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Are Muscle Spasm Common For People Suffering From Accumulative Stress?
Question: Are muscle spams common for people who suffer accumulative stress?
I also get at times intensive heat in my neck occasionally when I get a panic attack. Is this stress, or adrenaline?
I am also getting the occasional pain (perhaps stabbing) in my eye browls and side of my eyes during a panic attack...
This is a muscle spasm or a muscle contracting?
I also get at times intensive heat in my neck occasionally when I get a panic attack. Is this stress, or adrenaline?
I am also getting the occasional pain (perhaps stabbing) in my eye browls and side of my eyes during a panic attack...
This is a muscle spasm or a muscle contracting?
Brief Answer:
muscle contractions and spasms are common with stress
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Whenever you have panic attacks or a lot of stress or anxiety the muscles tend to contract and this sometimes results in painful spasms. This could be the cause of the symptoms in your neck or eyebrows. Muscles contracting can cause pain but if the contractions are prolonged then we call this spasms and it adds to the pain. Meditation, yoga or stretching exercises may help relieve the pain. Seeing a doctor to get you panic attacks controlled is also a good idea. Best to you.
Dr. Robinson
muscle contractions and spasms are common with stress
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Whenever you have panic attacks or a lot of stress or anxiety the muscles tend to contract and this sometimes results in painful spasms. This could be the cause of the symptoms in your neck or eyebrows. Muscles contracting can cause pain but if the contractions are prolonged then we call this spasms and it adds to the pain. Meditation, yoga or stretching exercises may help relieve the pain. Seeing a doctor to get you panic attacks controlled is also a good idea. Best to you.
Dr. Robinson
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Thankyou Dr XXXXXXX
And the "intense heat" across my neck when I have an attack is adrenaline or "stress"...?
And the "intense heat" across my neck when I have an attack is adrenaline or "stress"...?
Brief Answer:
I think it is from the spasms
Detailed Answer:
Of course when you are stressed you do release a lot of adrenaline, but I think the heat you are feeling is from the muscle spasms. Sometimes muscle spasms can be so severe that they irritate nerves and nerve irritation can cause that burning sensation.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
I think it is from the spasms
Detailed Answer:
Of course when you are stressed you do release a lot of adrenaline, but I think the heat you are feeling is from the muscle spasms. Sometimes muscle spasms can be so severe that they irritate nerves and nerve irritation can cause that burning sensation.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
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Dr. Prasad
Adrenaline is in the bloodstream, correct! I do not understand how it increases and sort of floods/hits your chest wall when one has an attack at times.
Brief Answer:
Yes adrenaline is in the blood
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question
Yes adrenaline gets released into the bloodstream. It travels from there to all parts of the body so can have an impact on the chest and heart.
Yes adrenaline is in the blood
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question
Yes adrenaline gets released into the bloodstream. It travels from there to all parts of the body so can have an impact on the chest and heart.
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Dr. Raju A.T
Do we have muscles right across our scalp/head, so when we are very tense/stressed, these muscles become very tense and tight?
Brief Answer:
Yes muscles in the scalp can cause pain
Detailed Answer:
hello and thank you for your question. It is true that there are muscles in the scalp. When those muscles contract or when we are very tense you can get muscle spasms in them. this can cause pain or headache.
Yes muscles in the scalp can cause pain
Detailed Answer:
hello and thank you for your question. It is true that there are muscles in the scalp. When those muscles contract or when we are very tense you can get muscle spasms in them. this can cause pain or headache.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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