so i had lots of help and advice on here yesterday,anxiety is thru the roof due to my constant tingly/numb cheeks ,tingly chin and lips ,tingly feet and numb tingly left hand,im trying like crazy to be rational and to be calm,is there anybody with knowledge of ms on here that can tell me if my symptoms even sound like ms?could all this tingly/numbness happen in so many different places at the same time continuosly all day everyday,its been nearly 3 months now,wish i could accept its anxiety but i just cant,am i simply torturing myself please help me
Hi sarah I am exactly the same! I have numbness and pressure all down the right side of my face, pins and needles everywhere and like hot itchy pin pricks all over! And doctors said its a over active nervous system!
hi kerry,its reassuring when somebody has the same symptoms,do you have them all the time?where do you experience the pins and needles?i also feel like pressure /tightness in my cheeks,i dunno which scares me most the hand or face, one doctor told me that only when i accept this is anxiety not ms will my symptoms start to ease and fade but its so hard isnt it x
I have it daily! I get the pins and needles in my arms hands and feet and the prickly sensation everywhere! I also get twitching and jerking! The numbness and pressure in my face/head scare me a lot!! I have been diagnosed with health anxiety so I pay to much attention to my symptoms and always think it's something serious!
Sarah ms is the most common phobia of people eith health anxiety the more you think obout it the worst it will get. Trust me i have been in your shoes and its not fun. But anxiety mimics all the same symptoms. But i bet ur eorst problem is googling symptoms.STOP GOOGLING EVERYTHING LEADS TO MS OR CANCER ONLINE
do you ever feel pain in your face too?the face thing is drivin me nuts today,does yours feel like you cant move your face properly?like its kinda locked in place if that makes sense x
Yes it does remember anxiety will over ride all your nerves just breath in and out. Have you been prescribed anxiety meds yet for panic attacks
i am on propranolol 80mg twice a day ,was on sertraline 100mg but doc changed me to prozac 4 days ago so maybe thats why i feel more panicky ,cant wait til they kick in,hand and face are really bad today x
so have you also experienced the face hand feet numbness/tingly thing ?
Yes I do my jaw gets very tight but I do clench my teeth a lot!
Hi chic I'm just like you !! I love this site for knowing that I'm not alone and no matter how I deal with my health issues and smart I think I am ... As soon as I have a bad few days im a nervous wreck it's so crap to have this quality of life ,,, I'm just thank full for a loving family and partner and thankful for the good days I do have ... One lady reassured me on this site of my ever changing issues saying our body's will manifest all sorts of symptoms and different feelings it's how we react to them that matters for our brains to recognise it as dangerous ... She made so much sense !!! I hope one of us help u .... X
hi lori,wish my symptoms would just give me a break,i feel like half a person x
Ye I know how u feel Bab ... It's mad cuz I have a few good days then it comes out of no where and I'm bk to square one again trying to keep a normal head !! Feeling like a ghost that's not really here !! Do u have good days sweet or is it constant sh*t days for you X
absolutely no good days at all ,been so long since i smiled x
Hi Sarah ,.I'm.so sorry you have to go through this , I also.get these same.exact anxiety symptoms like numbness on my forehead and cheeks and my whole face.at times and tingly feelings in my head my hands and my feet pressure I'm.my head and face , among other anxiety symptoms that drive me crazy , what scares me.the most is the head pressure and face numbness but I've seen all the doctors I could.see and had all the test a person can take to check.for everything from A-Z and everything came back normal , so.I was diagnosed with anxiety and panic disorder . and even though the doctors cleared me from any medical severity issues , I'm still convinced something is seriously wrong with me medically , living with anxiety is a constant fight and is constantly a issue for me and a burden in my life
I was like that in the start of this crazy ride I'm goin through but some how I've managed to start to enjoy and recognise a good day ... Don't get me wrong the bad days can last for days ... I've been having 3 bad ones so far and I'm just wondering when it will stop again for me the pains I get in my head and heart scare me the most .... It's like I'm waiting for death... But it's not like it all the time so I'm trying to train myself for the good day .... So horrible how I feel like my life is borrowed and carnt enjoy it .... But realistically I'm doin it to myself lol .... And could not even really pin point the start of it all for me ,.. But I can say when it got worse for sure !!!! If you find it hard to sleep like me I've found some real good relaxing things so feel free to message me cuz I'm not sure how the whole advertising YouTube is aloud ... Xxx smile now as you read this message and let's get you smiling more xx
i will msg you for sure,i have this crazy twitch thing happening around my chin just now thats freaking me out,have you ever experienced that?i can see it in mirror x
i have a twitch just near my chin thats freaking me out,i can see it in mirror,have you experienced this too?x
Ye Hun I get it everywhere mainly my face but yes very normal with anxiety I didn't know it was until I went to the doctors and told him .... I also get hot patches on my bk and leg the doctor told me my nervous system was disrupted lol it's hard to believe that there's nothin terribly wrong with you while your going threw it xx
MS is a very common fear with panic disorders. I have optic nerve issues so they had me go hrough weeks of testing and mris. Thankfully i didnt have lesions in my brain or anything sinister, just showed the eye issue. MS present vey differently. I have three frimds with it. I am not toing to say how i presents becaus thats counter productive. Hopefully you had an exam already, if not go get one. Discuss you cincerns with the doctor. They have many nuerologist whi specialize with ms and th would know just by the exam and would not give out mris unless you presented accordingly. An full exam is a secret way to figure this out as well. When they dialte your eyes they dan see the nerves and such and pressures..etc..its the window in. So yiu can get a full exam as well. I Absolutely have had the tingling. yiu can take b12 lozenges. Good for the health of the nerves system and tingles. If you are that curious and cincerned ask your doctor for a nuerologist referral and go dor an exam. Maybe that is the best answer here.