weird feeling in left side of face back again - anyone ever experience?

Hi hazelnut... I think I understand what you might be talking about. I've had pressure in my head before also and I know how you feel when you say it's not really tingling, but it is. I've literally dug my fingernails into the side of my head (not breaking the skin of course), but just put pressure on my head and almost tapped it just to see if I could feel the side of my head because it had a weird thing going on. It's hard to describe. Usually when that happens I find myself stretching my jaw out a lot as well because it feels tense and tight.

Have you ever been told that you have TMJ? I have it pretty bad and already have a slipped disc in my jaw, arthritis and some other weird thing. My dentist wants me to wear a mouth guard almost constantly for a few months to see if it alleviates any of the problem and I was told to avoid chewy/crunchy foods as much as possible or anything that requires my jaw to be open wide or for longer than a few minutes.

I do think that anxiety can certainly cause what you're describing though. From what I'm finding, anxiety and stress can cause VERY bizarre symptoms and they can present themselves for months after stress or anxiety is experienced.

I hope that you are feeling better soon...take care!!

A.W

I get it all the time. It's kind of like the feeling you get when you go to the dentist and the novocaine is starting to wear off. Not tingly like a foot or hand falling asleep, not numb like you can't feel it, but a weird sensation.

I also have a tendency to clench my jaw when I'm sleeping, so it could be from that, or it is simply from anxiety. I wouldn't worry too much about it since you've had tests done, and know nothing is wrong.

Hope you're feeling better!

Fox

Hi your sister,

Welcome to the anxiety forum. I hope you can resolve this issue.

Hugs, Karen...

Sounds good...

Hugs, Karen...