I am 27 year old. My hands feel certain type of tightness when I am anxious. My fingers become tight as I can tell by experiencing tightness in a ring that I wear in one ring. I am also not able to join my fingers as they shake when brought together. Is it a serious issue? Any follow-up required? How to deal with this problem?

Dr. Sathish ErraHomeopath12yrs exp

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Hi, Anxiety and Finger Symptoms: Anxiety is the type of condition that is felt from head to toe. Literally It's a condition that is characterized by many unusual sensations that in some cases are obviously the result of anxiety, and in other cases can cause fear as though something is unusually wrong. Finger symptoms are somewhat of an in-between problem. Many of the symptoms of anxiety that affect the fingers are not what people typically think of when they think of anxiety, but because so few terrible diseases occur in the fingers, the symptoms only cause more anxiety when combined with other symptoms. Anxiety Causing Finger Problems? You may not associate anxiety with your fingers, but anxiety has an effect on every single part of your body. If your fingers are affected it means your anxiety may be severe. Hypersensitivity can play a role here too, but there are usually two reasons that this occurs: Adrenaline This is a less common reason, but still possible. When you have anxiety your body is going into fight or flight mode, and that means that adrenaline is coursing through your veins all the time. One of the effects of this system is to take blood away from unimportant areas and move it quickly through the heart. This can cause your fingers to be a bit colder, and may lead to tingling sensations. Hyperventilation More common is hyperventilation, although this tends to affect those with panic attacks more than any other type of anxiety. Hyperventilation is an extremely common panic symptom, where a person breaths out too much carbon dioxide. Your body actually needs Co2, and so hyperventilation (breathing too fast or taking deeper breaths than you need to) can cause several symptoms, one of which is dilating your blood vessels and causing your fingers to tingle. This type of finger problem is actually very common. Unfortunately, since many of those with anxiety attacks also develop health anxiety, they often worry they have some terrible disease like multiple sclerosis or diabetes, rather than the far more common panic attacks. Because of nutritional deficiency also stiffness occurs ,so daily take dry fruits, protein rich food & seasonal fruits. If you have any doubts once consult a doctor.  

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