My right arm is completly numb and I panic out of my bed sometimes. The reason is that I fall asleep on my shoulder and sometimes it takes a minute til it functions again.
Last night I fell asleep again and woke up and it it took longer than usual to get it back to moving. I started crying and was totally panic mode.
Is this something that can cause long term issues if this happens frequently or should I change the way I sleep? Can I ignore it?
Numbness from putting weight on something usually means you are restricting blood-flow.
Generally harmless, doing so for 9 hours every night could eventually lead to atrophy of the limb.
Try to mix up your sleeping arrangement to not sleep with the full weight of your body on your shoulder all night every night.
We are talking 8 hours a night for years to have any lasting impact, unless you have something like diabetes, where the nerve damage will occur faster.
Don’t panic, just try to change your sleeping position/sleeping surface.