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AIBU?

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To think this is going to be anxiety?

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tothinkyesitis · 18/05/2021 16:45

I’ve had strange neuro type symptoms on and off for several months . Previous to that I had odd symptoms with my bladder (urine retention) and before that it was pelvic pain .

I’ve had scans for bladder and pelvis and they have found some issues but nothing in proportion to what I’m feeling. There were often links to feeling stressed out . GP said she could identify patterns linked to work and stuff .

The latest thing is feeling like my hands, arms and legs are weirdly weak and can’t support me when I stand . I can walk and stand and climb stairs fine but I feel like I’m balancing on two twigs . Legs feel like they’re crossed when they aren’t, feel like they’re made of glass and like they’ll fold underneath me .
My arms go funny when typing as if I suddenly can’t get them to work, also get the crosses over feeling but I’m dyspraxic anyway - so some right/left stuff is my normal iyswim.

I can walk and stand absolutely fine, it just feels weird .

My mum has a long, long history of functional neurology . Neurology and psychiatry said its likely that she probably has autism in the background - one probably linked to the other .

I’m permanently stressed and anxious and exhausted . I’m always frowning and have a constant tension headache . I’m often so totally overwhelmed that I sit and do nothing at all . I’m deficient in a few things (B12, folate and vitD) which GP has given me meds for .

I haven’t mentioned the legs/arms things to GP as a) frightened that she’ll pack me off to hospital and b) I think this is all in my head anyway .

Back of my mind keeps saying; but what if it’s MS, or something ...

Can anxiety really cause all this - basically is it OK to assume this is just something else my brain has latched onto and started worrying about, AIBU not to go to GP?

OP posts:
ThornAmongstRoses · 18/05/2021 18:13

Hi OP,

Fellow anxiety sufferer here so I know how crap that is?

Are you on medication for it?

I can’t say I’ve ever had symptoms like yours but my anxiety isn’t always present, it just peaks every now and then and it causes the sensation of panic, followed by rushes of adrenaline, rapid heart rate, sweating etc etc

I get very anxious about my health so I know how scary it can feel to consider voicing concerns to the GP but you know you have to do it, so just be brave and explain what you are experiencing Flowers

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