Numbness and tingling in scalp!

Hi everyone. I have been experiencing something that is really weird and I was just wondering if anyone else knows what I am talking about. At night sometimes I get this feeling as though my scalp is numb( like I cant feel the skin when I touch it), now usually if I tap my head a few times or roll over in another position, it goes away. I have been having this off and on for YEARS, so it didnt really concern me all that much because it usually goes away and only happens during the night. BUT, recently I sometimes get this while I am sitting at the puter( I have TERRIBLE posture), and sometimes while I am sitting in the car. All of a sudden my scalp just feels as though it is going numb. I dont have any other symptoms along with it( no blurry vision, no dizziness, no trouble speaking, no weak feelings..etc). I mention those because I thought I was having a stroke. I am thinking...could it be that because of my poor posture, and I mean POOR, when I sit I am always hunched over, I am pinching a nerve somewhere?? I know that pinched nerves in arms and legs can cause tingling and numbness...could it cause the same in your scalp area??? Oh and it is ALWAYS on the right side of my head that this happens, never the left. I do tend to sleep more on my right side than my left.


It is just such a weird feeling. Any thoughts??? Thanks! God bless!



In His Grip,

Dawn

No, I never have asked him. Because, as I said, I really didnt used to worry about it because I only got it at night, so I figured it was just how I was laying. Isnt it strange all the "symptoms" that can arise??? I mean really weird, off the wall stuff. I figured if it was a stroke I would have other symptoms with it....you would think. Oh, also, when I got it last evening, my right ear got like FIRE RED. It was burning up. I HATE that. I get that from time to time too...just a flushed feeling in my ears. It is like your ears just get soooo red and are warm to the touch. Sometimes I get this in my face as well. It lasted about 2 hours and then just left( the more I calmed down).
Thanks for the reply! God bless
Dawn

Hello,

I just started having the same issue you are describing with the numbness in my head, tingling sensations in certain areas, and I also get short stinging pains in my head sometimes too. I have had anxiety problems for about ten years now and this just started happening about a month ago. I have had to face the fact that anxiety takes many forms and this sounds like one of them. I asked my doctor about it and he said it was probably just stress which I am under alot of now. I've found trying some breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, helps greatly with my symptoms and makes me relax and not think I'm having a stroke or heart attack. Trying some medication wouldn't be a bad thing either as it has helped me greatly dealing with my problems as well. Sometimes it's just good to know there are other people out there with the same issues and to talk about them. I hope all is well.

Rob

Dawn - your words could have been mine verbatum about thirty years ago - that's when I suffered the anxiety the worst - well maybe it wasn't the worst - it was just that at that time I didn't understand it as well as I do today.  I only had MY mom to talk to you - she was great - but I always thought she was saying things just to make me feel better - not that they were necessarily true - but as the years have past I realize everything she said WAS true and now I find myself repeating her words here to try and help people like yourself who are going through this alone.  Believe me I still have plenty of anxiety myself but somehow, between being able to vent on this site and experiencing it for so many years, it doesn't overwhelm me as much as it used to.  It's too bad we have to suffer for so many years before we can realize that we're NOT alone, that we're NOT crazy, that millions suffer with us (just don't talk about it outwardly much so we think we're the only ones who have these crazy thoughts, health symptoms, etc.)  I will say that the times I suffer the most, for the longest periods of time, are the times I haven't been taking my Super B Complex pills - I swear they do help.  I've also been on anti-depressants and Xanax at times too but, thankfully, not for real long periods of time.  Remember that you're raising two teenage kids (mine are now 37 and 35, AND I still have a l5-year-old at home) and that's no easy task - especially when you're doing it alone and feeling rejected because your hubby left you - men don't usually make good caretakers - they want to be cared FOR.  So give yourself some credit for the job you're doing and keep venting on this site - as I've said before, it's a wonderful group therapy forum and cheap to boot!!!

