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Health anxiety, tingling on my left face side and on lips and throat, is it anxiety?

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Aurora36
Aurora36

I have the tingling on my left side of the face and its on the lips and throat went to the doctor, but didt say much, waiting to do blood test on Monday, but i think its just anxiety. Has anyone have something similar?

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  • alba7252
    alba7252 Aurora36

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    For the last week or so I have had a tingling sensation in the left hand side of my face on and off (it seems to become worse when I think about it), dizziness and my ears have been sensitive to noise. I suffer anxiety but I've only had this once last month and again now, I also have a dull headache too. I wasn't unsure if this is a migraine as it seems to be lasting more than a few days (None of this is constant) but I have been severely stressed at work recently. The more anxious I get about it the worse it seems to get or the worse I make it or the more I imagine it. I was able to control my anxiety for a while, I used to get really bad upset stomach with it but now I can control that I can't seem to control other ways it affects me.

  • shayna38658
    shayna38658 Aurora36

    Posted

    I started having a sensation where my whole face tingled like it was waking up after a shot of novacaine.  This lasted a few days and then it switched to just my left side of my face.  Like someone split my face in half.  It tingles all the time!  Sometimes are more intense than others.  My face, lips, tongue, eye etc.  I thought stress but I really have not felt stressed.  This has been a great Holiday season etc.  I was ahead of schedule the whole time and so forthsmile  This is driving me crazy!  Waiting on new insurance to kick in before going to the Dr. but I feel like they will have no idea what is going on.  I take NO medications and I am healthy.  No face drooping either.  Any thougths??

  • cdac.x
    cdac.x Aurora36

    Posted

    I get numbness around my cheeks and lower face and tingling feeling around the top of my head. And that along with many other symptoms.

    All the best x

    cdac

    • HopeBlooms
      HopeBlooms cdac.x

      Posted

      I get that too cdac. How are you doing now? Have you seen a doctor?
    • ash1989
      ash1989 HopeBlooms

      Posted

      I get the same thing, It's from shallow breathing due to anxiety/stress (usually done without realising). You end up taking in too much oxygen and not enough CO2 which causes the tingling and numb feelings.

      Most of these symptoms can be explained smile it's not serious, just your budy trying to get you ready to fight or flight.

    • nohelani1220
      nohelani1220 ash1989

      Posted

      Interesting. I started to do some deep breathing exercises after reading your comment and the numbness and tingling started to wear off. Good tip!
    • jo05064
      jo05064 cdac.x

      Posted

      I suffer terrible with anxiety recently I've been getting tingling in my face and a constant headache 

      It's getting me down tbh 

      Can't seem to control my anxiety 

      Convincing myself I've got all sorts.. 

  • HopeBlooms
    HopeBlooms Aurora36

    Posted

    Although I do have anxiety disorder and take Alprazolam, I have been getting face tingling and left side of my head pressure for almost a year. This thread is interesting. So it doesn't have to be brain cancer. I don't feel anxious yet I have these symptoms that you all are connecting to anxiety. Anyone been found to have a brain tumor?

  • rosie0602
    rosie0602 Aurora36

    Posted

    Thank God I found this post. I was almost about to have another attack. I have had this same symptoms since november. The right side of my chin and tongue are partially numb. Now I am feeling the tingly sansation on my face and my head. Also feeling like my throat is starting to get numb. I thought I was dying. I have had a few MRI's of my head and everything is normal. I guess it is anxiety and I will just have to deal with it. Thank you for posting. Now I know I am not dying. I will leave this one to the hands of God. Only he can help us. I hope that everyone on this post that is going through the same thing gets better soon.

    • diana_09878
      diana_09878 rosie0602

      Posted

      Hi Rosie! I was glad to read this. Ive been feeling the same symptoms for two weeks. It has been making me nervous but i also had blood test and a CT of my head and all was negative. They told me it was anxiety too. I dont feel anxious but the thought of them telling me that has made me anxious cause then i thought they were thinking i was crazy!! Haha they even did a drug screen without informing me and of course all was negative. I feel it on my left arm and leg at times tol. It comes and goes and seems to just fine then slowly comes back and kimd apreads thoigh my left side of face and left side of body. Strange!!! Im getting mythroid checked tomorrow as this was mentioned to me by a doctor as a possibility. So we will see. If ok then i guess im officially an anxious person with tingly numb feeling on her left side. :-)

    • rosie0602
      rosie0602 diana_09878

      Posted

      Hey Diana,

      I'm still undertermined on what this can be. When I told my doctor it could be anxiety she asked if I wanted medication for anxiety because she herself does not know. She put me on Gabapentin which is Generic for Neurontin. That's a medication to help the nerves. Not sure if that is helping my numbness or if it the fact that It could be realated to sinus problems. As I started using Afrin and the pressure subsides at times. This is driving me crazy. I did feel some tingly on my right leg, at times a few months ago but that has stopped. I hope your tests tomorrow come back good. I know how you are feeling this is very scary. But hopefully we will get to the bottom of this. Please let me know how tomorrow goes.

    • debz301080
      debz301080 diana_09878

      Posted

      OMG I have exactly the same my left side of lips tongue and arm and left I feel awful like I’m not me I’m so fed up with it I wake up it’s not there within a hour bang it’s all there again x

  • katie70309
    katie70309 Aurora36

    Posted

    Hello All.

    I have had tingling/numbness in face around my nose and lips for a while, and put it down to a B12 deficiency. I have been getting B12 injections, and had a level of 250 at my last check. But the tingling and numbness has persisted this time around.

    I am a relatively anxious person, but never realised that anxiety can have these sorts of effects... 

    I also have headaches, and am constantly tired.

    No idea what to do now sad

    My doctor wants me to get more bloods, and possibly attend a rheumatologist. Freaking out as my Mother and Grand-Mother both had fybromyalgia..

     

    • ibrahim57343
      ibrahim57343 katie70309

      Posted

      Hi everyone hope everyone is feeling better

      Iam haveing the same symptoms as you guys , also does anyone have this wierd metalic inside mouth , i get this massive head pressure aswell , getting blood test done for any other immune disases

      I had this deep pain inside my tempel for 4 days then i started reading what it could be i came across trideminal nuraliga, i though no way then after a week , my anxiety is couseing so much symptoms like it , iam confused and my doctor is even more confused lol its such a bad cycle iam in iam 32 been suffering with anxiety since 17 it really sucks ,

      Hope you guys get better

    • ibrahim57343
      ibrahim57343 katie70309

      Posted

      Hi katie

      Hope your better

      Have you managed to get any answers

      I have the same symptoms

      It is confusing all the docs and specialists are confused as i am , the only good thing is its not painful and it cant kill , bad thing is like you said tiers puts you down and its so disterbing and uncomfortable feeling the headache really sucks its nearly constant

      Iam on amitriptyline 10mg it helps me sleep well lets hope we get better ill keep this forum updated 😊

    • angel_37504
      angel_37504 ibrahim57343

      Posted

      I have an awful metallic taste in my mouth. I can't stand it!!!! I have all the symptoms ...burning and tingling lips which radiates up to my cheeks and down to chin. I also have burning around my eyes. My face constantly itches. But in my mouth...my throat burns ..my tongue hurts and my gums are bleeding ALOT

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