Burning Mouth, Tingling in Hands and Feet

[TygerBlue]

For about 7 months I have had some symptoms I would like to compare to see if anyone else has experienced this.

I am rather stress and anxiety prone, alot of the problems come from my job and too many hours worked. I ended up in the emergency room last year with very strange symptoms that really scared me. After being reassured, they subsided almost immediately.

Forward to today: Starting in Feb this year I got this odd, off and on buzzing sensation in my chest..like a phone vibrating off and on. It moved down to my thigh. Then, a strange, almost tight/numb sensation in my cheeks..off and on. Then my feet started in with a sort of mild pins and needles buzzing/vibrating..my hands also burn and tingle. They tend to "fall asleep" very easily at night when I lay on them.

Another annoying this is my tounge is burning.

I was very scared again, and went to a doctor to see if a certain muscle relaxant had done this. She didnt seem to think so, and weirdly, everything suddenly stopped..no more problems, for one month. I thought I had managed to calm it down with some medical reassurance, but then...it slowly crept back in again. I am sitting here with a burning mouth, tingling hands and feet.

I bought a blood glucose monitor and tested my blood sugar in case this was diabetic neuropathy, Levels came back normal after several tests.

I can understand a tingling or burning sensation if you are suddenly jolted into flight or fight response..but for it to linger for months and months like this?

It is miserable living like this, I dread this is the rest of my life, with feet that buzz and tingle with every step. No amount of rest, talks with my therapist, relaxation or anything has helped. I am sad that I may have to go in for more extensive lab work, or an MRI.

:(

[Jc2313]

Sometimes injuries in the back and neck trigger other conditions years later. Check with a rheumatologist and get tested for scleroderma. It's rare but hard to diagnose and tingling in your hands and feet sounds suspicious.  It might.be lupus, ms, or another autoimmune disorder.

[TygerBlue]

Yes I fear it might be MS because of the tingling and burning. I had another MS scare back in 1998 after a the car accident that originally triggered all this pain. I started having these horrible "water trickling" sensations down my legs, and what felt like patches of sunburn on my arms. I was completely freaked out, in a near panic over it. MRI and all other nerve tests came up with nothing. It eventually went away. I've had three MRI's in the last 20 years, guess it's time for another.

[TygerBlue]

I just had a blood work up done, thyroid, glucose, vitamin levels, (slightly high on B12), hormones, cortisol, etc. Everything came up normal.

My mouth still burns every day, and my feet and hands tingle all the time.

Needless to say, I am pretty depressed out this.

[remar]

Really, your B12 was high? I wonder if that could be causing any of your symptoms? It's great that everything else came back fine though.
You said 7 months ago when you went to the hospital to be checked and everything came back okay your symptoms subsided. I'm really wondering about the stress you're under. Like I said, it can cause all kinds of strange symptoms.
I know you must be depressed because you still don't have any answers. All I can recommend is to have more testing done. Did they check your blood sugar or do any kind of tests on your heart when you were in the hospital?

[Dalubaba]

I am 83. Since last 9 years, I am having sensation of tightness in my feet. I was getting some mild sensation in my hands. I thought it is because of over grown nails. So I used trim my nails every 5th day.Then I realized that it is mid tingling. Recently I felt burning sensation around mouth for few seconds. The diagnosis is parasthesia. Pathology is not known hence there is not treatment for these symptoms.This was told by orthopedic surgeon. If you read about parasthesia, innumerable cases are mentioned.
Recently I read the Paresthesi is a skin disease. I had some skin problem. So i consulted skin specialist and asked him that whether parastheisia is a skin disease.He did not commit anything but started skin treatment like hydrating skin,applying powerful steroid,applying white soft paraffin on a wet   body etc. This is almost three months.Some skin relief is felt but there is no change in sensation of feet-feeling as if I have put on very tight socks.I do yoga and holistic therapy.  Yes many a tie I do get spasm.

[TygerBlue]

Yes my blood sugar was tested, came back at 73. I had already tested this at home with a little monitor, and it had come back normal even before I had the "real" bloodwork done, so there was some consolation that this is not a diabetic neuropathy.

I had spoken to my doctor around May about it, and I told her that I knew myself, and that if I came in, sat down and talked about it and had it acknowledged, chances are I would feel better. Immediately after leaving her office, everything subsided, the feet, hands and mouth. I was pretty happy, I was hoping this was it, but eventually, it started to creep back again. I suffered all summer then finally went in for the test, of course, scared about the results. Well, the test in general was good, but no change in how I feel. I continue to burn and tingle.

I had been taking b12 supplements because I read it was good for the nerves, which may explain the slight elevation. Of course I've stopped that.

I didnt have any futher tests yet, I am going on a vacation this month, and just wanted to try to relax and enjoy that before plunging back into the nightmare of chasing this around doctor's offices.

I am so stressed out and upset I am not even sure I am going to enjoy the vacation, though.

I know the burning tongue thing can be hard to diagnose. I am exhausted, stressed out and finding it hard to sleep, and work is just wearing me out. I feel like I have no time to sort of recoup, relax and center myself. I get massages, go on hikes regularly, but its my mind that is constantly racing, worrying, thats the problem.