I have intermittent cold chills on my left thigh and lower leg leg (no pain), this is sometimes accompioned with upper left arms numbness/neck and left shoulder pain, even when i do not feel anxious I suffer from GAD with emphasis on worrying about my health (mainly heart/ stroke ). I previously suffered panic attacks. Have had chest x-ray and EKGs & Heart ultra-sound and all is recorded normal. 35years old, smoker, take 10mg Citalopram & 2mg Diazapam daily. The chills in my legs concern me. Any advice please? Thanks Tom
Hi there, Thank you for writing to us. With the symptoms that you are mentioning i.e.\" intermittent cold chills on my left thigh and lower leg (no pain), this is sometimes accompanied with upper left arms numbness/neck and left shoulder pain\" with your history of GAD this all goes in favor of the diagnosis of GAD and panic attacks. The great thing is that all your tests have been normal. The chills in the legs that concern you could very well be due to panic attacks or anxiety and these chills happen due to narrowing of blood vessels in the legs and hands. This narrowing of blood vessels is due to increased amount of a Chat Doctor. So this is nothing serious or anything to worry about should discuss these symptoms with your psychiatrist next time you visit him/her. Kindest Regards