left side muscle weakness and numbness

[marymary61]

I am a 47 year old woman in very good health 5"4' , 130 lbs, I excercise 3 to 4 days a week doing yoga, pilates, weights and walking.  I do have a history of heart disease in my family, my dad, 2 by pass surgeries, my mom 1 by pass and tents, my brother had a heart attack 50 and survied and anohter brother had a heart attacke at 56 and died. I am on 40 mg of Lipitor (2 years) cenetin harmone replacement, adderall (adderrall) I was recentely diagnosed with a buldging disc at C6&C7 I do have numbness down my left are and 2 fingers, but I also have muscle weakness, down my leg and numbness on he left side of my face, cheek and nose, eye, lip.  I've lost 20 pounds since January, I was weighing 150 when the lipitor was prescribed and not excercises regularly .   I stopped the lipitor after seeing side effects of this drug, I am watching my diet and taking supplements. Could the lipitor be causing these symptom?

[cgatman]

I'm having the same issue with the numbness in my right side.  I also have a bulging disc at C6 & C7 area.  I found out that the numbness in my right arm, hand, and two fingers is cubital tunnel from compression on the ulnar nerve; however I still have yet to find the reason for the numbness on the entire right side of my face (right side of everything: lip, nose, eye, cheek, jaw, neck, ear, temple, & head). I've had an MRI of my head with and without contrast, but everything looks good (which I'm ecstatic about, but it doesn't help me with finding the cause).  I saw a doctor who specializes in the nerves and spine in the neck, but he doesn't seem to think that the bulging disc has anything to do with the facial stuff.  However I find it strange the we have the same symptoms and both have bulging discs in the same location.

I think my next step is to see an ENT and ask if having a CT of my sinuses might help since the pressure and numbness is in that general area and I just am clueless on where else to go at this point.  I can't take it much longer...it's driving me MAD!  The worst part is that no specific doctor has taken the time to try and help me figure this out.  They just look me over, send me for a test, give me the results, then send me on my way.  I just don't know what to do anymore and feel totally helpless.