Body Numbness?

[Amieeapocalypse]

So, I know one of the symptoms for panic attacks is the tingling or numbness in the hands.  I have had that tingling and then numbness to not only hands but it goes to face and other areas of my body. My joints in my hands lock up and my speech is slurred.  My question is; is this a panic attack or a symptom of something else?

[harleydsg]

I also get hand numbeness arms and throat is scares the livinh out of me and worries me a lot but i blame anxiety why because ive had a lot of tests done to me that it would rule out bad stuff but once the numbness hits its hard to not think about it

[Mickeymouseqqqq]

I am having similar things happen to me I drove to work my arms just dropped and I went to the hospital nothing wrong with me physically. Now to weeks later still no feeling ..what's happening to me ?

[thoughtitwasadrought]

i have the samething as you however my hands get purple up to my elbow (when im inside in the heat)

[Lonniegray]

This is something that has happened to me on three occasions now.  Once in the morning about 6 months ago. Then I had it happen two night ago and then again the next morning.  I do not know what to make of it.  Numbness started in my back right around my armpits/shoulder blade area and down my triceps.  Only lasted around a minute but was enough to send me almost into shock, just so unexpected and a horrible feeling.  I thought about going to the ER and I will if it happens again because Im just not sure if its the panic attacks / anxiety I suffer from or what.  Also, I get chest tightness that seems to last hours! Throat tightness up above adams apple area, anyone else get these symptoms that last that long?  The only way I can put a stop to it is to jack up the Xanax to around 2mg and wait for it to hit full strength which for me takes around 90 minutes.  Stomach pains also and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (read somewhere that as much as 60% of IBS sufferers had anxiety issues, sounds like the anxiety causes much of this problem as well.)  Im tired of suffering with panic attacks and anxiety.  Does anyone ever get better from this?  What are the best drugs or drug combinations some of you have found to help control this?  

[leelou13]

Hi,
I have never comment on a site like this but I feel completely at a loss,
For the past 2 & a half weeks I have had numbness and pins & needles on the left side of body from head to toe, I have been thru examinations after examinations by my Doctor who I have been seeing for 9 years and knows my history well & my Anxiety Disorder but all he is saying is it is anxiety but I am scared he is wrong and is just putting everything down to anxiety, I was wondering if anyone else has these symptoms? it finally went away for one day than bammm back :( so out of 14teen days it has gone once :( I am a single mum with 3 babies and just very stressed and scared.
Thannkyou

[kaththi]

hi im 23 now....im having numbness,tingling,shaky hands, and body pain past 4 months and when i be alone at home its accor more seriously and when i be around with friends its will be normal...and most of the time im been worrying about my health.its started after i gt acid reflux and most of the time i worried about it and cant relax. i already do a anxiety test in online and the result come around 80% and its prove that i got anxiety , is this caused by depression or something else??

[kybondgirl]

I just had an experience where I was in the shower and both arms went numb and I got really lightheaded like I was going to pass out. I also felt a heaviness in my legs. The numbness went away within a few minutes, but I was lightheaded the rest of the day. The day after I experienced shakey hands. Had blood pressure and sugar checked and both were normal. The nurse practitioner mentioned a panic attack as a possible cause. Thoughts?

[barbiejo123]

has anyone had an Aniety type seizure. I have been tested for epilsepsy and do not have it.
I have had numb fet, lower legs, forearms and face.
All of a sudden after a morning strech, my body started jerking and shaking antil I fell to the ground. My arms went up in clenched fists over the sides of my head and. I bit my tonque. Anyone else had something similar? I am taking anti depresants for quite a while, but have beed extremly stressed.

[HaylayDavis]

My face - lips and cheeks are numb, and my whole body, I can't sleep, and I feel like I'm in a dream, the doctors told me it could be something that has to do with aniexty and should go away, but its been two or three days now and I'm scared... I feel weird I feel light and out of my body, and I just feel really strange can someone help!? :,(

[HaylayDavis]

My face - lips and cheeks are numb, and my whole body, I can't sleep, and I feel like I'm in a dream, the doctors told me it could be something that has to do with aniexty and should go away, but its been two or three days now and I'm scared... I feel weird I feel light and out of my body, and I just feel really strange can someone help!? :,(

[HaylayDavis]

My face - lips and cheeks are numb, and my whole body, I can't sleep, and I feel like I'm in a dream, the doctors told me it could be something that has to do with aniexty and should go away, but its been two or three days now and I'm scared... I feel weird I feel light and out of my body, and I just feel really strange can someone help!? :,(

[alienevo]

I have an anxiety disorder that is wicked both physically & mentally...
I've had it for 20 years now and have done massive research on anxiety disorders and illnesses
Numbness through out the body is common with panic.
In some cases, it can occur daily.
For me, I have an attack every morning. (its been 5 years now with the symptoms of feeling numb, mostly in the face, but generally through out the body)
Without medication, I can not control the attacks or numbness.
The type of numb feeling that is related to anxiety, is a bit different from poor circulation.
You'll feel as if dental novocain is waring off in your face, then you begin to realize its through out the body.
This is both physical and psychological.

