I have muscle spams and twitches all
The time! Pins and needles in my hands, chest pains, heart palpitations the lot! Doctors have done bloods, ECG, brain MRI and say I'm all fine and this is just anxiety heeeeelp
Have you had a muscle biopsy or nerve conduction test or MRI scan to exclude MS?
IMHO as I trained as a nursenIt is essential to get a printout of your bood resuts and tests to reassure you.
You cannot continuet o fear the worst you need to see the evidence to help you to become calmer. This is howsome people react.SO please try nottogt into a state about it all. I would suggest magnesium until youget some more answers. Magnesium helsto relax the muscles and it also has a calming effect. If youhave kidney disease thencheck this out with your dr. There are ther conditions tht can cuse spasms etc bu these need exploring first.
Hi Jack, I too have those symptoms caused by anxiety, I get pins and needles also in my feet, chest pains occasionally and heart flutters amongst a miriade of other symptoms that tend to vary daily.
My main symptom involves my stomach from it feeling like there is lead in it to a horrible feeling I can't describe.
My muscles don't spasm but they do twitch from time to time.
Unlike Jane I don't need to see evidence to rule things out as I've had over 20 years of experience (feeling well most of that time), I accept its anxiety and its my anxiety talking.
If you think having further tests will calm you down then it's worth you doing so.
I know how all consuming anxiety can be so perhaps as well as getting the further tests done you enquire about CBT or search the Internet about overcoming health anxiety.
Best of luck my friend.
Neil
Just to clarifyI suggested thatJack get copies of blood resultsetc to reassure him. Actually seeing the evidence in front of you can be reassuring and empowering and eal with a lot of the anxiety.
Jack,
muscle twitches are very common with Anxiety. Millions of people have them, and athletes get them a lot . It's not a main symptom of MS.
I too thought I had MS in my 20s with those, pins and needles in arms and legs and many other symptoms. All tests came back normal.
THE MRI would have detected MS. SO, now you need to work on your anxiety.
Dont react with Anxiety when you have symptoms because that increases your symptoms. Your brain needs to calm down.
i can eliminate the symptoms by reacting in a calm way and listening to meditation audios on you tube for stress,anxiety,etc. I use earbuds and lay down. Try them!
Dont let fear take you over!
You will be fine!
Get a copy of the book called Mindfulness. It teaches us how to manage anxiety.
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I agree with everything you say I get pins and needles all over hot flashes trembling light headiness you name it have got it I'm on citalapram 4omg been to cpt classes health anxiety is terrible and the more you think about it it gets worse