Does this sound like peripheral neuropathy?

Brain and nerves
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So, I have tingling in my feet.

I have had this tingling in my feet for about a year.

The tingling is not that noticeable, in fact most of the time I never noticed it and have to think to try and see if it is there. However, it is there and it has been there constantly for about a year.

This is obviously one of the predominant presenting symptoms of peripheral neuropathy....

However, there a variety of other reasons that suggest that this is not peripheral neuropathy. These are

1-I have no other presenting symptoms such as pain, loss of Sensation (maybe a little numb patch on one toe)

2- there was no gradual onset, I simply noticed that I had tingling in both feet one day (maybe there was gradual onset I didn't notice that)

3- I also developed additional symptoms at the same time specifically muscle twitching... But this was all over my body normally above my ears, neck, upper legs, abs).

4- at the same time as I noticed a tingling I also developed a prickly Sensation on my hands and arms and occasion up and legs and abdominal region... Although these could also be a symptom of peripheral neuropathy, again these do not come on immediately as far as I'm aware.

5- I've seen a neurologist mainly about the twitching and he seems uncomfortable bout any of my symptoms.

So, of course this could be peripheral neuropathy, but what else could it be??? It didn't seem text book to me, especially as I am in my early 30s and in good health as far as I'm aware.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Alex, you might look into cervical spondylosis, seems very similar symptoms that I have/had.

Typically you get an MRI of your spine followed by a nerve conduction test.

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It started very slowly in my feet about 20 months ago after I had undergone harvoni treatment so I am thinking it was a side effect. Then I was also thinking it was due to the change of medication from phenobarb and tegretol to keppra. I had been taking the phenobarb/tegretol for 35 years with no problems until I got switched to the keppra in order to take the harvoni which I was pushed into taking to treat hep c. If I knew what the side effects would be for either drug I would have never started the new drug and would have lived with it. I now have peripheral neuropathy along with restless leg syndrome and the daily pain sometimes I feel like cutting my feet off!! Also all the doctors treat you with here are anti depressants which do not help with pain! In fact it increases it for me.. I have been on celexa, lyrica, Cymbalta and Elavil and none of these work at least for me.

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Hi alex,

I hope you feel better.

I have the same symptoms as you for a year and a half.

I was diagnosed with Small Fiber Neuropathy. I also have the twitching part goes hand in hand with SFN according to new reaserch you can find in Wikipedia.

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Yes, that is how my peripheral neuropathy started. Only mine started as a side affect from taking harvoni for hep c.. At the time i was told there  were no side affects reported, but the drug was fairly new so i believed them. If i would have known then what i know now, i would have never taken it. I had a very low gen reading so i was not at real danger. Also i got a printout from the FDA regarding the health cases against the drug they gave me.

My PC gave me all types of anti depressants like i said in an earlier post

Anyway, good luck in your search, i would get a second opinion, which i did and the 2nd neurologist is much better informed and i should have switched years ago