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What Causes Numbness And Tingling On Face After A Panic Attack?
Question: Three days ago gad a panic attack. 15 minutes after it was over my face got numb and tingly. Pain down the right side of my body. Severe muscle spasms in right leg. Went to hospital today they say everything checks out fine that i should follow up with a neurologist. Parenthesis is what the doctor classified it as.
Brief Answer:
Panic attack
Detailed Answer:
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The condition that you are having is basically panic attacks. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a panic episode or expected situation where panic attack can appear.
Cause of the increased respiratory rate, there occur co2 washout and resultant hypocalcemia. This causes tingling sensation over the face and body and this might explain other symptoms as well. Nothing to worry at this stage and you may take treatment for panic disorder as of now.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Panic attack
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
The condition that you are having is basically panic attacks. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a panic episode or expected situation where panic attack can appear.
Cause of the increased respiratory rate, there occur co2 washout and resultant hypocalcemia. This causes tingling sensation over the face and body and this might explain other symptoms as well. Nothing to worry at this stage and you may take treatment for panic disorder as of now.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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