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What Causes Numbness In Right Arm And Leg While On Atorvastatin?

male age 61 generally good health take enalapril/hctz 10-25mg and 40mg atorvastatin. 3days ago started experiencing numbness in right arm and right leg twice Friday while mowing lasted a couple minutes. Same thing once Saturday for a couple minutes and twice yesterday and once today. Lasts only a couple minutes each time it happens.
Mon, 8 Aug 2016
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None of the mentioned medicines cause numbness. Both enalapril and atorvastatin are very safe medicines. Numbness is often caused by peripheral nerve damage. There are many causes of peripheral nerve damage such as diabetes, neuritis, chronic renal failure, leprosy, vertebral compression, vasculitis, shingles and hypothyroidism etc. Cause needs to be identified. There is a role of methylcobalamine in treatment of peripheral nerve damage caused by metabolic disorders.
Advice
1.     Tablet methylcobalamin 500 mcg once daily per oral for 3 months
2.     Investigations – blood sugar (fasting & postprandial)
3.     Continue other drugs as suggested by your doctor
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What Causes Numbness In Right Arm And Leg While On Atorvastatin?

None of the mentioned medicines cause numbness. Both enalapril and atorvastatin are very safe medicines. Numbness is often caused by peripheral nerve damage. There are many causes of peripheral nerve damage such as diabetes, neuritis, chronic renal failure, leprosy, vertebral compression, vasculitis, shingles and hypothyroidism etc. Cause needs to be identified. There is a role of methylcobalamine in treatment of peripheral nerve damage caused by metabolic disorders. Advice 1. Tablet methylcobalamin 500 mcg once daily per oral for 3 months 2. Investigations – blood sugar (fasting & postprandial) 3. Continue other drugs as suggested by your doctor Thanks