Dawn........I am 53 but a young 53 lol......I have a 33 yr old son and (another that would have been 24 passed away) and a 15 yr old at home
I feel your pain and I do understand I am not from your agfe group I am thinking but sometimes I dont think it matters the age we all share the same or most of the same problems with this DD.......
I too am a single parent now by choice .i felt a burden to hubby with so many illnesses and big age gap plus he constantly hovered over me trying to help but made it harder w/o realizing it
Like anwes I come her and this has been my "lil family for a couple of yrs now and w/o them and the support I have no idea where I would be
I do CBT and other techniques as Harry mentioned as well I take meds when needed.......
Do not be so down on self you are doign the best you can and thats what counts in all honesty
Vent and ask away
Thats what makes HW so great
LYN

all that numb thing in your head is cause by anxiety, it is amazing how many thing anxiety can cause. i have had 2 ct scan, an eeg, blood tests, chest x-rays.....everything is negative and it is just anxiety. advise? take valerian root suplements before bed, you can find it everywhere at the vitamin section. also SAMe-200 from GNC. CHAMOMILE TEA. BELIEVE ME IT WORKS. BUT SLOW, JUST BE PATIENT IT WILL GO AWAY.

Hi Terry38
I edited your email from your post for you privacy Just put it in your profile under email and then make sure the email turned on so we can hit the link under you name.
I'm not familiar with this symptom, but you have taken a very positive step by setting up a neuro appt. with you doc That is the best course of action imho. . . Please dont' worry about somebody thinking your "crazy". . . That is just scary thoughts, because if you doc thought you were, why would he/she set up an appt. with your neurologist? Have you tried any CBT (therapy)? It has helped many of us on here to think more rationally about things.
Anyway it is nice to meet you and please feel free to post more on your history with anxiety under the "new members" thread

Thank you thank you thank you. I thought I had something terrible wrong with me. I have had serious anxiety in the last few months and I have terrible back and neck pain and maybe a pinched nerve. The top of my head tingles and gets numb primarily in the evening and on the right side. And my ears get hot too! The pain in my back and neck are on the right and so is the funk in my head. It has greatly increased my anxiety as most of you can probably attest to. A never ending cycle. It may be a combination of things but I had a catscan 3 months ago and they found nothing (well, they did find a brain) so don't fear if you have this. It may be anxiety which is not great but better than some alternatives. I feared looking online because so many people give you these horrible scenarios so I appreciate finding that people are experiencing the same thing and have come to the same conclusion. It has decreased my anxiety to find I only have anxiety!!! Ha. My doctor also put me on high blood pressure medication but I found it increased my anxiety and I quit taking it. I have self diagnosed and found I don't have chronic high blood pressure. I have anxiety and THAT increases my blood pressure. At times of low anxiety my blood pressure is below normal. Some of these meeds they are giving us are terrible for anxiety as I found with cholesterol medications. I decided I'd rather risk heart attack in 20 years from high cholesterol than 2 years from crazy anxiety!!

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i have this issue in my scalp feels like tiggling or electricity
my dr said its due to stress muscles tighting in my neck
due to anxiety

Hi,
about a week ago I drank a lot one night and since then really I've got this numbness feeling in my head. When I sneeze I get this sting feeling in my front left part of my head, like a wasp got me. I started freaking myself out and now I have a numbness feeling at the back of my head also. I got a panic attack years ago and went on tablets. I'm off them two years and rarely getting any anxiety feelings. But from what im reading here all my problems are in my head, pardon the pun:) I was kinda worried in was a tumor or something. I took difene tablets because I thought it was muscle problems. hopefully it will pass. Anxiety is such a disaster to have, wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy! well after reading this I'm pretty sure its Anxiety and not a tumor.

Hi tm and welcome:)

Anxiety is known for coming back even if it appears to have gone for good. Unfortunately it is a chronic condition, and the circumstances...personality, ways of coping with stress, chemical make-up, probably haven't changed. Therefore it is easy to see why it would still challenge an individual who struggles with it..

That is not to say that there is nothing that you can do. We have a great Anxiety Resource Guide on our main page (3rd post) that has links to sites that offer self-help techniques for reducing stress and it's symptoms.

Practiced daily, these are really effective:)

Over indulging and having anxiety ensue is a pretty common theme. I have read many posts that began with an alcohol or drug experience. It is a definite trigger! You are not alone in this.

Feel free to keep posting here with us. This is a place of support and caring. Post an introduction thread if you like, and allow us to get to know you better:)

Take care,
Scaredy Cat

I too am feelibg this as i Type this.. anxiety is ruining My life...I get light headed limbs feel week see dots get muscle fatigue ....im so tired of it. Im new here and would like to try to fin some support. I also sometimes feel like im falling through the floor.. like im ripped out my body and put back in really fast. It is scary.. soft weird feeling in my neck all the time. Ct scan,xrays,sonograms,various blood work,two lymes test,three ent,full cardiac work up. Numerous hospital visits..im stumped im going crazy.