Hi all, I am back here after 3 years of doing really well. (I took Lexapro last time and it helped and then got off it). Now after years of struggling with a personal issue, I started getting muscle spasms in my neck which turned into arm and leg numbness upon laying down. It woke me up last night and was up all night b/c it freaks me out. I keep thinking I have something else wrong with me and it cant be anxiety.
Did anyone else ever get the arm and leg numbness? It would help so much if I knew it was just from anxiety and then I wouldnt be so afraid of it when it comes. BTW- I still keep anyone suffering from anxiety depression in my prayers after being on here from years ago. Thanks so much, Maria
Posts: 110 | Location: New York | Registered: December 29, 2006
I do when I have a panic attack...but I don't think that's what you're talking about. I wanted to reply to you because my dad also suffers from anxiety and he has numbness. He says that his fingers will be numb for weeks at a time. Doctors don't know why this happens to him, but I was letting you know that it actually could be your anxiety causing it. Good luck!!
Posts: 1 | Location: GA | Registered: August 13, 2009
I too have the arm and leg numbness. Mine is commonly due to very tight muscles and muscle spasms. Alot of times, mine will be one-sided i.e. my whole right or left side. Yup, still scares the heck out of me...but all anxiety!
Posts: 229 | Location: MA | Registered: June 28, 2007
i actually had my husband drive me to the hospital about a month ago. i was so worried that the arm numbness had something to do with a heart attack. it turned out its actually been muscle tension. the arm numbness is gone but now i have such pain in my neck, shoulders and back. this really stinks! my hope is that since the arm tingling/numbness went away after a couple of weeks that this will too. feel better soon!
ME too, Neck ache, tongue numbness, arms, fingers, toes, all differents times, sometimes a few minutes, sometimes all day, off and on, I think it's delayed from a VERY stressful summer, lack of exercise, negative thoughts, which bytheway, is HUGE! when i'm positive, and rebuke my negative thought in it's track and replace it with a positive, then those are my best days. But it's scary till you realize that stress severly alters your body symptoms and can cause all kinds of weird symptoms. Crazy stuff that stress. Relaxing, and sleep are huge. speaking of I should go to bed. Peace and prayers
Hey Maria, I get leg and arm numbness, body pains, headaches, nausea, upset stomach, heart palpitations, racing thoughts, or opposite difficulty getting started on things and finishing them, and foggy spacey thinking. I get these at varying times any given day. I have come to accept they correlate with my anxiety and panic attacks and my depression. However if you are concerned about your own symptoms you should talk to a doctor.
i get that but i also get it in my hands and feet especially if i am on my way to work. it used to be so bad that i would get shap pains in my hands and feet also has that ever happened to you?
Posts: 9 | Location: ohio | Registered: October 27, 2009
My arm gets numb when I am having a panic attack. I have had the ambulance come by at least 3 times when having these because yes they woke me up and scared me to death about if this was "THE ONE".
Its the anxiety and if you have been throught he program and have succeeded I think you know what to do next.
HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE I'M 27YRS OLD I WAS PRESCRIBED CLONAZEPAM FOR ANXIETY YRS AGO, WHICH I DONT GET OFTEN AND WHEN I DO GET ANXIETY I ONLY FEEL MY FINGER TIPS START TO TINGLE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND THAT IS WHEN I TAKE THE MEDICATION, HOWEVER THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN MONTHS, UNTIL YESTERDAY EVENING I WAS JUST SITTING ON THE COUCH ON MY LAPTOP WATCHING OPRAH. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LEFT ARM, I STARTED FEELING IT GO NUMB AND IT SPREAD THROUGH OUT MY ENTIRE ARM QUICKLY AND I NOTICED MY HEART PACING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS DOING NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS.UNLESS IT WAS OPRAH. I IMMIDIATLEY STARTED TO FEEL LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT AND QUICKLY WOKE MY HONEY TO RUSH ME TO THE ER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK BEACAUSE MY ARM WENT COMPLETELY NUMB . ON MY DRIVE TO THE ER I WAS VERY SCARED AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE, I STARTED SHAKING, MY ARMS, LEGS WENT WEAK AND I WAS SHAKING AND VERY SCARED, COULDNT BREATH, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. BY THE TIME WE PULLED IN THE ER I WAS PUT ON A WHEELCHAIR BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE MUCH ENERGY TO WALK NORMAL AND THEY TOOK ME TO A ROOM GOT MY VITALS DID A EKG AND BLOOD WORK. THEN DRS CAME BACK SAYING IT WAS A REALLY BAD PANIC OR ANXIETY