ElectricAlice
01-03-17, 22:20
I'm a long time user on this forum and try my best to avoid seeking reassurance. But I really am almost at rock bottom with my anxiety again. My health anxiety started after my mum died very suddenly in 2010.
Long story short over the past 5 years I have experienced intermittent periods (usually lasting 1-3 months) of awful symptoms that have been attributed to anxiety. They started after I experienced a migraine with aura.
Numb patches in my back - one on the right side near my shoulder blade and one on the left. Also tingling across back.
Left sided very mild tingling/pressure in my face, left hand and left foot. (Sometimes in my right)
Feeling like my body is 'split in half'
Depersonalisation
Feeling far away and spaced
Brain fog
Feeling tired
Tight band around chest
I have seen a nuerologist and got an MRI of my brain when all these symptoms first started. But I'm still having real trouble accepting these as I keep thinking 'maybe nothing had shown on the MRI as not enough damage had been done'
The numb patches on my back are really weird. I was wondering if anyone knew if these could be from tensing muscles or bad posture because I've noticed I tense my muscles in my back where they are numb and stomach all day and have bad forward head posture.
I also have chronic hyperventilation syndrome. I usually feel best in the evenings when my breathing slowed down.
It's like my anxiety has chosen the only illness that comes and goes (MS) to match the fact that my symptoms come and then go months later.
I've scared myself to death by googling too much. When the symptoms go I feel like myself again and always think 'oh God I'll never get into that fearing MS loop again it was obviously anxiety' but as soon as they're back I think BAM it MUST BE something terrible.
I went back to the Dr's about the back numbness and he told me muscular or postural couldn't cause this (even though other Dr's and Google have told me otherwise) and wants me to go back to a nuerologist but the waiting time is 40 WEEKS...!!!
I would love to hear if you have ever experienced any of these symptoms as I really am struggling.
I had a little baby 9 months ago and I have an underactive thyroid too.
I just want to enjoy my life without all this anxiety.
Long story short over the past 5 years I have experienced intermittent periods (usually lasting 1-3 months) of awful symptoms that have been attributed to anxiety. They started after I experienced a migraine with aura.
Numb patches in my back - one on the right side near my shoulder blade and one on the left. Also tingling across back.
Left sided very mild tingling/pressure in my face, left hand and left foot. (Sometimes in my right)
Feeling like my body is 'split in half'
Depersonalisation
Feeling far away and spaced
Brain fog
Feeling tired
Tight band around chest
I have seen a nuerologist and got an MRI of my brain when all these symptoms first started. But I'm still having real trouble accepting these as I keep thinking 'maybe nothing had shown on the MRI as not enough damage had been done'
The numb patches on my back are really weird. I was wondering if anyone knew if these could be from tensing muscles or bad posture because I've noticed I tense my muscles in my back where they are numb and stomach all day and have bad forward head posture.
I also have chronic hyperventilation syndrome. I usually feel best in the evenings when my breathing slowed down.
It's like my anxiety has chosen the only illness that comes and goes (MS) to match the fact that my symptoms come and then go months later.
I've scared myself to death by googling too much. When the symptoms go I feel like myself again and always think 'oh God I'll never get into that fearing MS loop again it was obviously anxiety' but as soon as they're back I think BAM it MUST BE something terrible.
I went back to the Dr's about the back numbness and he told me muscular or postural couldn't cause this (even though other Dr's and Google have told me otherwise) and wants me to go back to a nuerologist but the waiting time is 40 WEEKS...!!!
I would love to hear if you have ever experienced any of these symptoms as I really am struggling.
I had a little baby 9 months ago and I have an underactive thyroid too.
I just want to enjoy my life without all this anxiety.