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Hi all it’s been about a year and a half since I’ve been on the page as I’ve been doing really well but have some worries. In September 2018 I had the heavy leg feeling, tingling in my feet and burning skin in my things that came around April of 2019. I had an MRI of cervical spine and brain in January 2019 all clear, all blood work clear and neurologist had no worries. My primary care has no concerns as well as she said I have sensitive nerves that can just flare up and thinks it’s hereditary as my mom has fibromyalgia. So my worry is that I have been symptom free for about a year and a half- had minor tingling feet here and there and had a few months of achy legs but not heavy they just felt tight and a day or two of minor burning sensation. Well as of two days ago the tingling is back, my thighs feel a bit sunburnt and my legs are achy again. Does anyone else go symptom free for a bit? I’m much better at controlling letting my mind run now but I’m curious as to why I was doing totally fine and out of no where they flare up again! And in February of this year I got tinnitus but that come and goes in both ears and primary care wasn’t worried. Again all symptoms are the same and in the same place, nothing new nor do I have issues doing anything etc.. I appreciate all feedback as I’m trying to not go down the bad health anxiety spiral again. I should specify I have been worried about a neurological disease in the past and it still crosses my mind so where the symptoms have slightly returned it has caused worry. Has anyone else’s dr just said it’s sensitive nerves? I get worried cause I do not what would cause a flare up after pretty much over a year. Any ideas or anyone have a similar experience?!

Hi guys! So as I’ve posted before I did CBT and I feel sooo much better my thoughts haven’t been so focused on my health and I have felt so much better. Until now and I really could use some support so I don’t go back down this MS rabbit hole. As I’ve stated I had a clean brain and cervical spine Mri in January. Neurologist had no concerns. I haven’t had tingling in my feet since March and it is now back in both feet but more so my right foot. I had burning sensations in my thighs which happened 2x for a week at a time and have not had since April as well(very very slight sensations of that occasionally since but not bad at all). I had leg achy ness for 3 weeks back in December which has gone. My thighs have been feeling mildly sore and achy for a few weeks now but nothing terrible just not sure if it’s concerning or from how I sleep? I sleep curled up and often times I wake up and my knees are numb. Back in June I got a sensation in my left foot that feels like it’s numb but I have complete sensation? It’s so weird. The last follow up I had with neurologist in June he was not concerned and asked if I had memory issues or vision issues which I don’t but now I obviously hyper focus on. My exam was totally normal and he did not recommend anything further and said everything is just benign. Please help me calm down I don’t want to go down this route again. I’m just worried that now I have tingling again in both feet, that weird numb sensation is in my left foot and my legs have been achy (not as bad as in December, they felt heavy then). Also would like to mention that my lower back also hurts as well. I’ve done so well not worrying about weird things that are new and happen and want to continue that way and I know it’ll be a life long work in progress to not set back and that’s why anyone’s responses would be super helpful! Thank you!

I slept in a room on October 5th or 6th. I had a window open. I fear a bat could have bit me. I just have really bad anxiety because my right wrist itches and my right palm below my pinky tingles a bit as well as feeling icyhot. I am having the same sensation in my shoulder as well. I don't know why I am having such weird sensations. I am freaking out. I know I do have a problem with my right hand, but fear that this palm and wrist tingling and itching is a rabid bat bite or something. It just started the other day as far as I noticed. I need reassurance. I am freaking out! Can anyone ease my fears?

Hi Everyone I have been struggling for the last 7 months with constant tingling/twitching/numbness on the left side of my face. I won't go through all the details here but I've had the all clear from Neurologists and am now seeing a Chiropractor as the only possible conclusion at this stage is that its caused by chronic muscle tension in my neck/shoulder/jaw area which is pinching the nerve. (its a daily battle to hold on to this belief and not worry its something worse!). I have been reading a lot about chronic muscle tension and its physical effects. I have a history with stress and anxiety and in the past 8 years have been dealing with fertility treatments and all the emotional baggage that comes with that. I often think Ive coped really well but after reading a lot about muscle tension caused by stress etc... I feel like my coping mechanisms may well have been storing all that emotional pain, stress and worry in my muscles and this facial thing is the tipping point for my body. The logical part of my brain screams yes to all of this- it makes so much sense. But when the tingling has been so constant and long lived, (and worse lately) its hard to focus on that theory and how I can fix it. I just want to start to feel better even it takes a good while to get sorted. If I could just feel some improvement, it would help me so much. I feel like I'm stuck in an infinite loop of: Emotional baggage/stress from life and Infertility in particular ---> chronic muscle tension/surpressed emotion in order to cope ---> Painful neck and shoulder----> CONSTANT tingling in face----> fear over why its tingling----> guilt over how the fear dominates me and makes it hard to do normal stuff (work is hard- I work for myself) ----> continued background IVF stuff ---> worry that my face requires medication to control----> fear and guilt that that medication will put an end to IVF treatment as I cant take it while trying to conceive----> and back round again!! So if muscle tension caused by all this stress is hopefully at the root of this, then I NEED to find a way to get my muscles out of their hypertonic state. This is more than "Take a nice hot bath". How do I deal with this? Practically and emotionally? Life is life, I cant remove infertility as a thing from my life experience. It is what it is and the only hope of having children is to keep going, see this through and even if it doesn't work, I know I can adopt. either way, its a battle that I have to endure. I cant avoid this. So how do I contend with life without sustaining and worsening my muscle tension? Im at a loss. Any ideas guys?

