Tingling and numbness with migraine?

amith

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Joined : Feb 2013

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Posted 2/23/2013 11:33 AM (GMT 0)

hi,
im suffering with migrain from past 10 years but the frequency of migrain had been reduced to monthly twice before it was 4- 5 times in a month. but recently im suffering with littile numbness and tingling all over the body some times it will be constant some times it comes and goes although i have counsulted my doctor he says that ur perfectly alright and its just ur anxiety,pressure that causing this type of things but still this tinkling is constant on my body so is there any type of test that could be performed. kindly reply

Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 2/23/2013 8:29:20 AM (GMT-7)

Scaredy Cat

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Posted 2/23/2013 3:33 PM (GMT 0)

Hi and welcome.

I am sorry that you are dealing with this new symptom. I think it was wise to consult your doctor, since this is a new part of your migraine pattern.

Fortunately you were told that it is nothing to worry about. Numbness and tingling are symptoms of migraine and anxiety after all...but if your intuition is still telling you that something is off, then go ahead and push for further evaluation.

No one knows you better than you, and if something doesn't feel right, then pursue it.

First however, you may want to try some self-help techniques for anxiety and see how you feel. We have some links to breathing exercises in our Resources that could help. (main page 1st post) The tingling and numbness are often caused by unconscious hyperventilation!

Let us know how you are doing soon, and what you decided to do. We are here to support.:)

Scaredy Cat

Rxclusion

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Joined : Jan 2013

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Posted 2/23/2013 5:02 PM (GMT 0)

Hello,
I recently (within the last few weeks) had to go to the ER twice for what I thought at the time was a brain aneurysm/tumor. I have had intermittent tension headaches/migraines for years before my anxiety 'awoke'. The first night I went they gave me some shots abs medicine after doing a CT scan. Everything came back fine and they sent me home. Well two days later I had the worst headache/pain I've ever had in my entire life. I was experiencing the head ache accompanied by brain zaps, my right side of my face feeling numb, fever, and slight paralysis in my right side of the body. The EzR physician immediately wrote it off as anxiety and asked what I wanted him to do, aside from him giving me Valium and sending me home. I demanded he do something, I was quite irate a doctor could be so dismissive of a patient. I had him do blood work and he basically made me sit there for 40 minutes while the results were determined. Everything came back fine and he gave me Valium and sent me home. I still hurt almost an hour after he gave me Valium and I don't think it really did much but knock me out. There is a caveat to this and that is I had started Zoloft the weekend before. I think this could have been increased by the ill effect I felt on the Zoloft but I has a tension headache prior to even being prescribed it. They gave me Fioricet which helps if it's really bad, but I try to power through them. My doc had started me on Topamax but I had to Dc it because I developed a rash...I was a little sad about it because it did help my headaches. Anyway I would reiterate what S Cat said and also advise that you get it checked out if you are generally worried. Test aren't cheap but to me it's better to have a peace of mind than to be uncertain.
Good luck!
-Rxclusion

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