Tingling and odd sensations.

[sTeaLth]

For ten days or so I’ve had an odd feeling as though something is brushing my foot in a specific spot. A few days later similar feelings appeared higher on my leg, in a pinky on my hand, and now some in two toes on my other foot. The sudden onset made me think it was linked to sleeping very little the last week or so. Going to bed late, up early, stress, and a poor diet.
Now it’s starting to wear on me. Yesterday all of it was gone except the original foot. Today, after a walk, all of them are bad again. Starting to fear MS or something. The dumb thing is that I JUST got over my fear of throat and mouth problems. So naturally this starts up. I have been taking Nexium for several weeks and another PPI for a few months before that. I’m wondering if it is magnesium deficiency which can be caused by those drugs AND can cause these symptoms. Or maybe a pinched nerve or something in my back. It’s never actually numb or even really tingling... more just an odd feeling almost like it just woke up from being asleep. Anyone else experiences this type of stuff? Just looking for some peace. Thanks.

 

[sTeaLth]

Anyone?

 

[suzzeeb]

Have had the same thing off and on for years. For the last couple weeks its been muscle twitching which I am hyper focused on. My doctor said that is mostly from lack of sleep but have also heard its from anxiety. I think everyone gets odd feelings that they don't think about, but we feel every single weird sensation and freak out. I get feelings like spots on my feet are tingly, even on my legs, or anywhere if I think about it long enough. I think we constantly scan to find something to worry about, and there is always something going on in our bodies to focus on.

I have felt these odd feelings for so long, though, that I'm trying to realize if it were something super serious I would know by now.

 

[sTeaLth]

As of last night I had my whole foot start numbing up but when I shift position it stops. I think I do have a nerve issue in my back. Heading to chiro tomorrow. Praying that just solves it. I’m keeping anxiety at bay for now but it’s a little freaky.

 

[Belizz]

I have had similar strange feelings, crawling on my legs, tingling, brushing as you described. It was worse at night and couldn't sleep sometimes.
I went to the Drs, got bloods and all, everything came back fine.
yours can be the same, mine was because of stress (also I sort of still suspect the Shingles I got 3 months ago).

It is absolutely not caused by something serious with tha tingling/brushing feeling alone.
It can be restless legs syndrome though, which is again only caused by treatable medical conditions and in most cases caused by stress.
Go to the drs when you have a chance, it will possibly get better after you ease your mind.
the more you focus on it the worse it will get.

 

[sTeaLth]

Yes. It does happen a lot more when I dwell on it. Most of it comes and goes. Hoping the chiro will fix it.

 

[GrashyMethod]

As someone who has had spine surgery, I’m very familiar with these sensations. My tingling in my feet started only after I had 6 months of horrible sciatica. Then it spread and got worse after surgery. If you are having a problem in your lower back , it would only affect your feet, not hands. And if it was a back problem, I know for me it took months of constant sharp pain and I even started to
Walk with a limp before the tingling started. But I’ve also had it happen from just inflammation. I had gotten 2 MRIs and there was no sign of injury. So a lot of inflammation caused the sensations to act up and feel very intense to the point I felt my feet were vibrating. Unfortunately, anxiety attacks also cause those sensations and I’ve had it in my arm from just an anxiety attack.

 

[sTeaLth]

I went to the chiro today and my pelvis was out of whack from sitting in a bad chair a lot. He fixed it and my feet already are improving. My sciatic was almost definitely pinched. I think the hand is anxiety from my foot to be honest. If I don’t think about it the hand one goes away. Believing and hoping it just goes away now with stretches and a better chair.

 

[Joshua1]

For ten days or so I’ve had an odd feeling as though something is brushing my foot in a specific spot. A few days later similar feelings appeared higher on my leg, in a pinky on my hand, and now some in two toes on my other foot. The sudden onset made me think it was linked to sleeping very little the last week or so. Going to bed late, up early, stress, and a poor diet.
Now it’s starting to wear on me. Yesterday all of it was gone except the original foot. Today, after a walk, all of them are bad again. Starting to fear MS or something. The dumb thing is that I JUST got over my fear of throat and mouth problems. So naturally this starts up. I have been taking Nexium for several weeks and another PPI for a few months before that. I’m wondering if it is magnesium deficiency which can be caused by those drugs AND can cause these symptoms. Or maybe a pinched nerve or something in my back. It’s never actually numb or even really tingling... more just an odd feeling almost like it just woke up from being asleep. Anyone else experiences this type of stuff? Just looking for some peace. Thanks.

It could be side effects from the medication you are taking as you said. Speak to the doctor about it.