Anxiety And Numbness/hands Asleep Posted: 06-04-06 19:48pm
Lately i've been really anxious about a
heart arrhythmia, so i've been thinking
bad thoughts constantly. Lately though
i've been getting the feeling of my hands
and sometimes feet having that "fallen
asleep" or "tingling" feeling. Also, my
left arm goes totally numb, usually
overnight but it has no feeling at all and
I can't move it for a few minutes until I
shake it off. The tingling in my hands
won't go away. Is that normal with bouts
of anxiety?
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drpepper0
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 80
Posted: 06-04-06 20:10pm
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Jamesab
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 101 Location: UK
Posted: 06-05-06 13:54pm
Hello backhome,
ok first of all have you seen your doctor
about your symptoms? This is a major
priority before "thinking" it is anything
else. Numbness and being unable to move
the arm are two different things. What is
more concerning of the two is the
inability to move the arm for a short
period. However, you mentioned that this
occurs when you are sleeping, suggesting
that the numbness and restriction in arm
movement is most likely because of
sleeping positions, and therefore lack of
blood flow to that area. When you next
feel the numbness evaluate closely the
position that you are lying. For example
lying on your arm can cause restricted
blood flow and therefore temporary loss of
movement, which should return to normal
within one hour. As for you heart fears I
shouldn't think that it is anything
serious as this is an extremely common
anxiety complaint. As I said get to your
doctor first (if you haven't already done
so) before you make and assumptions as to
what it could be to get things ruled out.
