[complikati]

I am starting to think I am losing it. I am a 27/f, with a history if anxiety/panic attacks. Well for several years, very sporadically, i would get this feeling on my face, (either side) that feels like someone is tightening a muscle in my cheek and won't let it go. Well this time I have had it for a month now (left side) and I am totally flipping out. It's not numb, I have no drooping, no slurred speech or blurry vision. It just feels like I am waiting for it to loosen and it doesn't. Every now and then I will feel very small spasms in it but nothing that noticable. I still have full function of my entire face, it's just this darn cheek that feels like it's tightened. I know it could very well be from stress/anxiety. Especially since I am a bit of a hypochondriac, I think I am going to die from it, and I also think I have had a stroke, (my husband thinks I am nuts) but it is very distressing to have something that you have no idea what it is. Has anyone EVER had anything like this? I also thought maybe it could be TMJ (I am able to repeatedly crack my jaw). Or maybe just a pulled muscle...but in my CHEEK?? Anyways, if anyone has some comforting words for this worrywart, please let me know!!

[gimmeice]

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It may be time to go see your doctor. I have had anxiety cause some really odd symptoms and it always made me feel better to have it checked out by my doctor.

[Perna]

If you think it might be TMJ or something, I'd go to the dentist, casually ask them about it (while I got my teeth cleaned :-)

There's all kinds of nerves in there, maybe your bite is a bite is a bit off or a wisdom tooth or something is sitting on somthing, etc. I'd check with a dentist and then, depending on what they said, pursue it with my GP or get a consult with a neurologist. Doesn't sound like something you would die from though?

"Girl dies from tightening of the cheek! Who knew that could happen????"