Hi guys. I am new here. For you all to understand my situation, Im going to tell you from the start. Last august, I was offered a new job. I took it and I need to do pre employment medical check up. Went for blood test and it came normal. But, when my xray result came in, I got a call from my company panel GP telling me to come to meet him. I was scared. Before going, I already googled a lot and yeah, I am panic at that time. When I meet him, he told me that the radiologist spot small shadow in my lung xray. He said, it MIGHT be Tibi because i had coughing which has been almost 3 weeks at that time. Went for 2nd xray, and get the same result. He referred me to lung specialist. While waiting for the date of appointment, I again googled a lot and yes, the worst always came out first. When I get to see the specialist, she asked me to go for another xray because she said the one I brought is not clear. So I went down and do another xray and she said "See, I see nothing. Your lungs is good. Normal". My coughing might be from viral flu/cold I had last time. She said coughing always the last thing to heal after flu/cold. But that is not the end, the nightmare starts after I went out from the specialist hospital. I kept thinking why I still had coughing. I not trusting my specialist 100% at that time. I went back and keep googling. A lot of other fatal diseases came out and I still remembered clearly at that time, my first panic attack happened. My stomach feels so tight, my neck also and i suddenly feels something around my throat. I feel like crying. The next day, I woke up with sweat, for 5 consecutive days. I googled again, and yes again... another terrifying symptoms of fatal diseases. I feel so scared to go to sleep and always woke up in 2 hours interval. Along that week, my neck still feels tight, my throat and of course constant headache. From my "study" with google, if i had infection or else, lymph nodes will swollen. Every day I will check my neck and groin to see if there are any changes. One day, I feel weird near my groin. Like small burning sensation. Then its gone. I googled again, and panic. That night, all of sudden my waist and below, is burning inside. I almost want to go to ER but i tried my best to calm down. Maybe because I am too tired that day, I fall asleep. When I woke up, the burning sensation is there until today. 1 months plus already. Last 2 weeks, my hands also feel the same sensation. I went to my personal GP and she gave be vitamin B complex as it might be nerve problem. When i googled burning sensation, yes of course ALS and MS came out. I was terrified! From 1st Sept until now, I feel anxious all the time! Even when I am working, eating or hangout with family and friends. My GP told me to relax and dont think about it. I tried! But how can I relax when I can feel the sensation almost every time? Then, last week I feel this weird water/rain drop sensation all over my skin. I feel like there is water dropping onto my skin, but when I checked, there is none. It is so random. I did googled, and I got mixed thread. The thing is, when i googled the sensation, I feel it quite a lot than ever! Every single time. And together with muscle twitching all over body. Most of the time around my leg. I know muscle twitching is very common with anxiety. And I saw people comment that muscle twitching is after the muscle/nerve dead in MS/ALS?? So im not that panic. I feel scared when I get that water drop sensation. Actually, I am scared all the time. I always think, am I dying. I am still young. Sometimes I cried thinking of my future. I also know that those with anxiety especially with HA will be extra sensitive to their body changes/sensation. But yeah, one minute I am calm, the other minute I am terrified. My GP refer me to psychiatrist as she strongly feels that my sensation is due to anxiety because I am completely okay and normal BEFORE THAT RADIOLOGIST "SPOTTED" SOMETHING IN MY LUNGS!! I never met a psychiatrist before but I know I am HA since highschool. I read in newspaper that men also had chance to get breast cancer, and I feel so scared at that time. When I had my first migraine, I thought I had brain tumor. OMG. I want to make appointment with neurologist as well to rule out other diseases. Then, I might be okay with this annoying yet terrifying sensation due to anxiety. I hope everything will went well.

