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What prescription meds relieves stroke numbness in hands and feet?
Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: Feb 11 1:26pm | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
Larry, do you also have a loss of strength in your hand and foot? You mention balance problems. When I had my stroke it affected my left hand. I had no strength. I am a massage therapist and instinctively began massaging and MOVING my hand, not convinced I had had a stroke. By the time the results of the MRI proved I had in fact had 3 TIAs, my hand was beginning to feel close to normal. The tingling you are feeling MIGHT be due to lack of movement. Doing simple easy exercises MIGHT help you. For your hand, opening your hand and closing it as far as you are able in each direction will 1. increase blood flow which MIGHT be a cause of tingling, and 2. stimulate your brain to connect more fully with that hand [neuroplasticity]. For your foot, moving your toes and ankle MIGHT be helpful. For both, massaging the hand and foot MIGHT be helpful. I remind my massage clients "Your body WANTS to be well. If you give it the information and environment it needs, it will self-heal if that is possible". Try movement, massage and exercise. You have nothing to lose and it MIGHT help.
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@barrybailey I have always had full functionality in my right hand and foot but I have some serious nerve damage. I can play piano and guitar just like i have always done but when i pick up the remote control to my TV or grab anything metal in my hand, it is painful. The initial damage to my stroke was my inability to swallow. I am able to eat now and swallow but i don't think it will ever be the same as before. Some food still sticks in my throat and i clear my throat a lot when i am eating. I can live with that though. My dominant hand and foot torment me because they constantly feel frozen although they are not. I have finally found something that is helping me this week. I am taking Lyrica and it is helping a lot. However, the downside is that i feel intoxicated and I walk & talk like i have been drinking heavily even though i don't drink alcohol at all. I welcome the relief though because i can sleep now and although the nerve pain is still there, it isn't tormenting me now. Another helpful thing i am doing is taking Lion's Mane which is a mushroom extract supplement known to speed recovery from nerve damage. Most people use it to clear brain fog. I have only started taking both of these remedies so I don't know if Lion's Mane will speed my recovery but i figure it is worth a try. My neurologist has done nothing for me thus far. My cardiologist suggested the Lyrica and my family doctor agreed we could try it. So far, I welcome the relief despite i feel intoxicated. I need a break from the torment and want the joy back in my life. I have a little joy back now although i feel a little drunk 🙂