What prescription meds relieves stroke numbness in hands and feet?

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.

@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 🙂

Larry, it's good to hear you have found something that is helping. You say you are a musician and playing the piano and guitar doesn't bother you. Do you have any discomfort while playing or after playing? It seems wierd that simply holding something metal or the remote causes discomfort. Does this happen always or just some times? And does it happen for example after you have been inactive for awhile, like sitting at the computer or watching TV?

It happens all the time..100% of the time. I don't have any discomfort playing piano or guitar. I can play same as before. However, I have very serious nerve damage to the entire right side of my body but except for my hand and foot, the rest of my body remains silent and is comfortable unless it is touched or disturbed by something, My hand and foot are talking to me 24/7 whether anything is touching them or not. They throb with a cold dead achy feeling and it is unrelenting. Thankfully they are fully functional but they don't ever stop talking and complaining and it has been miserable and stealing all the joy out of my life although I thank God i didn't die from the stroke or that i am confined to a wheel chair or something like that. It surely could be worse but I still feel like I am in the battle of my life.

Larry, nerves take longer to heal and regenerate than skin does, for example. I urge you to play the piano and guitar at least once every day and do the exercises I mentioned earlier. Movement of the muscles and joints of your hands and feet will stimulate and speed healing. Don't tire your muscles, but keep moving. Stretching is also an excellent way to stmulate healing. I instruct my massage clients to do short stretching sessions [only a minute or two] with an area that is focused for healing, and do it as often as every half hour. Stretching frequently is more effective than stretching for a long time. Short sessions done as often throughout the day as is practical is more effective than one long session. You are reminding your body to heal not DEMANDING it to heal when it is done often. It's like teaching a dog or child what "no" means. One long tirade doesn't work. Frequent loving repetition is what works. Good luck.

I had a stroke when I was 22 and I have that sestive to the touch. So I don't let Noone do anything with my right arm.

How old are you now? Are you saying the nerves never healed? I am hoping my nerve endings will repair themselves in time and this nerve pain will go away. I am taking Lyrica and that helps alot but the tradeoff is that i feel very drugged and i do not like that although i am happy for the pain to be gone.