My hands and forearms have been numb for about four days now. It started with my left hand and then right and moved up my arms. Today my shoulders are feeling that way. It feels like RLS in my upper body. Is it possible to have RLS somewhere other than legs?
Numbness- RLS?
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, Apr 22 2008 09:17 AM
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 09:17 AM
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Posted 25 April 2008 - 11:03 PM
QUOTE (Ashley @ Apr 22 2008, 08:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My hands and forearms have been numb for about four days now. It started with my left hand and then right and moved up my arms. Today my shoulders are feeling that way. It feels like RLS in my upper body. Is it possible to have RLS somewhere other than legs?
I have experienced the same feeling, all over my body. I have Lyme Disease, RLS, Narcolepsy, Fibro & fatigue, and a host of other illnesses and diseases. I have found huge relief being treated with IVs for Lyme Disease. I take Mag-Chlor by Energique. I've moved from home to another sate to be treated by Dr. Ryser for Lyme Disease. She has saved my life, she didn't think I would make it. But Lyme Disease can act like Narcolepsy, so I didn't get diagnosed formaly by a nerologist until last month. Hope this helps! Oh, also blood thinner has helped me with your symptoms so much!
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 02:02 AM
yes RLS is a complete misnomer - you can have it any where in your body
i frequently get it in my arms and shoulders ... so i move my arms to relieve it ... of course i look like a foll at times whirling my arms around but there we go ... i've started taking iron tablets to relieve mine but it takes a while to get into the body so i have felt no relief yet ... fingers crossed
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i frequently get it in my arms and shoulders ... so i move my arms to relieve it ... of course i look like a foll at times whirling my arms around but there we go ... i've started taking iron tablets to relieve mine but it takes a while to get into the body so i have felt no relief yet ... fingers crossed
Sam
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 11:02 PM
It hits me in the arms and legs, and I get areas of numbness on a daily basis, a few minutes ago it was my left leg and the right side of my torso.
I do know of one person who had RLS in her tongue! Sam knows her as well from my site (see signature). It's not too crazy, but doctors will tell you that anyways!
Chris"Toph4er"
I do know of one person who had RLS in her tongue! Sam knows her as well from my site (see signature). It's not too crazy, but doctors will tell you that anyways!
Chris"Toph4er"
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 10:10 PM
I have it all over too. It varies with me. Sometimes its just my foot or feet. Sometimes my legs, clear up into my hips. Alot of the times though I find myself just rocking back and forth like it is all over at once. It is incredibly annoying.
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 01:19 PM
My RLS is primarily in my feet, but I get it in my arms and hands frequently just as you describe. I also tend to get it in my torso frequently and it will make my whole body "flinch" which gathers some strange looks too.
Like others have said, it can occur anywhere in your body, the name is a misnomer.
Like others have said, it can occur anywhere in your body, the name is a misnomer.
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Posted 07 August 2008 - 02:50 AM
I'm confused now...
RLS is Restless leg syndrome right? And I didn't know it had anything to do with numbness???
Here's what it reminds me of...
For at least 10 years now I have had trouble with my wrists and sometimes it moves up my arm and all the way to my neck. What happens most is I wake up without any feeling in my arm(s) and it is like dead weight. I'll have to pick one arm up with the other. It lasts anywhere from a couple minutes to an hour. Typically after this happens I'll be in pain in my wrist and neck for up to a week!
So initially (prior to N diagnoses) my doctor sent me to a neurologist to be tested for carpaltunel... which was negative, but the doctor said "you have every symptom, but you don't have it." By the way my sleep doctor was shocked when he found out 9 years prior to being diagnosed with N I had seen a neurologist and he didn't pick up on it then.
I had an MRI done also back in the day because they thought maybe there was something wrong in my neck... NO my neck is fine LoL!
Anyways my sleep doctor told me it was partial paralysis... he never mentioned RLS. So after reading your posts I'm wondering if these are related...
Just thought it was interesting
RLS is Restless leg syndrome right? And I didn't know it had anything to do with numbness???
Here's what it reminds me of...
For at least 10 years now I have had trouble with my wrists and sometimes it moves up my arm and all the way to my neck. What happens most is I wake up without any feeling in my arm(s) and it is like dead weight. I'll have to pick one arm up with the other. It lasts anywhere from a couple minutes to an hour. Typically after this happens I'll be in pain in my wrist and neck for up to a week!
So initially (prior to N diagnoses) my doctor sent me to a neurologist to be tested for carpaltunel... which was negative, but the doctor said "you have every symptom, but you don't have it." By the way my sleep doctor was shocked when he found out 9 years prior to being diagnosed with N I had seen a neurologist and he didn't pick up on it then.
I had an MRI done also back in the day because they thought maybe there was something wrong in my neck... NO my neck is fine LoL!
Anyways my sleep doctor told me it was partial paralysis... he never mentioned RLS. So after reading your posts I'm wondering if these are related...
Just thought it was interesting
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Posted 12 August 2008 - 10:22 AM
I cant believe I forgot about this. My doc brought it up this morning, an it all came back to me. (My memory is crap) Anyway....
About a year ago I was having so much trouble with leg numbness I couldn't walk. I literally just kinda plopped one leg in front of the other. I wasn't completely numb, but it was like my legs were asleep all the time. it got so bad I threw my back out from walking like that. Exrays were showing nothing, so I had to go see a nuerologist, (who was wicked hot by the way, to bad he was a jerk) to see if I was having nerve problems. And he decided it was because of stress and smoking to much. he really went on and on about the smoking. He also said I was way over weight. (I weigh 205 but I am tall and have giant boobs so he can bite me. I'm not fat, I'm well rounded!!!)
So kid you not, let me tell you after about four months of this, I was in class and I bent over to get my book bag and there was this loud snap crackle pop, sadly not the yummy kind, that came from my back. Scared my professor to death he thought I broke something. I stood up and all the feeling just rushed to me. And It got this Euphoria type sensation, like it was the greatest thing ever. I cant even explain it. and I have been fine since.
So moral to my story is if they cant find a reason for things, make them keep looking. I'm very lucky I was not permanantly injured.
Dont settle for the your fat, smoke to much, and need a shrink diagnosis. There could be something seriously wrong there.
About a year ago I was having so much trouble with leg numbness I couldn't walk. I literally just kinda plopped one leg in front of the other. I wasn't completely numb, but it was like my legs were asleep all the time. it got so bad I threw my back out from walking like that. Exrays were showing nothing, so I had to go see a nuerologist, (who was wicked hot by the way, to bad he was a jerk) to see if I was having nerve problems. And he decided it was because of stress and smoking to much. he really went on and on about the smoking. He also said I was way over weight. (I weigh 205 but I am tall and have giant boobs so he can bite me. I'm not fat, I'm well rounded!!!)
So kid you not, let me tell you after about four months of this, I was in class and I bent over to get my book bag and there was this loud snap crackle pop, sadly not the yummy kind, that came from my back. Scared my professor to death he thought I broke something. I stood up and all the feeling just rushed to me. And It got this Euphoria type sensation, like it was the greatest thing ever. I cant even explain it. and I have been fine since.
So moral to my story is if they cant find a reason for things, make them keep looking. I'm very lucky I was not permanantly injured.
Dont settle for the your fat, smoke to much, and need a shrink diagnosis. There could be something seriously wrong there.
