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When I was at the pulmonologist they had me do a 6 min walk test during the test I did not use my o2. At the 5 min mark I had to stop and sit, I started hyperventilating (not real hard) and during this time both my arms , legs, and mouth went completely numb. my hands clinch up and were stiff as a board and my legs also. It was really crazy. I stayed this way for about an hour. Ive always been pretty athletic and nothing like this has ever happened. He said of course it was not a stroke bc it was on both sides, my pupils were good and i was very coherent.
He wasnt sure what it was either. Could lack of o2 do this? Just wondering if anyone has experienced this. have a good day thank u Posted on 03/21/12, 03:57 pm |
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I'm not sure, but if you were hyperventilating, it could be you had too much ogygen and not enough carbon dioxide. I had to call an ambulance for my husband once because of that. It really feels like you can't breathe which can cause you to panic and hyperventilate even more. 
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I haven't heard of that happening, but I'm still so new at all of this I'm not suprized. Please keep us posted on how your doing and what they think caused it.
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How much O2 are you normally on? What was your saturation at the 5 min mark? For me when my oxygen dropped my hands and feed would go to extreme cold (never turned blue); however I have read of that happening. I would guess if you lost enough oxygen They could go numb. SusabABC brings up a good point about your CO2 level. The pulmonologist should do an ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) during your next PFT. If he hasn't, be sure to get one..
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Thank u for your replys...
I spoke to my Doctor more on this and he didnt think low oxygen could cause this. I was total paralyzed from shoulder to fingers and from hips to feet. It was really scary....! He did mention the posibility of something called Periodic paralysis. This is a rare disorder that happens genetically in 1 of 200.000thousand were the person is either too low or too high with potasium(it would only of course affect someone with this disorder). He said my bloodwork did show low potasium. very interesting, right. Whatever it was i would perfer it not to happen again,
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This happens with hyperventilation because the CO2 bottoms out.
Overbreathing can also cause the calcium levels to drop in your blood, which may result in the following nervous system symptoms: -Numbness and tingling (usually in both arms or around the mouth) -Spasms or cramps of the hands and feet -Muscle twitching
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