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Could Anxiety Attacks Cause Arm And Leg Numbness With Eye Redness?

I ve had my first anxiety attack ever about a month ago. Before that I was having all kinds of chest pains the prior month, stressing out about that and other things is probably what caused the anxiety attack they told me, since then I almost had one a couple times but I ve learned how to conquer it, but recently I been feeling very slight numbness/tingling in my left arm and left leg sometimes, I ve also noticed one part of my left eye has been red past couple days. Just worried..had an ekg they said my heart looks fine but just stressing out about this and what it could be, please any information would help , thanks
Fri, 23 Jan 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

You had symptoms of chest pain, restlessness and you underwent cardiac workup and it came fine. The symptoms were diagnosed to be occurring due to anxiety. Now you have control of your symptoms but still the symptoms like dizziness, numbness of arm has appeared. As per my opinion these symptoms can also be occurring due to anxiety. But there are other possibilities like deficiency of Vitamin B12, anaemia of iron deficiency and thyroid abnormalities. These medical causes should be ruled out with proper investigations like B12, Haemoglobin, thyroid levels etc.
Once medical causes are ruled out then we are left with anxiety as cause of your symptoms. Medicinal treatment in form of SSRIs help to reduce these symptoms.

Non medicinal methods like Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises, Breathing Exercises, Yoga, Meditation etc help to reduce the anxiety and will provide you relief.

Visit a psychiatrist for help.

Thanks hope this helps you.
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Could Anxiety Attacks Cause Arm And Leg Numbness With Eye Redness?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM You had symptoms of chest pain, restlessness and you underwent cardiac workup and it came fine. The symptoms were diagnosed to be occurring due to anxiety. Now you have control of your symptoms but still the symptoms like dizziness, numbness of arm has appeared. As per my opinion these symptoms can also be occurring due to anxiety. But there are other possibilities like deficiency of Vitamin B12, anaemia of iron deficiency and thyroid abnormalities. These medical causes should be ruled out with proper investigations like B12, Haemoglobin, thyroid levels etc. Once medical causes are ruled out then we are left with anxiety as cause of your symptoms. Medicinal treatment in form of SSRIs help to reduce these symptoms. Non medicinal methods like Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises, Breathing Exercises, Yoga, Meditation etc help to reduce the anxiety and will provide you relief. Visit a psychiatrist for help. Thanks hope this helps you.