Anxiety and Numbness: Am I Having a Stroke?

oh no! Carpopedal spasms!!!! I had that once in Oct 2020. I left work early and was sitting in my car for a while because I felt really light headed. My friend came to pick me up because she didn't want me to drive. I started to feel like I was going to pass out and my hands were tingly, so I shook them and then suddenly my fingers started closing in on themselves, and i had no idea what was happening. I was a server at an independent living retirement home, and there was a lady who had had a massive stroke who's hands looked like that, so I assumed that's what was happening to me. I was so confused when the paramedics were asking me if I was prone to panic attacks 😅 probably the most painful thing I've ever been through! I wish they talked about that more, because seeing and feeling your hands curl up and not knowing what's happening does not help with the panic attack 😅😅

Yes mannnnnny times. Just focus on slow deep breaths. Try not to panic. If you hyperventilate it gets worse 😅 one time my hands seized up and my fingers curled in to my wrists while I was driving my feet felt like they were elephant feet and numb. Happened on a freeway. People must have thought I was drunk how bad I was driving. I couldn’t control the gas or break correctly 😩 I’m very lucky I got to a restaurant to tell bartender to call 911 because I didn’t know what was happening. When I stopped hyperventilating to talk to them my hands uncurled and I was able to get carbon dioxide back into my blood stream.🤦🏽 this only happened the first time I had a panic attack after that I knew what was going on. I’d get brain fog and tingly hands and feet, feel super drained.