Burning/hot sensation on face and neck. Is it IBS, anxiety, depression, or something else?.

hi Nee Nee. have you been tested for Lupus?? Butterfly rash is a common symptom as is IBS type symptoms. Rash will probably come and go. I have the rash but not all the time. 

HI Nee Nee,

My psychologist told me it a symptom of my anxiety. We are still trying to work on it though. I did notice that the heat goes away when i have or about to have my period. Could be hormone related...

I share these symptoms. I have ibs-c as well. Some are anxiety, some may be related to unknown allergies and histamine intollerances. It's something to consider

The sensation went away for few months and had just recurred last week. With it, i now have bouts of diarrhea runs(sorry for the tmi) and bloating, so it could well be related to IBS. I will do some research on the histamine intolerance one. Thank you.

It's fun you mention the runs, I have that now after coming off ppi. I think it's the acid rebound breaking down food so fast. My stomach burns badly. I have found out though that ppi can give you gastritis from rebound , the very thing you take them for ...it can also cause. I even came off them exactly how I was suppose to.stillhorrible rebound

Hi Chelsea,

Unfortunately I haven’t found any answer. It did went away for several months and had just reappeared. It is very frustrating and really hoping for a diagnosis.

I mentioned this earlier but histamine sensitivity may be something to look into. Have you ever been tested for celiac as well?

Hi there-I have suffered terribly with the burning sensation.  I have been screened for carcinoid syndrome, and it came back negative.  I am 61 and have been post menopausal for 6 years, my menopause symptoms have really ramped up in the last year—-I guess my hormones finally crashed.  I too suffer from horrible anxiety, so was wondering if the burning and electric  nerve ending feeling was caused by anxiety.  Most people think I am nuts when I complain about this, but it’s one of my worst symptoms.  I also have had dry mouth, shortness of breath and the list goes on...bad digestion.  This burning stuff tends to come on in early morning or middle of the night, as I am typing this though I am getting it again.  I have also suffered with bad bouts anf indigestion.  Ugh, if you are still on here, I would love to compare notes.  Thank you,

I have dry mouth as well.Do you ever have itchy skin...like bugs crawling everywhere but nothing's there? That's what I'm going through. It could be hormones, anxiety or stress combined but doctors just tell me they don't know and move on. I have hot skin at times, the burning I'm not sure if it's related to my gastritis flares or not

Hi Jeremy - I haven’t gotten the itchy skin, hope that’s not next - I certainly have gotten the dry mouth though - my acupuncturist said dry mouth relates to your adrenal glands.  

Dry mouth gastritis itching...this is all suggestive of Sjogren's. Do you have dry eyes too? Though often people with Sjogren's don't have both.

Yes but mine is from mast cell activation or MCAS

My adrenals are fine, but the majority of my symptoms are from mast cell activation or excess histamine being produced. We haven't found the cause of the itching yet however.

Ah ok...that causes dry mouth?

Yes it does, mast cells attack glands, nerves, tissue...pretty much anything

Much sympathy. I have a connective tissue disorder. V difficult. After long treatment just gone into remission which is kind of amazing really.

Hi Debra,

I've been seeing a psychological therapist(for health anxiety) for well over a year now. Since then, the burning sensation have disappeared until i abruptly stopped my medication. Now that i'm back on it the sensations has disappeared again. I strongly believe it could also be related to IBS(which i think may have been caused by my anxiety). Once my IBS symptoms have been treated the burning has gone away. My therapist have helped me to understand that my health anxiety could cause numerous "abnormal symptoms" of what i thought were real life threatening illnesses. I'm not saying it's all caused by anxiety, but perhaps when all else fails, it's the only answer i could find so far. 

I do have those itchy sensation, mostly on my feet. But mine almost feel like tingling sensation where scratching does not relief it. So i just ignore it and let it go until it passes. But i don't have it often. I can't even remember exactly when was the last time i had it. 

That great, glad you're getting some relief

Yeah, itching doesn't help me either. I just feel creepy crawlies everywhere. My diet is so strict that I know it isn't food related. Just praying for everything to work itself out