I experience neuropathy post parathyroid adenoma surgery. Is this due to calcium level adjustment?

Hello doctor,

I recently had parathyroid surgery to remove one adenoma, nine weeks ago. The recovery started out pretty well and have been feeling good on and off but in the last two weeks I have been having some neuropathy in random parts of my body. My endocrine surgeon and PCP say that it is just my body leveling out due to the adjustment of normal calcium levels now in my body after abnormal calcium levels I had for three years prior to surgery. However, it makes me nervous and I want to rule out any nerve disorders.

All of my blood labs are current and are normal. This includes a full thyroid panel and CBC. I have been recovering from parathyroid surgery and have been having some new symptoms of nerve discomfort the past two weeks, on and off. It ranges from a feeling of a pinched nerve in the right arm and muscle weakness in both legs as well as burning and tingling feeling on random parts of the body, as well as tingling in the bladder and vulva region. It is not there every day, some days I feel great with no symptoms but other days I have it.

I have had zero symptoms like this in my life and this only appeared post-surgery. This was my after visit summary with my PCP.

General appearance: alert, appears stated age and cooperative.

Head: Normocephalic, without obvious abnormality, atraumatic.

Lungs: clear to auscultation bilaterally.

Heart: regular rate and rhythm, S1, S2 normal, no murmur, click, rub or gallop.

Abdomen: soft, non-tender, bowel sounds normal, no masses, no organomegaly.

Extremities: extremities normal, atraumatic, no cyanosis or edema bilat le with s/p 5/5 and DTR 2+ bilat patella and no ankle clonus.

Neurologic: Grossly normal.

I take 30 mg Paroxetine daily and have been taking Xanax and Klonopin to help with the anxiety. I have been feeling about this. Besides that I take Calcium, Vitamin D, multivitamins, and iron supplements daily.

Thank you doctor,

So, in your opinion, this does not sound like a serious medical condition like MS or ALS? I am having so much anxiety. The two medications you suggested, what are these for?