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Head tingling..

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lisa58809
lisa58809

Hello everyone. I woke up this morning with a tingling feeling at the upper left back of my head, and it's been on and off. Same spot. I'm becoming anxious about it now rolleyes not sure if that is making it come back.

it's not accompanied by a headache or anything. I'm deathly scared of a brain tumor.

Other additional health info about me, 24 and female. I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia (naturally fast heart rate), and nasal allergies/sinusitis. I am close to my menses but I don't know if that could affect anything. -- I don't know if anyone could come up with some ideas as to why this is, but any input would help. Thank you all

I always hate thinking the worst sad I've used my monthly doctor's visit already and can't go for another three weeks.

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  • diana48075
    diana48075 lisa58809

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    Hi Lisa,

    I recently started to get head numbness and tingly on the left side of my head as well. And like you mentioned, I obsess over it and make it worse. I went to the ER 2 days ago and the nurse practitioner said it was a migraine, gave me meds and sent me on my merry way home. I won't be content until I get a ct scan.

    But it's new symptom. I have had anxiety for 4 years now and now I have this new sensation on my head so now I am freaked out even more

    • lisa58809
      lisa58809

      Posted

      Has it gone away? *** sorry about that.
    • diana48075
      diana48075 lisa58809

      Posted

      It did overnight but it has come back this morning. 😩

      I am now thinking something is very wrong with my head

  • Mandoza
    Mandoza lisa58809

    Posted

    Try to rub it with your hand and then it will go and it will come back

    That is from anxiety i have it myself. You see, feeling like that usually will be under the skin, above the skull, it is the nerve my friend not the brain.

    Dont worry

    • lisa58809
      lisa58809 Mandoza

      Posted

      Oh I've been rubbing it too and it does go away. It just makes me so scared. sad

    • Mandoza
      Mandoza lisa58809

      Posted

      Then dont worry it is just the nerve from anxiety. I have it too i know it. It is annoing and triggering the anxiety but you are not the only one.
    • lisa58809
      lisa58809 Mandoza

      Posted

      Sometimes it doesn't go away. Do you know if that's normal? I am very scared. I hate being anxious. sad

    • Mandoza
      Mandoza lisa58809

      Posted

      That feeling is not from the brain it is from the nerve under the skin. The feeling of pressure and tingling in anxiety is from that. As i said it is the nerve which is under the skin and above the skull.
    • lisa58809
      lisa58809 Mandoza

      Posted

      Do you know what causes this? I woke up with it. I've only had this feeling once before when I had my one and only panic attack.

      I did have a bad dream last night - don't know if that could have triggered my anxiety.

    • Mandoza
      Mandoza lisa58809

      Posted

      Anxiety is always there. Some time we can deal with it and move on and sometimes we struggle. Your dream might be the trigger and maybe you woke up and your mind start to race with thoughts. When we have anxiety disorder we just need anything to trigger us even sometime when you are fine you will freak out and say will i be fine like this for ever and then the anxiety comes.

      Have you tried therapy? I think it will be good for you

    • lisa58809
      lisa58809 Mandoza

      Posted

      I've been anxious since early November - when I noticed my fast heart rate, which just turned out to be tachycardia. I had a full blown panic attack shortly after I noticed the heart was so fast. (My cousin who is younger than me passed away from a heart attack, so I was horrifically anxious).

      I've been okay after finding out nothing is wrong with my heart, but now every little pain here and there always makes me think the worst. I have not tried therapy yet - I asked my doc if he could refer me to someone, but he just kind of laughed.

      I hope I can sleep this off. sad

      If you don't mind could you share how you deal with your anxiety?

    • Mandoza
      Mandoza lisa58809

      Posted

      Well, i have always have strange pain and sensations here and there also. Of course i was convinced that something wrong with me. And i acted like i have an illness visited 10000000 doctors and always they say i am normal in regard of what i am feeling. ( I have asthma and i am diabetic but my problems started after that so those are not the cause ) then i become an agoraphobic and could not leave the house at all. My symptoms were changing always but what i had for 27/7 were dizziness, heavy head, tingling in the back of my head and feeling sick. So after years of those symptoms and from doctor to another. I said ok maybe anxiety and i started to get treatment and then i got my life back.

      In june last year, i relapsed!! And i become again agoraphobic in Dec. I started the med again in Dec ( after seeing a doctor ) because i knew it is anxiety. What i do to cope with it is just move on and they will not harm me. Yes those are scary feelings and sensations, but will not harm me and they are not a disease. I am not saying that i live normal, no i am afraid but not because of having a disease, i am afraid because of the feelings and that is why i am on med now. To overcome my agoraphobia and get back to work.

      Hope that gives you a hope

    • lisa58809
      lisa58809 Mandoza

      Posted

      Thank you for sharing.. its very much appreciated. smile

    • tina63578
      tina63578 lisa58809

      Posted

      First of all anxiety is not a laughing matter..i have had it now for 15 years...i use to think everything was wrong with me..i thought I was doing to die all the time...i was so wrong ..started therapy which helped alot..also was but my medication..some people can take natural things to help....but not with me ...my anxiety was so bad....anything new happening in my body would scare me so much...nothing was ever wrong...when I get anxiety I go lay in my bed put my floor fan on and i think good thoughts..it passes
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