Easylistener
06-14-2012, 07:52 AM
Two months ago on the way to deliver some of the most demanding presentations of my life (I am a 52-year-old man) I started developing some physical symptoms I had never experienced before. Tingling in the left arm and leg, left eyelid twitch, left eye pain, muscle twitching mostly left-sided but some right-sided.Convinced that I had Multiple Sclerosis or some other degenerative disease my anxious personality left me in panic. A number of medical appointments have involved blood tests, eye tests, ECG and CAT scan of the brain. All normal. A physiotherapist told me that the tingling in the lower shoulder I also had was probably due to the very tight muscles she found there whilst doing deep tissue massage.
My rational self tells me (as do the professionals) that I have not lost strength or sensation in any limb, however, a recent symptom has been that my left leg seems tired after walking a few blocks in a way my right leg doesn't. This induces more anxiety and panic. The tingling, twtiching continue to this day.
A psychiatrist I saw on a one-off basis yesterday suggests a year on Lexapro (anti-depressant).
I am wondering whether I should just be patient and hope the symptoms clear up of their own accord now that another medical professional tells me that these are bona fide symptoms of anxiety or should I try a 12-month course of drugs?
I'd be grateful for opinions...
My rational self tells me (as do the professionals) that I have not lost strength or sensation in any limb, however, a recent symptom has been that my left leg seems tired after walking a few blocks in a way my right leg doesn't. This induces more anxiety and panic. The tingling, twtiching continue to this day.
A psychiatrist I saw on a one-off basis yesterday suggests a year on Lexapro (anti-depressant).
I am wondering whether I should just be patient and hope the symptoms clear up of their own accord now that another medical professional tells me that these are bona fide symptoms of anxiety or should I try a 12-month course of drugs?
I'd be grateful for opinions...