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 the hand and ring and pinkie fingers is known as cubital tunnel syndrome. It occurs because the ulnar nerve is subject to a variety of problems, including friction, ulnar nerve dislocation, and impingement of the ulnar nerve, and all of these problems can cause numbness in these fingers.he most common cause cause for numbness and tingling in the hand is carpal tunnel syndrome which is compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel of the wrist. This can be painful at the wrist and will typically will cause numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger.