Numbness (feeling) on legs, arms and face. Could it be anxiety?

[iyiyi]

HI guys. New here. I've struggled with anxiety for years. Usually stemming around health issues (or possible health issues). I can admit sometimes things can be in my head, but sometimes they are real.

About 10 days ago I got a very bad bug bite. Doctor said it was a spider bite. Last weekend I started getting chills. Weirdly, in my legs mostly. I had Lyme disease in the past, so to be safe, urgent care gave me antibiotics.

This week I have been having what I describe as numbness or tightness/crawling in my legs mostly again, but also in my arms and face. No other symptoms. I can pinch myself in these areas and feel pain, so I guess it is not true numbness. of that makes sense.

My doctor says it is most likely due to anxiety.

Could this be true? They feel like very physical symptoms. And in the past, I have had other vague symptoms like this. Just curious how much of it could actually be anxiety. On top of everything, this has been a very very stressful period of my life. So just wondering if it is all connected.

Thanks so much for the help!

 

[ManaClash]

I suffer from horrible anxiety ocd and panic attacks everyday. I do get a weird numbness and tingling sensation in my extremities quite frequently. I'm pretty sure mine is anxiety related it does all sorts of strange things to our bodies.

 

[AiThink]

I get numbness in my left side. I have anxiety disorder for 15 Years. Dr. Never finds anything other than anxiety.

 

[iyiyi]

Thank you guys! I feel a little bit better. It's frustrating when doctors jump right to anxiety and just want to make sure it's a possibility.

 

[Kmeyeraa11]

HI guys. New here. I've struggled with anxiety for years. Usually stemming around health issues (or possible health issues). I can admit sometimes things can be in my head, but sometimes they are real.

About 10 days ago I got a very bad bug bite. Doctor said it was a spider bite. Last weekend I started getting chills. Weirdly, in my legs mostly. I had Lyme disease in the past, so to be safe, urgent care gave me antibiotics.

This week I have been having what I describe as numbness or tightness/crawling in my legs mostly again, but also in my arms and face. No other symptoms. I can pinch myself in these areas and feel pain, so I guess it is not true numbness. of that makes sense.

My doctor says it is most likely due to anxiety.

Could this be true? They feel like very physical symptoms. And in the past, I have had other vague symptoms like this. Just curious how much of it could actually be anxiety. On top of everything, this has been a very very stressful period of my life. So just wondering if it is all connected.

Thanks so much for the help!

Yup. I have the same exact issues too. It is anxiety I have gone to my doctor plenty of times and he says it’s anxiety. Don’t worry about it and you won’t notice it!

 

[Elm6789]

I get tingly and a slight numbness on the right side of my face and in my hands and sometimes my feet. My doctor just tells me it's anxiety =/ I obsess about it and I think that that makes me feel it a lot more often and longer than what other people experience.