I'm 21 and have had anxiety since my first panic attack at age 16. I do not always have anxiety it comes in waves so it will be very bad for a month or so then it will go away for a few months and so on so forth. After the 2nd time I went to the hospital from a panic attack that made me think I was going to die I realized I needed to get a hold of my anxiety. In the recent months I have been able to calm myself down with breathing techniques when I get to that climax of a panic attack.

Numbness is a symptom of panic attacks I have been dealing with for 3 years. I know that it is partially due to hyperventalation. However my numbness usually is only in the left arm, left leg and left side of my face, which as you can imagine can be very scary. It starts in my face and arm and if it is really bad it will spread to my leg. I have had a chest x ray, ekg and all that and it turns out I'm fine which is good. The numbness is also increased signifigantly on days following a night of drinking alcohol. Aching and pain is also associated in my left arm with these symptoms. It can't be a heart attack obviously because I'm always fine the next day when my symptoms go away. Regardless of the fact that I know now it won't kill me it is still VERY annoying and I have not got a straight answer as to why I feel numbness and pain in one side of my body. Every where I look I find that those are always symptoms of a serious condition. If anyone has any insight on to how this is happening and whether or not I should be concerned I would appreciate it very much!!! Thanks in advance.

Kyle