Hi everyone,
I'm a 61-year-old man who sometimes has a sensation of a pin prick hitting me in various locations--usually arm or leg but sometimes the center of my abdomen. The sensations make the muscles nearby contract and sometimes cause my arm or leg to jerk a bit. (Same with the muscles in my abdomen.)
This is not the "pins and needles" sensation of conventional peripheral neuropathy--it's like an individual pinprick rather than a multitude of them.
I notice it a lot when in bed, waiting to fall asleep. But maybe that's just because when I'm up and about I'm preoccupied with normal day-to-day things and the sensations escape my notice?
This...thing doesn't seem to rise to the level of requiring a neurologist's appointment. It's not getting worse or causing any upset in my life. It's just odd. Thoughts?
I'm a 61-year-old man who sometimes has a sensation of a pin prick hitting me in various locations--usually arm or leg but sometimes the center of my abdomen. The sensations make the muscles nearby contract and sometimes cause my arm or leg to jerk a bit. (Same with the muscles in my abdomen.)
This is not the "pins and needles" sensation of conventional peripheral neuropathy--it's like an individual pinprick rather than a multitude of them.
I notice it a lot when in bed, waiting to fall asleep. But maybe that's just because when I'm up and about I'm preoccupied with normal day-to-day things and the sensations escape my notice?
This...thing doesn't seem to rise to the level of requiring a neurologist's appointment. It's not getting worse or causing any upset in my life. It's just odd. Thoughts?
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