numbness in hands

[Cutiebaby]

Are you on Topamax?

Yes I am on 25mg nightly. Been on it for what seems like forever now. I know that tingling is common on topamax however it would not now suddenly begin.

However, I did have an eye exam and suddenly I have onset of glaucoma, which after research last night I learned that this can be caused by topamax and that the FDA has been warned about many users have this as a side...

 

[myway]

I see nothing but typing!!!!

Yeah grandparents are awesome when it comes to pictures. You gonna put him in a cute little suit?

Shit I still gotta hit up the store today at some point to get my kids baskets, YAH..I love shopping.

Yes. He has a cute lil suit. I'm excited.
I usually don't like shopping but I go NUTZ when I'm shopping for him. It's still almost impossible to get him to wear shoes. He takes them off after about 45 seconds.

 

[musclemom]

Yes I am on 25mg nightly. Been on it for what seems like forever now. I know that tingling is common on topamax however it would not now suddenly begin.

However, I did have an eye exam and suddenly I have onset of glaucoma, which after research last night I learned that this can be caused by topamax and that the FDA has been warned about many users have this as a side...

Now how did I know that you were on Topamax While it's uncommon for paresthesias to show up after a patient has been on the med for a while, it's not totally unheard of, after six years of neurology transcription, I've heard it all. The only way they can be sure is to take you off the med, and particularly if you're having another Topamax linked side effect, you really need get off the medication.

 

[Cutiebaby]

Now how did I know that you were on Topamax While it's uncommon for paresthesias to show up after a patient has been on the med for a while, it's not totally unheard of, after six years of neurology transcription, I've heard it all. The only way they can be sure is to take you off the med, and particularly if you're having another Topamax linked side effect, you really need get off the medication.

Yes, well I have been on a low dose instead of the 75- 100mg recommended daily. One would think that the paresthesia would show up back when I was on 75-100 mg daily.

Topamax is a wonder drug for sure

I cannot be too sure if it caused the onset of glaucoma or not as that is all in my family also. Noone can say for sure as my last eye exam (before this one) was in 2002. If I had gone yearly we would know that this is something new and something that could have most likely been caused by the med.

 

[musclemom]

Yes, well I have been on a low dose instead of the 75- 100mg recommended daily. One would think that the paresthesia would show up back when I was on 75-100 mg daily.

Topamax is a wonder drug for sure

I cannot be too sure if it caused the onset of glaucoma or not as that is all in my family also. Noone can say for sure as my last eye exam (before this one) was in 2002. If I had gone yearly we would know that this is something new and something that could have most likely been caused by the med.

Sometimes it's dose related, but I have a hunch there's something about regular exposure to the drug, too (just my personal feelings, mind you), that some people can excrete the component of the drug that acts against the peripheral nervous system, and others can't.

Hey, I've heard some people's lives literally turn 180 going on that stuff. Eliminates migraines and kills your appetite, talk about a wonder drug. I've known neurologists who prescribe it to really overweight patients who have regular headaches just in the hopes that it'll help them lose weight.

 

[Cutiebaby]

Went to Docs today...It is not anxiety (myway)...Not sure what is going on still.
Gonna get some fasting labs to rule out diabetes.
For now she wants to treat me for carpal tunnel so I gotta wear braces on each hand and eat 500 mg NSAID's 3 times a day...
Report back to her in 2 weeks then do a nerve conduction study to see if its anything worse..

So just like I thought, noone knows.

 

[myway]

Went to Docs today...It is not anxiety (myway)...Not sure what is going on still.
Gonna get some fasting labs to rule out diabetes.
For now she wants to treat me for carpal tunnel so I gotta wear braces on each hand and eat 500 mg NSAID's 3 times a day...
Report back to her in 2 weeks then do a nerve conduction study to see if its anything worse..

So just like I thought, noone knows.

DAMN.
myway<------ FAILED!!!!!!

 

[chris302001]

I hope they use the needles and it comes back normal.

 

[Cutiebaby]

I hope they use the needles and it comes back normal.

You should be smacked, hard...I don't like needles at all when they are aiming for me..

Yeah so I haven't bought the braces yet..But she beat the shit out of my wrists today and seems to think that all my nerves are done for and that I got bad carpal tunnel on both sides...She also made me put the outer hands together (upside down backwards praying) while pulling my elbows down towards hips and keep my hands together...Was not fun task!

 

[myway]

You should be smacked, hard...I don't like needles at all when they are aiming for me..

Yeah so I haven't bought the braces yet..But she beat the shit out of my wrists today and seems to think that all my nerves are done for and that I got bad carpal tunnel on both sides...She also made me put the outer hands together (upside down backwards praying) while pulling my elbows down towards hips and keep my hands together...Was not fun task!

I just did it. It felt just fine. Do I get a slap now, 2?