Welcome to the Anxiety Forum - A Home for Those with Anxiety, Fear, or Panic Attacks.
Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: I'm in a panic.

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Georgia
    Posts
    93

    I'm in a panic.

    So, I wake up a lot with my hands tingling and sometimes it's hard to move my arm. This morning my right hand was tingling after I got out of bed for a while. Now I'm laying here trying to watch a movie and my thumb keeps twitching, then it moved to my pointer finger. I'm really freaking out. Does anyone know what this could be? Ever happened to anyone else?

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    London
    Posts
    7,090
    How old are you?

    Do you use a lot of computer/ phone?

  3. #3
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Georgia
    Posts
    93
    I'm 31. I don't think I use a computer or phone more than the normal person. I don't use them for work.

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    London
    Posts
    7,090
    Ok sure.

    Have you had blood test lately? Are your sugars ok do you know?

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    London
    Posts
    7,090
    It sounds a LOT like carpel tunnel syndrome. A nerve problem in your wrist. I had it when I first got my xbox. Makes the arm kinda sore. Also makes finger and thumb twitch, that's a common symptom.

    A side note could be low magnesium/calcium. Deficiencies in both cause muscle twitching and anxiety.

    You can google carpel tunnel. It's a safe google. You can see if it fits.

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Georgia
    Posts
    93
    I'm not sure about my blood sugars. Thanks for the info. I lol'd at the safe google comment.

  7. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    Tennessee, USA
    Posts
    360
    Did you possibly sleep one way on your arm all night? It's probably as simple as a strained muscle or a pinched nerve. I get this sometimes. You got nothing to worry about. The twitching will subside. I've had fingers twitch for a day or two after waking with a numb arm. Most likely it's the way you slept. If it were heart or stroke related, you'd know it for sure by now. If it doesn't subside in a day or so, just go have it checked out for peace of mind.

 

 

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •