bj_945
03-05-10, 13:41
Hiya,
I'm new here but was just wondering if people could help me out..
For about 5 months I have been experiencing an electric shock or zap like sensation, always in the same place. It happens in my chest above my left nipple and on the underside of my upper arm simultaneously. It is generally brought on by tensing the muscles of my abdomen. Laughing, or coughing, or tensing abs can bring it on. It's very sharp then goes away. It's much more likely to happen if I'm bent over, like sitting slightly hunched, or bending down for something. If I bent down for something and laughed, it happens 90% of the time)
Basically when I got it I became massively scared, looked it up on Google, saw MS, and then became terrified. It caused me to become hyper-sensitive to my health. I was in a serious state for a good month or two... Since then I have experienced a whole host of other symptoms e.g:
-Feeling off balance,
-Numbness on one side of the face
-Numbness, crawling, burning sensation on the left side of the chest
-Pressure between the eyes
-Tremor in facial muscles
-Increased visual snow and floaters
etc etc
I'm absolutely certain some of these were caused by health anxiety , but I am generally scared that I have Multiple Sclerosis..
I went to my GP asking about the electric shock, and also mentioned some of the other symptoms. She just said it didn't ring any bells and not to worry about it-come back if it gets worse. I didn't mention the fact I was scared of MS because I didn't want to seem such a hypochondriac (which I definitely am :tongue:)..
I also don't want to go on about it to my family any more. I know how boring it is for them to hear about it.
So sorry for the long post, but if anyone has any advice about it that would be great {just reading through the forum has already been very helpful)! And also I would love to hear from anyone who has experienced similar symptoms (particularly the shocks).
Thanks in advance for any replies!
Peace xx
I'm new here but was just wondering if people could help me out..
For about 5 months I have been experiencing an electric shock or zap like sensation, always in the same place. It happens in my chest above my left nipple and on the underside of my upper arm simultaneously. It is generally brought on by tensing the muscles of my abdomen. Laughing, or coughing, or tensing abs can bring it on. It's very sharp then goes away. It's much more likely to happen if I'm bent over, like sitting slightly hunched, or bending down for something. If I bent down for something and laughed, it happens 90% of the time)
Basically when I got it I became massively scared, looked it up on Google, saw MS, and then became terrified. It caused me to become hyper-sensitive to my health. I was in a serious state for a good month or two... Since then I have experienced a whole host of other symptoms e.g:
-Feeling off balance,
-Numbness on one side of the face
-Numbness, crawling, burning sensation on the left side of the chest
-Pressure between the eyes
-Tremor in facial muscles
-Increased visual snow and floaters
etc etc
I'm absolutely certain some of these were caused by health anxiety , but I am generally scared that I have Multiple Sclerosis..
I went to my GP asking about the electric shock, and also mentioned some of the other symptoms. She just said it didn't ring any bells and not to worry about it-come back if it gets worse. I didn't mention the fact I was scared of MS because I didn't want to seem such a hypochondriac (which I definitely am :tongue:)..
I also don't want to go on about it to my family any more. I know how boring it is for them to hear about it.
So sorry for the long post, but if anyone has any advice about it that would be great {just reading through the forum has already been very helpful)! And also I would love to hear from anyone who has experienced similar symptoms (particularly the shocks).
Thanks in advance for any replies!
Peace xx