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David
10-12-2005, 07:53 AM
Hey guys today I woke up at like 4 in the morning and my whole left arm was totally numb, I must have fallen asleep on it.

It scared the crap out of me, it took a few mintues of me shaking it to feel somewhat normal. I took like 20g of L-Arginine hoping that it would speed up the blood pumping into my arm.

This morning I lifted a 10lb bag of protein with my left arm to see if it was paralyzed or not.

I still think it feels kind of weird, but not sure though. I might just be paranoid by now. I know I should probably go see a doc but I just wanted to know if this sort of freak incident has happened to anyone else before.

Should I be concerned?

I would think that mother nature wired something in us that would prevent us from falling alseep lying on top of our arms and cutting of circulation and paralyzing our limbs...
dw06wu
10-12-2005, 08:51 AM
This happens to me constantly. You're fine.


I would think that mother nature wired something in us that would prevent us from falling alseep lying on top of our arms and cutting of circulation and paralyzing our limbs...
It did...you wake up usually when this happens. At least, I know I wake up 2-3 times a night sometimes with a numb hand or arm.
Jorge Sanchez
10-12-2005, 09:30 AM
This usually happens to me 2-3 times every year. It's not a big deal. I once managed to fall asleep on both arms and they both went numb.
Y0yo
10-12-2005, 10:22 AM
Happens quite often to me. I sleep wierd...
IdaMAN
10-12-2005, 10:28 AM
I do it all the time.
TwiloMike
10-12-2005, 10:57 AM
Do it all the time. No big deal. If you start going numb during normal activity then you may have blood circulation issues- that's something to see a doc about. What happened to you is fairly normal.
Genacide
10-12-2005, 11:37 AM
Happens almost every night with me. About once a month I fall asleep on both my arms and can't even roll over to get off them. Usually takes a few minutes to roll over and start getting the circulation.
SkinnyBastard
10-12-2005, 04:38 PM
It's just caused by compression of the blood vessels supplying your arm and possibly the nerves as well from the weight of your body. As everyone else has said, it happens all the time, but if the numbness does not fade it should be checked out by a physician to rule out nerve damage or possibly a condition called crush syndrome which can lead to muscle breakdown, kidney failure and a whole mess of other problems.
soul71
10-26-2005, 05:23 AM
i think its a funky feeling, u wake up and like wtf my arms gone

then u see it and its still there. i rekon its mad fun
dw06wu
10-26-2005, 07:46 AM
If you shake your arm towards your hand really hard, it helps get the blood back in there way quicker than letting it do its own thing.
russ
10-26-2005, 04:30 PM
yea i also get it all the time. it's fun to pick up and drop and play with a lifeless limb. it's like "know I know how paralyzed people feel" (or don't feel... weird)
LoneJeeper
10-26-2005, 05:05 PM
Happens almost every night with me. About once a month I fall asleep on both my arms and can't even roll over to get off them. Usually takes a few minutes to roll over and start getting the circulation.
i'm trying to figure out the position you'd have to be in to have both arms fall asleep....

kd
Invain
10-26-2005, 07:57 PM
Perfect time to perform the "stranger".... you know what I'm talking about if you've ever seen Gone in 60 seconds...
snoopy2
05-21-2009, 08:31 AM
I had the same thing last night for the second time in my life. I woke up my arm was totally cold and lifeless, it was the scariest thing ever. I had to shake my arm about and was yelling out NO my arm (ima girl so not so cool like you blokes), finally i felt feeling again VERY slowly though. I know why this is, I started taking sleeping tabs and took 2 instead of 1. Therefore I went into a deep sleep and obviously slept on it. Moral of the story DONT take too many drugs and fall asleep on your arm. simple but scary.
KoSh
05-21-2009, 09:59 AM
It's really not a big deal...

At all.
WillNoble
05-21-2009, 10:13 AM
As everyone else has said, its really no big deal, I wake up with my arms/hands asleep all the time. It only gets worse the bigger you get
WillNoble
05-21-2009, 10:13 AM
Perfect time to perform the "stranger".... you know what I'm talking about if you've ever seen Gone in 60 seconds...

+1!!!
samadhi_smiles
05-21-2009, 11:22 AM
Do it all the time. No big deal. If you start going numb during normal activity then you may have blood circulation issues- that's something to see a doc about. What happened to you is fairly normal.

or nerve impingement issues.
WillNoble
05-21-2009, 11:48 AM
wow I just noticed the age of this post and the fact that the OP is banned...nice
razorcut
05-21-2009, 12:52 PM
....I know why this is, I started taking sleeping tabs and took 2 instead of 1. Therefore I went into a deep sleep and obviously slept on it. Moral of the story DONT take too many drugs and fall asleep on your arm.....Good advice. Alcohol is also a common culprit. Google "Saturday Night Palsy".