tingly, prickly feeling all over

[Beth79]

Hello,
My problem started about a month ago when I noticed pins and needles/tingly feeling in bottom of feet.  During that week it spread to my legs, along w/ pains in my legs, and to my arms, hands, face, and head.  I am new to this town so I didn't have a GP, so I went to the ER and they ran CBC and urine test...they tested for everything they could.   Also did heart monitor, EKG, pulsox, etc.  Everything came back 100% normal.  So, I went to see a GP finally and she ordered MRI of head, Cspine and Tspine w/ and w/out contrast...absolutely nothing abnormal on any of the tests.  That is good, except now in the places that used to tingle a little now feel sorta prickly...and now I also feel a hot or burning sensation in places on my arms, hands and sometimes legs and face.  People are passing me off as anxiety or hormones, but I just don't know about that - I'm 28 y/o female.  Anyone have any ideas??

[Land75]

This is what my problem is too. Vitamin D. I was only at 17. Normal is 30-100. Starting Rx of Vitamin D tomorrow!!

[Azmatrix]

I had a very similar prickly skin/pins and needles problem as Anundsjo. He mentioned going to the naturopath and that's what I did. There may be variants of this unnamed illness, but the one I had made the prickly skin worse when the body temperature went up. For example, if would jog I would feel sharp needless all over my body, or if I sat in a hot car I would immediately have prickly skin over my my body, mostly in the back.

The naturopathic detox did it for me. After about 6 weeks I noticed huge improvements in the prickly skin problem. Now, almost 2 months into the diet, 90% of my problem has gone away. I can play tennis, basketball, and hike for 10km in one day without any problem. The remaining 10% is expected to go away soon.

My little story goes something like this: I have other conditions for which I take multiple medications. These medications sometimes increase the appetite and hence I would eat more but tended to eat more junk like fast food. My addiction got so bad that I was eating out every single day! About a year and half later, I noticed the pins and needles in my body whenever I would exercise. I also developed neuropathy in my toe that made the whole experience uncomfortable. Luckily, because of Anundsjo's post, I'm back to eating healthy again and feel very lucky to be out of a horrible position.

[SVD4EVR]

I have experienced the prickly itch all over my body for years.  The first time it started was in 1994, it lasted for about six months the stopped.  It returns every ten years beginning in November but this year it started in February.  I have bought almost every lotion on the market, soaked in epsome salt, apple cider vinegar, baking soda and oatmeal but nothing seem to work.  I saw an allergist and dermatologist but all test were negative.  I finally saw a Neurologist and he thought I had Erythromelalgia.  If any of you have redness and burning in your hands and feet, you might want to research this it also affects people around 60 and older.  Anyway, the neurologist prescribed Gabapentin and it doesn't completely stop the prickly sensation but it's about 90% affective.  I continue to research my symptoms and I believe I found the problem.  First, I want to ask a few questions.  Did any of you injure your back, have nerve damage or have carpal tunnel and do you have the taste of metal in your mouth?  These might be the common denominator to having "Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy".  It's a disorder of the peripheral nerves.  The symptoms are pins and needles, burning, pricks, tingling, numbness, electrical shock like brief painful sensation, a lack of sweating.  Please research this.  Checked the symptoms, if they match what you are experiencing go see a Neurologist, tell them your symtoms and tell them about SFSN.  You will also see treatments for this condition on the web sites.  One more thing, the prickly itch sensation may not be an itch at all.  It could be the sensation of the small nerve fibers that feel like you're itching and the metal taste in your mouth could be the tingling sensation on your tongue.
I pray this will help all of you.  God bless you and good luck.  

[marycourtney]

Hi Alice,
Thank you for your Niacin idea. I had a blow to the head/face when back on the playground teaching in 2001. This followed by a physiatrist who electrocuted my head terribly in some goofy therapy I was prescribed. It all ended badly with L & I negating my symptoms - only replacing my first set of front teeth. That said, I've been thru many years attempting to heal & manage many symptoms. I got no regular med help from Dr's. Natural healing remedies, supplements, my Christian faith, & cranial massage have been a Godsend. I've recently had terrible stress from many family problems, & an addict child with cancer who moved home...just a lot of stuff. Today-I awoke with a massive headache (formerly common w/my head injury), itchy head & began this tingling in my extremities (Niacin like). It's not subsided - hence, my web search. Thank you for your Niacin experiment as I realized I've not focused on my own health lately being a constant caregiver for four people & am remiss on my B vitamins. I just took some Niacin & will try this for a bit to see if it works. Thank you for sharing.

[marycourtney]

Hi Alice,
Thank you for your Niacin idea. I had a blow to the head/face when back on the playground teaching in 2001. This followed by a physiatrist who electrocuted my head terribly in some goofy therapy I was prescribed. It all ended badly with L & I negating my symptoms - only replacing my first set of front teeth. That said, I've been thru many years attempting to heal & manage many symptoms. I got no regular med help from Dr's. Natural healing remedies, supplements, my Christian faith, & cranial massage have been a Godsend. I've recently had terrible stress from many family problems, & an addict child with cancer who moved home...just a lot of stuff. Today-I awoke with a massive headache (formerly common w/my head injury), itchy head & began this tingling in my extremities (Niacin like). It's not subsided - hence, my web search. Thank you for your Niacin experiment as I realized I've not focused on my own health lately being a constant caregiver for four people & am remiss on my B vitamins. I just took some Niacin & will try this for a bit to see if it works. Thank you for sharing.

[Clearwater67]

Any update I am having similar symptoms