Paresthesia
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Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect. It is more generally known as the feeling of "pins and needles" or of a limb "falling asleep" (although this is not directly related to the phenomenon of "limb falling asleep"). The manifestation of paresthesia may be transient or chronic.
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- Anticonvulsant drugs such as topiramate, sultiame, and acetazolamide
- Anxiety and/or Panic DisorderTemplate:Citation needed
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic regional pain syndrome CRPS, also known as Reflex sympathetic dystrophy RSD
- Beta-alanine
- Beta blocker
- Decompression sickness
- Dehydration
- Dextromethorphan (recreational use)
- Fabry disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Heavy metals
- Hydroxy alpha sanshool - a component of Sichuan peppers
- Hyperventilation
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Immune deficiency, such as Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Lidocaine poisoning
- Lomotil
- Low blood-sugar (Hypoglycemia)
- High blood-sugar (Hyperglycemia)
- Menopause
- Pyrethrum and Pyrethroid (Pesticide)
- Mercury poisoning
- Migraines
- Multiple sclerosis
- Nitrous Oxide, long term exposure <ref>Nitrous Oxide</ref>
- Obdormition
- Rabies
- Sarcoidosis
- Spinal disc injury or herniation
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- Radiation poisoning
- Vitamin B5 deficiency
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Withdrawal from certain SSRIs, such as paroxetine and venlafaxine
- Transverse Myelitis
- Intravenous administrating of strong pharmaceuticals acting on CNS, mainly opioids, opiates, narcotics. Especially in non-medical use (drug abuse)
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