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[lcamanini]

I was wondering if anyone else has ever had symptoms like what I've been having lately. About three months ago I started getting a tingling sensation in my arms, legs, hands, feet, and face/tongue. I would get it for a few hours to a whole day at a time, but it would always go away by the next morning. It would happen about 4-5 days in the same week, and then it wouldn't happen for two weeks or so. Then the same thing would happen. My doctor and nurses just assumed it was a side-effect of some of my blood pressure meds. Now for the past few weeks or so I get just a little bit of tingling in those regions. Now the main thing that I experience is muscle weakness and balance problems. It's almost like it's hard to control my muscles properly...when I walk or type or do any real motion I always seem to overshoot where I'm trying to move my limbs. When I walk I stumble all over the place. The frequency is less often (about 1-2 times a week every 3-4 weeks or so) but the symptoms are more severe. My doctor checked all my labs and it doesn't appear to have anything to do with any of those numbers. He set me up for an appointment with a neurologist next month, but in the meantime I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas...

[okarol]

Wow, I hope they figure it out! Seems like a neurologist is a good idea - but next month?? That's so long to wait.
Could it be low calcium or maybe your parathyroid? But if your labs are okay then maybe that's not it?
Take care and please let us know how you are.
 

[KICKSTART]

Yes good old b.p.tablets are probably the problem! I have also had some of these side effects, but finding a tablet with minimum side effects is near impossible.

[paddbear0000]

I had those same symptoms on a BP pill I used to take. I can't remember which one tho. Ah, your post brought back memories. Not good ones, but memories just the same! 

[meadowlandsnj]

I was wondering if anyone else has ever had symptoms like what I've been having lately. About three months ago I started getting a tingling sensation in my arms, legs, hands, feet, and face/tongue. I would get it for a few hours to a whole day at a time, but it would always go away by the next morning. It would happen about 4-5 days in the same week, and then it wouldn't happen for two weeks or so. Then the same thing would happen. My doctor and nurses just assumed it was a side-effect of some of my blood pressure meds. Now for the past few weeks or so I get just a little bit of tingling in those regions. Now the main thing that I experience is muscle weakness and balance problems. It's almost like it's hard to control my muscles properly...when I walk or type or do any real motion I always seem to overshoot where I'm trying to move my limbs. When I walk I stumble all over the place. The frequency is less often (about 1-2 times a week every 3-4 weeks or so) but the symptoms are more severe. My doctor checked all my labs and it doesn't appear to have anything to do with any of those numbers. He set me up for an appointment with a neurologist next month, but in the meantime I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas...

Do you take any cholesterol lowering meds?  They can cause similiar symptoms.

Donna

[Sluff]

I just hope they get to the bottom of it for you.  I have the same problems but a lot less severe. I think, but I'm not positive it could be my gabapentin, I'm on a large dose along with lyrica. I don't go up on roofs anymore because of it. I used to be a roofer, I don't just go around hanging out on rooftops or anything.

[willieandwinnie]

lcamanini, I take Zocor and have very similar problems to yours. I have doctor's appointment on April 7th and I'll let you know what he says. Take care and be careful.