Numbneess in the legs and hands

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I am using high BP Medicine ( ATEN AM). BUT from oneday i will feel numbness and legs and hands. Please suggest good medicine for nerve strength and blood circulation and to cure high blood pressure. Long term i am using the Allopathic medicine

Dr. Arun Desai · Accepted Answer

Hello Aditya

" NO NEED TO WORRY' '

I WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND & RECOVER WITH NEUROPATHY  HYPERTENSION & RELATED CAUSES SAFELY EFFECTIVELY "

" I must Appreciate ur Aware of Allopathic Medicines side effects and willing to try Ayurveda for Natural Safe Long term care "

• UR ISSUES

* Numbness in Hand Legs 
* Hypertension on Aten AM

• PROBABLE CAUSE

* Blood Circulation Fluctuations- BP Fluctuations to Brain and Peripheral Blood Vessels Imablance Cardiac Output causing Improper Blood Circulation
* Neuropathy Nerve Weakness -Weak Nerve Impulse Conduction may be due to Electrolytes Sodium Pottasium Calcium Vit D B Imabncce 
* Nerve Compression - Cervical or Lumbar Disc issues compression nerves 
* Nutritional Deficiencies - Calcium Vit D B Magnesium Iron Etc Deficiency 
* Biological Ageing effect on Nerves 
* Digestive Metabolic events Acidosis Alkalosis on Nerves 
* Addictions effects - Excessive Tea Coffee Smoke Alcohol Tobacco etc 
* Medication Related Prolonged unupdated BP Medicine usage for longer time leads Electrolytes Imablance can cause numbness 
* Unidentified Neurological Disorders 
* Prolonged Fan Cooler AC Exposure working environment, Prolonged travelling jobs 
* Anxiety Stress related Brain biochemical changes

•  AYURVEDIC MANIFESTATION OF NERVE WEAKNESS

Due to Above Causes ---- Weak Agni ( Digestive Metabolic Fire) --- Effects Prana Vata + Vyan Vata + Udan Imablance --- Brain ( Majja ) Blood ( Rakta )  Nerves ( Nadi ) Heart ( Hriday )  Dysfunction ---  Affects Nerve Conduction+ Blood Circulation ---Pran Flow Imabncce ----Nerve Weakness

• AYURVEDIC TREATMENT

NOTE - TAKING ONLY MEDICINES IS NOT ENOUGH TO CURE THIS PROBLEM FROM ROOT

IN MY CLINICAL PRACTICE I HAVE SEEN BEST PROMISING RESULTS BY COMBINING FOLLOWING TREATMENTS

" Identifying Exact Cause & Correction + Ayurvedic medicine + Proper Diet +  Yoga+ Exercise+  Lifestyles Modification+ Antistress Regime+ Supplements "

100 % RESULT ORIENTED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES IN MY PRACTICE

For Vata Balance Nerve Weakness Numbness
* Cap.Palsineuron 1 -0- 1 After Food 
( For Nerve Rejuvenation) 
* Syrup.Neurojjay ( Dhootapapeshwar Pharma) 15 ml- 0- 15 ml After Food 
(Plant Based Nerve Supplements for nerve weakness and Improving Blood Circulation) 
* Cap.Nutrela Daily Active ( Patanjali Pharma) 1 -0-1 After Food
For BP Cholesterol & Blood Circulation 
* Tab.Mukta Vati Extra Power ( Patanjali Pharma) 1 -0- After Food 
# NOTE - Don't Stop Allopathic medicine immediately Slowly taper as BP Reduces gradually by Monitoring BP ) 
For Stress Brain Nerve Support 
* Cap.Stresscom ( Dabur Pharma) 1 -0- 1 After Food 
For Nerve Muscle Strength Blood Circulation balance) 
* Ksheerabala Tailam ( Kottakal Pharma) Full Body self massage 30 mins before bath and followed by Luke Warm Water Bath

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW

* Salt Oil Restrictions Diet
* Take Garlic Clove Early Morning 
* Avoid Unnecessary Thoughts Panicness 
* Take Rest Good Sleep 
* Daily Walking Mild Mobility Exercises to Do 
* Regular Monitor BP and Health check ups

