I live with my girlfriend. The other night she said that I woke up in the middle of the night and started grabbing my leg, wincing in pain. Within a minute or so, I rolled back over and went to sleep.
However, I don't recall any of this. I have been noticing that I've been waking up throughout the night and often times my arms/fingers will be completely numb. (Note, no alcohol or medication was involved to cause this...)
Has anybody else been told of doing things like this, and not remembering it?
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Woops...sorry, for the triple-posting. The site was giving me an error, and it looked like the topic wasn't being added.
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Could you please edit to delete the two duplicate posts? Click on little pencil to edit.
A lot of us have sleep and neurological problems, which could account for your experience. Numbness is for sure one of the things lyme can cause.
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My husband has told me that I have cried and whimmpered in pain while asleep. I have woken myself up with it a couple of times.......Seems we never get away from it.
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I have the numbness that wakes me out of a sleep.
sometimes it takes a long time to get feeling back in my hand or arm. My face is often numb too.
when i first was sick i had a lot of numbness.
now my bladder wakes me up to pee
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I have sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome; sounds like restless leg to me although I am not a MD.
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Sorry that you are having your sleep interrupted with pain. Even if you don't remember it, you will likely feel more fatigued due to sleep disruption. As mentioned by others, it's not unusual with lyme patients. I often wake up with my hips and legs hurting. I have sleep apnea and my sleep studies showed that pain during sleep is a problem for me.
Perhaps you had a muscle cramp? Consider adding minerals to your supplements if you think you are having cramps. Magnesium can be very helpful but you will want to do a little research into balancing your electrolytes for the best effect.
If you have a lot of fatigue (and many with lyme do), you might consider getting a sleep study in case you have a treatable disorder that once treated, would allow more restful and refreshing sleep.
I'm not a doctor, just offering what I hope are helpful suggestions. Terry
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It does sound like a muscle cramp. Although I'm amazed it wouldn't actually wake you up because that's usually intense pain. In addition to magnesium, both calcium and potassium help reduce muscle cramps.
Has your girlfriend noticed this happening any other times?
As far as numbness and tingling, my extremeties definitely get this way with too much pressure. The best thing for me is to try and sleep on my back.
I would also tell your LLMD on the next visit. You could have nerve damage from the Lyme. I'm dealing with trying to understand all my nerve issues related to Lyme.
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I have had muscle cramps upon wakening in the night or early morning, mainly in my calf muscles--but I have always been aware of them, because they are extremely painful.
She said to me a week or two ago that I was twitching around somewhat, shortly after I fell asleep. I was not aware of this either...
Thanks!
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