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I had heart palpitations randomly for over 8 months after Covid. I still find that my extremities tend to go to sleep and start tingling regardless of what I do (even them hanging by my side). It's extremely noticeable when I wake up from sleep. Even sleeping on my back with hands to the sides all night wakes up with them completely asleep and tingling, and other parts of the body seem to go to sleep easier than they did pre-Covid.

Thankfully, even though I likely had an early variant(Dec 2020), mine was not very extreme. I was constantly cold (like 45 minutes hot showers to get warm) and lost taste/smell, but I felt decent enough to run a 5k with it (probably stupidly, but at least it warmed me up), but the after effects have got me worried, especially the tingling in extremities which doesn't show any sign of going away.

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I get the tinglies too since I've had covid. What helped me a bunch is making sure my shoulders are plenty warm. Often that involves a hot water bottle. Turned it from a nightly sleep interruption into pretty much a non-issue overnight for me, so it's worth experimenting with.

Huh, I got sick a few weeks ago and PCR test was negative for covid, but I had this same thing with the tingling arms last night, I woke up and it was my whole body pretty much, but especially bad in the arms. And now I'm getting it a bit in my feet / ankle area awake today.

Ah man I hate to hear that. It's quite annoying and I honestly don't want anyone to deal with it. Just makes waking up such a pain.

But yeah mine is mostly my arms and when I wake up. Hopefully it goes away quickly for you!

I am having the same tingling issue where my hands fall asleep easily. Almost exactly as you describe. What could be causing this? I’m going to see a doctor in a couple weeks but wondering if I should try to see one sooner. Could it be caused by clots?

No clue. My doctor mentioned the possibility of nerve damage from covid but I moved before I could get in for those tests. Also check vitamin D and B12 (I was slightly deficient in B12, but even after supplements and other stuff it didn't change). Please let me know what you find out!

Did you get vaccinated as well? Apparently the vaccine helps people with long covid.

It helps some people. But there are people for whom it makes things worse. I know one of them. She had covid early in the spring of 2020 and made very slow progress to getting better. The vaccine put her back six months at least. I'm not saying someone should not get it, but find some statistics about the likelihood it will make you better vs worse.

Why is this getting downvoted? I’ve seen the same thing. People have very different experiences.

Yes I'm vaccinated and boosted. It didn't really help. Got my second shot March 2021 (teacher), and symptoms didn't really go away until September, and I still have some as I said.

This is crazy but, I have had the exact same symptoms recently. At night, when laying on my stomach like I have slept my whole life, my hands start tingling like they are losing circulation. This is when flat beside my body.

any sort of decreased circulation can cause tingling. you may have had underlying cardiovascular/pulmonary issues for a long time, and are just now noticing it because covid.

I don't though. I went and got everything checked out after it started but before my insurance ran out (I moved countries and lost my work coverage). There was nothing on any of the tests that were run. And I've no other symptoms of anything really.

sure, it's hard to know without detailed investigation. i mention it only because i've personally had some underlying issues surface due to being unable to play basketball (my primary physical fitness activity) for over a year during covid.

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