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I have lyme disease. can it make my hands and forearmsgo numb and tingle? i took antibotics for 10 days.

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

AS : As i previously noted yes, neurological findings can be associated with the ealry infective disemminated phase or the late phase of lyme disease. That doesnt men that lyme and only lyme casues these problems or that if someone has lyme disease and the symptoms described by you that you couldnt have lyme disease and carpal tunnel or lyme disease and a cervical radiculopathy or any other condition. Carpal tunnel is still a common cause of hand tingling and numbness but is not responsible for true numbnes in the forearm. On set of numbness is a reason to call your pcp today. If you have lyme disease then you are likely being treated. If you suspect you have lyme disease and you havent been tested you need to get tested or at least evaluated by someone who can determine if you need to be. So now you say you have lyme and you have started to be treated. Call your treating physician to help sort this out but dont assume it is only the lyme.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Need more treatment: Numbness in hands might mean that infection is not gone yet. If you have other persistent symptoms then you very likely need continued treatment. (such as fatigue, joint stiffnes moving to different joints, dizziness, insomnia etc) you may need to see a lyme specialist to get more treatment. If this iis the only symptom, then there are several possible causes, either way, i suggest seing a doc.

Answered 3/16/2014

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Dr. Christopher Wilson answered

Specializes in Sleep Medicine

Maybe : Lyme disease can cause those symptoms but so can other issues like carpal tunnel syndrome, etc. Seeing a neurologist would help sort that out.

Answered 9/25/2017

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