...probably should add.... about 10 years I presented at E D with feelings of pins and needles in my face and hands and feet... I was 42... the thought of M S had gone through my mind but the Drs did a general strength test and question test, and thought it could be anxiety - as I can get a little anxious, social anxious, nothing requiring meds or anything, prob a familial situation

A couple of years later, I presented at a docs office with the same thing... he thought it too anxiety and told me to use a brown paper bag to rebreathe in... not that I reported hyperventilating or anything like that

A couple of years after that, went to another doc, same situation... told me that there is 1 drug to fix those symptoms ' and I would not be getting that'.. and that it was probably anxiety and that I was a smart girl and need to think out what situation brought the anx on and sort it myself

Now and over the last couple of months, my feet and hands, face, nose, mouth and tongue are tingling... when I get upset, anxious, stressed or it exacerbates. I have been to the Dr again , another one... my Hb was 13 but my B12 was 140... I had a weekly B12 injection for a period of 4 weeks... today, I was told the level had improved, via a new blood test, and the symptoms are a little better
but still there... moreso tonight, after the stress of the day, the shock and the name Neuropathy given to my dis-ease....

My doc is from another country, hard to understand and get out of him what I should do now... he did suggest Zinc and Magnesium and to come back with symptoms exacerbated and prob restart a b12 injection course again... although I thought I may just buy some sub lingual b12, re the intrinsic factor problem, which could be there, and some Zinc and Magnesium. He did ask did I want a anti depress, which is great for the pain and tingling associated but I was pretty freaked out by the thought of an anti depress and said, no...

Im at a loss.. I am not sure what to do... does any of the above sound reasonable to you...any suggestions and thoughts

Sometimes I sneak a 1/2 of a 5mg Valium that my partner has for back pain and that works a little, guess prob would increase the effect taking the whole 5mg... just a trial situation...

I am from Australia... live in a small coastal town about 500 ks from the nearest city

Thanks