mommy4
05-02-15, 20:32
I'm brand new to this forum, but already reading some of your posts have helped!
I know I have health anxiety, but really struggling with knowing whether new symptoms are anxiety related or not.
My history...I suffered a miscarriage in 2006 which I think brought on health anxiety. I then had a baby who became very ill and spend a month in the hospital. This gave me health anxiety about her. I struggled for a full year, constantly thinking something was wrong with her. By the time i had my 2nd child in 2008 i was determined not to be worried about his health. Instead I think I turned it on myself. I started feeling lightheaded, dizzy, and was having skipped heartbeats. Over the years I have a 24 hour holter monitor, ekg's, echo and all is normal. my cardiologist said i have benign pvc's. Fast forward to 2014...
i began having constant (whenever i was not moving) twitching in the inside of my knee. This lasted for 6 days and then moved to the other knee. I also started having random twitches all over my body. Went to my GP. He thought low potassium (wasn't that), then anxiety (started me on 50 mg of Zoloft) after a third visit with no relief he sent me to the neuro. Neuro gave me the normal strength/reflex test...all normal, also had an emg which was normal. He said i have BFS.
HOWEVER....this constant twitching drives me crazy. It is so hard to just sit down and relax bc something in my body is always moving. I also now have one fingertip that feels odd (my pointer finger, feels numb but it is not, feels swollen, but it's not). This comes and goes. Also I have a feeling in the back of my mouth. Almost as if i have a hair stuck on the back of my tongue, but nothing is there. It doesn't hurt, just drives me crazy.
How do i determine if I should return to the dr or just chalk it up to anxiety? Thanks for your help!
I know I have health anxiety, but really struggling with knowing whether new symptoms are anxiety related or not.
My history...I suffered a miscarriage in 2006 which I think brought on health anxiety. I then had a baby who became very ill and spend a month in the hospital. This gave me health anxiety about her. I struggled for a full year, constantly thinking something was wrong with her. By the time i had my 2nd child in 2008 i was determined not to be worried about his health. Instead I think I turned it on myself. I started feeling lightheaded, dizzy, and was having skipped heartbeats. Over the years I have a 24 hour holter monitor, ekg's, echo and all is normal. my cardiologist said i have benign pvc's. Fast forward to 2014...
i began having constant (whenever i was not moving) twitching in the inside of my knee. This lasted for 6 days and then moved to the other knee. I also started having random twitches all over my body. Went to my GP. He thought low potassium (wasn't that), then anxiety (started me on 50 mg of Zoloft) after a third visit with no relief he sent me to the neuro. Neuro gave me the normal strength/reflex test...all normal, also had an emg which was normal. He said i have BFS.
HOWEVER....this constant twitching drives me crazy. It is so hard to just sit down and relax bc something in my body is always moving. I also now have one fingertip that feels odd (my pointer finger, feels numb but it is not, feels swollen, but it's not). This comes and goes. Also I have a feeling in the back of my mouth. Almost as if i have a hair stuck on the back of my tongue, but nothing is there. It doesn't hurt, just drives me crazy.
How do i determine if I should return to the dr or just chalk it up to anxiety? Thanks for your help!