So last night out of no where my left arm went really weak, my hand closed, and started shaking. I could make a fist fine, but when I tried to open my hand and straighten my fingers, my hand started violently shaking.

This morning I noticed right up in my forearm it feels "tight", and my arm feels heavy. The shaking isn't as bad as last night, but it's still shaking. I feel weakness even typing right now.

Anyone have this happen before?

7/18/2013 8:50:29 AM

you should seek medical attention

[Edited on July 18, 2013 at 9:01 AM. Reason : .]

7/18/2013 9:00:24 AM

damn you should probably drop whatever it is you're doing and

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"seek medical attention"

7/18/2013 9:20:40 AM

Or your gonna be a meatsicle.

7/18/2013 9:27:06 AM

Hopefully he's on his way to the hospital right now.

7/18/2013 9:33:02 AM

I expected a thread about giving a weak handshake.

7/18/2013 9:56:21 AM

stroke

7/18/2013 9:57:19 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_hand_syndrome

7/18/2013 10:13:42 AM

I was torn between an Evil Dead picture and an Idle Hands picture. Votes?

7/18/2013 10:31:47 AM

that happens to me at jiu jitsu tournaments

after hours of grappling my muscles fatigue and my hand cramps to the point where i cant even open my fingers up and my hand permanently stays in a fist until i take my other hand and pry it open.

it think it may be a muscular fatigue plus some nutrient deficiency, jus a guess though, but i know that feeling its weird and sucks!

it is definitely a forearm muscle issue, i can feel the it there its definitely the source of the cramps

hope its not a sign of a stroke

[Edited on July 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM. Reason : r]

7/18/2013 10:38:44 AM

Girl, please go to the doctor and let us know you're okay when you get back!

7/18/2013 10:41:48 AM

Yeah...those are neuro/musculoskeletal symptoms, maybe pinched nerve. Go to the doctor!

7/18/2013 10:45:43 AM

CLOSE TO DYING


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7/18/2013 10:54:31 AM

^^^^ used to happen to me all the time after wrestling matches, but it went away within an hour or so.

[Edited on July 18, 2013 at 10:55 AM. Reason : ]

7/18/2013 10:55:21 AM

so long MeatStick, we never knew ye.

7/18/2013 1:26:47 PM

It happened during Krav training....

Dr. sad I have a pulled muscle and a pinched radial nerve. Muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatory drugs....suppose to keep it out of use for 2 weeks...

I guess I can just punch/block with just my right and then climb with my right side only

7/18/2013 1:45:14 PM

I don't understand how you didn't immediately go to the ER.

7/18/2013 2:21:47 PM

^ because she's not having a fucking stroke, or meningitis, or a TBI, so there's no reason to clog already overly clogged ER's with something your primary can help you with.

it sounds exactly like a pinched nerve. some motrin and a couple weeks off and she'll be fine.

an er would have given her motrin, flexoril, a consult to neurology... possibly an mri if she bitched enough... oh and a $4000 bill

7/18/2013 2:29:15 PM

I play enough sports (Krav Maga, Aerial Silks, Field Hockey, Running, Volleyball) that I kind of ignore most injuries/pain because I really read into "discomfort" vs "sharp pain and immediate danger". I was hoping last night I just hit something weird and was tired...I gave it an overnight then went to a Dr. when symptoms didn't go away.

Kinda sucks. This puts a damper on my happy .

7/18/2013 2:46:56 PM

What a pulled muscle and a pinched radial nerve may look like.

7/18/2013 2:55:51 PM

not for an obviously athletic sub 35 year old female. you fucking chicken littles need to stop this nonsense and just go to your doctor. the er is not the right choice.

7/18/2013 3:02:01 PM

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"^ because she's not having a fucking stroke, or meningitis, or a TBI, so there's no reason to clog already overly clogged ER's with something your primary can help you with. it sounds exactly like a pinched nerve. some motrin and a couple weeks off and she'll be fine. an er would have given her motrin, flexoril, a consult to neurology... possibly an mri if she bitched enough... oh and a $4000 bill"

cool, glad we have a doctor here. not everyone is a doctor. clearly the OP didn't know what was going on, and her symptoms were pretty crazy. urgent care if one is open, ER if not.

my uncle died of a heart attack overnight because of reasoning like yours.

[Edited on July 18, 2013 at 3:21 PM. Reason : .]

7/18/2013 3:14:03 PM

make sure you drink plenty of water

7/18/2013 3:47:21 PM

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"not for an obviously athletic sub 35 year old female. you fucking chicken littles need to stop this nonsense and just go to your doctor. the er is not the right choice"

shut the fuck up

by my count, TWO people mentioned either "ER" or "hospital"

at least FOUR people mentioned seeking help from some other provider (i.e. they did not mention either ER or Hospital). read much?


oh, and "obviously athletic sub 35 year old female" should not experience something like that, so haha logic fail. stfu

7/18/2013 5:03:08 PM

oh this is lounge

[Edited on July 18, 2013 at 9:27 PM. Reason : k]

7/18/2013 9:27:07 PM

Could've fooled me.

7/18/2013 9:33:17 PM

one time i hiccuped and pinched my vagus nerve.

all kinds of shit was real fucked up for awhile.

i still wont drink sprite.

7/19/2013 12:27:47 AM

lol @ you two

7/19/2013 7:24:23 AM

It sounds like Dystonia to me

Im Krallum and I approved this message

7/19/2013 7:51:13 AM

I can to post pinched nerve, but see you found that yourself. This used to happen to me after wrestling practice sometimes, especially if there were a lot of throws/rolls/slams.

7/20/2013 9:25:58 AM

And how did you fix it?

7/20/2013 12:19:24 PM

having people walk on my back and getting back and neck massage with some advil was how I dealt with it. I never got rid of it until I stopped wrestling.

7/20/2013 1:32:34 PM

thoracic outlet syndrome?

7/21/2013 11:40:35 PM

I thought this thread was about giving weak hand shakes due to having insufficient grip strength.

7/29/2013 4:51:15 PM