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Posted 12/16/2009 7:11 AM (GMT 0)
I have been experiencing my legs falling asleep for a month or so and today my arms fell asleep several times. Anyone else have this symptom? Any clue what this means? What am I missing?

Thank you for you help,
Posted 12/16/2009 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
I get this all the time. Just thought it was a lyme symptom.
When this happens I adjust myself in a different position,
and sometimes it helps and sometimes I just deal with it.

Its hard at times when I pick up things and just drop them not
remembering that I dont have feeling, and sometimes the feeling
is painful with all the lil pinpricks. I thought is was a circulation
problem.

Hope someone has the answer
Posted 12/16/2009 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
May be a circulation issue, but also may be a neurological issue. My legs like to feel tingly just sitting in a chair - and forget sitting on the floor (both legs go to "sleep" & then I can't get up)...and I know I have neuro issues in my legs from Lyme.
Posted 12/16/2009 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
Razzle

I can relate to the sitting on the floor.... its a NO NO for me also
boy its embarassing when ya cant get up or when you are getting
up everyone who doesnt know our situation look at ya like, Man girl
your out of shape.

So that is related to neuro lyme huh??
Posted 12/16/2009 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
I do have lyme in my brain. It was so weird having my arms fall asleep. I was just sitting and my right arm started tingling and I could not feel sensation.
The other times I was laying on my back.


It is reassuring that this is a symptom. My doctor has told me to take magnesium aspartate and petadolex. I'll let you know if it helps.
Posted 12/16/2009 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Once in a while I wake up with some numbness in one of my arms.. Perhaps because I put one of my arms underneath 3 pillows with my head on top, alot of pressure!  As soon as I wake I do adjust my arms and then I'm fine.  

I remember when I was a kid and I would get charley-horse (sp?) in my feet and I would hop around on one foot!  Glad that hasn't happened to me in a long time.   Once I went swimming and I swam out way too far and got that charley-horse in one of my legs and wow, I was scared because I was way out there in the ocean and no one was around so I kind of floated back to the beach using my arms, whewwwww! smhair

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