Ok so Valentine's Day 2-14 of this year (2015) I started getting tingling in my feet. Today it's 3-17-15 and I've got tingling in my feet, legs and arms.

Blood test at this point is normal and waiting for an EMG to be done next week.

Does this neuropathy progress quickly?

FYI here are my labs. The elevated B6 is from a recent "Energy" Centrum.

First post but here it goes.

34 year old male otherwise healthy with some underlying anxiety issues over the years. 2-14-15 my feet start tingling. Within a couple days it's shooting pain in my legs and in my arm. Blood tests don't show anything going in regards to inflammation or diabetes.

Throughout this sudden onset of neuropathy I'm still able to run 4 miles a day and function so it's sensory at this point.

I have an EMG next week.

Can neuropathy go from tingling left foot to all over in a month?

This ain't no joke. I've never had anything like this before.

[Kitt]

Welcome UTGrad.

[en bloc]

Welcome!

YES, neuropathy can certainly come on suddenly and spread to full body in a short period of time. It's this rapid onset that usually points doctors in particular directions. Diabetes is usually a slow onset, so not surprised this has been ruled out. The two things that come to mind with rapid onset is toxic neuropathy (many antibiotics can cause this) and autoimmune process. Of course, trauma would cause rapid onset, but you don't mention any injuries.

Have you taken any antibiotics lately? If so, which ones? Have you taken anything else new (Rx or otherwise)?

Do you have any other symptoms that may be autoimmune in nature? These would include, rashes (on the face or elsewhere), profound fatigue, weakness, joint pain, dry mouth/eyes, GI problems. Any symptoms that are out of the ordinary for you (sometimes it's little things like this that help provide answers)?

The EMG is an appropriate next step. But more labs for autoimmune disorders would be a good idea.

Originally Posted by en bloc

Welcome!



YES, neuropathy can certainly come on suddenly and spread to full body in a short period of time. It's this rapid onset that usually points doctors in particular directions. Diabetes is usually a slow onset, so not surprised this has been ruled out. The two things that come to mind with rapid onset is toxic neuropathy (many antibiotics can cause this) and autoimmune process. Of course, trauma would cause rapid onset, but you don't mention any injuries.



Have you taken any antibiotics lately? If so, which ones? Have you taken anything else new (Rx or otherwise)?



Do you have any other symptoms that may be autoimmune in nature? These would include, rashes (on the face or elsewhere), profound fatigue, weakness, joint pain, dry mouth/eyes, GI problems. Any symptoms that are out of the ordinary for you (sometimes it's little things like this that help provide answers)?



The EMG is an appropriate next step. But more labs for autoimmune disorders would be a good idea.

No injuries and nothing out of the ordinary. I don't believe my lab points to any autoimmune stuff but maybe more labs need to be taken?

One thing I should note I still run 4 miles a day with this so it must be sensory at this point. Hope it's something temporary.

Oh and I haven't taken any antibiotics

[Neuroproblem]

Originally Posted by UTGrad

No injuries and nothing out of the ordinary. I don't believe my lab points to any autoimmune stuff but maybe more labs need to be taken?

One thing I should note I still run 4 miles a day with this so it must be sensory at this point. Hope it's something temporary.

I think the "neuropathy " could be from you running 4miles a day, typically people should rest between runs, a few days in between, to give your body time to recover from the run. Running everyday(at that amount) can cause damage to your body. Exercising everyday(like doing crosffit) all the time damages your skeletal, and musculature of your body. No doubt it has an effect on your nerves. To gain benfit from an exercise or run, you should have a few days of recuperation, running everday can negatively affect your ability to exercise in the future. Ive seen an episode that a mother(i think) who was addicted to exercising at least 6 or more hours on the treadmill, she was skinny, with only skin and bones, eventhough she exercise. exercising causes "micro trauma to your skin" and it builds up and you become more efficient at using the muscle. eventually running everyday requires so much energy, and repairing, your muscle or other parts of your body has to shut down to keep up with the demands.
You should also look into autoimmune causes as well, is there a history of autoimmune disorders, vitamin deficiencies(are common amongst people who workout or exercise alot). Try suggesting blood test for those. You should also try to get some sort of scan done, like MRI,CAT, or ct scan to check for structural abnormalities, if its possible. Just lay off the exercise as well.

Originally Posted by Neuroproblem

I think the "neuropathy " could be from you running 4miles a day, typically people should rest between runs, a few days in between, to give your body time to recover from the run. Running everyday(at that amount) can cause damage to your body. Exercising everyday(like doing crosffit) all the time damages your skeletal, and musculature of your body. No doubt it has an effect on your nerves. To gain benfit from an exercise or run, you should have a few days of recuperation, running everday can negatively affect your ability to exercise in the future. Ive seen an episode that a mother(i think) who was addicted to exercising at least 6 or more hours on the treadmill, she was skinny, with only skin and bones, eventhough she exercise. exercising causes "micro trauma to your skin" and it builds up and you become more efficient at using the muscle. eventually running everyday requires so much energy, and repairing, your muscle or other parts of your body has to shut down to keep up with the demands.

You should also look into autoimmune causes as well, is there a history of autoimmune disorders, vitamin deficiencies(are common amongst people who workout or exercise alot). Try suggesting blood test for those. You should also try to get some sort of scan done, like MRI,CAT, or ct scan to check for structural abnormalities, if its possible. Just lay off the exercise as well.

Interesting...I've wondered if my excessive running kicked this off.

[Electron]

Originally Posted by UTGrad

Interesting...I've wondered if my excessive running kicked this off.

Personally I am very skeptical that this could be the cause. I have never heard of excessive exercise causing PN. Maybe it could contribute in some way, I just don't think it's likely. If you want to test it, just run less. I agree that toxicity and autoimmune attack sound reasonable, but there are many other causes. You are not around any toxins where you work, medications, scraping lead paint, etc.?
Ron

Originally Posted by Electron

Personally I am very skeptical that this could be the cause. I have never heard of excessive exercise causing PN. Maybe it could contribute in some way, I just don't think it's likely. If you want to test it, just run less. I agree that toxicity and autoimmune attack sound reasonable, but there are many other causes. You are not around any toxins where you work, medications, scraping lead paint, etc.?

Ron

Nope not around any toxins at work. This is WEIRD.

I have had occasional zaps in my left foot for months but didn't pay them any attention cause they were so transient.