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numbness please help me im going crazy crying all the time

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ambernicole22
ambernicole22

ive been dealing with stress from iron defieicny from donating too much blood back in november 2016. since ive been feeling so poor i started googling symtpoms which is the biggest NO NO for people w/ anxiety..and i think now i have MS. oh ive been crying and balling my eyes out. i probably look like a basket case because of this..but now my left leg is constantly numb and i get pins and needles in both my hands and mt face gets numb. this all just started happening 7 weeks after donation and i feel pretty good as far a smy aneima is consiered now but i think my mind read the symtpoms of MS and is now trying to make me think i have MS. im freaking out and crying all the time. its miserable. ive had the leg numbness for 3 days now and it doesnt seem to be going away. has anyone dealt with this? looking for some assurance here because im loosing it

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  • borderriever
    borderriever ambernicole22

    Posted

    Your blood giving will not have caused your numbness, I would imagine the pint of blood you have given would have recouped itself in a matter of one hour after your tea and bikis. However I am understanding you gave blood in the UK.

    You need to get this nimbness checked if you do not suffer from Anxiety. In fact have it checked to put your mind at rest.

    Never, never read up conditions on Google it just makes matters worse and you will be very ill because of what you have read

    My condition surfaces with numbness and it is part of nerve and tendon damage.

    In this case ask your GP and accept His diagnosis

    BOB

    • ambernicole22
      ambernicole22 borderriever

      Posted

      i donated in the US and they told me i was the "perfect" candiaite for "power red" in which they take out 2 pints of red blood cells and return back to me my plasma. a week later i was in the ER because i was anemic. i am feeling better as far as my iron defieincy is conserned im just a wreck becaue i googled my numbness symptoms and it was the worst thing for me to do. i have dealt with anxiety for a few years but its never been this bad. i went to the ER a few days ago for the numbness and they even did a CT scan and evrrything was fine. im about 99% sure its my anxiety im just wondering if anyone has had these symtpoms before, of numbness that doesnt really go away. god willing its going to get better. im mentally exhausted as this point. 

    • borderriever
      borderriever ambernicole22

      Posted

      I would never trust someone if they took two pints of blood even when they return the plasma, this could be the reason why you are short of iron in your blood.

      I suffer numbness although in my case it is caused by my PsA , I take an AD to deal with this and pins and needles. You need to see your GP and discuss this condition. Also explain the Blood Transfusion Service and how they extract the bloods. I would not go back if they did that to me.

      If you are suffering anxiety discuss that as well

  • Needhelp_asap
    Needhelp_asap ambernicole22

    Posted

    Hey there and I'm sorry that you're suffering from anxiety too. I experience numbness and tingling all the time. Sometimes my leg gets numb,sometimes my hand and I was so freaked out I have MS. But the symptoms change every few days so I know it's my anxiety but deep down I'm still freaking out. Try to distract your mind and you'll see how the symptoms will go away.this will convince you it's all in your head. We're on the same boat here,don't worry,hang in there! Best of luck and keep us updated!

    • ambernicole22
      ambernicole22 Needhelp_asap

      Posted

      thank you so much! im so thankful to have this community to help ease my worried mental mind lol...keep in touch! i hope you feel better soon!

      xoxo

      amber

  • bridget65695
    bridget65695 ambernicole22

    Posted

    Omg,I have to respond,same story here.ive had severe anxiety latley due to much stress in my life,I've had numbness in my limbs,I've my face,I've went to er because I had a lump feeling in throat,it wasn't till I Googled all this I've been thinking for past 2 months if I have ms.i went to a nerologist last week and I now have a appt.to get a mri.I don't know if it's the anixty or more.Ive drove myself nuts reading the sytoms of ms and anxiety because their pretty much the same.But I do have Raynards,likely sytom of ms,which of course makes the anixty worse.

    • ambernicole22
      ambernicole22 bridget65695

      Posted

      Hey girl,

      It's amazing what anxiety can do. I'm hoping and praying I'm okay. I think all the stress is now starting to affect my vision😩 It's making me a nervous wreck idk what else to do. I'm so scared about ms it's driving me nuts. I had gone to the ER for the numbness and they did a CT it was fine so I'm just trying not to push it. I know an MRI is used to rule out ms but I don't even think getting the MRI will even let me anxiety accept it at this point. I'll just keep pushing for more and more I'm just trying to ignore it and put it in my head that this is anxiety nothing more.

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 ambernicole22

    Posted

    Doesnt sound like MS. You can scratch that off the list. You can see a nuerologist and ask why so much tingling he will examine you amd that should clear up most of your concerns. Numbness and tingling is extremly common to anxiety.
    • ambernicole22
      ambernicole22 lisalisa67

      Posted

      thats what im starting to realize and im feeling much better about it..now my numbness has traveled to my face, it comes and goes so i know its just stress and anxiety..thank you!
    • jane75220
      jane75220 ambernicole22

      Posted

      Taking wo pints of blood is unacceptable no matter how much the people paid you etc.

      In the UK blood is checked prior to donating ONE pint. If there are any problems then the blood will not be taken from the Donor!

      Some people may faint after giving one pint of blood. If that happens then I think the advice is not to donate again.I stand to be corrected however on that point.

      Tingling and numneess merits a blood test to check for any form of anaemia especially B12 anaemia also known as pernicious anaemia.

      This is important and is easily treatd with Vitamin B12 injections .

      The minimum accepted value is around 750 .

       

  • sue58256
    sue58256 ambernicole22

    Posted

    it may be one or two things it could be first of all numbness usually suggests something to do with the nerves do you have a trapped nerve somewhere? I say this as I had a trapped sciatic nerve for eighteen months causing numbness? or my daughter suffers from pernicious anemia and a couple of weeks before her injection is due her hands and fingers and feet go numb these are maybe two things causing the numbness but Im not a doctor just know that both my daughter and i  had different conditions that leads to numbness. when we get anxious we look for the worse and believe me when I went through my anxiety every little twinge or pain I had was the worst case scenario and its the anxiety that causes this dont google anything or you will have everything going and dont take what I have suggested as gospel as im just explaining my experience go to your doctor first and let them do some tests even just to put your mind at ease my love
  • jan34534
    jan34534 ambernicole22

    Posted

    I had the exact symptoms in my 20s.  Thought I had MS TOO.  I did not have it.  Was all anxiety symptoms!   Do not google symptoms!  

     what you need to do is follow up with your doctor to find out for sure what is going on.  Anxiety symptoms are same or similar to symptoms of other conditions so try to relax.  When your tests are normal, start working on managing the anxiety. See a counselor, exercise, get busy!!

    • ambernicole22
      ambernicole22 jan34534

      Posted

      thank you all, you dont know how thankful i truly am for this forum. without supoort from fellow anxiety sufferers i would of gone mad and drove my fiance nuts! (still kinda do) thank you!
  • sue58256
    sue58256 ambernicole22

    Posted

    I forgot to say yes I had the numbness in my face and like a burning sensation for about a week and initially I thought this is it im going to have a stroke!! until I came on here and it was explained its anxiety it causes so many other problems and it will drive you nuts I hope when you see someone they will put your mind at ease or keep on here hunni these are the experts because everyone on here has gone/going through what you are. I would have been lost without this page. the people are real and their symptoms are real good luck x 
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