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Can Stress Cause One Sided Numbness In Face?

My roomate's face went numb two weeks ago and he has been on medications for herpes ailment, so his doctor said, the meds did not work and she has now given him a new medication and told him take it for a week and if it does not work you need to see a neurologist. She would not tell him why. Can stress cause one sided numbness only in the left side face and head, but not below the head.
Fri, 23 Jan 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. Stress and anxiety cannot cause physical numbness, but can cause mental numbness. That is called obsession. Due to stress and anxiety, facial muscles do twitch. If you obsess those twitching and and momentary stiffness as a sign of numbess and continue obsess with it, in all possibility that becomes psycho somatic symptom. I think that was happened with your friend. You should consult a neurologist for confirmation. After confirmation get treatment for anxiety and depression from a psychologist.

If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
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Can Stress Cause One Sided Numbness In Face?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. Stress and anxiety cannot cause physical numbness, but can cause mental numbness. That is called obsession. Due to stress and anxiety, facial muscles do twitch. If you obsess those twitching and and momentary stiffness as a sign of numbess and continue obsess with it, in all possibility that becomes psycho somatic symptom. I think that was happened with your friend. You should consult a neurologist for confirmation. After confirmation get treatment for anxiety and depression from a psychologist. If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.