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leg numb feeling

Sent to Health Experts September 13, 2006 10:11 p.m.

I was sitting on the sofa for about 10 minutes or so felt a numbness on the outside of my left leg

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September 13, 2006 10:26 p.m. (14 minutes and 50 seconds later)

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Hello,

Some of the causes:

sitting or standing long time in one position
vitamin b12 deficiency
insufficient blood flow due to atherosclerosis
alcohol and tobacco use
herniated disk in the lower back
underactive thyroid or diabetes
some medications
abnormal level of calcium, sodium, potassium

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003206.htm

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Edited by vyetimyan on September 13 2006 at 10:29pm

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