Can Depression Cause Weakness In Arms And Legs

In my case they both were caused by a viral infection I caught several years previously.

Can depression cause weakness in arms and legs. My legs are about the same as they were 6 months ago which is fatigued but at least not significantly worse. The elderly can have weak legs because of multiple issues such as the normal process of aging side effects of drugs generalized poor health depression neurological issues and issues originating in the spine. The primary cause of this feeling is blood flow changes from adrenaline though there are other anxiety-related causes.

Ive been very sedentary and stressed for the past couple of months finishing a masters in architecture so I am aware that this could be the cause but throughout the whole thing Ive felt like my arms and legs are weak Ive also experienced numbness and tingling and just about every other symptom inbetween but the weakness in my arms andor legs is there. Yes anxiety can cause the leg pain because the leg pain is because of muscle tension and when you take a lot of stress over a long period of time then this will cause a huge amount of muscular tension causing the pain in legs too. While research is still ongoing on the long-term effects of COVID-19 persistent fatigue muscle weakness and generalized deconditioning have been observed in patients after.

Spondylitis is a condition that may cause symptoms such as numbness or weakness in the legs. It is associated with nervous overexcitation anxiety fear overfatigue hypothermia withdrawal syndrome and certain diseases of the nervous and endocrine systems. They used to just burn all the time from exhaustion now they burn and I can feel actually pain and strain the muscles bicep tricep shoulders.

Anxiety is physically and emotionally draining. Nerve compression can cause weakness and muscle wasting in the extremities. Moving the muscles and breath control can help it feel as though the muscles are rebuilding strength.

Hi CHRIS My experience with your same symptoms were related to vitamin b12 deficiency The symptoms became worse in a matter of months after apparently injuring my back while dancing zumba But because I was b12 deficient I could not heal and got really bad pins and needles numbness tiredness muscle weakness depression anxiety an burning of my back. I used to have some strange things happen to me. One of them being the leg weakness.

I didnt have to wonder long though because as soon as I told my PCP about the nerves legs thing it went away never to come back at least so far as anxiety symptoms tend to do only to be replaced by. Often trembling in the hands and weakness in the legs appear after taking large doses of caffeine or with prolonged exposure to the sun. Anxiety can cause muscle weakness and create the conditions to weaken muscles.