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Arm Pains?

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When I first started dealing with anxiety (before I knew I had it) I was having strange pains in my right arm. Like by bicep would feel numb or tingly or sore, then my forearm would get these weird feelings too. These feelings were happening randomly, not at anytime of stress, just like lying in bed or driving.

Then my first panic attack my entire right arm got completly tingly and numb and at really freaked me out inside. So since I have realized it was coming from my anxiety it has gotten worse. Like if I start to cry my whole right arm goes numb and tingly; I have even gotten a shooting pain down my left forearm too, but that only happened one time.

Well, having an attack today only my right arm got numb again and this time it got the goose bumbs, but only in the one right arm. This is so strange. Is this anxiety or is this something else, maybe a pinched nerve, or a circulation problem....I don't know, but I hope it is nothing to worry about.

Any advice or comfort would be appreciated :-)
nicolou
nicolou
hi there, when i get attacks of anxiety or panic i always get a numb right arm, my neck and shoulder get painfull and sometimes my collarbone too! i always presumed it happened cause you tense up.. i dont know! do your hands feel weak too? mine tend to feel like there folding into themselves!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Unfortunately, I get this in my left arm. I have been to a cardiologist, so I "know" nothing is wrong, but it still scares the daylights out of me.

It may be a pinched nerve, have you talked with your doctor about it? You may need to see a specialist to rule it out.

Hope things work out.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think I have mentioned to you before that I get arm pain when I am having severe anxiety. Usually it is in both arms though and not just one. It probably does have something to do with circulation and breathing. I wouldnt worry too much about it if you come out of it ok. If the pain persists after the panic attacks then you would probably need to be concerned.
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