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I have anxiety pretty bad, lately i have been experienceing ...

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I have anxiety pretty bad, lately i have been experienceing numbness in my lips and facial area, i feel very light headed and dizzy, i have been taking my xanax to help.. i also have asthma and have been treating it just in case that is what it has been, is this a normal affect with anxiety?

 

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Female, Age: 39, Nevada

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xanax, albuterol, taking deep breathes, relaxation techniches, hot baths, ect. ect. ect

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April 8 1:23 PM (7 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
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Yes, anxiety can present in several ways,. A feeling of numbness, specially in the face region, is a very typical symptom of anxiety. Since you already know that you have anxiety, you should attribute your symptom to this.

Asthma however, would not be related to anxiety, though in a person who has asthma, anxiety could trigger it off. But asthma has some specific signs like some sounds in the chest called rhonci, this would not occur with anxiety alone, the person has to suffer from asthma for this to happen. Unless you have been diagnosed by a doctor, you should not attribute an episode of breathing difficulty to asthmatic attack.

Breathing difficulty is also a very common symptom of anxiety, hence you should consider this also to be happening due to your anxiety.

Some of the steps you can take for your anxiety are:
Maintaining a positive attitude: see here.
Exercise: see here.


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