BRAND NAME: Lomotil, Lofene, Lonox. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Lomotil is a combination of two drugs, diphenoxylate and atropine. It is used to treat acute diarrhea (diarrhea of limited duration). Diphenoxylate is a man-made narcotic chemically related to meperidine (Demerol).
Causes of Numbness in Fingers. Carpal tunnel syndrome: damage to the nerves in the arm can cause the fingers to become numb or experience a tingling sensation. A common cause of this nerve damage is carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition that causes a nerve to become pinched between the ulna and radius in the arm.
Numbness in fingers causes many problems, and can stem from many diseases. Anything that reduces blood supply to the nerves of the hand can produce finger numbness. Take carpal tunnel syndrome, for example. It causes swelling (or a change in position) of tissue within the carpal tunnel, which, in turn, irritates the median nerve. The result is finger tingling and numbness.