The tip of my tongue has been numb for the last few days. I have noticed recently that my lips also feel numb. I do have a cold which is getting better. I am on blood pressure medication and prozac and have been for some time. I recently had a spider bite as well, but it is going away. This is sort of scary. What could it be?

What blood pressure meds are you on?

Benicar

What kind of spider bite and where?

Please understand I hate answering questions with questions, but I want to get the whole picture before I even begin to draw a conclusion.

It was on my stomach. The whelp was about as big as my palm. It had four small dark dots in the middle. Its almost gone now. I don't feel like they are related, but it was a bad bite.

I don't see in my text where either of these meds will cause numbness of the mouth/face. Benicar does have an adverse reaction of oral sores.

You may want to discuss this with your prescriber, it may be possible that the dosage of Benicar is too high.

Thanks for your help!

I wish I could help you more. But without knowing your medical history and without being able to do a physical exam, that's the best I can do.

Please make an appointment to get this checked out further.