Painful tingling and muscle spasms: Anxiety?

[eschneider91]

For all of my life I have experienced muscle twitches. They happened a lot when I was little, and seem to happen when I have caffiene or when I am anxious. They control a lot of my life, and affect falling asleep, what position I sit in, and make me extremely irritable. More recently, like about five years ago, I began to have painful tingling in my arms, but almost never both at the same time. It sometimes was in my legs too, and right now I have the painful tingling in my left lower leg, ankle and foot. Origninally, after eliminating carpal tunnel and some other things, I thought it was from anxiety, which I have mildly. But now I'm not so sure, and I was wondering if anyone could help me because no doctor that I've visited (which is many) seems to know what is wrong with me. I am 18 years old, just finished high school, live in Minnesota, have mild asthma, am very sensetive (like skin, eyes, etc.) and have an allergy to amoxicillin and cats. I don't know if that helps or not, but I'd really appreciate any help I can get.

[eschneider91]

Well I haven't had alcohol in the past six months and I try not to drink caffiene, but as I work in a coffee shop, it is sometimes difficult. Do you think that it is worth it to make an appointment with a neurologist just to make sure it is nothing more serious? I'm fairly certain I know what is wrong with me, and that it is nothing serious, but you never know.

[baylin]

Anything containing caffiene should be avoided if you are an axiety sufferer, as this will encourage the anxiety to get worse and make the syptoms feel a lot worse than they are.  Aviod caffiene at all cost, and alcohol, if you consume alcohol, as these will both encourage a panic attack.  The tingling sensation is not a unusual effect from axiety, i get that quite often when i am anxious, and sometimes if the axiety is at its worse, my skin starts jumping which makes me panic more.  I am sure you have nothing to worry about, the sensation does subside after a short while, but if it does worry you more then i would seek some more professional advice, but i think you would find that it is through anxiety, have a read up on the net about the side effects of panic and anxiety attacks, and you will find that tingling in the limbs is very common, x