Shooting Pains

[AngelaMc]

Every now and then I experience sharp shooting pains in my face. Being concerned I asked my Doctor about this. He told me it was a symptom of my Anxiety, I was a little bit relieved when he told me this because I was thinking something else may have been wrong with me at the time. He said there is over 100 symptoms of Anxiety but I honestly never knew this could possibly be one of them. Does anyone else have these Sharp Shooting Pains? My Doctor also stated these pains can happen anywhere in the body just not my face.

 

[janemariesayed]

Well, he is a very good doctor to know that there are over 100 anxiety symptoms. He obviously doesn't want you to worry and didn't seem to mind that you visited him to make sure. I just googled it and the first link that came up for me said that shooting pains can be linked to anxiety! So there you are, your doc is knowledgeable.

Another link that came up was about Trigeminal neuralgia, which is shooting pains in the face. I think it is something to do with the nerves. If you are really worried, for example, if it doesn't stop and gets worse, you could always ask for a second opinion. I'm sure even your own doctor would run tests if you asked him.

 

[Decentlady]

That's true! Just yesterday a friend of mine who suffers from anxiety disorder every now and then and a known schizophrenic on maintanence treatment complained to me about similar shooting pains on his kidney area (flanks). He was specific in that he said it comes only between 4-5am when he is sleeping.

I adviced him to see a doctor just to rule out any organic causes like renal stones.

 

[janemariesayed]

It sounds like your friend needs to see the doctor. Maybe he is feeling the pain at that time because his body is most relaxed at that time. Or maybe he is moving on it while he is sleeping. Either way, there is something that is causing him pain so only the doctor can clear up what it is. Your friend may find that it his pain is due to his anxiety.

I've been thinking about this subject for the last couple of days. I remembered that years ago, I used to get little sharp pains all over my body. I remember penning in with a felt tip pen little crosses where the pains were. I ended up with lots of blue-penned crosses all over my torso and calves. I never bothered going to the doctor about it. Sometimes now and again, I get headaches but I try to ignore them. Thinking about it, I think these pains are down to my mixed anxiety.