Ok so last night when i feel asleep, I was sleeping on my stomach and I woke up suddenly to my right arm having a sudden sharp pain or idk if it was cramping, it lasted maybe 1 minutes then went away but the residue of the pain was still there (if that makes sense). I went back to sleep and did not feel it until a few minutes ago. I felt it twice.
I took my blood pressure shortly after and it was 116/62. I don't have any symptoms like dizziness or nausea or anyhting, its just concerning. Idk if i should go to the doctors. Its not swollen or red or tender...it looks like and feels like my left arm. Sometimes i felt the pain in my wrist area or to the the side of my wrist.
I have health anxiety and I'm afraid its a DVT (lately my mind has been focused on that.)
I attached a picture, the red is where the pain/cramp would be felt and the blue is where would hurt after the cramp (it would only hurt for a few minutes.)
The other picture is of my arm.
Hi WorryBunny. I really have never heard of that before. If it is such a concern to you, perhaps it would be better to contact your Dr.
I rubbed this thing called mustarcreme (idk if you heard of it) it's suppose to help with sprains, nerve pain etc it's kinda like icy hot. Anyways I rubbed it in that spot of the pain and I haven't felt the pain. Although my fingers tingle on and off.
hey i'm totally getting the same symptoms today - how are you feeling now?
Oh I'm totally fine. I never ended up going to the doctor but it was happening on and off for a few days . I just let myself go through it and it hasn't happened since. I think it was the was I was sleeping plus I used to write a lot and put my arm in awkward positions
I wouldn't say follow what I did just because it could be something else. So please go with your best judgement even if that means visiting your doctor.
Thankyou for your reply! very good to hear. i feel i share the same worrying issues and anxiety as perhaps you do. the cramps come and go but i can't help feeling they are largely diet related. these things crop up as just another thing for my worried mind to latch onto and amplify. sometimes i wonder if antidepressants could help suppress the worry.