First post - anxious

This is new to me I've never posted in a forum before. I've seen posts about people having pain down the left arm when they're having attacks, has anyone had pain down the right? I've been having a weird numbing weak feeling down my right arm, from the shoulder and my fingers will twitch uncontrollably. Sometimes the twitching will be in both left and right hands, like from the wrist and fingers. I'm not currently taking anything. I'm going to my first doctors appointment tomorrow. Any suggestions on what I should say or ask?

I understand your fear and anxiety i have been a heart patient since i was 35 and i am now 75 so don't
sell the farm yet ok?
What you are describing is more than likely some kind of nerve damage or deterioration from age or injury,
but it does not sound heart related so put that out of your mind. If i were you i would keep some notes
between now and tomorrow and take them to your appointment this will help your doctor greatly.
There are a myriad of things that can cause nerve pain and most are relatively harmless, Please let us
know what your doctor tells you, I wish you Peace!

Larry ***

Hello and welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your cofusing and concerning symptoms. That is difficult I know. I am however glad to hear that you are seeing your doctor for an appointment tomorrow.

This will be good for two reasons...

One, you can rule out any possible physical reason for your experience...or get a definitive dx of anxiety...

...and two, you can then discuss your treatment options for anxiety management.

Let us know how your appointment goes, and how we can support you.

Scaredy Cat

Thank you everyone for the advice. Here I am up at 5:30 in the morning as usual, whether I have to work or not. I'm trying to stay calm and think of all the things I need to tell the doctor and in walks the biggest stressor I have..my codependent mother. (She lives with me but that's a long story of my life). She asked me what I'm so stressed out about and I can't seem to find the words to tell her that it is her. She then continues to tell me that my stress is a woman thing. That its a built in mechanism the we have as women and men don't worry and react the way we do. ( that's how she has always been men and women aren't equal to her). As usual she turns the conversation into about her, how I'm like her. Welcome to my world she always says. Being like her is the last thing I want. Then she starts in about her stress issues and all the things that stress HER out. BTW the pain in my arm went away a little but after the conversation with her ,my finger twitching and rapid heartbeat continues....

Hi, and welcome!!! I am relatively new here myself, but have been a lifelong sufferer of anxiety. And now that I'm older, I have the normal wear and tear of aging to add to my fears. I don't know how old you are, but this is something that can affect any age. Your problem could just be anxiety and stress, but it also may be tied to your ulnar nerve. I had similar symptoms last year, and these exercises really seemed to help. Even if the root is anxiety, the exercises are something tangible to try, which I really do think helps. Also, the problems could originate from sleeping position. Try to sleep with your affected arm straight somehow. They sell over the counter elbow braces that can help with that. I realized that I sleep with my arms sort of twisted like a pretzel, which of course leads to pinched this and that. Best wishes!

Hope all goes well with the doctor!!!

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