• DO'S :-Prefer All Healthy Nutritious Rich in Omega 3 6 9  Vit D B A C E Alkaline Vegan Cooked Steamed Diet 
Drink Plenty of Fluid Juices Approximately 3 Liters Per Day 
Cereals - Wheat, Rice, Brown rice, Ragi Bajra, Oats, Quinoa , Sorghum, Amaranth, Finger millet, Little millet
Pluses -Green gram, all washed dals
Vegetables -Cucumber, Carrot, Sweet potato, Pumpkin, Celery, Red onion, Parsley, Beetroot, Radish, Ginger, Bottle gourd, Ridge gourd, Round gourd
Fruits - Apricots, Watermelon, Banana, Guava,Muskmelon, Apple, Sapodilla, Plum, Pomegranate, Kiwi and Pear
Dairy Products -Milk Fresh Buttermilk Cow Ghee 
Drinks - Coconut water, Clear soups, Sugarcane juice, homemade soups, Green juice, Herbal tea, Aloe Vera juice, Homemade juices
Dry Fruits - Soaked Almonds, Figs , Soaked Dry Grapes , Khajoor 
Oils - Cow ghee, Mustard oil, Olive oil, Soybean oils

• DON'TS :-Avoid Too Acidic Fried Oily Greasy Junk Fast food Bakery Foods Maida Udad items Fermented Foods Excess Tea Coffee  Excess Sugar Salt  sweets oily fatty non veg diet  Pickles Vinegar Soda items Salt Oily restriction 
Stress Anxiety Sedentary Life Style Afternoon Sleep
Excessive Sun Heat Exposure

• YOGA - Anulom Vilom Pranayam Malasan Utkatasna Panvanmuktasan Surya Namaskar ( All 10 Rounds )

• EXERCISE - Walking 5000 Steps Per Day Jogging  Mild mobility Exercise

• ANTISTRESS REGIME - Dhyan Meditation

REGARDS

Dr Arun Desai

God Bless You BOTH 😊🙏

If you have any questions u can ask me.I will answer to the level of your satisfaction.U Have text option here.

Dr. Narendrakumar V Mishra · Answer

Avoid sour, fermented and processed food. 
Regular exercise. 
Tab.Kaucha 
2-0-2 
Tab.Brahmi 
2-0-2 
Cap.Stresscom 
1-0-1

Dr. Nidiginti Thrinayani · Answer

1.cardorium plus syrup
10ml morning and evening after food 
It is effective medicine for blood circulation and  strength.
2. Palsinuron capsules 
1tablet morning and evening after food.

Dr. Atul Painuli · Answer

FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE=DIVYA MUKTA VATI=2-2 TAB BEFORE MEAL TWICE DAILY

FOR NEUROPATHY=DIVYA NEUROGHRIT GOLD TABLET=1-1 TAB AFTER MEALS TWICE DAILY

Dr. Snehal Vidhate · Answer

Hello Aditya 
I can understand your concern about your feeling of numbness in legs and hands.

***YOUR CONCERN***
1. feeling of numbness in legs and hands 
2. You are known condition of HTN ( hypertension)  and want to switch to ayurvedic medicine

I am glad that you know the effect of longterm allopathic medications and you wish to switch over to ayurvedic medicines for your better health.

Dont worry we are here to solve your problem

*** PROBABALE CAUSES**
1. Numbness may be  due to nerve weakness or  nerve impingement between your lumbar and cervical vertebrea 
2. Have you ever faced neck region pain and lower back pain??
3. Have you checked your BP In recent times to know whether the allopathy medication you are taking is sufficient for you or not?
 
You can let me know the above answer accordingly i will modify the treatment plan if needed.

**FOR NUMBNESS**

INTERNAL. MEDICATION
1. palsineuron 1-0-1 after food 
2. Yogaraj guggulu 1-0-1 after food 
3. Rambhapahala rasyana  1 tsp daily at night follwed by warm. Water ( this is a rejunivating in nature thus increasing your overall health including weakness in nerves)

EXTERNAL TREATMENT
1. Eaze newton ointment / Ruxonumb ointment - if you feel numbness is more in any specific region

I WILL ADVICE YOU TO DO 
FULL BODY MASSAGE WITH DHANWANTHRAM THAILA FOLLWED BY STEAM ( once in 15 days )

** FOR HYPERTENSION**

Certain things to keep in mind before starting treatment for hypertension
1. Sudden switch over to ayurvedic medicine is not advisable.
2. We will now continue both medicine for some time.
3. After certain days we will tapper down the allopathic dose and increase AYURVEDIC dosage 
4. Slowely we will stop your allopathic medications 
5. Durinv this switch over period you need to check your BP daily without fail.

