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Top of head tingling for a second or two after taking first few bites of food? its been happening a lot lately. what could cause this?

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Many possible causes: Your tingling may be related to any number of reasons including your known nervousness/panic attacks, or stress, stimulant overuse (for example, caffeine), headache, overexercise, nutritional deficiencies, etc. Here is some more information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003296.htm

Answered 7/25/2018

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