Neurological disorder or anxiety? Posted: 03-18-07 02:22am
For the last three years I have been
experiencing a heavy sensation in my left
arm and left leg. Sometimes I drag my left
foot. My left hand draws so bad at times
it feels like I could crush a steal ball.
My tongue always feels cool along with a
feeling of being shocked. My face even
tingles. I am tired all the time, I can't
keep up with my daily chores, a few hours
after I wake up I have to take a nap. I do
not sleep well at night. I have told the
doctor, he says it is anxiety. I know my
body, there is something else that is
going on. Please help me if you can, this
is really getting to me. Thank You,
Teresa
You can request a neurological examination
to investigate whether the “dragging
left foot and hand” is due to muscle,
nerve failure or depression. A “cool”
and “shocked” feeling from the tongue,
in addition to face “tingles” could be
inexplicable symptoms that may be due to
anxiety. Anxiety and/or depression can
cause many strange symptoms that appear to
be symptoms of other disease... but in
fact, there is nothing organic present.
Fatigue and sleepiness are very common
symptoms of depression. To confirm
depression as a reason for your symptoms
you can request a neurological examination
and some standard blood analyses first to
exclufe neurological dysfunction. If
everything is OK and neurological diseases
are excluded, you can ask help from a
mental health doctor.
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