strange sensation in legs

[maryjpikul]

I have been having strange sensations in both legs for a little over one month.  It started at my left ankle, moved up to my knee and then started in the other leg.  I began to feel a tightening and tingling, sometimes like pins and needles and sometimes like a tickle.  I also for a short time expierenced the tickle/tingle in my arms from wrists to elbow.  I also noticed two swollen spots at the mid-top front of both of my thighs.  My primary didn't feel there was anything to worry about and since I was having some back pain for some time (which has subsided greatly with Chiropractic care) felt it was most likely something pinching a nerve, I did not mention swollen (it is not a soft swollen but feels like a muscle) spots at time of visist because I hadn't noticed them.  She referred me to a Neurologist and I am awaiting my appointment.  Does this sound like something such as MS, what could the swollen like spots be?  I have been reading other's posts and anxiety has come up a lot.  I do have a long history of anxiety/panic and was on and off Paxil for about 7 years.  Just prior to the symptoms I got off of the paxil and have been anxious at times but not panicky.  I should mentiont that I am mostly anxious about this condition, could it have something to do with getting off Paxil and anxiety?

[tostressed]

It does sound like anxiety, but always going to get checked out is the best thing. I habe these feelings too, and am told that  it is anxiety. I get it all over though but during the day it is not that bad, then at night I get bad. My mom has Resstless Leg Syndrome and so did my grandma. I am starting to think that I have that. I always worry ablout MS. It is in the back of my head always, But my doctors says that I have been having these symptoms for so long that I would have other symptoms by now. I don't think that you have MS.