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Ppms 62 years old
"Pins and needles or prickling — like when your arm or leg “falls asleep” after sitting on it too long, but it can last much longer and happen without an obvious trigger.
• Tingling or buzzing — sometimes like a mild vibration, electric fizz, or “TV static.”
• Numbness — the area feels “asleep,” dead, heavy, rubbery, or like it’s covered in a thick glove/sock/wax. You might feel pressure but not light touch.
• Burning or hot sensation — skin feels like it’s on fire or overly warm, even though it’s not.
• Crawling or creepy-crawly feelings — like ants, insects, or bugs moving under or on the skin.
• Itching, tickling, or trickling — without any visible rash or actual water.
• Other odd sensations — electric shocks, stabbing, squeezing/tightness (sometimes called the “MS hug” around the torso), or hypersensitivity where light touch (like clothing) feels irritating or painful.
It can affect one side of the body more than the other, or both sides. Sensations often start in the extremities (fingers/toes) and may move upward. They can worsen at night, with heat, stress, fatigue, or during a relapse, but they sometimes occur randomly on their own. 
Everyone’s experience is unique—some find it mostly just distracting, while others find certain types (like burning or the crawling feeling) more bothersome. It doesn’t always cause pain, but when it does, it’s sometimes called dysesthesia (unpleasant altered sensations)."
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Why does it feel like you're walking on rocks or your foot is wrapped in burlap with PPMS?
These uncomfortable sensations are forms of paresthesia, which affects up to 80% of people with MS. In PPMS, nerve damage from lesions in your central nervous system disrupts the signals between your brain and feet.
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