Hi Mellie, I will give a response about the pins and needles as I dont know anything about the med. part of your post. For about 10 or 11 months last year, I had pins and needles in both feet all day every day. My arm and hands would occassionly act up with the same sensation with one side of my face becoming numb. The Dr. I was seeing said it was classic sign of MS. Turned out it was found I have DDD throughout my spine and quite alot of bone spurs in my c-spine area. This caused spinal stenosis( narrowing of the spinal canal) which accounted for the strange sensations. It took being adjusted chiropractically 3 times a week for 3 months before it went away. Sorry to ramble on but wanted to let you know my experience. Have you had X-rays and /or MRI's done to see if this might be the case?
Take Care,
Kathy

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