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pins and needles...?

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i was just wondering if anyone who has had dvt/PE experiences pins and needels as a symptom? im still racking my brain as to what may have caused this in me and still fighting for answers, and for ages now (maybe even years) i've had regular pins and needles and numbness in my legs. they have never swelled though. just wondered if anyone knows anything about this in particular...
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hey girl...yah, ive definitely experienced that. what i notice more than anything that while being on coumadin, i lose feeling in my limbs a lot more quickly than i ever did before. if im sitting with my legs crossed, within 3 minutes, i cant feel my calf's and/or feet. same thing if i lay on a side of my body too long...im sure theres something to do with the blood flow and the pressure we put on arteries and capillaries while were laying down that affects us because were on the coumadin. then again, i dont know if what im talking about is what youre talking about. hope this helps, at least a little. let me know how things go. hang in there.
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thanks for the reply kate - i think it is something different that I'm refering to. And to be honest, the pins and needles feeling has actually improved since being on the "thinners" so its a bit strange. I understand the sort of physiology as to why it has improved since being on them - i just dont know why i have it in the first place and wondered if anyone has had this too? I even get it really bad in my face sometimes and cant feel my cheeks!! quite weird...
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Shyla,
Sounds like RLS, restless leg syndrome. I had it before I got my thyroid under control. I have Hasimoto's thyroid. I took meds for it, but once I got the thyroid meds undercontrol I was able to stop the RLS meds and I don't have as much trouble with it anymore. Talk to your Neurologist about it, it is common with Lupus and autoimmune problems! Judy
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