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Swelling In The Fingers, Numbness In The Hand. Due To Excessive Medication? Taking Serequeol, Lyrica

im having alot of swelling in some of my fingers and numbness especially to my right hand finger next to my small finger and in left hand pain tends to go up my arms takes me ages to get tem bk to norm happens over te day also and when i hold my arms up im on alot of medication serequeol 150mg at night 50mg daly im on lyrica 75mg 3 times daly and oxycontin 10mg twice daly only started them 2wks ago just so frightened with this happening can u tell me is it from all them meds
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Hello,

Thanks for posting your query.

From the symptoms that you have described, One possibility that needs to be ruled out is of carpal tunnel syndrome. In this the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain, paresthesias (numbness and tingling) and muscle weakness in the forearm and hand. The second possibility that I can think of is brachial plexus injury. Brachial plexus is a collection of nerves and any compression or irritation can cause the arm to feel numb and weak. It is less likely to be due to these drugs.

Lastly these symptoms can be due to diabetes, vitamin B 12 deficiency and neurological causes. We need to confirm the diagnosis by getting your blood sugar levels, EKG heart, vitamin B 12 levels and a neurological examination from a neurologist done.

Hope this answers your query.

Wishing you good health.

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Swelling In The Fingers, Numbness In The Hand. Due To Excessive Medication? Taking Serequeol, Lyrica

Hello, Thanks for posting your query. From the symptoms that you have described, One possibility that needs to be ruled out is of carpal tunnel syndrome. In this the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain, paresthesias (numbness and tingling) and muscle weakness in the forearm and hand. The second possibility that I can think of is brachial plexus injury. Brachial plexus is a collection of nerves and any compression or irritation can cause the arm to feel numb and weak. It is less likely to be due to these drugs. Lastly these symptoms can be due to diabetes, vitamin B 12 deficiency and neurological causes. We need to confirm the diagnosis by getting your blood sugar levels, EKG heart, vitamin B 12 levels and a neurological examination from a neurologist done. Hope this answers your query. Wishing you good health.