I noticed that when i raise my left hand it gets numb. Why?

Question

Whenever I raise my left arm, whether in standing position or lying down, it gets numb as if not enough blood circulates my arm starting from my fingers all the way down. The longer I keep it raised, the lower the numbness goes to my elbow.. down to my shoulder.. but I really haven't kept it up too long for the numbness to reach my shoulder because by the time it goes down, id be so afraid already. What's causing this? It's been like this for a year now and I realized this because it was before Valentines when I first felt this and its almost Valentines again! Help! Thanks!

Im female, 29 years old, 5'2", 180lbs -- overweight but no other health concerns; not pregnant and never been; has history of heart palpitations; I dont think its turns pale though...

Also, I noticed that my nails are getting this small crater-like dots. its like a tip of a pen drilled tiny holes in them. Its not that deep but it surely looks weird.

And as for my neck, sometimes i get these really painful, uber painful sensations in my veins like its going to be ripped apart or like it will pop... then the pain goes away. I forget this eventually but lately yes, these episodes have been coming back...

Answer 1

you don't give any information like age or health, but you could be compressing an artery at the shoulder, or you could have Reynaud's Syndrome. Do your fingers turn white and then get tingly when you lower your arm? Ask your doctor.

Answer 2

Well you should have gone to see a doctor a long time ago. Because sounds besides having circulation problems you could have othere problems that can be bad for you. So amke an appointment now and see what happening before it gets worse.

Answer 3

You don’t have to get worried about it. It could be because there is not enough blood circulation due to perhaps disuse atrophy or perhaps due to the fact that part of your body was at rest for two or three hours. You can find good home remedies for this. I did find some at http://ailments.in/peripheralneuropathy.html

Answer 4

My husband has the same problem. If he does anything with his arms raised, like painting, drywall, etc. they go numb. He mentioned this to our doctor a few years ago and the doctor just said, "Hmm." I figured if the dr. wasn't worried about it then we wouldn't worry about it either.

Answer 5

Most likely, the verdict it that the muscles in your neck, and/or shoulder are very tight, thus pinching nerves that run down through your arms. Consider stretching as often as possible. Also, Chiropractic care, and/or massage therapy can generally cure these symptoms.

Answer 6

Because there's a ceiling fan above you and your hand is getting wacked by the blades.

Answer 7

too many things could be going on to even guess , go to the clinic of doc