INTERNAL MEDICATION FOR BP
1. prabhakar vati 1-0-1 after food 
2. Paratharistham 15ml-0-15ml after food

**** CHECK YOUR BP DAILY ****
**** IF IT IS ABOVE 150/100MM HG****
*** TAKE THIS SOS MEDICATION****

SOS MEDICATION
1. CARDIMAP 1 TABLET ( whenever bp. Is high)

HOPE YOU FOUND THIS HELPFUL!!!!😊

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS YOU CAN MSG ME

Dr. Shaniba P · Answer

Numbness in hands and legs may be due to side effect of your medicine.

Consult your allopathic doctor and should inform about this. Along with allopathic medicine you can take ayurvedic medication.

Aswagandha choornam 1 tsp with warm water at night.

Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna) and godhuma (Triticum sativum) are mixed together and cooked with ghee and milk - improve blood circulation

Include green leafy vegetables, berries, beets and banana in your diet.
Olive oil, ghee, nuts, chia seeds are good for your health.

Avoid excess salt, fried foods, red meat, high fat dairy products, caffeine, alcohol etc.

Do meditation, pranayama.
Yoga poses like vajrasana, viparita karani, setu bandhasana etc will help in blood circulation.

Dr. Narendrakumar V Mishra · Answer

Avoid spicy, oily and processed food. Regular exercise. 
Increase intake of raw vegetables and fruits. 
Cap.Brahmi 
1-0-1 
Tab.Kaucha 
2-0-2

Dr. Surya Bhagwati · Answer

Ekangvir ras 1-0-1 after food with water 
Cap. Ashwashila 1-0-0 after food with water 
Prabhakar vati 1-0-1 after food with water 
Dhanvantrum oil for Massage on both upper and lower limbs daily twice.
Take low salt diet

Dr. Maitri Bhavesh Kumar Acharya · Answer

HELLO ADITYA,
WHY DO HANDS AND LEGS FEEL NUMB?
NUMBNESS MEANS YOUR NERVE ARE NOT GETTING PROPER SIGNALS OR BLOOD FLOW THIS MAY HAPPEN DUE TO-
-POOR BLOOD CIRCULATION
-NERVE WEAKNESS OR DAMAGE
-SIDE EFFECTS OF BP MEDICINE(LIKE ATENOL-CAN REDUCE BLOOD FLOW)
VATA DOSHA IMBALANCE- THIS CONTROLS NERVES AND MOVEMENT

WHY ATEN AM MAY CAUSE THIS-
LOWERS BO BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS
BUT IN SOME PEOPLE IT MAY SLOW CIRCULATION TOO MUCH ESPECIALLY IN HANDS AND FEET CAUSING NUMBNESS, COLDNESS OR TINGLING

IN AYURVEDA,THIS CONDITION RELATED TO-
-VYANA VATA DUSTI(IMPAIRED NERVE SIGNALS+CIRCULATION)
-RAKTA DUSTI(IMPURE OR SLUGGISH BLOOD FLOW)
-MANDAGNI(WEAK METABOLISM-IMPACTS NUTRIENTS SUPPLY TO NERVES)
-POSSIBLY MAJJA DHATU KSHAYA(WEAKNESS OF NERVE TISSUE)

GOAL OF AYURVEDIC TREATMENT-
-STRENGTHEN NERVES
-IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW
-BALLANCE VATA-PITTA
-NATURALLY MANAGE BP WITHOUT SIDE EFFECTS

INTERNAL AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TO START WITH
1)SARASWARISTA+ASHWAGANDHARISTA- 10 ML EACH WITH EQUAL QUANTITY WATER DAILY TWICE AFTER MEALS- NERVE TONIC,IMPROVES BLOOD FLOW AND SLEEP

2)MAHAVAT VIDHWANSA RASA- 1 TAB TWICE DAILY AFTER MEALS- REDUCES VATA,RELIVES NUMBNESS

3)DIVYA MUKTA VATI- TWICE DAILY IN MORNING AND EVENING- NATURAL BP CONTROL

4)NERVOTON SYRUP- 15 ML WITH WATER THRICE DAILY- NERVE STRENGTH, TINGLING/NUMBNESS RELIEF

5)DASHMOOLARISTA- 30 ML AFTER MEALS WITH WATER- ANTI INFLAMMATORY , VATA BALANCING

6)JATAMANSI + TAGAR CHURNA- 2GM AT BED TIME WITH MILK-SEDATIVES,CALMING EFFECT, GOOD FOR NIGHTTIME BP SPIKES

MONITOR BP REGULARLY WHILE ON THESE.
*DO NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY ALLOPATHY MEDICINE GRADUALLY UNDER BP MONITORING TAPER BP MEDICATIONS

