Jill, I have taken neurontin for over 3 years and have never had tongue
numbness. Janice
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From: "Kevin Wolfthal" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:07 PM
To: "Jill Posner" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] health stuff
jill,
I never took neurontin, my doctor wouldn't give it to me, no explanation.
Kevin
Jill Posner wrote:
Yes I have had tongue numbness often and thought it was related to when I
take neurontin...occurs afterwards.
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*From:* Kevin Wolfthal <[email protected]>
*To:* Laura Beaudin <[email protected]>; [email protected]
*Sent:* Sun, May 16, 2010 12:29:51 AM
*Subject:* Re: [TMIC] health stuff
Laura,
No, my dx is still TM.
My brother said he gets this kind of numbness when he gets a migraine,
and I
did have a headache accompanying the numbness. The diarrhea makes me
think it was some kind of weird virus.
Kevin
Laura Beaudin wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> Do you have an MS diagnosis? This is a rather common symptom among
MS patients...numb patches here and there. I've gotten them on my tongue
and scalp before, among other places.
>
> Laura
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> On 15/05/2010 9:07 PM, Kevin Wolfthal wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Well, this has been a weird week for me re: health.
>>
>> Tuesday night I started getting severe diarrhea. Shortly after that my
>> tongue started tingling and going numb, then my lips. This continued
>> wednesday, but I had a nurse coming to visit me to check on bedsores
>> on wednesday. She looked at my mouth but didn't feel the numbness
was an emergency.
>> By thursday the numbness was getting worse so I took an ambulance to
>> the ER. They checked everything, blood, heart, liver, kidneys,
ct-scan of brain, found
>> nothing wrong. Said it could be related to my reflux and possible
reaction
>> to meds and OTC stomach meds I take. Also suggested it could be
exacerbation
>> of TM symptoms. Finally, maybe emotional causes. In any case, the
weird numbness
>> is gone and I'm thankful. Has anyone else had their tongue/mouth go
numb?
>>
>> Hope everyone is doing well as possible.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>
