Right arm feels so heavy?

[Opheliasgoldenwine]

I feel fine but my right arm feels so heavy and I'm finding it really difficult to lift it, it's such an effort to lift it; is this something to consider booking a GP appointment for next week or is it probably nothing? TIA

You need to call 111 now. It may turn out to be nothing. However it can be a sign of serious problems. Please call them.

My wrist works fine though it's just so heavy but no pain.

It started this evening though.

especially in women it could be a sign of a heart attack, really call 111.

I'm only 21 there's no pain though and been going on for hours??

I would call 111 I’ve not heard of this symptom but they can run through the checklists and assess if it’s serious or not for you

Definitely call.

better safe than sorry, just call.

I wonder what happened to OP?

F - face (drooping, lopsided when smiling)
A - arm weakness, numb, difficulty to raise arm
S - speech difficulty, slurred speech
T - time to call, "I think this is a stroke"

FAST

(From the American stroke association web page).

I thought of stroke. Hope op ok

Parasthesia can have a number of causes. I hope the OP’s ok...think the chances are she went to bed.

Were you doing a lot of typing or lifting, or using a mouse with the computer for a long time in the past few days?

I hope you are okay.

I reported the thread to Mumsnet at around 4 this morning, so they've probably attended to it by now, one way or the other. Hope OP did decide to make that 111 call though.

Hi all,

I'm so grateful that you took time to reply to my thread; I was up with DD a lot and have been exhausted today, hence no reply so far.

My arm still feels a bit heavy but my leg felt heavy today too; I've put it down to extreme tiredness (joys of teething) but if it doesn't go away I will get it checked out.

Thanks all

I didn't ring because 1) I was exhausted and 2) DP said I was overreacting and I didn't want to waste anyone's time.

I'm glad you came back to the thread. I was worried about you. Please do get it checked out, I'm sure you wouldn't be wasting anyone's time.

Thank you jingle

You mentioned teething, maybe the arm sensation is from carrying the baby around a lot or wheeling the pram relentlessly backwards and forwards...that sure can mess up an arm!

Make your partner memorize the FAST acronym so he knows what to do.

Practice on this sentence, of it's suddenly impossible to say, and you start to slur a lot (and it's not from alcohol) it's time to call too. "She sells seashells on the seashore, and the shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure."

Glad to hear you're OK!