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Old 05-December-2007, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by KaiYeves View Post
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to turn over, and my leg will hurt like heck as I move it for a few minutes. Is this sleep paralysis?
No, that's your leg "going asleep" (loss of blood). You get into a position that causes loss of blood to a leg or an arm, and when the discomfort level gets great enough, it alerts your brain enough to get you moving, so that blood can return.
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