GingerA Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I just wondered if I was crazy or if anyone else was having this symptom.I have always had trouble with my arms going numb when I slept. But two nights ago, in the middle of the night, 4 year old son called me. I tried to get up but my leg had no feeling what so ever! I couldn't tell if I was standing on it or not and I had no control over my foot! My ankle twisted under my foot and I collapsed. It took several minutes to get the feeling and control to come return. It really scared me because I couldn't control a part of my body and I could have broken my foot.Is this a POTS thing or is this something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I would think something else, but that's just my opinion. I have never experienced that myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Hi Ginger,Not a weird question at all...here's a link to a thread I started back in Nov. about this... http://forums.dinet.org/index.php?/topic/18361-limbs-fall-asleep-easilyanyone-else-have-this/page__hl__%2Blimbs+%2Bfalling+%2Basleep__fromsearch__1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmichaelson Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Hi Ginger, I've had this before as well, but mine went away after maybe 15 minutes so I think my legs or arms were just REALLY asleep in my case. Did you get pins and needles when the feeling and control came back? That's what happens to me, so (maybe mistakenly) I've always assumed it's just an extreme case of my limbs going to sleep. It's so weird though having no sensation at all and no control over a body part like that!As far is if it's a POTS thing, I don't know for sure, but my circulation is so terrible sometimes that it kind of makes sense that we might be more prone to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgirl Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 When I first started having symptoms after a virus 13 years ago, I had horrible nerve pain, and I felt like my limbs were so heavy on my complete right side, and I couldn't sleep on that side, or it would go completely numb. It last for 4-5 years, and because of the pain, I couldn't sleep. My doctor prescribed a small dose of amitriptyline for a few months, and the pain finally went away. I still don't sleep on that side, I have no idea what caused it, but it even hurt to touch me at the time. I have had several role overs on that ankle, too, since, and sprained my ankle so badly last year, that after 2 weeks, it was still bruised from my heel to my toes! Be careful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons2lemonade Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 me too. Every morning when i wake up there's no feeling in my hands. One morning, it took around 10 minutes to get it back, and i couldn't even move it...weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerA Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks everybody. It still scares me but I can deal with it if I know it is just one more gift from the wonderful world of POTS! The thing is so strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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