arms keep falling asleep

red5260 · Nov 20, 2009

When sleeping on my side my arm will fall asleep, my shoulder and hip will hurt after a while and I'll have to flip over. This didn't used to be a problem. Doesn't seem to matter what kind of mattress I am on. I am bigger than I used to be but not that much bigger. 5 lbs more in a yrs time. Any ideas on why this is now a problem?

wasp · Nov 20, 2009

now that ive gotten bigger i have the same problem, toss and turn much more

PsyT · Nov 20, 2009

solution is simple...don't sleep on your side

SOCOM · Nov 20, 2009

Happens to me while on cycle.

prime · Nov 20, 2009

Have you had both arms fall asleep at the same time? Now that's scary. Trying to flop over onto your back with two dead limbs until the blood comes back. The first time it happened to me I thought they weren't going to come back.

Try sleeping on your back if you can.

wasp · Nov 20, 2009

i was reading where test can induce sleep apnea..............

red5260 · Nov 21, 2009

prime said:
Have you had both arms fall asleep at the same time? Now that's scary. Trying to flop over onto your back with two dead limbs until the blood comes back. The first time it happened to me I thought they weren't going to come back.

Try sleeping on your back if you can.

yeah they both fall asleep at the same time when I'm on my side. That's what I usually do is just flip over to the other side. It works but I just don't rest like I used to.

Scottyd · Nov 21, 2009

I have the same problem, my doctor originally diagnosed it as being carpel tunnel, when it first started it was just my hands that would go numb. I usually end up waking from it 2-3 times a night. I hate it...

BiggJuicy · Nov 22, 2009

The bigger you get the worse it gets. Try stretching more and getting deep tissue massages. They're the only things that helped me.

drob29 · Nov 24, 2009

same thing happens to me, I wake up and cant feel my fingers sometimes.

repmks · Nov 26, 2009

drob29 said:
same thing happens to me, I wake up and cant feel my fingers sometimes.

yea someone my arms get so numb ill slap myself in the face while tossing and turning thinking someone else did it.

kscowboy · Nov 26, 2009

I feel your pain bro. This has happened to me for the past 8 years and i am a normal looking guy (Not big by any means). Mine also fall asleap if i am on the couch on my back.

But i have a solution for you that i have been doing for 8 years that does not fail.

Get yourself another pillow (Full size like you sleep with under your head). Now hug this pillow all night long. When you are on your side, take your arm (The one you are not laying on) and hug that pillow against your chest (like you are cuddling with a woman) (I cant cuddle cause i have soo much body heat i start to sweat. Pisses my wife off). You will eventually learn to flop all night long and switch it between arms. I can start on my right side and end up, upside down in the bed and i will still be cuddling that pillow.

This has never failed me for 8 years. But if i dont have a pillow mine fall asleap and are very painful. KS

repmks · Nov 30, 2009

kscowboy said:
I feel your pain bro. This has happened to me for the past 8 years and i am a normal looking guy (Not big by any means). Mine also fall asleap if i am on the couch on my back.

But i have a solution for you that i have been doing for 8 years that does not fail.

Get yourself another pillow (Full size like you sleep with under your head). Now hug this pillow all night long. When you are on your side, take your arm (The one you are not laying on) and hug that pillow against your chest (like you are cuddling with a woman) (I cant cuddle cause i have soo much body heat i start to sweat. Pisses my wife off). You will eventually learn to flop all night long and switch it between arms. I can start on my right side and end up, upside down in the bed and i will still be cuddling that pillow.

This has never failed me for 8 years. But if i dont have a pillow mine fall asleap and are very painful. KS

def trying this soon.

wasp · Nov 30, 2009

kscowboy said:
I feel your pain bro. This has happened to me for the past 8 years and i am a normal looking guy (Not big by any means). Mine also fall asleap if i am on the couch on my back.

But i have a solution for you that i have been doing for 8 years that does not fail.

Get yourself another pillow (Full size like you sleep with under your head). Now hug this pillow all night long. When you are on your side, take your arm (The one you are not laying on) and hug that pillow against your chest (like you are cuddling with a woman) (I cant cuddle cause i have soo much body heat i start to sweat. Pisses my wife off). You will eventually learn to flop all night long and switch it between arms. I can start on my right side and end up, upside down in the bed and i will still be cuddling that pillow.

This has never failed me for 8 years. But if i dont have a pillow mine fall asleap and are very painful. KS

i have the same problem, my girl doesnt understand, i get hot ..........im like an oven

Scottyd · Nov 30, 2009

kscowboy said:
I feel your pain bro. This has happened to me for the past 8 years and i am a normal looking guy (Not big by any means). Mine also fall asleap if i am on the couch on my back.

But i have a solution for you that i have been doing for 8 years that does not fail.

Get yourself another pillow (Full size like you sleep with under your head). Now hug this pillow all night long. When you are on your side, take your arm (The one you are not laying on) and hug that pillow against your chest (like you are cuddling with a woman) (I cant cuddle cause i have soo much body heat i start to sweat. Pisses my wife off). You will eventually learn to flop all night long and switch it between arms. I can start on my right side and end up, upside down in the bed and i will still be cuddling that pillow.

This has never failed me for 8 years. But if i dont have a pillow mine fall asleap and are very painful. KS

This helps with mine, I have a full body size pillow, usually once I fall asleep it ends up on the floor though but I'm a rough sleeper. I've also noticed that if I can keep from extending my arm straight while sleeping it helps keep them from going numb. If I let my arm extend off the bed it gets really painfull, sometimes I'll sleep in a t-shirt and tuck my arms inside of it.

wasp · Nov 30, 2009

Scottyd said:
This helps with mine, I have a full body size pillow, usually once I fall asleep it ends up on the floor though but I'm a rough sleeper. I've also noticed that if I can keep from extending my arm straight while sleeping it helps keep them from going numb. If I let my arm extend off the bed it gets really painfull, sometimes I'll sleep in a t-shirt and tuck my arms inside of it.

lol, like a straight jacket?

Scottyd · Dec 1, 2009

wasp said:
lol, like a straight jacket?

Yep, funny you put it that way cause sleep deprivation can make a man crazy

red5260 · Dec 2, 2009

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I will try the pillow-hug thing. Just seems premature this is happening. I am just not that big. I could see this starting to happen if I was 245 or so. Not 228.