Weak muscles, shaky body, pins and needles and anxiety

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Hi, I've had anxiety for years and most of my family suffers from it. Recently I've been having pins and needles, burning feeling in my hands or feeling of numbness in my finger tips. When I wake up in the morning I feel very shaky inside and today I've felt my legs shaking throughout the day and feeling weak. I'm feeling so overwhelmed by it and convincing myself  I have MS. It's literally preoccupies my mind throughout the day and I feel like I'm driving myself crazy checking for symptoms. I've been seeing therapist for years and I've been fine for years but for some reason it hit me hard again beginning of this year. Does anyone have similar symptoms? 

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     I feel like I’m going crazy yesterday I had to leave work My legs  just wouldn’t move properly  it was like there was  bricks  tied around my thighs weighing me down I feel like I’m constantly in some form of pain or discomfort my legs hurt my arms   Hurt  I get pins and needles in both hands and feet I have pain at the bottom of my spine sometimes pressure feeling along with it I have pain at the base of my skull and it radiates down my  shoulders and into my Shoulder blades I hear popping grinding noise in my head sometimes when my head is turned  my Neck feel stiff the other day I woke up in agony I couldn’t move my knee like the pain was excruciating it was at the side of my knee My mum said may have been cramp or something I have only really experienced it a couple of times and  oh boy it hurt sometimes my  neck feels stiff   and recently it’s like I start to shake like  vibration I  vibrate sometimes it’s just inside but then other times it is really noticeable to the point where people are staring at me which makes me feel so uncomfortable when the shaking finishes and all my muscles in my body relax I feel so tired and drained it’s like the shaking so much effort with the body that when it’s done it just wipes me out and the list gos on  I keep thinking that maybe I was paranoid but if other people are having similar symptoms then it can’t be just me there has to be a reason if anybody would like to take the time to discuss these things then their welcome to contact me thank you 
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    Yes, I too have these symptoms. I also have Graves Disease, a thyroid autoimmune illness.  I will go years without a full blown panic attack, then bam out of no where, here I am today having tingling in my body, I’m freezing, cold hands, my heart rate is 67, bp was 142/86. I’ve been keeping myself busy, cleaning house too. Trying to fight it off. Yet it’s been 2 hours now, of this bs. I’m gonna have my cortisol , B12, B6 checked. Everything else was normal 2 weeks ago. It’s like it comes in surges. I do feel fearful & have racing thoughts. This really sucks, feeling like this. Only thing I can think of is I drank a quad shot of espresso at 7:50 this morning, but why would it take 5 hours for me to start having these symptoms? It’s weird, the only thing I can compare it to, is that when I had low potassium & almost passed out. That was in 2011, though. I was pregnant too. 

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      I am on a beta blocker for SVT too, haven’t had a episode of that in 5 years. My body does hurt too, I’ve been diagnosed with fibro as well, panic disorder, & anxiety. These aren’t the usual symptoms though. It’s weird too, I’ll get very fatigued, a few hours before this attack comes on too. My blood sugar was normal at 104. I exercise on my stationary bike, 5 days a week. About 25-30 miles a week, is what I ride, plus my usual housework. 

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      Hi Brianna

      You mentioned you are on a beta blocker for SVT.  Which one are you on?

      I remember when I was on beta blocker for my SVT, I was so extremely tired. My bp would be very low and I also took blood pressure meds.   My hands and feet were extremely cold,  and I just felt like crap.

      I stopped the beta blocker to have an ablation done but it was unsuccessful.  Never went back on the beta blocker. I would rather have SVT than been on those pills. I was taking Bisoprolol

      And when I stopped for the procedure I went through very bad withdrawls.  Why these doctors tell you it is okay to just stop beta blocker,,,,,,,,,,well it is not

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    Yes yes yes. This is exactly me. Are you still suffering?? Have you had a diagnosis?? 
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    Yes I googled, otherwise I would not have found this site. One thing I noticed throughout the threads was there was no comment of life events, traumatic, sad, loss, grief, broken relationships, abandonment, illness, etc. These, in my case, caused my first experience of panic attacks. I was secure. Then insecurity. Then divorce. Latch key kids as I struggled to hold down jobs, guilt. Loss of father. second marriage controlling and abusive. Divorce again. Alone for a few years. Mother died Dementia. Etc to now living alone family overseas and friends globally scattered and im 75. My for everafter fiance cheated and great loss. All through the above life events panic attacks, anxiety and fear that I will never.be free. I now wake up in the night, feeling like im going to die, dread and fear, burning feet, hyperventilating, shaking inwardly, the feelings within scary. Saw naturopath, on mineral balance, told I have a toxic stoma ch through iridology, not surprised as nerves affect digestion. I still take valium for panic attacks. Blood work was perfect. I do have FM, inherited ane cannot be diag osed only by pressure points, but I can manage that. Itsthe sudden onset of dread and shakiness and panic in the night that I cannot halt. I have plenty of creative pursuits, but these dreadful feelings are energy depleting and qnd I believe the result of trauma I would advise looking at your time line to now and note the events which have taken their toll on your mind and nervous system. Just a thought everyone and I have been told that your cells remember and your subconscious mind too. Would like to hear anyones views as there seems no cure for what we suffer!!

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    Hello your not alone I think im losing my mind , I have spent at least the last 2 months Googling non stop symptoms after being told it's fybromialgia and drove myself into severe anxiety , I suddelny then developed sleep issues I'd try to fall asleep and feel anxiety and then I'd wake up like someone scared me and I'd feel like my bodies shivering , I have driven everyone crazy hospitals ers my family and all , I didn't sleep for basically 3 days , so I know how you feel

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      I feel like that too. I feel shaky inside 24/7 like an alcoholic trying to quit drinking or something. I take propanolol, which is a beta blocker, and it helps some. My anxiety is off the charts though. My muscles are always spasming it’s driving me crazy. Ugh
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    Hello, did you end up finding out what caused this?
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    Hello, I️ have very similar symptoms. Just seeing how are you doing ? Did you find out why you are feeling this way ?
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    Hi I am a 50 year old Lady who is going thru the same episodes trying to figure out what can be done to ease without medication.One night at work i did pass out scared my coworker.I am waiting results on my blood work to see if i am low in something.Any other advise of experiences and comments would really help

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