Is this still just in my head?

[LDMAN60119]

I had thought I had diabetes a few months ago.  When this happened I had numbess in my face, leg twitching, headaches, panic attacks.  In Jan. I had a CT scan, MRI/MRA w/wo contrast, 2 Thyroid test and everything was normal.  After taking a fasting test with a blood sugar of 90 and a H1Ca test of 5.8 I now KNOW I don't have and never have had diabetes.  Since Jan. I lost 40 lbs from 324lbs but have not exercised since Feb., just ate less junk.  Since I found out I don't have Diabetes I still feel have stress and anexity.  I am seeing a in CBT therapy right now with someone from the Beck Instuitue to work through this.  I am still having twtiches.  I notice it when I am resting or using bad posture.  I also have it where I feel like my whole body twitches once in a blue moon.  That happens when I am really stressed and makes me think i have ALS, MS, Parkinsons or eplipsy.  The eplipsy is what I really though I had.  I went to see a nuero and showed him my CT scans, MRI/MRA and told him my concerns.  He said right off the bat I didn't have MS and he had me do that walk the line test.  He then check my relfex and pin and ***** test and then check my eyes.  He said he can run a EEG but he said it was not medically justified and would just put me through more stress.  He sent the report to my Physcologist who agres with him on all this.  The CBT is helping and I am better, but this weekend I had a problem.  On Friday night I went to bed saying I hope I dont have those whole body twitches or body jolt  ( My Physco. had a word for it M-something Jolt)  The next morning it happened three times in bed.  It has happend before when I think about it, are really stressed or in a bad posture.  It does not hurt.  I am not spaced out when it happens, but I keep thinking it is eplipsy.  Everyone tells me no.  I am seeing a chiropator who also says my hamstring are extremmly tight and so is my back, neck shoulders.  My lower legs have this creepy-electric feeling in them.  It does hurt but worries me.  I can walk fine and don't notice them when I am occuiped.  My chiro. says it could be a nerve or tight muscles or stress, he is not sure.  He told me to start exersing, drink a lot of water and take some viatams.  I have not talked to Physco. about this yet.  But can stress cause that?  I am very jumpy, I get scraed easilly.  Have headaches and earaches all the time  (ENT did CT Scan of my sinuses, say I am clear and does not know reason of headaches and earaches, Chrio. say it is tight muscles.)  My wife says I walk around like I am made of glass.  I worry sometimes I am just going to drop dead from worry or have a heart attack or some kind of seizure.  Besides being overwieght which I am working on I have perfect chloesteol, perfect blood sugar am overall phyiscasly healthy.  I am just scrared about this leg thing know?  Can stress have that creepy crawling feeling? I can't fdind anything anywhere?  I dont want meds, but will CBT and mediation and the like help?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Yes, stress and anxiety can cause exactly this set of symptoms, and yes, therapy is what is called for and can help.  If you like even more help with emotional eating patterns, go to www.masteringfood.com.  This can be used in conjunction with your therapy.

[HAMMERHEAD]

GOOD QUESTION.I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE DOCTORS ANSWER.I HAVE ALOT OF THE SAME CONCERNS.THIS ANXIETY THING IS TRUELY A TERRABLE THING TO LIVE WITH.SOME MEDS TAKE THE EDGE OFF BUT TO SET HERE AND WORRY ABOUT HEALTH(HEART,CANCER,ANYTHING)JUST TAKES THE LIFE OUT OF YOU.I MYSELF GO HOME AT NIGHT AND FALL IN MY CHAIR OUT OF ENERGY.I KNOW I NEED TO GET UP AND WORK OUT BUT I'M JUST OUT OF ENERGY FROM WORRING ALL DAY.

[panzer]

Thanks for your comments.  I talked to my nuero about jolts, he said it was normal, more now than ever that my stress is so hi.  I am just tired of all this.  I just want to be as happy go lucky as I was 5 months ago.  Even though I know I am fine, I can break out of it.

[panzer]

I am LDMAN60119, panzer is just a differnet nickname.  I posted on here on 2/23 under panzer.

[HAMMERHEAD]

MAN I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.I AT ONE TIME WAS THE MOST FUN GUY IN THE WORLD TO BE AROUND.IN THE LAST 6 YEARS I'VE LOST THE LIFE I ONCE HAD.MY WIFE IS VERY VERY UNDERSTANDING BUT I KNOW SHE GETS TIRED OF HEARING (MY CHEST HURTS,I'M FEELING FUNNY,DO YOU THINK I NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL).LIKE YOU I'VE HAD ALL THE TEST RUN AND THEY FIND NOTHING.GOOD LUCK I HOPE THE DOCTOR CAN GIVE YOU AND ME SOM GOOD ADVICE

[panzer]

Me too!  I hope I hear from him soon.

[smithie]

Is there a doctor in the house?  When is someone going to answer this ?.  Its been a week, i'd like to know the answer.  I had almost the same thing happen, it was all stress.  Went to 100 docs, and finally saw a shrink and it all went away.  The docs just wanted to give me dope!

[smithie]

Calling Doctor Howard, Doctor Howard!

[I'mallheart]

hello anyone know about cymbalta! i was given a RX for this and not sure if its a good one! i know it a new one! i also take lonopin and trazadone for sleep along with atenolol for palpitatins pvc's heart rate control

thanks
DAVE

[Timmy256]

I was on Cymbalta for depression for about 3 months and eventually went off due to side effects.  They were not to terrible, other than night sweats and sexual side effects.  It did not seem to help me a whole lot. I thought it would take care of the racy thoughts going through my head but only made them worse.  This may not affect you.  Good luck.