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Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) Symptom Report

Paresthesia is a sensation of prickling, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause and is usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root. Read more...Click to read more below


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Treatments Patients Take For Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)

Treatments Patients Take For Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
146 6% Gabapentin: 6%
39 2% Pregabalin: 2%
10 0% Vitamin B: 0%
6 0% Methylprednisolone: 0%
3 0% Carbamazepine: 0%
3 0% Ibuprofen: 0%
3 0% Wheelchair (powered): 0%
2 0% MRI: 0%
1 0% Avoid Alcohol: 0%
1 0% Baclofen: 0%
1 0% Calcium and Magnesium: 0%
1 0% Clonazepam: 0%
1 0% Duloxetine: 0%
1 0% Electrical Stimulation: 0%
1 0% Glatiramer acetate: 0%
1 0% Handicapped parking permit: 0%
1 0% Ropinirole: 0%
1 0% Vitamin B Complex: 0%

Report created on November 24, 2009.