Left hand going numb

[DeepZenPill]

For a few weeks now my left hand has been going numb every day. I can't think of any specific way that I injured myself, but I think it may have happened after heavy deads. It seems to be getting worse recently, mostly my pinky, ring, and middle finger and that whole side of the hand being numb and feeling pins and needles when I touch it. It's at its worst when I wake up in the morning.

Anyone know what the hell is going on?

 

[rjl296]

carpel tunnel ??

 

[bignate73]

do you sleep with your arm up/on your side(head on arm)? could be pinching a nerve in your neck.

 

[Qbert]

you ought to see a physiatrist or neurologist right away. sounds like a nerve injury, which is treatable.

 

[cccp]

i used to have it. i think it's somehow related to your heart. i sometimes wake up in the middle of the night because both of my arms go numb. what i do is i lift both arms up, and hold them in the vertical position for about a minute, it goes away very quickly this way. it must be the blood not exiting your arms, and staying inthere

 

[2Shy]

You can get something similar to carpal tunnel that involves the ulner nerve in your elbow, which affects the outside fingers of the hand. I imagine you could get the same results by pinching the nerve rather than a repetitive motion injury.

Anyway, listen to everyone else and go see a doctor. Let us know what he says!

 

[cmdubs]

You can get something similar to carpal tunnel that involves the ulner nerve in your elbow, which affects the outside fingers of the hand. I imagine you could get the same results by pinching the nerve rather than a repetitive motion injury.

Anyway, listen to everyone else and go see a doctor. Let us know what he says!

This makes sense....when my elbows are resting on a hard surface, my hands pointed to the sky, my fingers start to go numb.

 

[DeepZenPill]

Yeah last year after I gained 50lbs or so in 3-4 months I had problems with both my arms going numb during sleep if I had them in any position other than by my sides. I lost some fat and that problem went away, but this is different. It comes and goes during the day, so it's not just a sleep issue.

I'm gonna see a doc about it this week; it's really becoming a pain in the ass.

 

[evander1972]

Ive been getting this aswell Deep, I sometimes wake up in the morning like this. Its only been hapening since I started my cycle and its never happened during the day.

 

[bigstve12]

thats not carpal tunnel...that would be your thumb, index and middle fingers. what you have follows the ulnar n. distribution. I don;t think it could be from deadlifting though...anything in particular make it worse?

 

[2Shy]

Mine was repetitive motion. Doc said people tend to notice the numbness (or pain) more at night since there aren't any distractions.

I have to sleep with my arms straight. This sucks because I also have cuff problems, so I can't put my arms above my head for any length of time.

 

[RusPA81]

I have had a similar thing happen in my finger. Give it a week or two more. If it doesnt go away then see a doctor. All the doctors I asked told me that I had to wait a while to see if it went away before they would do any tests. Nerve damage very often will heel by itself.

 

[mrzap]

Happen to me when I slept but ONLY during my prohormone cycle oddly enough. Might have been the extra weight...i dunno but I had to change the way I slept. I never got anything like that happening to me in the middle of the day though. Get that stuff checked out

 

[mjaym]

This also started happening to me, but it is in my left thumb, but only when i am driving w/ my left hand on the steering wheel. I wasn't sure if it was anything to worry about or not. I just figured that position is pinching an artery or a nerve or something.

 

[DeepZenPill]

Hasn't happened the past 2 days. Maybe I'm lucky and bitching about it on EF was the cure.