A question about my panic symptoms

[mitrajane]

Hi.

About 3 monoths ago I began to feel dizzy after I had a mild panic episode that I was able to stop by going to the gym and sweating it out. Shortly afterward, along with the dizziness came some tingling (which really scared me) and then came the involuntary muscle spasms and sometime jerky movements of my hands (ex. my fingers will suddenly move on their own) and some blurred vision. All of these symptoms would come and go throughout the day and sometimes they wouldnt appear for as long as half a day or more. During this time I thought I had MS or fibromyalgia, although I had an MRI that came back with no indication of anything.

Two weeks ago, after the mounting worry over my possible MS/Fibro and the symptoms not going away, I had a break down and had several panic attacks one after another. I went to see a psychiatist and was proscribed Zoloft and Klonopin(sp) for sleeping at night.

I am now thinking that all of the sympoms I had before the ultimate breakdown were from anxiety/panic. Does that sound right? Is it normal for the sympotms to cycle like my did? I am still expereincing some of the symptoms (blurred vision every now and then and some muscle spasms) is that normal too?

Any advise or words of encouragement would be great!

Thanks,

Mitra

[Lilith1980]

Hi Mitra

Its quite strange the effect that the mind has on the body. I have twitches sometimes when I feel a build up in stress. I know its probably not the same as muscle spasms but it just shows how the body reacts to stress.

If your MRI came back clear then I would put it down to anx. Have you tried any relaxation techniques like meditation? Or just taking time out by hacing a relaxing bath or listening to music and seeing how that helps?

Jo xxxxx

[jenfromdenver]

I get muscle spasms in my legs and feet all the time. ive always assumed they were from panic, but I dont know for sure. some days i feel like im walking weird, and more days then not i feel like the impulse to move gets logged down between my brain and the limb. I've chaulked all this up to anxiety and panic. i think thats the most likely cause since every other symptom ive had has turned out to be anxiety related.