Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Orange Co, CA
Tia Or Anxiety Attack? Posted: 08-28-04 00:54am
The other night while driving home I had a
terrible pain in the back and side of my
head/neck on the left side, my arm and leg
got numb (my watch felt like it weighed a
ton) everything felt kind of electric and
out of body. I had my kids in the car so
I pulled over & called 911. This
lasted for maybe 5 minutes; by the time
they got there I was fine. My ekg was
normal, my pressure was normal, and they
told me I was having an anxiety attack.
I was told to follow up either at the er
(which I declined) and went to the dr the
next day. The dr also thought it was an
anxiety attack, as I am young (36), thin,
and have no medical issues (other than
when i'm pg..I get lupus anticoagulant and
anti nuclear antibodies causing me to
miscarry). I'm not so sure i'm
comfortable with their diagnosis. It was
so painful and weird. I just don't know
what my next step should be...Any
suggestions? I do have 2 bulging discs
in my neck, which they say could have
pinched a nerve during all the tension but
this felt painful beyond anything i've
ever felt. It was like lighting hit.
Thanks for your help.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 08-28-04 05:26am
It does seem odd & I am assuming that
this is a first?? I would think back over
the previous couple of days (or even
longer re stress/anxiety) & think if
i'd eaten anything or if any one or group
of events could have been the base
cause.
Were the kids behaving & had they
been?? Anything worrying you?? Even
anything you might not realize you're
worried about - they're the issues that
often cause bad anxiety attacks because
you just have nothing on which to base an
understanding of what's happening!! Were
you tired or not looking forward to what
you had to do the next day etc etc??
I would also regardless of what caused it
suggest that something like valerian &
some "you" time (a soak in the bath in
peace!!) massage, facial relaxation etc
would help no matter what the cause.
