July 12th
2005
4:20 PM
I had been taking Avelox 4 days when I started to experience tingling in my right middle toe, the next day, it was on the left foot, I had taken the 5th dose, then figured out that this must be causing the problem. 2 days letter, intermittent nerve damage seems to linger, I will go to the doctor next week, I hope by then it disappears, although I keep reading about irreversible peripheral nerve damage so I'm worried about this never going away! It feels like there is lint or a sock around my middle toe and when I press there is not much feeling.
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November 15th
2008
12:33 AM
Hi I started taking Lipitor when I was about 41 and gradually noticed a big toe becoming numb. Then later another toe became numb. I had just started swimming about this time with fins and thought at first it may have been caused by them. But then I stopped swimming and the numbness continued. I visited a Neurologist a couple of years ago who tested for everything and found some peripheral nerve damage to the feet. I said the only thing I could think of was Lipitor. He said here was no conclusive evidence it causes this but explained how nerves are made of Lipids and lipitor limits the production of lipids. I stopped taking it but later my GP said I need to go on something for my cholesterol. He put me on Crestor. I took a Lipitor the other week and my toes tingled that night. So I am convinced it is Lipitor. I am not sure how to reverse the damage though.
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