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Burning and tingling in hands and arms?

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 20:54
Does anyone have burning or tingling feeling in their fingers, hands and on up? I'm new to this and I don't know if its my medicine or something else. It's really scary!

Comments

Re: Burning and tingling in hands and arms?

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-06-30 - 14:16

Good point - it is very important to talk to the treating doctor who knows the history and has examined a person. NOT all tingling and numbness is seizure related.. there can be other medical and neurological problems contributing to this.  Good luck and hope you feel better soon!

 

Epi_help, Resource Specialist

Good point - it is very important to talk to the treating doctor who knows the history and has examined a person. NOT all tingling and numbness is seizure related.. there can be other medical and neurological problems contributing to this.  Good luck and hope you feel better soon!

 

Epi_help, Resource Specialist

Re: Burning and tingling in hands and arms?

Submitted by uberzwitter on Sun, 2008-06-22 - 11:48
Well, depends. Topamax will create that burning/tingling sensation in you hands and feet for quite a long time. When I first started taking it I was aware of this and would suddenly feel as if both my feet were on fire. It was annoying but since I knew it was nothing I just ignored it. After a while that went away so when I do get the occasional foot or hand tingling/burning I get freaked out for a moment and then have to remember that my body is used to the Topamax but it doesn't mean it has stop doing every thing wierd it can do. There is a whole other thread dedicated to Topamax and the burning extremities, and it is a listed side effect, so if thats what your taking- no, it is not a seizure. If your not on Topamax, I'm not sure. You might want to go check the side effects of your meds. online. Pre-seizure is normal for me to get a slight tingling- like my hands and feet about to fall asleep- but the burning sensation makes me think its otherwise and the fact that your not associating happening near any other form of seizure activity.

Re: Burning and tingling in hands and arms?

Submitted by AmandaLynn on Mon, 2008-06-23 - 16:04

I get the tigling/hot sensation in my right arm and right side of my face sometimes as an aura and sometimes before I go into a partial seizure or gran-mal. I've had that since I was 10 years old. The Tingling usually lasts between 5-30 sec. for me. So it may be that your having an aura or a small seizure. However if this sensation is a constant thing that does not go away it may be a problem with your med. one that you should have checked out.  Best advice I can give is to tell your Doc all the details of the episodes and then you can decide together where to go from there. I know its scary but dont worry, but dont let it get you down.

Hope this helps you and you start to make some progress :)  If you need anything else drop me a line.

~Amanda Lynn~

 

 

I get the tigling/hot sensation in my right arm and right side of my face sometimes as an aura and sometimes before I go into a partial seizure or gran-mal. I've had that since I was 10 years old. The Tingling usually lasts between 5-30 sec. for me. So it may be that your having an aura or a small seizure. However if this sensation is a constant thing that does not go away it may be a problem with your med. one that you should have checked out.  Best advice I can give is to tell your Doc all the details of the episodes and then you can decide together where to go from there. I know its scary but dont worry, but dont let it get you down.

Hope this helps you and you start to make some progress :)  If you need anything else drop me a line.

~Amanda Lynn~

 

 

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