Lost.

[lavenderinscence]

ok, so I've posted a few times on here in the past and I got some excellent advise from the people here and I appreciate it enormously. I have gotten a handle on my anxiety since then, or so I thought. I have been having the strangest things happen to me lately and I feel like i'm starting to fall back into the anxiety trap again. so here goes ...

I was driving a few nights ago and out of the blue, it felt like my head was vibrating. I started to see little black spots and little color spots in front of my face and i felt dizzy. I also could barely feel my legs. I wasn't upset or anything, i was listening to the radio on my way home. I tried to talk my way out of it, and I'm proud of myself for not pulling over or passing out. It felt like someone had cracked an egg on the back of my head and let it ooze down. That's the best i can describe the tingling i felt that preceeded this.

Then yesterday, I was driving again, and I started to feel foggy in the head like i couldn't focus, and i got the tingly feelings on my scalp again. it wasn't as bad as the first time, but it scared me again. The rest of the day I felt not myself, and the top of my chest is numb.

Today, I woke up feeling fine, but I was driving to my kids daycare and I went to scratch my face and I can't feel it. not like it's tingly ... like it's not there. The same now with my arms from shoulders to elbow, the top of my chest, and part of my right hand.

I don't know what to do now, i feel lost ... again. it took me FOREVER to get over what the doctor's told me was anxiety (like 7 months) I'm not on any meds now, (thankfully) I had my heart checked and it's great, I'm a 23 year old overweight mother of two.

the only other thing i can think of to mention is the fact that i have a congenital cavernous hemangioma on the anterior part of the medulla of my brain stem. It has bled into my brain before and caused similar numbness and tingling, but I am wondering if this can be all symptoms of anxiety. I don't think i'm an overly stressed person, but I was surprised to get diagnosed in the first place with it.  I know a little of this is anxiety because I have been having PVC's that are so forceful they send tingly's down my arms and make me woozy for a second. and when it happens, i get a feeling in my chest that feels like i'm falling. i've tried so hard to conquer this for my husband and my children. I am just unsure now that it was worth anytihng to fight so hard. and advice??

[velvetvenus]

i get the tingling and numbness in my feet and legs as well as what feels like the hair standing up on my head when i get really anxious. my hands and arms go numb too, along with the chest pain, confusion, and foggy thinking.  i agree you need to rule out physical reasons first, if that turns out okay, go to your psychiatrist and describe what you're going through. anxiety attacks effect different people in different ways so it could be anxiety but you have to rule out a physical cause even if you just go to your family doctor and describe these things and see if they want to run any tests. if you don't have a psychologist or therapist, getting one would be a good idea too. they might be able to give you some exercises to do or some advice of what to do when these things happen. i have a friend who has horrible panic and anxiety attacks and her arms and legs go numb to the point she almost falls down. she has the facial numbness and numbness all over her head too. but go to your doctor and see what they say, better safe than sorry. good luck  velvetvenus

[Paxiled]

Since you have a medical problem, only a physician can help you.  You always have to rule out physiological causes before assuming it's anxiety.  What you're describing can also be caused by a blood sugar problem or an endocrine problem, such as thyroid.  

[lavenderinscence]

doesn't ANYONE have any advice? or am i really alone like i thought?