Q. on anxiety

[Becky Byers]

I have been seeing a neurologist for my complicated migraines. My Questions I have a tingling sensation(or pins and needles) in my hand's and feet. Is it just anxiety. my blood work came back normal so where do I go from here. I would like to think it's all in my head meaning a easy fix but I don't think it's that easy.

[bip]

To  ease your mind ask for a MRI............. We all get scared of physical symptons  casue of anxiety..........Hope you feel better.....Im sure it's just your anxiety...

[torque]

I have had the tingling too. I know, now, that it was just anxiety. When I get new symptoms- I tend to freak out, and then once I convince myself it is just anxiety- a lot of the times I wont get those symptoms again. It is so wierd how anxiety screws with us! It would be nice if anxiety was an easy fix, but I think anything we do for it takes time and work! No matter if you are taking meds, herbal stuff, or just talking with someone about. There is  no one day cure for it. Wish there was though!! Best of luck to you!

[Shannon Wyatt]

Becky, yes -- the tinglings (pins & needles) are indeed anxiety.  I have had them before.  It freaked me out and I thought I had MS.  Had the MRI and blood work -- everything came back ok.  When I realized that nothing physically was wrong with me -- my anxiety calmed down a bit and the tinglings/numbings died down too.  Good luck!

[rita33]

I'm in the same boat where my tinglings and other strangeness calmed down after finding out it wasn't MS or something else serious that's neurological, but now that I'm over that shouldn't I expect it to go away completely? Someday?  Perhaps I'm just not where I need to be yet in terms of stress levels.

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

i have the tingling a lot, i get it most in my ears/head and sometimes on my face, when i get anxiety i always get the tingling, thats how i know its starting. ive had it now for going 8 weeks, because of a health issues with my mom and than a change of meds for me so its be rough, but its all good and has been for 8 weeks but my body went through the stress after it ended , so last 8 weeks have been bad for me, lost 20 pds stomack got bad , but i think am on the road to recovery,somedays are good and than some days not so good , but i can eat a little more now and most of the afternoons are better for me its the mornings that are not so good, and i think its because am not working and dont have enough to keep my mind busy. so i know it takes a while to get over the anxiety systhoms after the anxiety is gone because i have been through it , hope ya have a great day .