Dear Worrier, I was just wondering what happened at the Neurologist? You had said your doctor had made you an appointment. Please let me know :) Thanks foxybrowngg

Hi Worrier, I just wanted to write a quick note to let you know that i have many of the same symptoms you do. It really depends on whether i'm experiencing anxiety or panic attacks. I also have tremors, lose feeling in my limbs, have sweaty/clammy palms, dizzines, and sometimes headaches. I know how scary it is. I recently had an episode with intense panic when i thought that i too, had possibly contracted a sickness, which could have been prevented were it not for my carelessness. It became irrational, and i only felt better when time assured me i was still healthy. Hang in there!

hey, worrier i know exactly how you feel, and its really nice to see im not alone. The question i wanted to ask you is with you headaches were they very bad lasting for days (going to bed and waking up with them) because for me it is that way, and any help you can offer would be great, also could you please tell me more about you expirence with paxil and give me some more info on the other drug you were taking

I, too, am suffering from anxiety and (most recently) panic attacks. I'm 32. Ever since 1991, I have felt like something was "caught in my throat" and I went to two doctors to see what it was. They couldn't find anything. Been that way ever since, but I just got used to it. Now I realize it was anxiety. Then, over the last 3 weeks, a LOT has happened. I have a very stressful job (I'm an engineer, promoted to project manager 8 months ago, and the only female). I catch heck from everyone in the book because I'm the liaison between the customer and the company, and all I get is bad news. Anyway, the past few months have been very tough at work. So with that occupying my daytime hours, when I go home I care for 6 feline leukemia positive cats, one of which had a seizure two weekends ago. I also care for strays (get them vaccinated and spayed/neutered) so money's tight. One of them that I'd been caring for (but had not been able to catch during the day to take into the vet) showed up with a bum leg. That time I caught him, and hauled him in the next day. Turned out to be a bite of some sort. Well, one month later he bit me. I went to the doc, they put me on antibiotics, and it cleared up in 4 days. 10 days after he bit me, he disappeared. Haven't seen him in 7 weeks. So my mother says "you sure he didn't have rabies?" OK, so meltdown #1 happened. Too late for me to get the preventative shots, you know. So it's a wait and see. But I ended up in the ER, with blood pressure double what it normally is. Immediately following that, I began having ear pain, nausea, and facial/neck numbness/tingling. Scared me to death. I went to the doctor, she said I probably have a sinus infection, gave me antibiotics and decongestant. The next day, I had a major episode of head rushing to the rest of my body pins and needles feeling, then like a burning/ice feeling all over, too. Doc changed my antibiotic and decongestant. Meanwhile, facial/neck numbness/tingling switched to the OTHER side of my face. My hands would pour sweat at the drop of a hat. Occasionally the tingling would shoot out to the rest of my body, and the room would seem real bright or real dim. It was like a bad dream that wouldn't go away. Two days later, I went back to the do

I am a healthy 38 year old who the doctors think is suffering from anxiety. Although I have had two years of family trouble and am constantly worrying about finances and the stress of my job, I still think there is something medically wrong. About a month ago, I awoke from sleep with a short sharp pain shooting through my head. Later that day, it felt like there was water in my ears. Several times I shook my head back and forth to see if it would go away (I got dizzy from doing so). The next day, I started feeling lightheaded and weak. I thought I may have cause some brain or spinal cord damage when I shook my head so many times. A trip to outpatients revealed that anxiety was causing these symptoms. For the next several hours I searched the internet and convinced myself I had MS or some other neurological disorder - I really started to worry!!! For the next week, the following symptoms persisted: - Tight pressure in the back of my head and around my nose - limbs feeling detached from my body - Hot hands and cold feet - tingling on the left side of my face, left arm/leg - Slight feeling like water trickling down my leg - Confusion A trip to my family doctor only seemed to enfore the anxiety issue. I had an EKG, reflex tests, and xrays on my head and everything was o.k. After the pressure stopped in my head, I began to feel strange feelings in my left arm and leg. There is no weakness, just a weird feeling. The feeling of numbness around my left temple and slight tremors (shaking) in my arms and legs are really starting to worry me too. I have been on Paxil for the past four days. My doctor is getting me in to see a neurologist, but still figures it's severe anxiety. The symptoms are very persistent and have been around for about three weeks. Is this really anxiety???? Is anyone else experiencing these long-lasting symptoms? Thanks.