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Feels like my hands don’t work anymore

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hank1457
hank1457

I just feel like my hands aren't as agile and nimble anymore, especially my pinky and ring finger on my left hand. Like picking up things or having to sort through things quickly like a wallet, it feels very awkward and I fumble. I am just freaking out that it is ALS or something because I also have muscle twitching everywhere. I totally realize that anxiety can cause twitching everywhere, but the hand thing is throwing me. I'm just freaking out.

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  • Philly89
    Philly89 hank1457

    Posted

    I've had soooo many weird physical symptoms from anxiety that I wouldn't doubt at all that your hand thing is anxiety related.

    Prolonged anxiety puts a huge strain on your nervous system. A nervous system in a stressed state can cause anything from headaches, to dizziness, to numb/tingling arms and legs, to generalized itching of the skin, and muchhh more.

    I personally am struggling with the generalized itching right now. I've also had headaches, dizziness, and tingling/numbness in the past too. All anxiety caused -_-

    • hank1457
      hank1457 Philly89

      Posted

      How do you get your nervous system calmed down though? I totally feel like it's my nervous system on on overdrive. I will wake up at night and it feels like my whole body is kind of shaking. I also sleep horribly so that doesn't help.

    • hank1457
      hank1457 alesha59336

      Posted

      I've done Zoloft twice....both for short periods of time, so I never really noticed any benefit. The last time I took it, I found out I was pregnant so felt no real need to go back on it.

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