Anxiety Cause Leg Weakness
I am also fearing MS terribly.
Anxiety cause leg weakness. However weakness on only one side like that is a big warning sign that something serious like a stroke could be going on. Anxiety can make legs feel weak and less controllable often described as feeling like jelly The primary cause of this feeling is blood flow changes from adrenaline though there are other anxiety-related causes. Infection increases inflammation in the body which can cause a range of symptoms including joint pain.
I feel completly normal but this still happens. My most prominent concerns are with arm and leg weakness. Felt like this before though eventually goes.
Im writing here because Ive been repeatedly told that I have health anxiety and that my symptoms are due to that but I also cant seem to find many other people who are experiencing similar things. Moving the muscles and breath control can help it feel as though the muscles are rebuilding strength. Anxiety jelly legs tends to be fairly temporary.
Another common symptom of chronic anxiety is weakness in the muscles most commonly experienced in the legs and sometimes the arms. If your leg weakness is also associated with sudden severe back pain trouble with balancing sudden change in bladder or bowel control including incontinence and numbness or weakness in the buttocks inner thighs or back of your legs these could be symptoms suggesting your spinal nerves are being. Answer 1 of 5.
It is serious if your leg weakness is due to nerve compression. Ive been having a severe amount of stress and anxiety the past few months and physical symptoms keep popping up most recently a strong weakness feeling in my legs mainly and random muscle twitching. Yes they have told me they believe its anxiety.
Anxiety does have physical symptoms. I never had my circulation in my legs tested but my docs all reassured me that it was benign. I just dont know how my weakness and aches in my feet and ankles are caused by anxiety.
