Physical symptoms hep me please

[F*ckAnxiety]

Hi guys
I have been suffering with anxiety for some years now.
I had my biggest panic attack 4 weeks ago and since then i have been in and out of ED with more panic attacks and high state of anxiety.
My first panic attack 4 weeks ago consisted of Numbness, leg weakness and more of the common symptoms which i am familiar with.

Since the first attack 4 weeks ago i have been in a high state of anxiety ( especially heal anxiety) and have been getting more and more fatigued and weak i guess as a result of the non stop stress hormones/ panic attacks.

I has driving home for lunch yesterday and had to pull over because i noticed my muscles being very weak. i jumped out onto the road and a couple guys stopped and got me to the side of the road and called and ambulance.

I had a hugely numb and tingly response, the tingles was like my whole body vibrating (not shaking)
Told the guy holding me on the side of the road to tell my family i love them ...

Ambulance came and they had to lift me inside as was unable to walk.

The ambulance took me to an after hours GP as i wasn't showing any significant vital sign issues.

The docs reassured me that it is anxiety however it has been so physical that i still find it extremely hard to believe.

Im at my wits end and don't know where else to turn.

Have any of you guys experienced massive leg / limb weakness as a result of major ongoing anxiety?

Thanks heaps
Tyler

 

[Cuchculan]

What you can find with a lot of people is they feel a bit faint when anxiety hits them. Thus their legs bevome unsteady. Has happened to me a few times. And I am sure it would have happened to many others as well. We become weak. Legs feel wobbley. Try to walk and we would more sway and struggle to stay upright. But once you know it is only anxiety and accept this, it does begin to get better. Because you accept it is just anxiety. Like your mind no longer feeds the fear you might have. At first the mind is confused. Trying to work out what is happening. Make sense of things. Once it starts to fo that, things can ease up a bit as you now have some answers.

 

[solaine]

Another possible reason for this is if your anxiety makes you hyperventilate, that can easily cause your blood pressure to drop and thus start feeling wobbly. That happens a lot to me as my natural blood pressure is around 100/70, so if I get any lower, I tend to faint. What I do is try to control my breathing, taking a long, deep breath, holding for a few seconds, and then releasing. Also lying down and putting your legs up might help.