Does anyone suffer from a constant feeling of pins and needles in their feet?

My husband has this Constantly. He says it is like the pins and needles feeling you get when you wake up with a foot or hand that has gone to sleep. His pain never quits though. His GP sent him to a podiatrist who gave him pain pills to which he has become addicted. I think I found a name for it, doing my own research, I found the word neuropathy. It is difficult to understand all the medical works. I am hoping to find some treatment or cure for him besides the pain pills. He is addictive by nature and we are having trouble finding any kind of docter who specializes in this. I would like to hear from people with experience if possible. Perhaps you have treated this or have it. Any information would be of help. I have met 2 other people who have this and they are on pain pills.

My husband has had neuropathy for about 7 months. He had a lot of pain and numbness, esp in his feet. Nothing would work for him that much, even the Neurontin.
About 1 month ago, he started homeopathy for the treatment, and it started working after 1 week ! His pain started to decrease up to 80 percent. He doesn't have cold feet anymore, and feels much better.
The homeopathy has it's vegan, healthy, sugarless diet, having much water and vegetables + some natural medicine.
Now that I am talking to him about your case he recommends that :

- check for hidden diabetes

- start using neurontin, 3 days 300 mg, 3 days 600 mg and after the 7th day have 900 mg of neurontin, every day, dividing it to 3 parts ( each time 300 mg )

- after 1 week start having nortriptyline 10 mg at night.

- Have Neurobion Ampoules ( containg B1, B6, B12 vitamines ) once a week for 6 weeks.

- and start homeopathy, with it's special diet ( no sugar, no meat, no diary, no artificial products, no chemicals, and having lots of water )

Hope it can help.

you can search the word "homeopath" & "homeopathy" in the internet. It is a branch of alternative medicine. I wanted to mail u, but there is no way or address. Report It

I hope you find help...sounds like poor circulation.

it is poor circulation - maybe the onset of diabetes or MS...try a differnt doctor.

Agreed with previous answer. Jump rope, rebounding (mini trampoline) will improve circulation. Massage too.

It sounds like there is more of an underlying problem. Rather than seeing a podiatrist, he should get refered to a Neurologist. It does sound more like a nerve problem. It's unfortunate, but some Dr.'s these days will just prescribe meds when something else can be done...I mean, it could be as simple as a pinched nerve somewhere that can be corrected with an adjustment. I wish you the best of luck!

Has he had his blood sugar checked? This is also caused by high blood sugar. My grandmother has this as well...neuropathy. They just have her on pain meds

It sounds like your husband's foot is constantly falling asleep due to lack of circulation. I am not a doctor but I strongly believe it sounds like your husband may have diabetes. Diabetes can cause poor circulation to your extremities (feet, arms, legs, hands, etc.) which can cause those tingly feelings like when your foot falls asleep. He really needs to get this checked out by a doctor before the foot has to be amputated (seriously). The same thing happened to my boyfriend's grandfather.

Diabetics get this or people with bad circulation

Does it feel like pins and needles SHOOTING up from the foot into his leg when he stands on it? I have Morton's Neuroma, which is basically a pinched nerve in the foot...usually between the 3rd and 4th toes...underneath. I have to wear inserts in my shoes, buy shoes with a wider toe box, never walk barefoot, and take Advil occasionally. If it gets worse (it won't get better, but I can live with it for now by following these rules) I will have to try cortisone injections, which doesn't sound good to me. There is also alcohol injection therapy that a Dr near me does. The last resort would be surgery, which doesn't guarantee that the nerve will not grow back and there are all sorts of complications to that. Have him see a good podiatrist first. Also, make sure they x-ray the foot to make sure there is no stress fracture, which can mimic these symptons. Good luck. Feet problems are such a pain!!

I don't get that in my feet but in my fingers, hands and arms. For me, it all started after a car accident. I saw a neurologist who did nothing for me. He ran tests, gave me shots (steroids and/or cortisone, i think...it was about 5 years ago...),and another doc i was seeing said I may have damaged some a nerve, tendons and/or ligaments. I also had a lot of muscle spasms. I was "treated" with physical therapy and muscle relaxers. I didn't take the muscle relaxers long because they just knocked me out and didnt' do anything for the pins and needles sensations. The same doc who said it could be caused by a damaged nerve, tendon, ligament or whatever also said they could perform some kind of surgery but that it may or may not do anything...and if it did do something, it may not be for the better.

I still get that sensation, especially after sleeping and typing and other similar tasks. I just take a break, stretch, massage my arms and fingers, and do some exercises to imporove blood flow...

This probably won't help much but who knows..

Its a nerve and poor circulation of blood problem. Ask him to take more exercises like walking. Go to the pharmacist and get Neurobion, a combination of hig dosage of Vitamin B1+B6+B12. That is good for nerves. My mum once had this needle pricking and tingling feeling, but after taking that for about 1 month, the problem went off. Whenever that problem comes back she makes sure she takes that, but its usually after about 4-5months free of that medication.Drinking some red wine every other day can also help in blood circulation provided your husband is not having High Blood Pressure or having any heart problem.

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It's called peripheral neuropathy, and it is most commonly caused by poorly controlled diabetes. Some research suggests that taking 1 gram of ground cinnamon 3 times a day may reverse the heuropathy. I have been trying this for a few months, and it seems to help, but it is hard to remember to take it, and to measure it. Wal-Mart has an OTC cinnamon pill you can buy.

You can find more information on almost any medical website that deals with diabetes.

http://www.diabetes.org/cinnamon.jsp

Tell him to take the pins and needles out of his feet, and the pain will subside. Just kidding. Actually, it sounds like he's got a circulation thing going on, tell him to go find one of those hot/cold foot bath places like at a spa.
Kitchen sink will do it too, but be careful not to step on the toaster!

I was just reading an article about a lady in Topeka, KS that suffers from Guillain-Barre(ghee-yan bah-ray) Syndrome. Sounds like a possibility.