Dealing with Numbness, Tingling, Swelling and Pain in Arms

I get this too, a lot in my joints. Putting something hot on my joints tends to help the numbness. Like a heating pad or taking an extremely hot bath.

Absolutely I have it in all extremities sometimes all at the same time definitely not enjoyable

Yes…. Ugh, it’s terrible. Mine is more in lower arms, wrist, and fingers, but yes. Sometimes it’s a strange tightness from swelling/inflammation, it hurts to move, I feel so stiff, and my range of motion in my wrists gets very limited. At night, I have to change sleep positions often because I lose feeling in my arms and hands or, like you said, wake up to a deep, intense pain, like someone just stabbed me with a hot poker in my forearm. 😥 I probably need to see a vascular specialist but I already have so many ‘ists’ …