snowberry
09-20-2014, 11:48 AM
So it started with the occasional feeling of my lift cheek being almost anaesthetised, which spread to my throat on Thursday so I saw a doctor.
She tested my nerve responses and looked in my eyes and said everything looked fine. She stroked both sides of my face and asked if they felt the same, which they did, and now two days later they don't. The left side feels somewhat less sensitive to touch than the right.
My face feels like it's buzzing/vibrating right now, mainly around the jaw and cheekbones. I have had suspicions of TMJ before but guys this is just ridiculous.
It might be TMJ, it might be anxiety...but if it is anxiety then why do my symptoms keep bloody changing?! Couple of months ago it was weak legs and light-headedness, before that it was burning (and I mean burning!) skin sensations, and now it's numbness? Every time I get used to a symptom it changes, and then I get worried all over again in case it's something serious. Of course numbness in the face is very scary and I can't find many accounts of people getting this symptom as a result of anxiety (I haven't been googling, don't worry, just searching anxiety boards). So I guess this is the long way of asking, how common is this symptom for anxiety sufferers, if at all?
She tested my nerve responses and looked in my eyes and said everything looked fine. She stroked both sides of my face and asked if they felt the same, which they did, and now two days later they don't. The left side feels somewhat less sensitive to touch than the right.
My face feels like it's buzzing/vibrating right now, mainly around the jaw and cheekbones. I have had suspicions of TMJ before but guys this is just ridiculous.
It might be TMJ, it might be anxiety...but if it is anxiety then why do my symptoms keep bloody changing?! Couple of months ago it was weak legs and light-headedness, before that it was burning (and I mean burning!) skin sensations, and now it's numbness? Every time I get used to a symptom it changes, and then I get worried all over again in case it's something serious. Of course numbness in the face is very scary and I can't find many accounts of people getting this symptom as a result of anxiety (I haven't been googling, don't worry, just searching anxiety boards). So I guess this is the long way of asking, how common is this symptom for anxiety sufferers, if at all?