hands feet and legs. Very annoying! Trying to get an answer from a GP is proving time consuming….

Its not painful or as strong as ‘regular’ pins and needles, feels like millions of ants crawling under my skin.

Anyway,Im trying to find a pattern as to what causes this and makes it worse. I find the sensation is far stronger in the evenings (when relaxing) and night time when trying to sleep.

Anyome else have this experience and can share their thoughts on how to improve the situation it would be appreciated.

Anyone here experience paresthesia as part of peri menopause? Burning, cold, prickly, itchy skin? I’ve had it for 6 months & it’s driving me crazy.

Anyone with all over paresthesias that resolved? I’m going on 4.5 months. They’re better, but not gone.

Has anyone lost this after awhile? Mine went from pins & needles in legs to numb legs to now pins and needles everywhere in my body from face to chest to stomach ect. From prickling and numb feeling to more painful and burning feeling. Been around 6 months now losing hope it’ll be like this forever :/

For any who had twitching/paresthesias from Effexor and stopped taking it, how long did it take for symptoms to stop? I only took 2 days of Effexor at 37.5 about 3 months ago and had crazy calf twitching and paresthesias and decided to stop with consultation with dr. They've had periods where they've stopped or weren't noticeable, but they keep coming back. Thought it would be gone by now after 3 months, and the twitching is much less but still paresthesias (tingling/cold/hot feelings in legs, scalp, feet), especially if I'm anxious. Maybe I just have a very sensitive nervous system? Going to neuro in a few weeks, but just thought I'd ask.

Has anyone gotten a pedicure or a leg massage while still feeling some paresthesia in the lower leg/foot? Is it tolerable or really uncomfortable?

I’m in the rare camp on this sub in that I like the feeling of beta alanine. It gets me going hard in the gym. However, I have noticed that when Ive taken it recently, the itchiness and the parasthesia does not go away for a long time. My neck especially, many hours after taking pre is unbearably itchy and leaves me scratching it like a goddamn madman. Is the beta causing this and I need a tolerance break or something or am I just going crazy? Have I hit the build up amount of beta-alanine 179 grams or something like that? Or have I just fried my goddamn nerves from the prolonged use? Please help me figure it out

38f 5’9 175lbs

social smoker (less than a pack a week)

Meds: gabapentin 600mg 3X a day, hydrocodone 10mg/325mg 4x a day Amrix 15mg 1X a day

I have an incomplete spinal injury at L5/S1, it is a deep root nerve injury from poorly placed epidural(6 years ago). A bit of background on that, my right leg was paralyzed with foot drop for several months. Nerve conduction tested confirmed issues, MRI showed some damage but they also said I have lower lumbar degenerative disc disc and I have mild lower lumbar scoliosis. I also have a herniated disc in my neck that is unrelated. Pain management doctor said he was one of the worst pain cases from this particular issue he had ever seen.

I currently walk unaided, though when my pain is bad I sometimes need a walker. I’ve had 2 spinal cord stimulator surgeries and another surgery for a laminectomy and scar tissue removal. My surgeon took 4 hours just to remove all the scar tissue. I’m prescribed 1800mg of gabapentin, 40mg of Vicodin and 15mg of amrix daily. I also take omega-3, magnesium, Benadryl, fiber and a probiotic daily.

I’ve also recently been diagnosed as anemic(reason for seeing the doctor for that was poor appetite, weight loss, nausea and vomiting daily) A few nights ago, I was driving and felt very odd. I had to grip the steering wheel very tightly, or the car was all over the road.

I also felt like I was blacking out for a split second every 10 minutes or so. I would “come to” and be half way in the other lane. I don’t think I was falling asleep, I’ve been tired behind the wheel before, and it didn’t feel like that. There wasnt the heavy eyes and the jerking feeling of waking up.

Things to also note, it was very, very dark. I was on country roads for 70% of the drive. It happened again after the first instance, about 3-4 days later. Similar setting, very dark, not city driving at all.

