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Suggest Treatment For Pricking And Burning Sensation Throughout Body

Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2014

Question: I have been suffering from Pin Pricking and burning sensation on my entire body. I had approached the Doctor in a medical college and they have prescribed Levocitrazen M and Montain plua half tablets for more than a month. They have checked up the blood count and other relevant test and said everything is normal. But I am not still O K some little improvement is there for itching but pin pircking is still there especially at the bottom of the foot and in some other place sometime. What is to be done?

Could you please confirm whether you received all my Discharge Summary which I have uploaded to you?

I made a mistake in writing the spelling of the medicine the first medicine is LEVOCET M one at night and the 2nd medicine is MONTAIR PLUS HALF TEBLET AT NIGHT. Now they have asked me to take four injection NERVE UP it contains Vitamin B 12. I have missed in mentioning that I HAD SEVERE itching also in the beginning.

Answered by Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
attach again

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Reports not attached attach reports again
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda (4 hours later)

Dear Doctor

I am still waiting for your reply I had already sent the attachment and the necessary payment.

Answered by Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Continue treatment for two weeks

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for asking again.

I am still unable to access the report.

However pricking pain and burning all over the body is usually sign of neuropathy due to peripheral nerve demyelination due to Vit B12 deficiency.

Levocet-M works well for itching and hopefully it is reduced.

Continue with Vit B12 and levocet and you should notice improvement in two weeks.

If you have any further queries, happy to help again.

Try to reattach reports. Its all blank.

Dr. Prakash HM

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda (24 hours later)

Dear Dr XXXXXXX

I have received your reply asking me to continue the Vitamkin B12 and Levocet M and thank you for the same.

In fact I had uploaded my reports to you but it seems you have not received it.
Anyway, I shall take the medicine for two more weeks and see the result.

With regards

XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Few more things to help further.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,

Thanks for writing again.

Finally your reports opened.

History of pin pricking etc is not mentioned in your reports. However, the treatment is ideal with Vit B12 and you continue it.

For itching, levocet is symptomatic.

Additionally you can try the following:

1. Look for any recently added medications (Just before itching started, if none - not to worry)
2. Avoid frequent bathing or using strong soaps (as in elderly, skin regeneration takes time and everytime you bath or soap, the skin loses the oil leading to dry skin - Dry skin are usually itchy)
3. Avoid rough clothes, and maintain good nutrition.
4. Avoid frequent scratching at itching spot as it promotes more itching along with skin damage.

Continue the medication for 2 weeks and if it does not reduce, do get back. If possible check your thyroid profile once and if any abnormality is found, do get it corrected.

You are on plenty of medication. Do take it regularly as needed.

If symptoms do not subside, do get back later. No need to reply for now.

Any further queries, happy to help again.
Dr. Prakash HM

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar