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Old May 27, 2005, 01:03 PM
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I have been having a slight tingling/crawling sensation over my right forearm from time to time since about 3 days ago. This morning I woke up and my right arm felt somewhat weak and when I tried to move it, it just sort of flopped over to one side and laid there. Of course, I started to panic as I thought about why this was happening to me. Then I made a second attempt to move it and my arm flopped over the other way and I was finally able to regain strength in it and move it around normally.

So I'm thinking paralysis from rabies (a bat flew over my head several months ago but there was no actual contact/exposure) or maybe it's the Cipro XR I took for a whole month or maybe still, it's anxiety or side effects from meds (Like the Vistaril I'm currently on). Perhaps it's even from sitting at my computer for 10-12 hours each day for years. However, my mind seems to want to focus on the worst possabilities. I also thought about the possability that I slept on my arm at some point and I suppose that's possable but if I do roll over and sleep on an arm, it's usually my left one.

Anyway, the "creepy/crawly" feeling is also on the back of my neck or scalp and mt face feels like it's "vibrating" a little bit sometimes and that scares me too. The other day my legs felt a bit wobbly and I have been having blurry vision but I have also been sitting at the computer working a lot more than usual for the past few weeks and antihistamines (like Vistaril) can cause visual disturbances. I also take benzos from time to time and these can cause problems with vision as well

I was so scared from the arm thing that I just crawled back into bed this morning because I did'nt even want to face the day or have to think about it. So what do you folks think?. Has anyone else here ever experienced anything like this and is it even normal for anxiety?.

Thank's again for any help on this!.