I'm new here. :) i'm 21 years old and
i've probably been dealing with anxiety
all my life. It's been worse lately
though, and i've actually been having bad
panic attacks along with a general feeling
of anxiety.
Lately i've been having numbness down my
left arm and leg. They don't go
completely numb ... It's just like a
slight sensation and usually a tingly
feeling, or weak feeling. Immediately I
start worrying about my heart. I've also
been having chest pains. I saw 3-4
different doctors about this, they all say
it's panic-related and don't seem to think
that it's my heart at all. But I keep
worrying anyway.
I just started taking celexa, an
anti-depressant. It was my first day
today and it seemed to have caused
numbness down the left side of my arm/leg
that has lasted all day. Or maybe my
anxiety caused that, I don't know. I've
been feeling very anxious about taking new
drugs.
Do other people experience this numbness
on the left side, and does it last a long
time like mine does? I've been in such a
horrible state of mind ... Constantly
worried that something is seriously wrong
with me physically. I've begun to drive
my friends and family crazy. :/
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Hypochondriac1028
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 312 Location: Ohio
Posted: 07-18-05 09:16am
Numbness and weakness is actually a common
side effect of anxiety meds
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Hypochondriac1028
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 312 Location: Ohio
Posted: 07-18-05 17:52pm
It seems no matter what I do I cant get a
full nights sleep, I usually wake up 1 or
2 hours before im supposed to, dosnt sound
like much but I can feel it during my day,
I usually get 6-7 hours of sleep. Im not
dying am i??
