I am just really nervous as to what's
wrong with me... my leg is constantly
pulsating and I haven't a clue what's
wrong... does it have anything to do with
blood pressure?
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Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Answer A4242 Posted: 06-09-08 12:53pm
Current medical status: This vein in my
right thigh keep throbbing, it's pulsating
almost... and when I get stressed it'll
start throbbing quicker and quicker then
begins to hurt
Veins do not pulsate. Only arteries
pulsate in the same rhythm as the heart
rate. But these normal pulsations of the
arteries can be felt with examination only
on the neck, lower forearms, groins,
behind the knee and on the feet. People
usually don’t feel their own arterial
pulsations or at least do not interpret
them as painful.
I don’t believe that your symptoms
(feeling your own pulse as a pain) are any
way related to your blood pressure. There
is a kind of anxiety disorder called
hypochondria (somatoform disorder) where
the person interprets the normal body
sensations as symptoms of a disease.
Your “symptoms” sound like
hypochondria.
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