I've had anxiety for many years now but for the past 2 years I've gotten worse I now suffer with pins and needles down my left side some shooting chest pains and my.lip on my left side tingles I can be ok for weeks then it flares up again I've had a me all ok bloods all ok and Ecg is ok doctor says anxiety but I'm not convinced does anyone else have these symptoms?
Hi Deborah,this symptoms are very common on people wit anxiety.Anxiety can cause weird 'severe physical symptoms
I don't feel anxious until these symptoms start I'm so scared and its affecting my day to day life I'm on proprananol and duloxitine but no improvement
hey deborah,
i got the same thing but my was on the right side with the cheek, lips, tongue and then it started down my neck and sometimes in my arms. ive been on cit for about 6 weeks now and i havent had those physical symptoms for a couple of weeks (touch wood). i wasnt convinced that it was anxiety until i took the plunge and went on cit and it has tapered everything down. i hope this helps and you feel better soon!
cassandra
I was on citalipram for years then was.off them for 2 years then as my new symptoms started I went back on them and found they didn work so on duloxitine and there not helping so my.mind.is thinking not anxiety
I have very severe physical symptoms myself,I am still thinking maybe I have something else but I went in A&E many times, had blood tests and all normal.Our mind is the problem,we think too much.
Hi Deborah. It definitely sounds like anxiety to me and cristina is right, we over think everything turning it into something catastrophic. I'm the same but I have had 2 lots of 6 sessions of cbt which helps you change your thought process. I'm not saying it is 100% effective but it has made a difference to me. I still suffer with anxiety but having a few coping tools will go a little way to help. Try and stay strong, your can make some improvements. My therapist said if you suffer with anxiety it will always be there but it is learning to control it so it doesn't control you xx
I do CBT aswell but my anxiety is very severe and I decided to go on medication to easy the symptoms a little.Hope it works
Hi Deborah! I am also at this do not believe its anxiety stage with my own symptoms. I have been having the severe tingling in arms, legs and feet for about 3 months now. I've been taking sertraline for two weeks and I thought I was noticing an improvement but the last couple of days having a flare up. I can sympathise with you and hope for both of us it will stop. I keep hoping that it will just disappear!! Are you on any medication or had any inthe past. May be worth looking into or some other therapy and relaxation techniques. Im starting a new hobby. Goodluck, let me know how you are traveling in the coming weeks.
I take proprananol and duloxitine but same as you I think I find it working then next min I'm back to feeling dreadful again I'm just stuck and have no answers to these symptoms and it is stopping me from day to day life
I spent about 2 weeks in such a state/daze/emotional wreck when it started. Despite how hard it is I just keep telling myself to take it one day at a time and just keep going. I read a nice quote (not sure who or where)the other week "when you are going through hell whatever you do dont stop!" Im trying to keep this my motto. Ive received m candle making kit and aromatherapy oils and about to start a new hobby to keep busy. We need to rule out any other medical condition (other than anxiety) still and search for an answer but try to not let it control us. My friend suggested (and read elsewhere) to allow yourself a set time to worry each day then stop thinking about it. not sure exactly how long to allow! :P goodluck
I never got the pins and needles sensation in my body,but I had numbness in one side of my face (the same feeling you get when you go the dentist). If you look for an illness whilst suffering from anxiety you'll develop one of the symptom from that illness,and if you're anything like me, others will follow,but it didn't stop there with me. I'd go from one illness to another,and each illness would be worse than the last.I'd start off with a cold and before the weeks out I'd be convinced I had Aids.
I suffered for 12 months with Anxiety (it was really really bad for about 4 months),and the only symptom I occasionally get now after 9 years is the odd twitch every blue moon.I don't worry about developing a neurological illness when I twitch(which was my my biggest fear),the twitch just reminds me off a dark period of my life,and like your symptoms Deb,they develop for no reason at all. The trick is to ignore your symptoms (easier said than done I know), but if there's a way of keeping your mind occupied then do it,oh, and stay away from google.
I do try and when I'm doing.other things the symptoms ain't there until.i think oh there gone yes it does feel like I've been to the dentist thanks for everyone's comments nice to know I'm not the.only one which might start to help me