Itch

I'm 41 years old. I have been feeling a sensation that mosquitoes bite me and something is crawling all over my body. This symtoms (symptoms) has been going on for one week now.  I had a sinus infection, so my doctor put me on antibiotic Cephalexin. I took 26 of those, one a day.  It feels horrible, it kinda hurt when I feel those pinches on my body.
Please help me, right now my doctor gave me more allergy medicine like xyzal and lodrane 24.  Thanks.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Such crawling sensations are called parasthesia. Chronic paresthesia indicates a problem with the functioning of neurons.

Parasthesias are common in alcoholics and metabolic disorders like diabetes, hypothyroidism, and hypoparathyroidismThey can also be due to peripheral vascular disease, vitamin B12 deficiency or malnutrition.

Get your blood sugar and thyroid hormones levels evaluated. You can take some vit B12 for some days and see if the tingling is gone or not.

In case the symptoms persist then pls consult a neurologist as it can be due to some neurological disorder.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.