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I am 50 years, and I have this tingling feeling, first on fingertips then on my toe tips for two years now. I sought the help of a doctor, I was given lyrica for 2 mos. Since, there is no improvement on how i felt i stopped the medication. I visited a neuro surgeon and was given vitamin b complex med at 1,000 mg dosage/day for 1 mo. then at 500mg for another 3 mos. However, after 4 mos. of taking the b complex the tingling on finger tips and toe tips still remains. And so i sought the help of my homeopathic doctor, i was prescribed vitamins and homeopathic medicine for hormonal imbalance. According to the doctor, the tingling could be due to hormonal imbalance since i am on my menopausal stage. But after taking the medicine prescribed by homeopathic doctor, aside from tingling feeling i felt that my feet are swelling. At present i am taking medrol 1 mg once a day,gabatin 300mg, 3Xday and neuromet 500mg cap 3xday for 3 weeks now prescribed by my neurologist but i have not notice any improvement with my tingling feeling. In fact, after taking the medicine, i have this feathery feeling on my legs. Please help me, i am really bothered about this feeling. Thanks

Welcome to NeuroTalk:

Are you sure you took B-complex 1000mg? Do you still have the bottle, and could you type in the contents with dosage?

The NeuroMet may work better for you if you take it on an empty stomach. Have you had blood tests to show your B12 level to see if it is working or not?

Gabapentin may cause swelling in the legs and feet of some patients. That is pretty common.

The symptoms you mention can be from many things.
The most common is impaired glucose tolerance. If you have periods of low blood sugar you can get tingling etc.
You can get this from low thyroid functioning.
You can get this from exposure to toxins or heavy metals in
the environment. And you can get this from gluten intolerance.
So there are many things you can look at.

Also low Vit D may cause tingling by reducing absorption of calcium from the diet.

thank you for your the immediate reply. I took the polynerve 1000mg B complex tablet vitamins. It contains 500mg B1, 250mg vit. B6, 1mg vit. B12. I took 1000mg tab/daily for a month then for the next three months 1000mg every other day. Does the dosage indicate anything that might have contributed/caused anything I've been experiencing right now like the tomato-like sensation on the tips of my toes (but there is no visible redness or inflammmation, just the sensation) or the sporadic feathery feeling I get on my limbs? If you know anything, please do tell me. I'm having second thoughts with my medication because I haven't observed any relief from my symptoms. Also is these symptoms natural in peripheral neuropathy or does it indicate something else? Thanks again for anyone who replies!

Some people cannot handle high B6 doses. B6 is a strange, because low levels in the body cause neuropathic symptoms, as well as very high levels.

Many people find 50mg a day of this is plenty. In the US there were products with very high doses of B6, in the past, but today, the recommendations are not to exceed 100mg a day.

The B12 should be taken on an empty stomach for best results.
Food hampers its absorption. If you have intact intrinsic factor, the food issue is less important. But really you should have had some blood work before that high dose B complex to see if you were low in the first place.

Some people have intolerances to some foods. Gluten in breads etc, is one. Also the nightshade vegetable family can cause odd sensations. (potato, tomato, peppers and eggplant).
Also MSG in foods can upset many people. By avoiding food triggers for a month, and reintroducing them one by one, will often reveal if there is an intolerance present. The Gluten Free diet often takes longer to show up...6months or more, with benefits if it is the culprit.

I am confused as to your description, of a "tomato-like feeling"...I've never heard that before.