Ever since I had 2 stents fitted last October I have experienced what I can best describe as a tingling sensation in both my hands and arms, although it is very difficult to give an accurate description. it is not really pins and needles, like you would get by lying on your arm, more of a feeling of tingling heat. If you have ever had one of those pre-anaesthetic numbing injections in the back of your hand it is similar to that warm, tingling feeling it gives you, almost like your blood is "buzzing". This feeling comes and goes, but is often worse after exercise, which I do quite frequently to more than a moderate level (swimming hard, running). My Echo showed my heart in above average condition for my 61 years, and I feel totally fine otherwise. I am currently on 80mg Atorvastatin and the usual asprin and clopedogrel, plus omeprazole (not for anything specific, I was just prescribed it as a preventative). My GP has no idea what the problem could be, to be fair he has been great and the last time I saw him back in February he thought it might be cold weather related and to come to see him in June if it had not gone away, but he was satisfied it was not my heart. To be honest I have kind if got used to it, but am obviously still a little bit concerned and wondered if anyone else had experienced this. I know it is not the Statin as I was off them for 3 months and it made no difference, so it can only be one of the other drugs or something that has changed in me. I presume I will be coming off the Clopedogrel soon so I am going to wait until then, as if it persists it can really only be the Asprin. My blood pressure is usually around 130/75 and pulse as I am typing this is 55, it has always been on the low side and I am wondering if it could be this, but I never had these problems before when it was low? Any thoughts? These sensations bye the way, are absolutely nothing like my Angina pains were and the GTN spray makes no difference.
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Tingling Sensation in hands and arms
Hi, have you tried phoning BHF nurses. They may be able to help you. Good luck Sheena
I get tingling in my hands when I urinate. I think it's damage to a nerve during the stenting. I'm only on aspirin now, so can't be anything else. Don't worry, your alive!!!!!
Yes very true - as I said in my post I have just got used to it now! It looks as though it is not a common symptom.
After your stent was fitted I assume you were put on all the meds we get given. But your only taking aspirin now, I wish I could just be on asprin was that your choice or doctors. My cholesterol is rising I have now been on every statin there is and I cannot tolerate them I’m waiting to hear from the lipid clinic but a friend said to me just ditch all the tablets apart from aspirin as that’s what she done and has never felt better
This is a known side effect of Atorvastatin (verified by the BHF nurses and my pharmacist last week). These symptoms used to wake me up at night. I switched to taking my statin in the morning and now don't notice this while I am active during the day,.
As I said in the post, I still got it when not taking the Statin.
Hi I also have this sensation, but in my legs and chest as well as my forearms. I haven't had a stent, but was fitted with a pacemaker and had a chemical cardioversion in January after being blue lighted to A&E with what has now been diagnosed as Tachy-Brady syndrome. It's often worse at night when the quilt is touching me, but happens in the day also.
The only medication I take thats the same as yours is omeprazole, but as I had taken this previously, I'm pretty certain its not that. I had to pay privately to see a cardiologist as this was just one of many strange symptoms/feelings I've had since having all this happen. He thought it might be meds and changed one of them, but it made it worse. My NHS cardiologist (after being chased by the private guy) then called and switched it to something else, but still no change. My body no longer feels like my own as I struggle to make sense of the new sensations and side effects of the medication, but there seems to be so little aftercare that it's never possible to get to the root of it all. If you find the answer to the tingling heat, please let me know. Best of luck with your recovery.
Thanks for your post. I've had the same symptoms since my stents 4 years ago. My cardiologist said it was Angina and put me on Isosorbide mononitrate. I still get symptoms when I over do it, but they have helped more than I thought. My GP said I could come off them, so I tapered off, and was surprised how much my symptoms returned. So now I just take one dose a day in the morning. Still experimenting at the moment. Fingers crossed.🤗
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