Posted by msanjelpie on October 26, 2007, at 3:39:20
Started on Zyprexa a month ago. Felt wonderful the first two weeks. Although I had severe swelling and water pills helped and I figured it was temporary.
Then I got the flu like symptoms, body aches, could hardly move or walk for a couple of days. That passed too. I'm willing to take these things in stride.
But then started the paresthesia in my right hand. First three fingers went numb and have been numb now for 2-3 weeks. At first I thought I had pinched a nerve, but when the left fingers started to go too, I knew it was the Zyprexa.
I talked to a pharmacist, and asked him about it. The brochure says 'tell doctor'. I asked him why it says that. He said it usually means that the doctor will take you off the medication.
Terrific. Not what I wanted to hear. I am so thrilled with the Zyprexa. Creativity back. Libido back. Motivation back. Don't want to lose all that. But I need my fingers!
I asked the pharmacist if he thought the paresthesia (numb fingers) would go away, and if so when. He said that if it hadn't gone away in 2 weeks, it probably wasn't going to.
Sure enough, here I am now, 3 weeks later, 4 days off of Zyprexa, and fingers still tingling and nerve endings not feeling anything.
So, my question, what about the Zyprexa, or atypicals in general causes the Edema and the sleeping hands. Does it have to do with the Dopamine or something else?
Has anyone had these symptoms, and stayed on the AS medication and had the symptoms go away? If so, how long did it take?
Seroquel puffed me up big as a balloon, put my hand completely asleep, (not just a couple of fingertips) and I didn't even have the 'good' feelings from it.
Now I'm looking at Abilify, but I need to know what it is about 'me' that is causing my body to react this way. What specific drug mechanism do I need to avoid...
Even if these symptoms were to go away, isn't the drug sending a strong message that something is going on behing the scenes other than being happy that might cause long term neurologic damage?
So many questions... Pdoc is no help. Always claims that 'that's a new one...' like he's never ever had any other patients have what I have...
Jeannie
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