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Thyroid Cancer, Nodules & Hyperthyroidism (Expert Forum)
Hypo: Hands numb in morning, and fall asleep in bed at night.
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Mark Lupo, M.D. - Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Thyroid Ultrasound
Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Sarasota - FL
Questions in the Thyroid forum are answered by Mark Lupo, MD. Topics covered include Goiter, Graves Disease, Hyperthyroid, Parathyroid/Calcium Problems, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodules/Cysts, Thyroiditis, Thyroid & Pregnancy, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Thyroid Tests, and Thyroid Surgery.
Hypo: Hands numb in morning, and fall asleep in bed at night.
by Newbee2000, Jun 17, 2007 12:00AM
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism due to hashimotos. The symptoms that I've had are: mild tingling in my feet, a few heart palpitations, occasional mind fog, BUT the symptom that is scaring me is mild numbness in both hands when I wake up in the mornining, and also my hands sometimes "fall asleep" when I'm asleep in bed. Sleeping in a different position doesn't help. -- Is the morning numbness in my hands an/or hands falling asleep in bed a symptoms of being hypothyoid?? My TSH was 11, after 6 weeks of syhthroid my tsh dropped to 6. MD just increased synthroid to 75 mcg. two days ago.
Doctor's Answer
by Mark Lupo, M.D., Jun 17, 2007 12:00AM
, Jun 17, 2007 12:00AM
you likely have carpal tunnel syndrome -- temporary use of a brace for the wrists will help alleviate the nerve compression when you sleep - and hypothyroidism can aggravate carpal tunnel syndrome, so making sure the TSH is optimized (around 1.0) is appropriate.
Member Comments (1)
by donna511, Feb 14, 2008 07:58PM
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