I Am Having Intermittent Numbness In My Hands. My Bp

Posted on Mon, 3 Jun 2019

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Question : I am having intermittent numbness in my hands. My bp is normal. I've recent gone whole food plant based diet SOS free. I've lost 25lbs. I'm taking a multi vitamin. My obesity And htn are my only healthissues

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There are other issues that need consideration

Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Your intermittent numbness could either be due to peripheral neuropathy or due to nerve compression. I would need to ask you if you are a diabetic. Deficiency of Vitamin B12 could also give rise to such a presentation. Taking methylcobalamine (Vitamin B12) 1500 mcg supplement per day for at least a couple of weeks should help in improving the situation. If that does not help, it would be advisable to get a NCS (Nerve conduction study) done to evaluate for nerve compression.

Let me know if I could help further.

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