itchy feeling inside

Hi I'm new to this site. I've had anxiety for over 2 years. I've had evry symptom but lately almost daily I have been experiencing a new one. Its like and itchy feeling in my neck arm chest and head. Dr said it was likely a nerve or muscular thing and will eventually go away but its still there. Its unbearable its an itch tickly feeling. Sort of like an anxious feeling but in those parts of my body. If I get my 2 year old to jump on those parts of me it temperarily goes away. Has anyone had this. Please help.

Thanks so much for replying. Yeh its strange I had it in my legs and dr called it restless leg syndrome! It feels just like that but in my upper body. I hate it and I know its either anxiety or muscle but just wish it would bugger off. Iv got 2 beautiful children and have no reason to be anxious but always having symptoms that will not me get rid of the underlying anxiety. Thank you again for replying qiute reassuring.

Hi, I just wanted to say this made me feel so much better. I have also suffered from anxiety since I was thirteen, so that'd be five years. I recently noticed this tickly itchy feeling deep in my chest, which extends down through my torso. I was afraid I had some sort of heart problem, but it has never really caused any noticeable problems other than the itchiness. The fact that it is probably anxiety related makes me feel comforted. Though, I wish it would stop. I'm taking medicine, so I don't know why I'd still be having anxiety symptoms. Recently, I was trying to come off my medication (10 mL lexapro) so I was on 5 mL for a month. I was having terrible anxiety problems the whole time (though now I'm fairly sure it was withdrawal). Then, at the end of December, I ran out, and the office was closed! AND my psychiatrist was out of town on vacation so she couldn't authorize for me to get more, let alone go back to my normal dose. So, I was off the stuff for a week. Do you think that, even though I've been taking it normally for at least 2 weeks now, my body still needs to adjust? Thank you again!

PS, I also have this thing sometimes where my heart feels like it "leaps," for lack of a better descriptor, and I take an immediate breath, almost uncontrollably. Is my heart skipping a beat, or am I having EXTRA heartbeats? Or is it something else? Your opinions are appreciated!

Post Edited (Em the Fae) : 1/29/2013 4:25:07 PM (GMT-7)

also with the heart beat thing i have had that since my 1st panic attack..its defonately anxiety related.. i still get this now and ive correlated it with stress. anxiety is so so horrible it is honestly like a desease. i had health anxiety for ages.. i seriously thought i was dying and had a few months to live i had so many trips to a and e emergencys and now i look back and think what a waste of time.. now i think worrying gets u nowhere.. worrying is like a rocking chair u can go back and forth all day long but ul get nothing else out of it. best of luck.

It happens to me when i lose or gain weight or when i have a very bad cold and i have a lot of coghing. It usually wears off by itself after a few minutes.

Hello there, mc88
I am glad that you posted...and that you told about the itchy tickley feeling you are experiencing...
For the last several days I have had that feeling in my upper chest...I have NO trouble breathing, and am not wheezing...my nose is a bit runny (not a cold, prob allergies) No coughing except a couple of times when it gets 'extra itchy.'
A number of people in my area have come down with pneumonia and I guess that added to my anxiety...SO... I am taking some 'natural stuff' to boost my immune system... Good luck to you!
Thanks to the rest of you for your posts, too!

Post Edited (Bettsann) : 4/25/2016 12:16:12 PM (GMT-6)