Hand/arm numbness during sleep

Posted by jhamil01 @jhamil01, Aug 12, 2023

Distinct from numbness and tingling when awake, I have been experiencing my upper limbs falling asleep which frequently awakens me during sleep.

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Yes. This happens to me almost every night. My hands feel like pons and needles. Wakes me up and then I have to shake and massage them to get the feeling back. At first I thought I was sleeping on the them in a position that was blocking the blood flow but now it think it's one of the LC or dysautonomia symptoms.

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@awsf

Yes. This happens to me almost every night. My hands feel like pons and needles. Wakes me up and then I have to shake and massage them to get the feeling back. At first I thought I was sleeping on the them in a position that was blocking the blood flow but now it think it's one of the LC or dysautonomia symptoms.

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Do you have any other health conditions? I have Type I diabetes, so thought my tingling and numbness was diabetic neuropathy, but my neurologist says it’s not. So….I’m at a loss.

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@celia16

Do you have any other health conditions? I have Type I diabetes, so thought my tingling and numbness was diabetic neuropathy, but my neurologist says it’s not. So….I’m at a loss.

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No preexisting health conditions for me. I was running marathons up to 2020.

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@jhamil01

No preexisting health conditions for me. I was running marathons up to 2020.

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Omg…this really has me stumped. My neurologist was emphatic that I did not have neuropathy and I sort of doubted him….I didn’t think my blood sugar levels had been that high….so….idk. I can only hope those symptoms subside. I know my diet and exercise is optimal. All I keep getting are reports they are doing more research on LC. Hope it helps.

My neighbor has LC lung impairment. She has severe lung impairment now. She’s had hers over a year.

I wonder what will happen.

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