I wasn’t overly tired, and I hadn’t taken any medication. A few years ago, when I first was prescribed gabapentin, I had a few weird night driving after a long day of 8-12 hours on my feet. I would get what I called “electric shocks”. It was like being zapped or flicked with a rubber bands all over my body. All issues stopped once I got out of the car. However, the following evening of my last driving episode, I woke up, I had urinated myself and I couldn’t move my legs. They felt very heavy and they were on fire with the tingling sensation of paresthesia. (I was laying flat on my back slightly inclined when I was

Hi Guys,

Your assistance please!

6 months ago and after a really stressful period,i woke up in the middle of the night with cold chills,shivering,slight sweating and a really strange burning sensation on my lower legs and feet.About 10 days later a constant 24/7 dizzy/rocking boat sensation was added to the symptoms. For 6 months, the 24/7 dizzy/rocking boat feeling and feet paresthesia (hot/cold sensation) are still there while the quality of my sleep has been significantly deteriorated. After almost every possible blood test,screening test (multiple MRI,dopplers etc.) and doctor visit, no pathology was revealed. Most of the doctors advised that above symptoms are all related to stress which was even more increased after all these tests. Has anybody else experienced these symptoms? Could they be related to stress? Your help will be much appreciated!

Thanks!

I had my first Pfizer vaccination at the tail end of June. Within 45 minutes of the vaccine, I had paresthesias in all four limbs, then on one side of my face the following day. The face subsided within a couple of days, the arms within a week, and my feet and calves never really went away, but it is very mild. Oh, and I had headaches on a daily basis for nearly three weeks.

I asked my doctor about having the second vaccine. They went away and asked a vaccination group of some sort who came back with the advice that it is not a vaccine side effect and that I should be ok to have the second one. I didn't really trust that - I believe it is related and just hasn't been linked yet, based on the number of reports.

Anyway - I had my second vaccine yesterday afternoon. I was bricking it, as you might imagine. But I'm fine. No exacerbation of symptoms, no return of the initial ones. Just very tired and with a sore arm. So we can rule out a nocebo effect. :)

I was watching a Dr Breen video linked to me the other week where a doctor was of the opinion that paresthesias are linked, but that they hadn't come across anyone for whom they were permanent.

I hope this post is of some use to those of you who have had this symptom, but obviously if a doctor has advised you not to take the second for this reason, stick with their advice.

Those of us like me who had this reaction but couldn't get exempted from the second might feel a little better to know that I am fine so far. I will of course update if anything changes. (NB: And of course I can only speak to my experience, yours may vary).

Best of luck to everyone.

I took the AZ vaccine bc my parents forced me to. A week later i got rashes and mild redness on both palms. Thought it wd go away eventually but later had same reaction on my soles. much similar to this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34391695/

Its not just rash sometimes my fingers sore and occasionally get feeling of pins/tingling on tip of toes. Later experienced other effects like chest pain, increased blood pressure above 140/90, numbness on both hand (like clogged arteries), mild headache.

Could it be the rare case of blood clot side effect or paresthesia?

I (30F, no previous neurological issues!) got my first dose of Pfizer 16th of June, 2 days after that I got tingling sensation in my head, panic attacks and tingling in my leg. The leg tingling was the symptom that stayed and was in very particular spots (started in hip, vent to the knee and from there to the ankle where it went on to the little toe. On the 5th day I still had tingling, then half my leg went numb and soon after that half my hand went numb as well (from little toe to little finger in one straight line- all went numb). I rushed to the ER, they said it's paresthesia and should resolve itself. It hasn't, it went better until last week when I had the same numbing again and now yesterday night I woke up to my leg being numb and tingling at the same time (it was not restless or numb as if "dead", it was a completely different feeling). I have a neurologist appointment, but that's only in November. I'm scared for myself.All the virologists and doctors I have spoken to had advised me against the second dose, which is obvious, but now I really need some advice.

