Strange sensations

[Baalbek]

For months a have had sensation of swelling around neck and have had difficulty swallowing. I have had an endoscopy and all was clear except for silent reflux/ gerd and take 40 mg pantoprazol due to combination of meds. However in recent days the sensation is increasing. My whole face feels very tight, and numb. After my my latest blood test the doctor put me on statins. My colesterol has been very high for years but the doctor said that controlling Parkinsons was more important. Could that have made the situation worse.

[park_bear]

Cholesterol has received a bum rap regarding its effect on cardiovascular disease. For insight as to how cardiovascular disease arises see my writing here: A Tale Of Two Studies Leads To A Deeper Understanding Of Cardiovascular Disease tinyurl.com/y6agl45j

Spoiler: it is not the eggs it is the bacon

Here is an extensive article I wrote about bad medications including statins, including what can be done that gets better results than statins. Just scroll down to this statin section if you do not wish to read the entire thing - When Good Doctors Prescribe Bad Medicine: tinyurl.com/zvgcu79

I do not know whether statins are aggravating the symptoms you are experiencing, but the sequence of events you describe certainly raises the question.

[Baalbek in reply to park_bear]

Thank you for you your reply about the statins. I am hopefully getting my blood test results back tomorrow so I can see for myself just high they are and try find some alternative. Is it possible that too many meds could be causing the problem, seeing as they already give me gerd¿

[alexask in reply to Baalbek]

So many people report bad side effects from statins, I am surprised anyone still takes them. With regards to Gerd, I am still a fan of orange peel extract (d limonene) lifeextension.com/magazine/...

[park_bear in reply to Baalbek]

Yes it is possible that a medication or some combination of medications could be causing this problem. Here is a a good list of different possible causes of facial numbness:

healthline.com/health/numb-...

Here is another list which includes vitamin B12 deficiency among other things:

doctorshealthpress.com/gene...

Here is an online discussion of people who experience face feeling "numb" or tight:

patient.info/forums/discuss...

[Bolt_Upright]

Just remember: Your doctor works for you. You don't work for the doctor. As W would say: You are the decider.

[chartist]

These can be symptoms of certain statins and you should make your doctor aware of it :

drugs.com/simvastatin.html#....

express.co.uk/life-style/he...

drugs.com/sfx/crestor-side-...

Art

[HUaccess]

Consider finding a doctor to have an MRI of the area done.

[Sane1]

Thyroid and lymph nodes good?

[Baalbek]

Thank you for all your suggestions. Lots of reading to do. And monitoring situation