*EXTERNAL APPLICATION AND THERAPY-
MAHANARYANA TAILA- DAILY LUKEWARM OIL MASSAGE ON SPINE,ARMS,AND LEGS
OIL MASSAGE FOLLOWED BY HOT FOMENTATION-HOT WATER BAG

YOGA AND PRANAYAM-
ANULOM VILOM-15 MIN
BHRAMRI - 5MIN
SHEETALI/SHEETAKARI- 5 MIN
SHAVASANA-10 MIN DAILY
SETUBANDHASANA- 2 MIN
VIPARIT KARANI- 10 MIN
 AVOID KAPALBHATI AND BHASTRIKA AS THEY CAN SPIKE BP

DIET-
INCLUDE-
WARM FRESH HOMECOOKED FOOD
COW GHEE 1 TSP/DAY
LAUKI,BEETROOT,DRUMSTICK,SPINACH
GARLIC-2 CLOVE/DAY-NATURAL BP LOWERING EFFECT
ARJUNA BARK TEA
COCONUT WATER,AMLA JUICE,POMEGRANATE JUICE
ROCK SALT 
SOAKED BLACK RAISINS 15/DAY 
GREEN MOONG,RED RICE,BARLEY

DONTS-
PICKLES,PAPAD,BAKERY ITEMS
TEA/COFFEE,ENERGY DRINKS
CANNED/JUNK FOODS,EXCESS SALT
WHITE SUGAR,SWEETS,MILK WITH SALT
COLD/RAW SALADS DURING DINNER
ALCOHOL,SMOKING,LATE NIGHT EATING
SKIPPING MEALS
FASTING IMPROPERLY

*LIFE STYLE CHANGES NEEDED
-WAKE UP EARLY BY 7 AM
-30 MIN DAILY WALK IN FRESH AIR
-DRINK WARM WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY
-SLEEP BY 10 PM-VERY IMPORTANT FOR BP CONTROL
CHANTING OM OR DOING MEDITATION FOR 10 MIN DAILY
MASSAGE WITH WARM SESAME OIL TWICE/WEEK
10 MIN SUN EXPOSURE DAILY

HABITS TO AVOID-
DAYTIME SLEEPING -ESPECIALLY POST LUNCH
EXCESSIVE MENTAL WORK OR STRESS WITHOUT BREAKS
WATCHING PHONE/TV LATE NIGHT
OVEREATING OR HEAVY MEALS AT NIGHT
COLD EXPOSURE TO NECK AND FEET

LONG TERM GOAL SHOULD BE
-BRING BP TO NORMAL RANNGE NATURALLY
-STRENGTHEN HEART AND NERVES
-AVOID LIFELONG CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
-RESTORE CALM ENERGY AND CIRCULATIOB THROUGHT VATA PITTA

DO FOLLOW
HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL

THANK YOU

Dr. Ayush Varma · Answer

It's important to first ensure safety when dealing with numbness in the legs and hands while on high BP medication. The symptoms might be connected to your medication, and it's crucial to discuss this with your doctor. Meanwhile, Ayurveda can offer supportive measures for nerve strength and circulation.

Understanding your prakriti (constitution) and any dosha imbalances could be valuable in addressing the root of your concerns. Numbness usually suggests a Vata imbalance. Focus on grounding and nurturing this dosha. Here are a few Ayurvedic considerations:

For improving nerve strength and circulation, herbs like Ashwagandha and Brahmi are often beneficial. Start with a dose of 500 mg Ashwagandha daily in the morning and 300 mg Brahmi at night. It's crucial to consult an Ayurvedic practitioner to confirm these dosages are suitable for your specific condition.

For blood circulation, Arjuna is a potent herb recommended for heart health. Arjuna tea, made by boiling a teaspoon of Arjuna powder in water, can be consumed once a day. It's gentle yet supportive.

Diet plays a significant role in managing Vata imbalance. Warm, nourishing foods like soups, cooked vegetables, and whole grains are beneficial. Incorporate foods rich in omega-3, like flaxseeds and walnuts, for nerve health.

Routine oil massage (Abhyanga) with sesame or almond oil, focusing on hands and legs, can enhance circulation and reduce numbness. Do this at least twice a week, early in the morning before a warm shower.

Always ensure staying hydrated and practicing regular relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation. Slow, rhythmic exercises are helpful in reducing Vata aggravation and boosting circulation.

For high blood pressure, lifestyle modifications are key. Regular exercise, reducing salt intake, and stress management can complement whatever treatment you're using.

Finally, any changes in your routine or treatment plan should be discussed with healthcare provider, especially given your continued use of allopathic medicine. Always prioritize communication and professional guidance to advoid any complications.

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