Has someone here had the same issues and have been able to help yourself? Some vitamins/supplements/acupuncture what ever has helped you lessen the neurological symptoms, I will try anything!

I am currently on 7.5mg of Lexapro, upped from 5mgs a week ago. Tomorrow will be 4 weeks (28days) and wondering if anyone else has had paresthesia while starting lexapro or upping the dose? I know it is a common withdrawl symptoms but the last 3 days I've been experiencing paresthesia (burning, static, pin and needles, itching, crawling feeling) mostly concentrated in my forehead and arms. From what I understand it doesn't seem to be dangerous but I was hoping anyone had some reassurance that this could just be during the initial startup phase and could go away. I have an appointment with my psychatrist on the 28th plan to bring it up then. Just need a little reassurance that it gets better so I can't keep pushing on and not give up.

I'm just curious- how often does MS-related paresthesia develop in places that aren't the hands / feet / mouth? I suffer from all of those on the regular, but now I also have a numb / tingly spot right in the middle of my forehead. It's quite odd! never figured i could get pins and needles in my forehead.

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I’m not sure what it can be causing it, y’all can look through my first posts and the doctor says I’m fine. That is my anxiety.. if it is then why my nerves are bugging me in the head feeling like I’ll have a seizure or stroke, God forbid.. all over my body such;

1. elbows
2. Knees
3. Hands
4. Arms
5. Legs 6.chest (costó there too)

So they all say is depression and anxiety.. I’m taking the gabapentin and it helps for a while then I start to tingle (pin and needles) again real bad.

Im looking for second opinions from y’all but I will still get in contact with my neurologist and find other test to do .

Anxiety, being anxious makes it a lot worse.. I try to stay calm but I haven’t managed to do so. HELP?

Does anyone feel like bugs crawling on skin or like hair moving except when it’s not (like usually in the arms and legs).

29 F, 4'11 118lbs. I've been having a numbing feeling in my legs for over a month. I can move them but the numbing feeling is there. So I got blood tests done and it said i was anemic and very low on vitamin D. I got MRIs done yesterday for the head and back just to check if maybe it's neurological. Per the radiologist "Right pelvic cystic lesion posterior to the uterus measuring approximately 5 x 5 x 6 cm. This is of uncertain etiology. It is incompletely evaluated. This may represent an ovarian or paraovarian cyst".

Could an ovarian cyst cause such numbness and the weight gain I've put on so far? I'm concerned because I thought it was a pinched nerve that gave me this symptom. My back has been killing me. Since I just got the results today my doctor hasn't evaluated these results. What should I expect from these results? What is the usual treatment for cysts this size? I don't know what to think. My legs are still numb.

Thanks!

I'm Eastern European, sorry if my english is bad.

23 F, 116 lbs, anxiety

childhood medical problems:

• epilepsy- 2 seizures, treatment for 6 years. The doctor stopped the treatment like 12 years ago, no other seizures on the treatment or after I went off them.

• ebv with a bad case of mononucleosis when I was around 6 years old.

I want to start by saying that I am very pro vaccination, that's why I did it. I canceled my first appointment because of anxiety but I did take my first Pfizer shot last Friday on 4 june. I'm also pretty scared right now because I don't know if this is going to be a serious problem and I don't trust the medical system in my country very much.

Everything was fine at first, 12 hours after my vaccine I started having a headache, some minor muscle aches and a sore arm, nothing scary. The headache and muscle aches was gone after some paracetamol.

After like 48h post vaccine, the pain in my arm started to go away but a strange sensation started, after some research it feels like paresthesia. It's a feeling that comes and goes in my vaccinated arm but today I also started to feel it in my feet. Why would that happen? My anxiety is pretty bad right now so I don't know if I'm feeling the same sensation on my lips because something is wrong or because of the anxiety.

Is this going to solve out? Is there a treatment? Could this become worse, like I'm not going to be able to feel my hand or something?

I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow, what investigations do you think are going to be helpful?

