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numbness of left side of the body
Hi! My name is Melinda...I have beeen experiencing numbness of my left leg and arm and sometimes left butt for almost 3 years now but it come and go. I specially feel it at night time when i go to bed. But today i feel the numbness even in the morning. I have been to a neurologist twicw and they always get negative results on my tests. I'm taking Lovaza for my triglyceride, zoror for my cholesterol and diovan for my maintenance. Do you know of any sickness related to this symptom?
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Without the ability to examine and obtain a history, I can not tell you what the exact cause of the symptoms is. However I will try to provide you with some useful information.
Numbness could be due to multiple causes. Some causes can be nutritional (such as a vitamin deficiency) or autoimmune (such as Lupus or Sjogrens) or toxins (lead) to name a few. Simple blood tests can check for these.
One major cause of whole body numbness is related to emotional/psychiatric problems related to stress. These are true medical conditions whereby instead of a patient experiencing depression or anxiety, they experience physical symptoms, and once the stress is addressed, the symptoms resolve. Fibromyalagia is another medical condition that leads to whole body pains, and is best treated with medications such as lyrica and neurontin, exercise, and physical therapy.
If the numbness/sensory changes travel, you may want to be evaluated for migraines with aura or seizure. But if the numbness is constant, I would think less likely of these causes. Also, strokes in the thalamus can cause sensory changes on one side of the body which would be more constant.
You should continue working with your physician regarding this. An MRI of the brain and cervical spine may be helpful to evaluate for causes of arm and leg numbness, but these are at the discretion of your physician.
Thank you for this opportunity to answer your questions, I hope you find the information I have provided useful, good luck.
Without the ability to examine and obtain a history, I can not tell you what the exact cause of the symptoms is. However I will try to provide you with some useful information.
Numbness could be due to multiple causes. Some causes can be nutritional (such as a vitamin deficiency) or autoimmune (such as Lupus or Sjogrens) or toxins (lead) to name a few. Simple blood tests can check for these.
One major cause of whole body numbness is related to emotional/psychiatric problems related to stress. These are true medical conditions whereby instead of a patient experiencing depression or anxiety, they experience physical symptoms, and once the stress is addressed, the symptoms resolve. Fibromyalagia is another medical condition that leads to whole body pains, and is best treated with medications such as lyrica and neurontin, exercise, and physical therapy.
If the numbness/sensory changes travel, you may want to be evaluated for migraines with aura or seizure. But if the numbness is constant, I would think less likely of these causes. Also, strokes in the thalamus can cause sensory changes on one side of the body which would be more constant.
You should continue working with your physician regarding this. An MRI of the brain and cervical spine may be helpful to evaluate for causes of arm and leg numbness, but these are at the discretion of your physician.
Thank you for this opportunity to answer your questions, I hope you find the information I have provided useful, good luck.
I did and the result was negative
did you get an MRI of your spine???
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