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Posted 8/19/2013 11:44 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone who experiences the spaghetti arms and legs (if you know what I mean) fear losing their mobility. I am constantly checking my strength.... It always seems to be good but my arms and legs still feel weaker. This is so scary to me...How common is this as a symptom of anxiety. I have seen a neuro doc but ended up with the question from him.." What is going on on your life"? It always seems to go back to anxiety but I feel like this almost all the time. The tingling is almost constant too... shakehead shakehead tired of worrying!
Posted 8/19/2013 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
Poetic,

I have experienced the jelly/weak/shaky feeling quite often. For me it is more in the arms. It feels like I can't grip something properly...or that I can't even hold something steady, for example a pen, or a spoon/fork while writing or eating.

A combination of PMR (progressive muscle relaxation) and deep breathing should be helpful in reversing this symptom. Of course, not focusing on it and raising the anxiety level higher is also important! So keeping overall stress levels down through other coping mechanisms is always a good practice.

Know that you are not alone with this. We are all working on things like this together.:)

Keep posting,

S.C.
Posted 8/19/2013 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your reply SC. I do feel that the more I focus on relaxing and deep breathing it seems to improve. Not obsessing about it does help too. The more I worry the worse it gets. I wish my thought processes were more positive. This is how I think "okay...all these ppl probably do have anxiety but I will more than likely be the one with some serious medical condition. Funny thing is I can relate to most of your symptoms and stories. I know many of you think like I do too and it makes me feel less crazy. Anyway...Glad to have found you all!!
Posted 8/20/2013 8:16 AM (GMT 0)
I have had this for at least 3 months pain weakness seen GP and neuro nothing wrong even get muscle twitching. I am trying not to focus on it. No what you are going through. Taking sertraline
Posted 8/20/2013 12:56 PM (GMT 0)
It's so weird Holly...Some days are okay and others I feel like my legs and arms are weaker. I test my strength with similar things the Neurologist had me do during my appointment and everything seems fine. I don't feel many twitches during the day when I'm busy. It's mostly at night or when I'm resting. I was told I had GAD. I do my best to manage it. I have advocated to not take a lot of medication. I do have Xanax if I feel I need it and I just break a .5 in half. I recently saw an ENT who said my dizziness is disequilibrium. He said its caused by a glitch in the brain and he's not sure what causes it but there does seem to be a correlation with anxiety. I have delt with this stuff over two years now and sometimes it's hard not to get depressed. I miss the old me that never thought about health...I went from that to it consuming my thoughts and my life. I have been working hard to regain control and I am confident I will succeed! Good luck to you too! :0)
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