Please don't think this is trolling, I'm really scared and some answers would help me. I also know that paresthesia was a reported side effect, but is this going to get better or worse?

Thank you.

Female, 21, 5’3. I randomly woke up with the pins and needles sensation in the head one day in july and it hasn’t gone away since. It doesn’t come and go, it’s all day long. I’ve already arranged an MRI but it’s gonna take a while. What could this be?

I sat on the toilet for maybe 7-8 mins during a bowl movement. When I got up and walked, my legs and feet felt like they were on fire with prickly pins and needles, and I had shooting pain up the sides of my legs. And then when I got up again after it went away, I had a dizzy spell where my vision blurred to black this time, I lost my balance and my heart started beating out of my chest. Usually when I have dizzy spells my vision looks like tv static and I get dizzy and lose my balance. Anyone else have this and is it a part of cfs?

Edit: I don’t think I explained it correctly. My legs weren’t numb, and they hurt from the pins and needles. It hurt to stand and walk. I had to lay down because it hurt so bad from the pin and needles. It lasted for a good 10 mins afterwards. Is that still paresthesia?

The pins and needles in my hands, feet and tongue are better than a migraine, but damn, topamax, this is a weird feeling.

As some of you may recall I’ve been recently diagnosed with MS but I haven’t had a chance to see my neurologist yet. My appointment isn’t until next week but the paresthesia that at first began in my right hand is now throughout my back and left arm. Wearing clothes is extremely uncomfortable right now and taking a shower has been troublesome. Does anyone have any advice for how to deal with this?

Also the damn migraines. Holy hell they’re getting worse and worse. I’m currently on topamax, Rezitriptan, and magnesium but no dice. They last for 3 days on average. The postdrome is nearly the entire day. I get a couple hours of rest and it’s back to migraines. Quite honestly this whole thing is making me depressed because I’m losing interest in doing anything because of how much this sucks. Has anyone found anything that helps for the migraines. I’ve found that sleeping on an ice pack helps me get some rest but that’s about it.

Okay last thing for now. Why am I always tired. No matter how much I try to sleep I always feel tired. If I’m feeling good then boom I’ll get to work and then it’s like out of no where I’ll crash and feel like I haven’t slept in days. That’s really something that kills me the most because I don’t have a poker face worth a damn and it’s obvious.

Sorry for the long post. Any advice helps. Thank you very much

32 F, 5'9", 135lbs
Current medications: Effexor, Concerta, trazodone, omeprazole, Zyrtec, prucalopride, klonopin (tiny dose PRN approx 1x/month)

Medical history: if you couldn't guess from my meds, I have major depression, generalized anxiety, and ADHD - currently well managed by medication and therapy, no major med changes in ~2yrs.
Also have history of anorexia nervosa, most recent major relapse ~18 months ago - discharged from treatment Jan. 2021, weight has been stable (+/- 5lbs) since although psychiatrist, PCP, and dietitian would like me in the 145-150+ range, they have been willing to compromise on this. Diagnosed with gastroparesis this past March - had significant motility issues during re-feeding were not resolving, now well managed with prucalopride aside from occasional reflux. About a mouth ago was diagnosed by a geneticist with (presumably - echo was clear but waiting for genetic testing to confirm) hypermobile ehlers-danlos - diagnosis was not a surprise, numerous docs had suggested it over the years, I have a history of dislocations, PCP had suggested consult because of my current symptoms and possible co-morbidities (he suspects POTS, I have an MCAS-like/non-IgE mediated allergic reaction to whey protein/dairy). Yes, the hEDS + POTS + MCAS + gastroparesis and my collection of mental illnesses make me feel like the personification of munchausen's or just your basic 30 - something white girl who needs to get off the Dr. Google but I swear I'm not! Although that's probably what they all say...

