pins and needles

[kathgallagher]

I hvae been diagnosed with RA for 7 years but recently have been experiencing a lot of pins and needles in my feet and hands and also have like waves of tingling all up my body. They are not painful just annoying any ideas. I also got told by a friend that they think my pain is psychosomatic. I don't think my imagination works that well. Thanks

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Hi Kath,

Yes, friends like that are wonderful aren't they? I was told by a friend that I had RA because i was ''blocking'' my inner voice. If she had known what my inner voice was saying at the time she would have been glad it was blocked!

As for the pins and needles, it may not be anything of consequence but still worth alerting your rheumatology team to it. I got strange tingling/pins and needles in my lower legs and it turned out to be a compressed nerve from arthritis in the spine.

Take care.

ps sometimes annoying friends can make us tense which can increase our pain levels

[Hidden]

Hello

It may sound like Neuro Pain, see your GP and He will diagnose, something like Amatryptalene may be prescribed,

Good Luck

BOB

[allanah]

Anyone who says hypochondriac or psychosomatic has no place as a friend. Another friend of mine has just been called that too, it's wrong and hurtful.

Our invisible illnesses are just that , on the whole invisible. I know quite a few people with RA who get tingling, burning sensations.

Mine turned out to be a slipped disc in my neck and I needed a spinal op, obviously probably not the same as you but just to say if someone has symptoms that are bothering them then I would go get them checked up, I left mine too late and then needed treatment.

And I wish so called friends and other people would realise the harm they do when they say things like that, it shows they have no understanding of our illness or auto immune diseases in general.

Hope you get sorted soon lots of love Ax

[kathgallagher]

Thanks guys I am seeing Rhuemmy on 26th March so will mention it.Saw GP and he said to mention it to |Rhuemmy. Was on amytryptylline but stopped because it wasn't doing anything so maybe need to restart

[Hidden]

Yes, I thought of Peripheral Neuropathy too.

[Sharon56]

I agree with Allanah and Creaky. With friends like that who needs enemies.

[earthwitch]

can be compressed nerve, but as it can also be slightly more serious drug side effects, its best to report it to your rheumatologist and see if they want to do any further investigation of it.

[julie_warwick]

I get it too , it's horrible. by the end of the day the pins and needles and burning are driving me mad, seeing consultant next week so will mention it , if I get any helpful advice will pass it on. but get it checked out. nice friend ! they don't get it do they ?

[mistymeana]

Hiya, it might just be compression of the nerves when your hands and feet are swollen - there's not a lot of spare room in them so any swelling can potentially put pressure on nerves. It could also be a spot of fibromyalgia as that's quite common as a secondary condition. I'd recommend you get it checked out to rule out anything more serious and see if there's anything they can give you to make you more comfortable x

[Coastwalker]

Hi kathgallagher,

Check out your B12 and vitamin D levels. Both have connections to pins and needles.

My awful tingling pins and needles have almost gone, I rarely get them now I take both vitamins, it's amazing what else they cure and amazing how many people are deficient in them these days and don't realize.

B12 deficency also mimics Hypothyroidism symptoms.

Read up on the website -

'B12 Deficency'

and also on the website

'Vitamin D Council'