ATTACK. THEN GAVE ME A MUSCLE RELAXER VIA i.v. AND QUUICKLY I FELT NORMAL AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD THIS KIND OF EPISODE WHERE MY LEFT ARM WENT COMPLETELY NUMB, I SERIOULSY THOUGHT I WAS HAVING SOME KIND OF A HEART ATTACK. I GAVE MY HEART TO THE LORD THAT NIGHT. I ASKED HIM AND TOLD HIM I WASN'T READY TO GO AND I HAD SO MUCH I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. I'M ONLY 27 NO KIDS, AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED TO ME? PLEASE IF THERE IS ANY ONE OUT THERE WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT OR HELP MYSELF WITH THIS? CAN I JUST LAY DOWN NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AND LET IT PASS? THERE IS A SAYING THAT GOES'IF YOU THINK IT, YOU WILL BRING IT' and this refers to negative and the positive... so i try not to think of what i went through because i am likely to bring another panic/anxiety attack. THANKS
Girl, I had the same thing happen to me on the 13th. I was in the truck with my husband having a normal day. I all of a sudden felt weird and my heart started jumping around in my chest. I felt like I was going to pass out. My hands went completely numb and tingling. He took me to the ER where I just knew I was having a heart attack or something. It was an attack alright...a PANIC attack and the worst one ever. They to did an EKG on me and chest xray and blood work and all was normal. They wanted to give me Adivan and I refused. I was so scared. I dont know what caused that but I prayer I never have to experience that gain. I hope you dont feel alone cause trust me your not. I will check back to make sure you are ok. I am hear for you to talk to. Take care and God bless you and I hope this will ease your mind some. WE are both gonna be ok..panic will not kill us.
Originally posted by arcrocks129: HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE I'M 27YRS OLD I WAS PRESCRIBED CLONAZEPAM FOR ANXIETY YRS AGO, WHICH I DONT GET OFTEN AND WHEN I DO GET ANXIETY I ONLY FEEL MY FINGER TIPS START TO TINGLE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND THAT IS WHEN I TAKE THE MEDICATION, HOWEVER THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN MONTHS, UNTIL YESTERDAY EVENING I WAS JUST SITTING ON THE COUCH ON MY LAPTOP WATCHING OPRAH. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LEFT ARM, I STARTED FEELING IT GO NUMB AND IT SPREAD THROUGH OUT MY ENTIRE ARM QUICKLY AND I NOTICED MY HEART PACING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS DOING NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS.UNLESS IT WAS OPRAH. I IMMIDIATLEY STARTED TO FEEL LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT AND QUICKLY WOKE MY HONEY TO RUSH ME TO THE ER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK BEACAUSE MY ARM WENT COMPLETELY NUMB . ON MY DRIVE TO THE ER I WAS VERY SCARED AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE, I STARTED SHAKING, MY ARMS, LEGS WENT WEAK AND I WAS SHAKING AND VERY SCARED, COULDNT BREATH, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. BY THE TIME WE PULLED IN THE ER I WAS PUT ON A WHEELCHAIR BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE MUCH ENERGY TO WALK NORMAL AND THEY TOOK ME TO A ROOM GOT MY VITALS DID A EKG AND BLOOD WORK. THEN DRS CAME BACK SAYING IT WAS A REALLY BAD PANIC OR ANXIETY ATTACK. THEN GAVE ME A MUSCLE RELAXER VIA i.v. AND QUUICKLY I FELT NORMAL AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD THIS KIND OF EPISODE WHERE MY LEFT ARM WENT COMPLETELY NUMB, I SERIOULSY THOUGHT I WAS HAVING SOME KIND OF A HEART ATTACK. I GAVE MY HEART TO THE LORD THAT NIGHT. I ASKED HIM AND TOLD HIM I WASN'T READY TO GO AND I HAD SO MUCH I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. I'M ONLY 27 NO KIDS, AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED TO ME? PLEASE IF THERE IS ANY ONE OUT THERE WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT OR HELP MYSELF WITH THIS? CAN I JUST LAY DOWN NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AND LET IT PASS? THERE IS A SAYING THAT GOES'IF YOU THINK IT, YOU WILL BRING IT' and this refers to negative and the positive... so i try not to think of what i went through because i am likely to bring another panic/anxiety attack. THANKS
Hi Rose You have to remember there are alot of powerful chemicals that your body releases when you panic plus muscle tension can feel like you body is numb but totally normal when you are in the state. Best thing to start to end panics is proper breathing. I don't have panic attacks anymore due to this. Sounds like BS but try to breathe how the relaxation CD teaches you. I have been through this many many times and know how you feel.
Posts: 13 | Location: Los Angeles | Registered: May 20, 2004
If you sit for hours without stretching your arms & legs you can develop deep vein thrombosis. This can be deadly.Learn more at http://www.flyinganxiety.com
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