The current issue: sometime end of April-ish, I noticed that my left leg was entirely pins-and-needles. Figured I was sitting weird or something because I'm hypermobile, of course I probably was. Didn't go away. A few days later, left leg still tingling, my left hand is now also pretty much entirely numb and dead - I have no grip strength or coordination, tingly and numb up to my shoulder. About a week later, with a still half dead body, I decide its probably worth trying to see my PCP about. Office staff all but laughs at me and tells me to get my ass to the ER because it could be a heart attack or stroke - I'm a smartass and tell them Ive already ruled that out by waiting over a week, they're unimpressed by my humor and off to the ER I go. EKG, head CT, and just about every lab test imaginable comes back clean. Presence of large ketones in my urine (again, I'm nutritionally stable and eat plenty of carbs), lymph count is low

I removed 4 wisdom teeth 5 days ago and the left side of my tongue and inner lower gums are still numb. My dentist said it was completely normal, since he removed a great amount of bone on the sides of my tongue.

He also said the paresthesia would go away in a few months, since the nerve wasn't severed (he claims to use some kind of ultrasonic tool to cut the tissue around the tooth which does not cut into nerves)

I'm kind of nervous since i can't taste or feel anything on the left side of my tongue, but my dentist doesn't seem to think of this as a big deal. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Anyone else get a tingling on arms,legs or chest from his MAOI? Sometimes it feels like pin and needles. I searched the leaflet and the term for it is Paresthesia. For me it’s most uncomfortable because Its always on my chest, I just hate it! I started Parnate been almost 6 weeks on it and, I’m wondering if this will eventually go away or am I doomed? I might consider switching if it doesn’t go away because I’m on 20mg and havnt reached the 30mg yet.

Self Aware Disclaimer: This post is not meant to supplant professional treatment; I am currently seeing a PT and chiropractor. Rather, it is meant to supplement it so I know how to discuss my symptoms, what information is pertinent, and perhaps gain some insight on the issue as no consensus on cause has been arrived at.

Firstly, I suffer from mild scoliosis so my spine is already less than ideal. However, about four months ago, I developed a new neuropathy down my left arm that presents itself as paresthesia (prickling/needles), numbness, and muscle weakness, both on and off the wall. Based on the diagram below and the location of symptoms, the median/radial nerve(s) seem(s) most likely the affected nerve(s). Possibilities I have considered are: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) or nerve entrapment.

Things that trigger/alleviate symptoms:

• During adjustment at the chiropractor - and this is something I have mentioned - the chiropractor will sometimes depress my left scapula while I am prone and these immediately triggers symptoms.
• Being adjusted, especially in the area between my shoulder blades, seems to alleviate symptoms.
• Pulling my left shoulder forward triggers symptoms while pulling it back alleviates symptoms.
• Foam rolling my spine/back muscles alleviates symptoms.
• I did not test positive for any of the test demonstrated in this video on Hooper's Beta channel.
• I began doing chin tucks, and initially, there indeed was a sharp pain in my left trap that restricted movement but that has since gone away.
• The exercises (which I can try to explain if needed) assigned to me by therapist alleviate symptoms and focus on stretching out my chest in addition to strengthening the muscles in between my shoulder blades.

https://preview.redd.it/911vgkbpeyx61.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b02645676481faf249abade3509b48e5555c988

Any ideas or similar experiences? I am getting frustrated because while I have improved since I began seeking treatment, I still have no idea what could be causing the symptoms and some days, they are near constant. It has not only impacted my climbing but daily activities including sleep. I will be more than happy to provide additional information upon request.

Thank you for taking the time to read this rather long post!

EDIT: Grammar.

I started 25 mg Topamax about 9 days ago and I literally can't handle the paresthesia and night sweats. I can only sleep for an hour at a time before waking up in fight or flight mode drenched in sweat feeling like my body is on fire? I never had sleep issues before I started this drug. I take 200mg Seroquel at night and usually I'm out cold for about 10 hours, now I can't even sleep an entire hour.

Since I've only been on it a little over a week do you think I would be safe to cold turkey it?