Pins and needles in my face, neck and shoulders

annic4363
annic4363 Member Posts: 67
edited 5. May 2009, 18:31 in Living with Arthritis archive
HI there

I have RA and am on Anti TNF.

I have recently been getting a pins and needles type sensation in my face, neck, shoulders and even on occasion the top of my head. This is not life threatening but it is disturbing. I am due to see a doc next week but I wondered if in the meantime anyone else had had a similar experience.

I am really just curious as to whether RA sufferers have experienced this or similar or if it is the start of a whole new set of problems????

Any insight would be much appreciated

Thank you!

Annie

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  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello I don't have RA I have OA, but I get pins and needles in my arms and hands - mainly left side. I've had an MRI and it shows a bone spur compressing a nerve in my C spine. I have amatriptylne and co-codamol, they help a bit.

    I'm sure that someone with RA will answer you soon and give better information than me! :) Love Sue
  • eckstardeluxe
    eckstardeluxe Member Posts: 1,192
    edited 5. May 2009, 09:40
    I get this in my legs and parathesia too, mines is due to spinal stenosis and bone spurs pressing on my sciatic nerve. It could be you have something similar in the area affecting you and you should speak to your Dr to get help because if you leave it, it can get worse.
  • marie48
    marie48 Member Posts: 189
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    woodbon wrote:
    Hello I don't have RA I have OA, but I get pins and needles in my arms and hands - mainly left side. I've had an MRI and it shows a bone spur compressing a nerve in my C spine. I have amatriptylne and co-codamol, they help a bit.

    I'm sure that someone with RA will answer you soon and give better information than me! :) Love Sue

    Sue, I meant to ask, do you constant pins and needles in lt arm and hands. I have this problem, I am just hoping Physio might help as medication did not help at all. Is it something you have to learn to live with as it is not life threatening or you eventually get used to it. I have noticed mine seems to be not so constant now. Take care. Marie
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    marie48 wrote:
    woodbon wrote:
    Hello I don't have RA I have OA, but I get pins and needles in my arms and hands - mainly left side. I've had an MRI and it shows a bone spur compressing a nerve in my C spine. I have amatriptylne and co-codamol, they help a bit.

    I'm sure that someone with RA will answer you soon and give better information than me! :) Love Sue

    Sue, I meant to ask, do you constant pins and needles in lt arm and hands. I have this problem, I am just hoping Physio might help as medication did not help at all. Is it something you have to learn to live with as it is not life threatening or you eventually get used to it. I have noticed mine seems to be not so constant now. Take care. Marie
    I do get a sort of vauge feeling of tingling all the time and sometimes it suddenly gets really numb, for no reason that I can tell,othertimes when it happens I know what I've done. The feeling is always there though. Sue
  • marie48
    marie48 Member Posts: 189
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks Sue, I think if I do not have the constant tingling sensation, I could easily ignore I have arthritis in the neck. Over the years, I am so used with the manageable constant aches and pains. It will be very strange without them. You do learn to live and adapt, don't you!!
  • joseyanna
    joseyanna Member Posts: 22
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    annic4363 wrote:
    HI there

    I have RA and am on Anti TNF.

    I have recently been getting a pins and needles type sensation in my face, neck, shoulders and even on occasion the top of my head. This is not life threatening but it is disturbing. I am due to see a doc next week but I wondered if in the meantime anyone else had had a similar experience.

    I am really just curious as to whether RA sufferers have experienced this or similar or if it is the start of a whole new set of problems????

    Any insight would be much appreciated

    Thank you!

    Annie

    Hi there, I also get pins and needles sensations in my ,legs and face, arms and head. It feels really weird when it's on my head! The senhsations can be there one minute and gone the next or sometimes are there for a while. Also sometimes my right eyelid twitches. I have been diagnosed with inflamatory arthritis but I think my doc thinks it's RA. Take care. Jo
    It's nice to know it's not all in my head and I'm not alone!!

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