annabella1984
12-03-13, 21:10
Hi everyone,*
Just joined the site today as I'm having a terrible time this week. I've always suffered badly with health anxiety, but since I had my baby four months ago my anxiety has gone through the roof! After having my son I was convinced I had cervical cancer, I was terribly upset, couldn't get it off my mind but I didn't have any anxiety symptoms. I had a smear which confirmed I was all clear and I went back to normal.*
Then on Thursday morning I woke up, put my foot on the floor, pins and needles, stiffness and a little bit of pain, I didn't think much of it and walked it off. Later I thought about what had happened so entered ' pins and needles in left leg' into google and my whole world went bang... MS. I then felt my foot was numb, my arm was weak and my eyes hurt. I made emergency doctor and optician appointments for the next day. I went out for dinner that night and was conscious of my leg but not too much. When I got in my partner asked how my leg was, I got on the net, and went numb from head to foot, I couldn't even feel when my partner pinched me. Next morning numb arm and leg, pins and Needles still. Optician said my eyes were perfect and the doctor put me on citalopram, she was sure it was anxiety.*
Next day numbness, weak arm, pins and needles. Sunday (my first mothers day) I was a wreck, had a shower and thought I would faint (heat intolerance) couldn't eat, felt dizzy, couldn't talk or stop thinking about having MS. *My partner had planned to take me shopping and For a nice lunch. we walked about 5 minutes from where we parked, I felt like I was going to collapse. My feet where numb. We rushed to A&E left the baby with the grandparents and spent the day there. They checked all my reflexes and thought it was fine and anxiety related. Next morning numb in both arms, left arm still feels weaker. Pins and needles in both legs, neck pain (burning like heat), had a bath and my legs where like jelly when I got out. I felt like as I got the baby ready for bed I had a cold icy patch halfway up my calf, tingly. Then I went to sleep and was woken up at 2am by fierce pins and needles in my right arm,really really bad. I shook it off and they went. I couldn't sleep then for worry.*
I know this is so long winded but I'm a wreck. It's ruining my relationship, my time with my baby. Could anxiety cause all this, my whole back hurts. I had an epidural when giving birth, feel down the stairs a month later but felt fine until last week. Even as I write this my left leg is alive with pins and needles as is my bottom lip.*
Is this anxiety, could anxiety cause all my symptoms.Could the citalopram give me some of these symptoms?
I carry my son in my left arm and sometimes sleep with him on it, could this cause numbness for this long? I can't even feel my self wee anymore I feel so numb. Could anxiety give me pins and needles even when I'm asleep, I suppose I may have been laying on it.*
I do hope someone can help and shed some light as to what's going on with me!*
Anna*
Just joined the site today as I'm having a terrible time this week. I've always suffered badly with health anxiety, but since I had my baby four months ago my anxiety has gone through the roof! After having my son I was convinced I had cervical cancer, I was terribly upset, couldn't get it off my mind but I didn't have any anxiety symptoms. I had a smear which confirmed I was all clear and I went back to normal.*
Then on Thursday morning I woke up, put my foot on the floor, pins and needles, stiffness and a little bit of pain, I didn't think much of it and walked it off. Later I thought about what had happened so entered ' pins and needles in left leg' into google and my whole world went bang... MS. I then felt my foot was numb, my arm was weak and my eyes hurt. I made emergency doctor and optician appointments for the next day. I went out for dinner that night and was conscious of my leg but not too much. When I got in my partner asked how my leg was, I got on the net, and went numb from head to foot, I couldn't even feel when my partner pinched me. Next morning numb arm and leg, pins and Needles still. Optician said my eyes were perfect and the doctor put me on citalopram, she was sure it was anxiety.*
Next day numbness, weak arm, pins and needles. Sunday (my first mothers day) I was a wreck, had a shower and thought I would faint (heat intolerance) couldn't eat, felt dizzy, couldn't talk or stop thinking about having MS. *My partner had planned to take me shopping and For a nice lunch. we walked about 5 minutes from where we parked, I felt like I was going to collapse. My feet where numb. We rushed to A&E left the baby with the grandparents and spent the day there. They checked all my reflexes and thought it was fine and anxiety related. Next morning numb in both arms, left arm still feels weaker. Pins and needles in both legs, neck pain (burning like heat), had a bath and my legs where like jelly when I got out. I felt like as I got the baby ready for bed I had a cold icy patch halfway up my calf, tingly. Then I went to sleep and was woken up at 2am by fierce pins and needles in my right arm,really really bad. I shook it off and they went. I couldn't sleep then for worry.*
I know this is so long winded but I'm a wreck. It's ruining my relationship, my time with my baby. Could anxiety cause all this, my whole back hurts. I had an epidural when giving birth, feel down the stairs a month later but felt fine until last week. Even as I write this my left leg is alive with pins and needles as is my bottom lip.*
Is this anxiety, could anxiety cause all my symptoms.Could the citalopram give me some of these symptoms?
I carry my son in my left arm and sometimes sleep with him on it, could this cause numbness for this long? I can't even feel my self wee anymore I feel so numb. Could anxiety give me pins and needles even when I'm asleep, I suppose I may have been laying on it.*
I do hope someone can help and shed some light as to what's going on with me!*
Anna*