Hi, I've been suffering from a tingling, pins and needles feeling in my hand for over a month now. It first started after a week long drinking spree I go through due to my anxiety and depression, I use alcohol as an escape sometimes. However, I stopped drinking after the initial tingling, it started very strongly in both hands but after the first night it died down to just my right hand. Just to mention as well I've suffered 2 high trauma events which I'm still seeing my therapist about. So back on topic, after a couple weeks of this tingling in my one hand it spread to the right foot, then to my left foot and has stopped there. I visited my doctor about the tingling in my hand and on both occasions he dismissed it as anxiety and depression which I found it hard to believe. But now it has spread to my feet it's made me feel even worse. I am a very stressful person and i build it up with no release for long periods of time as kind of a defence mechanism as I don't like being in the spot light with my family as I see it as selfish and that I'm bothering them and that they don't care which I'm also working on with my therapist. I just kind of feel like needing some reasurance as I feel like this is going to kill me mentally and pyhsically. I just want to be happy and I'm fed up of all this darkness in my life and now this constant tingling that keeps my mind worrying all night and making me feel like I've got some serious physical issues. Please if you've had these tingling feelings would you be able to let me know if and how long it takes them to go away. I'm already working on improving my diet etc and trying to take any stress out of my life. Sorry if I've rambled I'm just trying to occupy my mind. Thanks for your time. Bkena

Hello, I'm new here and i have just signed up as i am really struggling with anxiety. It started about 5 weeks ago when i started noticing this tingling in my hands and feet. I tried to ingnore it but when I didn't go away the panic set in as I started to think it could be MS. I also googled it which just seemed to confirm my fears. I went to the doctors who thought it could be b12 but had blood tests done and it came back all clear and the doctor said to come back in three weeks if the symptoms persist. At first this brought me comfort as I told her how worried I was and she said if she really thought it was bad they would refer me. I was also given diazepam by another doctor as I started to have panic attacks which I have found has had no effect when I did take them and I've been trying really hard not to. Since then I have been spiralling. I wake up in a panic in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep, constantly thinking I am developing ms. I've lost a lot of weight, feel nauseous and just generally extremely panicked. I'm also struggling to concentrate at work which is making me feel guilty and more worried. I am also developing more ms like symptoms including twitching, pain in my legs and intermittent pains in my hands and elbows which is making me worry even more, each of which are 'initial symptoms of ms'. I just can't stop thinking the worst. My parents are really supportive and I know I am such a worry for them. Ive struggled with two bouts of anxiety before, both of which were worse than this but only lasted a few weeks before they started to ease off. Because my symptoms are persistent it just continues to make me panic and constantly worry. I've honestly got it into my head that I am dying. Sorry for the essay.

Hi everyone, This is my first post here. What I have read on the forum has been helpful and it seems like a very supportive community. So let's get to it... I'm a 26 y/o male generally in good health. A few weeks ago I began experiencing tingling in my lower legs and hands/forearms at the conclusion of an anxiety-filled week. It wasn't associated with any panic attacks so I made the mistake of searching google for my symptoms. Of course, I've been convinced since that I have ALS or MS or something else horrible. I had a few days of relief and woke up with high anxiety a few days ago. The symptoms have returned, though now it is more of a low grade itching/burning/tingling near my wrists under the thumb and back of my hands, as well as in the legs (though less so there). I have had health anxiety in the past and now it seems as though it is coming to a head with this. Although I know it is possible, I have never experienced these symptoms without a panic attack. I also know that because I read the symptoms of those diseases that I am paying too much attention to every sensation in my body, which in turn makes the symptoms worse and raises my anxiety. When my anxiety is worse, the tingling is worse as well. Occasionally I get that "rush" of anxiety that causes a "rush" of tingling in those areas. The tingling ebs and flows throughout the day. I notice that in the morning I do not experience any symptoms for awhile. I workout regularly and have continued to do so with the tingling. Have not experienced any other symptoms. No weakness, numbness, dizziness, and I have not felt ill. I just need a little reassurance here. A little more about my anxiety... - I have experienced health anxiety in the past. I believe the source of it was my father's death when I was a child. He died of pancreatic c****r and shortly after his death I became convinced I also had it. This was my first experience with any sort of anxiety, really. - I often have irrational concerns and experience dread. I assume the worst possible outcome in most situations. - I work in a high stress environment working with children and teenagers with emotional/behavioral disorders, so my symptoms have been heightened during the workday.