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.
Compression of the spinal nerves at the neck can cause numbness in your hands. This can be easily confused with carpal tunnel syndrome because compression of the 6th nerve causes pain, numbness and tingling in the same fingers affected by CTS.