I m a 28 yo male. Quit smoking about a year and a half. I was out working on 8/12/14 late (was on vacation the prior week at a beach) and noticed my left leg going slightly numb. Woke up and still that way next day. It moved to my left leg. I started getting pins and needles all over my body. Yesterday and today my legs and arms are heavy and my legs feel as if I ve worked out but I haven t. I m getting muscle spasms/ twitching in my legs, no appetite and when I do force myself to eat it feels as if I m going to have diarrhea. Went to my sons football game today and was getting pretty nervous as I was getting tingling in my fingers, went to stand up and felt real weak as if I was going to pass out so panick came in and I made a dash to my car. I went to the ER ekg was fine and what blood work they did was fine. I know they can t do everything at a ER but what they do do was fine ad far as results were. I would like too know what could be going on as I don t know how I m supposed to function like this. (Also I laid down to take a nap earlier and my skin felt very hot but no fever, I did sweat a little while sleeping, stomach was also feeling very strange and uncomfortable). Any ideas? Thanks
Hi, Thanks for your query. The abnormal sensations that you have such as pin and needles sensation, burning, tingling are termed peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral Neuropathy is a condition caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system [most commonly seen in diabetic patients]. Another possibility could be nerve compression in spine due to disc bulge. Change your diet and remove inflammatory foods such as citrus fruits, dairy products and wheat that may aggravate the condition. Simultaneously increase your intake of potassium and calcium-rich foods such as bananas and avocados and green leafy vegetablesVitamin B12 is important in the maintenance of health and normal functioning of the nerve tissue and deficiency of it can lead to numbness. You can increase B12 level by taking meat and fish, or you can take tab methylcobalamine. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care