sTeaLth 220 Posted February 26 I posted months ago about crawling feelings on certain spots in my feet. My chiropractor thinks my sciatic nerve is being pinched due to sitting all day for IT work at home and then being a gamer after work for several more hours. Granted, it did start when I sat in my son's banana rocker for multiple hours a day. That coupled with stress from having two toddlers around me all day. The issue is that now it doesn't want to go away. I am fearful of MS or something worse... but I can't help but believe this is just another anxiety issue. About a month or so ago, I stopped thinking about it.. stopped focusing on it... stopped touching or rubbing the spots where I could feel it happening... and it actually completely went away for about two weeks. I think I got stressed out or something at one point and it came back. Now I focus on it again and it is as bad as ever. To go along with it, I have had an aura in my left eye for a decade that comes and goes with stress. I went all the way to neurology long ago and he told me it was likely my neck. We never did scans but he said, "There is nothing concerning about this to me, stretch, exercise, and ignore it." It has started again during this stressful time as well. Of course, that makes me fear that it is related... even though the eye stuff is NOT new at all. I am hoping for someone to speak sanity to me. Clearly this is anxiety again and constantly focusing on it? I wake up and feel it in my feet but when I wear shoes I tend to forget about it. If I focus hard enough sometimes I can make it stop entirely. I feel like I am going mad. I just want this junk to go away! Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 368 Posted February 26 A number of years ago I was getting crawling sensations on the top of my head. It persisted and I called my ENT physician as I had a cough anyway, so while I was there I mentioned it to him and he grimaced. He said what do you want me to do about it. I asked him if I could have an MRI of my brain. As a side note, I had been seeing him for many years and I have referred many people to him. He then said in order for the insurance to pay, he would have to state a diagnosis, so he said persistent Tinnitus. I went in for the MRI and the technician asked me how long I have had Tinnitus and I said 3 months. The MRI took forever and my physician called me the next day and said all was OK. He said tension in your back, shoulders and neck can cause odd head sensations such as what I had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sTeaLth 220 Posted February 26 I’m supposed this may be similar to my issue. The fact that I can relax or think it away points to almost assuredly it being nothing serious. Directly related to stress and anxiety along with constant sitting and computer use. Praying it goes away as I begin to ignore it again. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamaisanxious3 14 Posted February 27 I have tingles and crawling sensations a lot. We have anxious brains that focus on them. All bodies make noise. Try and not fear MS, though sounds so ominous, most who are diagnosed live near normal lifespan now a days. It’s considered a chronic illness and medicine has come such a long way in treating it. And for the record, I do not think that is what it is at all. Just trying to take a way power from the fear. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sTeaLth 220 Posted February 27 Thanks. It helps to know that even at 35 if I DID have a diagnosis, I would like live to near 80 or longer. That’s assuming something else didn’t kill me anyway. The fear definitely is less due to that. But yes, I also agree it is likely sciatica, food or vitamin deficiency, or just anxiety entirely. Thanks so much for your post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 72 Posted March 5 On 2/26/2021 at 9:46 PM, sTeaLth said: Thanks. It helps to know that even at 35 if I DID have a diagnosis, I would like live to near 80 or longer. That’s assuming something else didn’t kill me anyway. The fear definitely is less due to that. But yes, I also agree it is likely sciatica, food or vitamin deficiency, or just anxiety entirely. Thanks so much for your post. Are you taking any supplements to help with the nutrition? Some of that may help your anxiety, B vitamins for instance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sTeaLth 220 Posted March 8 On 3/5/2021 at 12:49 PM, Ironman said: Are you taking any supplements to help with the nutrition? Some of that may help your anxiety, B vitamins for instance. I used to but lately, no, I haven't been. I plan to take those up again actually for this very reason. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 72 Posted March 8 7 minutes ago, sTeaLth said: I used to but lately, no, I haven't been. I plan to take those up again actually for this very reason. Magnesium is good - I was on that for a while. It helps the B vitamins with anxiety and also helps muscles and joints! Vitamin D helps immune system AND lifts your mood a bit - until you can get enough sun to offset it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
