Tingling and Numbness

[jtmlion]

I am a 28 year old stay at home mom of two.  Both births were done by caesaran.  For five weeks I have been experiencing numbness and tingling.  The numbness and tingling started in lower arms and legs and has progressively spread to entire arms and legs.  Also I feel tingling on the top of my head and sometimes the sides of my face.  A couple of days ago the left side of my face including left nostril went numb for a few minutes like I was getting a cavity filled.  This happed twice in the same day.  When I sneeze I feel tingling all over.  Sometimes the tingling feels like electric shocks and pins and needles.  My youngest is almost 10 months old and weighs 26 lbs.  I hold him on my left side.  On a daily basis a have a traveling numbness/pins and needles pain from the right side of my chest up to my shoulder and down to above the center of my back. All of my symptoms are progressively getting worse and getting my intense.  The past few days when my baby lays on my arm it has been "falling asleep" and this never happened before.  I don't think fatique or stress is causing symptoms because I am more rested now than I have been in months.  My PCP suggest a MRI but I have read that different things can cause symptoms.  My mother has MS.  Also my symptoms occur in motion and at rest.  Thank you for any advice you can give me.

[JOHNAP]

IM SOO GLAD WE HAVE THE INTERNET. THANK GOD IM NOT ALONE.
GOSH I FEEL LIKE IM GOING CRAZY TOO, LAST NIGHT I WOKE UP WITH NUMBING AND TINGLY BURNING SENSATIONS IN MY RIGHT ARM AND HAND.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THEN TODAY I WAS GETTING THESE WEIRD ELECTRIC LIKE SHOCKS IN MY WHOLE BODY, IT WAS SOO WEIRD, I HAD THIS BEFORE BUT THAT WAS WHEN I WENT COLD TURKEY OFF MY MEDS BUT THIS TIME IM ON MY MEDS AND THIS IS HAPPENING SO I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG W/ ME.
AND THE PAST WEEK ALSO I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS WEIRD SWOOSHING NOISE IN MY RIGHT EAR AND I ONLY HEAR IT AT NIGHT WHEN ALL IS CALM LIKE NOW. I HAVENT WENT FOR ANY TESTING YET BUT IM GOING TO GO SEE MY DOC TO SEE WHATS WRONG W/ ME. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.
I JUST KEEP WONDERING WHEN I HAVE THESE FEELINGS, AM I GOING TO PASS OUT OR DIE FROM THIS?    JOHNA

[MyBry22]

I had really bad anxiety a couple years ago, and after taking a medication (celexa)for about a month I stopped and the anxiety seemed to subside.  Recently (about a month and a half ago)the anxiety has come back full force.  I have been to the emergency room about 3 times now for it thinking I was having a heart attack...they did an ekg, blood count everything was fine.  I'm pretty sure after they told me everything on that end was fine, I found out I was pregnant and started experiencing, what I think to be anxiety from the chest up.  I;ve had tingling in my hands and face, mostly on my left side but then it will move.  I am only 22 and am scared that if I see a neurologist they will tell me something is wrong.  I started becomming very anxious I think when I got pregnant and am hoping that its just the pregnancy that is making it happen?  I can feel tension in the back of my neck that kind of makes my head shake when I try to focus on something.  I was at church last night trying to watch the pastor and it was happening, then the numbness in my forehead?  Can anyone advise me?
Thank you

[Radiant]

I am 38 years old and have been experiencing painful tingling and burning sensations throughout my body.  It started in April 2005.  The tingling was sporadic at first, then it progressed.  The pain is on my arms, legs, fingers, toes, cheeks, forehead, lips, tongue, etc.  I went to my physican and was put on neurotin and that is not working.  I was going to physical therapy twice a week for a month and that did not help either.  I have gotten bloodwork done and everything is normal.  I gotten a MRI of my brain and that was normal.  I have an appointment with a neuroligist on November 28th.  The sad thing is the appointment was made in September.  I have tried to get appointments with several neuroligists and I cannot get in any sooner.  I am sensitive to sound.  I cannot go to a restaurant because when I hear the music, the tingling starts.  I cannot go to a theatre or listen to the radio.  There are times when I cannot watch television because of the sound. I get tingling, itchy feeling around my eyes.  It is so frustrating.  I awake every morning to tingling sensations.  Any advice as to what I can do until I see the neuroligist would be very helpful.  Thanks and bunch!

[dreamlife]

In August we were in Lk. George NY when we returned I became very ill with a high fever, weakness and sore throat. A few weeks later I did not feel better. In the middle of September one of my son's had a high fever, weak, sore throat. I took him to the doctor, he did a strep test, it was negative. He said it was viral. He continued to feel worst. The week after he was sick, I got very weak, couldn't walk, tired etc. I went to my doctor he said it was also viral. One day after that we both took Echinechea to maybe speed up the immune system. The day after that we both got weak, tired, sore muscles, headaches, tingling sensations all over, numbness, uncoordinated, lower back pain, joint pain all over, stiff neck and daily dizziness. I took both of us to infectious disease doctors. Both doctors ran many, many tests, all tests came of negative. We were told if the symptoms get worst to see a Neurologist. (I did see one earlier for a quickie reflex test, doctor said he didn't believe it to be neurological in origin. My son's doctor did many relfex tests also and he passed. We were told if the symptoms are slowly leaving the body no need to see a neurologist. If the symptoms are getting worst definately investigate further. The symptoms have subsided we are left with occasional symptoms. However, both of us have just been diagnosed with sinus infections. We are both on Biaxin. I feel 100% better since the antibiotics. My son feels better too. I wonder if what wwe had was not viral at all and maybe a bacteria which started all this. Also, both doctors said there are thousands of viruses that there are no tests for and no names for. We were diagnosed with post viral syndrome which could last a few months or years. I no longer believe that doctors are using a cop out when they say it's a virus. But I do believe that our virus was bacterial in nature and we should have been given antibiotics. Unfortunately, we may never really know what caused this, that is the frustrating part for us. Also, I highly doubt both of us came down with MS at the same time. I no longer worry about it, I take life as it comes. Many not so bad illnesses can cause tingling and numbness such as Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Viruses, Flus, Sinusitis, Back and Neck problems, Stress, Migraines, Lyme Diease, even too many of a certain vitamin like B6 or selenium can cause these symptoms, diabetes too. Zinc and herbs can do things too. We try not to pay so much attention to the symptoms unless they get worst. Good luck to all. Feel free to comment.

[bsrrn]

Do not know how to start a new question to hear from an Md. I see this falls under comments from original question. How do I do that.?

[bsrrn]

I have numbness and tingling mostly in the top of my head, the past 2 days haveing severe headache.  Have tenderness in temple regions. Also having face burning and cheek bone discomfort.  Sinuses seem clear and no congestion.  I was thinking about going to chiropractor, and also starting a refill antibiotic. Last sinus infection about 6mounths ago.  Although this does not seem like an infection.  I have no fever.  I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia several years ago but general discomfort seems managed with cymbalta.  I take 30mg/60mg alternating days. Can someone help me with where to start with this numbess and tingling pain in my head.