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Posted 7/16/2012 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
I've experienced head tingling that comes and goes, also cold sensations(feeling colder than normal) and numbness sensation(but I can still feel) and chest tightness. My doctor pretty much thinks I'm crazy. He prescribed me propranolol and he said the symptoms should go away within two weeks. I suffer from anxiety already,I have a fear of going out and people watching me. So I stay in the house all day on the computer. Is this anxiety playing tricks on my mind? The more I search these symptoms the more I'm scared I have MS.
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Posted 7/16/2012 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome!

Your post reminded me of a medical saying used by doctors...it certainly is appropriate when talking about health and anxiety:

The term derives from the aphorism "When you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra", which was coined in a slightly modified form in the late 1940s by Dr. Theodore Woodward, a former professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Since horses are the most commonly encountered hoofed animal and zebras are very rare, logically you could confidently guess that the animal making the hoofbeats is probably a horse. By 1960, the aphorism was widely known in medical circles.

In other words...you have been diagnosed by a doctor with anxiety...these are fairly common symptoms of anxiety,your doctor said that these symptoms will likely go away on their own (or with the help of meds)...so if you think about it, it doesn't really make sense that this would be MS, or anything else serious to worry about.

Try to trust in your doctor and put your energy into managing your anxiety. We have lots of self-help ideas in our Resource Guide (main page, 1st post) or better yet, ask your doctor about a therapy referral if you haven't already.

Also keep talking with us here. It is healing in itself to talk with others who understand what you are going through. We are here to listen and support!

Talk to you soon,

S.C.
Posted 7/16/2012 10:01 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the response, I really need to get over my anxiety. I feel as if my life is going to waste.
Posted 7/16/2012 10:34 PM (GMT 0)
:( It is easy to feel that way...anxiety wears you down and makes things seem hopeless...but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Like I said, look into getting some help for this...improvement and recovery are possible!:)

S.C.
Posted 7/17/2012 8:22 AM (GMT 0)
Yep and where’s anxiety comes from the mind. It is so hard to be in control when the mind is powerful than you are. Try to be relaxed and practice making your mind at ease or a simple meditation I guess will do.
Posted 7/17/2012 4:49 PM (GMT 0)
I am not so sure when in depression and anxiety that it will go away.  It can be very debilitating and I know it.  I finally am seeing a psychiatrist and a counselor.  It is real!  I wouldn't say give into it but just realize that it is a real disorder that needs to be treated by specialists and not your PCP.  Good luck and hope  you feel better.
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