[benzoid55]

same thing here bro minus the pop rocks thing....... but i was told by my primary doctor that all my symptoms were related to stopping vyvanse (30 mg) after taking it for 8months for a whole year and started  (70mg.) about a week ago, he said it is a rare set of sideffects....... but what puzzles me is that this is the first time i have had this reaction

[Toots72]

What did you do for your head thing? I've been getting this a lot and face numbness. All doctors tell me it's anxiety and have given me klonopin but I don't like the way it makes me feel! Anyone else find anything that works besides meds??

[HanzaStrike]

I am 20 years old and have been dealing with anxiety for 3 years now I go from being ok to being horrible I have a son who is one and a half and I dont get much sleep but I have realized that sleep is the main thing that will help you out a lot. Also when my anxiety gets really bad and I go into full panic attack my hands go numb then I start to hyperventilate and then my whole body goes numb like its on pins and needles and I have to lay down otherwise i will faint I chose not to take any meds for this and Ive seen two different therapists but it's just so hard to cope with I have one good day then a horrible week where I can't even go out of my house I think now I should try the meds even tho I am very sensitive to them but I can't live like this every day and it's tough when your family friends and co workers have no clue what you are feeling

[HanzaStrike]

I am 20 years old and have been dealing with anxiety for 3 years now I go from being ok to being horrible I have a son who is one and a half and I dont get much sleep but I have realized that sleep is the main thing that will help you out a lot. Also when my anxiety gets really bad and I go into full panic attack my hands go numb then I start to hyperventilate and then my whole body goes numb like its on pins and needles and I have to lay down otherwise i will faint I chose not to take any meds for this and Ive seen two different therapists but it's just so hard to cope with I have one good day then a horrible week where I can't even go out of my house I think now I should try the meds even tho I am very sensitive to them but I can't live like this every day and it's tough when your family friends and co workers have no clue what you are feeling

[liubax]

i smoked some synthetic stuff, and i had a really bad trip and then right after i had a super bad panic attack and was numb from head to toe. it happened on sunday and i still feel numb on my arms and legs, now im assuming im pregnant cause i missed my period for july. i took 2 pregnancy tests and they were both negative.

[Jeff1245]

I got this symptoms today during my interview to promote to next level of sch...I nearly cried coz i cant even speak properly

[Jordano]

Well turns out, mine is all PTSD related.

[Jordano]

Yea i've experienced that before. I've also felt like i'm floating before, like a physical out-of-body sensation. Right now my whole body is numb. The only thing that has helped me is Lexapro and Vyvanse but unfortunately they only help me for about 4 days at the most. It is very strange that they would help me a lot for a few days then say, "Okay there is your hope, now i'm off." I'm just trying to finish highschool but my mental capacity seems to have gone on vacation and it feels as if i'm stuck in time not getting anywhere. I would hate to be a "loser" just because my anxiety brought me to a nervous breakdown. I'm guessing it's normal to feel a lack of memory and mental/physical fatigue..?

[ANXIETYIZABit]

i have anxiety its taking over my life right now.. i have the tingling in my face left arm and left leg some times its like my whole face get numbs one thing im experincing now is like the back of my head feel strange like something going on inside there and i get this crackling noise when i walk like the candy pop rocks is any body experincing the same thing???

[Yurshurts]

Everyday my body aches from head to toe. Literally. Most of the time my spine feels like it is numb but hurts very bad at the same time. My spine feels like it is twisted as do my muscles. And as for my hands and feet getting cold and going numb it happens all the time. My left pinky is going numb right now and it's not from the pc because I rarely use it. I am almost 27 but have had this problem from the time I can remember. Tell me what is wrong with me.     Curious up here in Maine

[somemonkey]

Oh. What is that? How is that diagnosed and helped?

[joedev51]

Your numbness might not be caused by anxiety, it could be from a disk in your back that puts pressure on a nerve in your back. I would see a doctor about it to make sure thats what is causing your numbness.