AIBU to talk to a GP about pins and needles?

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For the past six months, I've been waking up during the night with pins and needles in my arms. It's been getting worse, and happens whatever position I sleep in, and now it's starting to happen if I sit down during the day as well.
It seems ridiculous to take up a GP appt, but I'm starting to worry about it, and it's interrupting my sleep, already interrupted enough by non-sleeping children.
I can get a phone appt easily, but still feel a bit silly.

This can be nerve damage or caused by a host of other things. Please get it investigated ASAP, you’re not wasting anyone’s time.

It’s not silly. As pp says, can be neurological issues or other issues, so you’re right to get it checked.

How old are you OP?

I'm 47, and I have Hashimoto's, so already some autoimmune issues. Hmmm. Really?

I have been getting pins & needles/numbness in my hands and feet for a while now and didn't think too much about it, other than it being really annoying.
I was recently diagnosed with Pernicious Anaemia due to low vitamin B12 levels and was told this is one of the early symptoms of nerve damage due to the low B12.
I would defiantly suggest getting a doctors appointment and asking for some blood tests, especially if you have other symptoms such as fatigue or disturbed/blurry vision.

Get it checked, you are not wasting the gp's time.

Get it checked it could be anything from low iron/ferritin or your hashimotos or nerve related or something that needs more investigation

I would speak to the GP xx

I did, and was referred for an MRI. In my case it’s nerve damage.

Ex nurse here - get it checked

A one off or rare occurrence is generally caused by sleeping in awkward position etc

But if it's regular no matter bodily position it needs investigated and can be a symptom of any number of treatable but potentially serious conditions or could be a side effect of certain meds

Please go to your GP. It could be any one of loads of things, neurological, rheumatological, immunological, blood disorder, vascular,
anxiety/stress, arthritis or linked to current issues etc etc. You'll need extensive blood tests. Hope all is ok x

I had this in my arm at least once a day for several months, it has now gone, I know I should have had it investigated but getting a GP appt was so hard and it was annoying rather than painful. I am assuming that as I dont have it anymore whatever it was has been resolved. I did wonder about Carpal Tunnel.

I hope you manage to get to the bottom of this OP.

Your absoultly not BU to speak with gp about pins and needles

I suffer with this regularly and have been advised that it's sometimes a symptom of menopause - something to do with fluctuating oestrogen levels? I read a really good article that helped make sense of it all, but can't find it the moment! Sorry!

I get pins and needles in my little finger and ring finger of my left hand. I had some nerve function tests done and I have trapped a nerve in my elbow. It's always worth getting these things looked at, as they can be helped.

It could even be a vitamin deficiency, a magnesium deficiency, or diabetes so definitely get checked. Might be worth taking some extra magnesium just in case.

As you already have Hashis it could well be B12 deficiency (pernicious anaemia) so definitely get blood tests done. If it is that, it’s easy to treat with injections/sprays or tablets under the tongue, as it’s most likely that you can absorb it through your gut - unless you’re vegan, in which case it could just be low intake.

One of my first symptoms of MS was pins and needles and numb hand when lying flat on my back.

Yes, do get it checked. I've had tests for my pins and needles, that I get in arms and toes and across my back, but fortunately no nerve damage or issues. Just unexplained. But worth knowing it isn't obviously anything serious.

Most simple explanation is carpal tunnel syndrome. Where the fascia in the wrist compress the nerves. Try getting a brace that keeps your wrist from bending. It’s very common .

@SaffyWall

I suffer with this regularly and have been advised that it's sometimes a symptom of menopause - something to do with fluctuating oestrogen levels? I read a really good article that helped make sense of it all, but can't find it the moment! Sorry!

Thats interesting as when I had mine, I was going through the menopause too

I've got severe pins and needles all my life, runs in the family, Mam had it.
It's so bad my legs and arms go into what I like to call a 'coma'. They also go white and purple and the skin goes 'puffy'. I have extremely poor circulation.
Went to nurse practitioner after years of being pissed off and she suggested getting tested for raynaud's disease...well lockdown set in.

Argh! Sent before I finished!
YANBU to go and get it checked out.

Almost certainly carpal tunnel syndrome. Symptoms typically worse at night, pins and needles and numbness. See your GP, they can refer you for nerve conduction studies which will clarify, and then there is a surgical procedure to release it if it is CTS.

Sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome, which might be mitigated by wearing wrist supports at night. Definitely see (phone) a doctor though, as it could be other things, and if it is carpal tunnel it could get a lot worse.