I am 32 years old, male. Since around age 10, I have occasionally gotten mild Paresthesia/tingling in my feet. Sometimes at the heel or "ball" of the foot, other times on the toes or elsewhere. Also occasionally in my hands. It feels like when you sit on it and of course the blood flow gets cut off, only that's not the case.
It has gotten worse in my hands especially, but also in my feet over the last couple years. My hands may well have a carpal tunnel type issue as well - about 2 yrs ago, I did some major home repairs that involved a lot of pounding with my hands and they hurt and were numb for a few days afterwards - seems this is when they really got worse. My feet however wouldn't be explained by this. Usually it's not pain, but sometimes, especially in my hands, it can hurt either on the round part of the palm at the wrist (pinky side of the hand) on either hand, or, along the crease of my palm. Sometimes it's almost a burning/tingle/itch feeling, other times more of a numbness or paresthesia. No visible swelling or discoloration, but I do have cracking of the bones in my feet and knees (not really in my hands).
I have been diagnosed with anxiety in the past - took Wellbutrin for about a year in 2003/2004 then went off of it. Part of be believes the tingling to be associated with that (perhaps augmented by carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands) but I worry about things like MS...(although I have NO other MS symptoms that I can see - no head fog, no vision issues, cognitive issues, etc, also seems odd that I would have had the symptoms since age 10.)
It occurs in both feet and hands but not all at once, it can be the right foot and left hand, just a foot or hand, both hands, both feet, not usually all four limbs. There seems to be no logical pattern, however, it does seem to get worse when I'm nervous or worried, hence my reason for posting here. It seems to get worse in my feet when I get home from work and take off my shoes as well.
I also have brown discoloration spots on top of both feet - not a rash as they aren't raised, literally flat but a different color - these have appeared mostly over the last year. PCP admitted she "had no idea" what they were.
I take vitamin supplements, but I am overweight, 5'7" tall, 245lbs. Perhaps it's some type of neuropathy, but of course that can have a million causes...
Other conditions (may be related) - I get heartburn a lot and also occasional mild to moderate migraines with no aura. Mild sleep apnea that is usually a non-factor if I sleep on my side.
I have an appt w/PCP, just hoping she does NOT ask for an MRI as I cannot handle them, not even the open ones.
Due to the anxiety I know I have, I have been sitting here assuming that it's the worst possible thing even though logically the chance is of course there, but it could just as easily be something much less serious.
Any ideas? Honestly, it's not bad enough to hinder my life really at all, my concern is more for what it could mean or what could be causing it, or if it's going to make me end up like Stephen Hawking (minus the genius) in 30 more years!