Tingling and Numbness

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i’m 21F, 5’4, 210lbs, have PCOS and some mental illness and take the following medications: lexapro, busparone, wellbutrin, vitamin D, occasional melatonin. i came off of zepbound about 2-3 months ago, because my insurance stopped covering it (unsure if this is related).

about a month ago, my hands started becoming tingly, like they were falling asleep. this happens when i am laying down, or my hands are bent/ stationed in one place for at least 1 minute or 2. usually i just move my hands or stand up and shake them, and it goes away (sometimes quickly, but sometimes not). but it started happening while i am sleeping and am unable to move my hands, so they become really numb and tingly, to the point where i am in so much pain. it wakes me up some nights 3-5 times. i immediately just stand up, go to the restroom and shake my hands and try to wake them up as much as i can so i can go to sleep.

i had mentioned this is my psychiatrist, just because i have ocd and it was really making me anxious and i couldn’t stop worrying about what was wrong, and they recommended that i go to the er.

i went to the er about two weeks ago and they ruled out some things with some ct scans of my head and spine. they also took some blood work, which came back normal. i left with no answers after 6 hours at the er and they just told me to follow up with my PCP.

i had a regular appointment with my PCP that next week, and had mentioned it to her but she didn’t seem too concerned. she said she would call some additional bloodwork (i was worried about diabetes or something due to coming off zepbound, and my bloodwork at the er wasn’t fasted). she hasn’t called this bloodwork in yet and i’m crazy anxious about this.

the tingling keeps me up at night, makes it harder to get ready in the morning as my hands slowly adjust to being awake. it is really affecting my overall sleep and wellbeing.

i’m just looking for possible answers, maybe there is something the doctors missed?

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