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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Hands, Nails, Toes And Burning In Shin?

Posted on Wed, 17 Aug 2016

Question: i take care of my Mother. She is 89 and she is always telling me about her hands,finger nails,toes and toenails tingling, pin prick, burning and her shins feeling like shin splints, she has arthritis and is taking hydracodone. she also complains of urinary pain but not bladder invection. It is that when she has urine held she is in major pain. Any suggests to help her????? Her primary physcian just refers to some specialists.... Help please

Answered by Dr. Chaithanya (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
This is probably Neuropathy!

Detailed Answer:
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Her symptoms explain she is suffering from Neuropathy

The most common is due to Diabetes or due to Vitamin B12 deficiency or due to any mineral deficiency. It can occur in depression as well.

What is her Fasting blood sugar levels? Is it in the normal range?

Check her sugar levels and Vitamin B12 levels, also start her on Multivitamin supplement. If the report says Vitamin B12 is too less, doctor can suggest injections

Your doc can start her on pregabalin 75 mg, mecobalamin 750 mcg combination drug which really helps in reducing the symptoms. It can be started once daily.

It is a combination drug and should be prescribed by the doc. Discuss with your doc, and he can do that for you.

Hope that helps.

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Dr Chaithanya

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng