Thank you Dottie and GreenFairy. The only thing that I have turned to in the last week is Ativan a couple of times when I was feeling really horrible and knew I wouldn't be able to get to sleep. My numbness is mostly on my left side from the knee down and my arm, right thumb and sometimes around the left jaw line. When I get up in the morning, I don't seem to have any of this but once I start to think about it, it usually comes back and lasts all day. The more I notice it, the worse it gets. I think I need to hear from my doctor that there is nothing to be concerned about and I hope that I will believe her! The anxiety I have has been creeping up for about 5 months and it hit me like ton of bricks with these feelings thinking I'm deathly ill and total helplessness. Thank you for writing back with some personal experiences. It helps me deal with my stuff while I wait to see the doctor. One last thing...will I overcome this? It doesn't feel that way right now.