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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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awsf | @awsf | Jan 10, 2024

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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celia16 | @celia16 | Jan 10, 2024
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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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jhamil01 | @jhamil01 | Jan 10, 2024
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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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celia16 | @celia16 | Jan 10, 2024
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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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friedrich | @friedrich | 5 days ago
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@ripley

Have you had your thyroid checked recently? Low thyroid can cause fatigue and numbness and tingling in your hands. I had those symptoms and thought I had carpel tunnel in both hands, but blood tests showed I had low thyroid. A few weeks after starting thyroid supplements, those symptoms went away.

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To ripley —

Thank you for your description of success with thyroid supplements. My thyroid just tested low for the first time ever. My Endocrinologist ordered a retest in two weeks to confirm. If still low I’ll begin medication. Hope this helps with my fatigue (Post-Exertional Malaise).

— friedrich

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misslauren | @misslauren | 5 days ago
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@friedrich

To ripley —

Thank you for your description of success with thyroid supplements. My thyroid just tested low for the first time ever. My Endocrinologist ordered a retest in two weeks to confirm. If still low I’ll begin medication. Hope this helps with my fatigue (Post-Exertional Malaise).

— friedrich

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I had radiation near my thyroid 12 years ago so I'm on low dose of Synthroid. It does have side effects. Do you think Covid caused your low thyroid? I have Long Covid going into my third year so I have chronic fatigue. I hope the medication works for you.

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friedrich | @friedrich | 5 days ago
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@misslauren

I had radiation near my thyroid 12 years ago so I'm on low dose of Synthroid. It does have side effects. Do you think Covid caused your low thyroid? I have Long Covid going into my third year so I have chronic fatigue. I hope the medication works for you.

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To misslauren—

Thank you for your question: might LC have caused my (tentative) hypothyroidism?

I just searched on the term “thyroid” in our LC support group comments. Some people suspect their hypothyroidism was caused by Covid. However, they report other co-occurring symptoms that might indicate another disease was the cause. Typical of LC issues: complicated!

— friedrich

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misslauren | @misslauren | 4 days ago
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@friedrich

To misslauren—

Thank you for your question: might LC have caused my (tentative) hypothyroidism?

I just searched on the term “thyroid” in our LC support group comments. Some people suspect their hypothyroidism was caused by Covid. However, they report other co-occurring symptoms that might indicate another disease was the cause. Typical of LC issues: complicated!

— friedrich

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Yes, everything is complicated with Covid. Since getting Covid I have so many symptoms It's unreal. Now I have high cortisol and I'm being tested for Cushing disease. I am so burnt out on doctors and tests, I think I am getting PTSD!!!

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