Anxiety causes redness and swelling on face Posted: 06-15-08 21:24pm
I get this painful rash of these red sort
of blotches on my skin when I get anxious.
They are not acne's but more like
inflammation. They will take a week or so
to go away when I get really anxious or
have an anxiety attack. They always come
in the same places.
I also get parts of my face that go numb
and get tight and swell, this will subside
in a day or two if I calm down.
I am a real mess at the moment. I had a
breakdown a year or so ago and ever since
been plagued with these painful red
rashes/inflammations and numbness/swelling
when I get anxious,angry,upset, I feel
them coming on.
They have never totally gone away, they
will come and go througout the day and if
I have a good handful of days, they are
almost gone completely and I think it is
the end then they come back if I miss a
dose of medication or try to cut down on
Ativans.
I am now taking Remeron (2 weeks in) and
Ativan 2 a day trying to cut down to one a
day.
Remeron so far has helped some so I hope
it continues on. Ativans help a lot but
if I take 2 regularly for more then a few
days I get pain under my nipple area (I am
a male) and have to cut back to 1 a day
which then becomes a struggle with my
psyche and anxiety.
Any insight, comments, tips advice are
welcomed and appreciated.
I get anxious over crowds, people, even
going to the Dr.'s. All things I am
working on but it is hard. I never used
to be like this until I snapped about a
year ago and had a nervous breakdown so to
speak.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 06-16-08 14:50pm
Hives? In some people high anxiety can
cause hives, a dermatologist would be able
to tell you more about that.
Did you talk to your pdoc about it? You'll
want to make sure that it's not any type
of allergic reaction or something.
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Mr. Worry
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Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 06-17-08 15:55pm
Hi, thanks for the response. It is not
hives, more like red blotches that sting
and burn and swelling etc. They are there
when I am stressed and I can feel them
coming on so fight to stay calm.
