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Extreme scalp pain during anxiety...?

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victoria90562
victoria90562

I'm really confused on what I'm been feeling. In other posts, I'm been talking about head pains well now this is so weird. I've been having horrible scalp pain but only when I feel an attack coming on or stressed. Yesterdsy I had a great day and nothing was wrong but I went to hang out with my friend, got home around 1 this morning, and me and my boyfriend startes to fight about the house being a mess, and ever since 230 this morning it's been hurting. Is this a stress and anxiety thing? Anyone else have this happen? I've been having this happen for almost two weeks now on and off, am going to doctors in a couple days and will be asking. 

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  • anonymousgirl21
    anonymousgirl21 victoria90562

    Posted

    I had a similar thing. My scalp felt really hot sometimes and it was so itchy and it felt like something was crawling inside my head. It really freaked me out. I had several panic attacks about it. 

    I took my mind off of it and haven't had it since. I think the best thing to do for disturbing symptoms like this is to let it go and put it as normal. I got a shooting pain in my chest yesterday, just the one. I focused on it and what do Ya know, I got more. 

    It's annoying but just class it as normal and it'll go away soon. smile

    • victoria90562
      victoria90562 anonymousgirl21

      Posted

      It's just very annoying little moment of my hair hurts and when I lay on my right side where the pain is, hurts 20 times more. 
  • Aspinan
    Aspinan victoria90562

    Posted

    Hi Victoria, it's classic anxiety stress reaction. What happens is that when your body goes into anxiety state it diverts more blood supply to your muscles so it restricts the supply from different parts of the body which it doesn't need such as the digestive system which gives you that horrible stomach sensation but also from the skin including the scalp.

    The blood vessels constrict slightly so less blood goes to the scalp (don't worry it still gets enough supply to be healthy even for a long period of time), the constriction is the tingling sensation and itchiness, it can sometimes feel painful or heavy like an elastic band round your head. You might find the end of your fingers or feet feel slightly numb which is again the same thing.

    So next time you feel that sensation you'll know what it is and it's harmless.

    N 

    • victoria90562
      victoria90562 Aspinan

      Posted

      Wow you're on point!! Thank you! I also had slight numbness in my finger tips and I didn't even think anything of it. But I do have some weird feeling in my face as well is that normal?
    • Aspinan
      Aspinan victoria90562

      Posted

      Totally normal with anxiety, the body does all sorts when in an anxiety "fight or flight" state, your vision alters as the pupils dilate and peripheral vision heightened I order to look out for danger, certain brain functions slow down including rationalisation, clear thinking, burning or sore muscles in legs, arms, neck, hot flushes to release the heat generated by the muscles, racing thoughts, heart rate increases and palpatations as heart pumps blood to the muscles, adrenalin released which triggers all the responses, edginess, fearfulness, restlessness, shaking and feeling disorientated, all sorts.

      We tend not to feel them all at same time or we just continue to experience same ones. 

      It is a normal response to danger which has developed over thousands of years of evolution and as such helped us to survive as a species so is highly tuned and therefor the symptoms represents no danger to us, it's just we aren't bring chased by dangerous animals and other "tribes" anymore so the anxiety response can latch on to other stuff instead and can become an illness despite it being a normal and healthy response which can help us focus such as doing an exam or driving test etc. 

      Hope that helps explain things. Neil 

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