SOMEBODY help me here! Im 46, been taking xanax for about 6yrs for sleep(bcuz of chronic hidradentits) What's happening to me is this> First of all  this started 2 yrs ago while out of town: Sudden shock like sensations in my head, tongue, chest and down left arm/leg! I WAS HORRIBLE! It lasted for 2 days and just disappeared, and then some intermetitant ones. Sunday, it started again, all day long and i feel real WEIRD when this is going on. Well, it went away, and then today 5 days later. Lasted all day, called my dad crying cuz i was scared! Now, the numbess and tingling in my left arm/leg is constant! It never goes away. My husband thinks its the XANAX doing this Shock like sensation. I dont buy it! Went to cardiology and had tests, they found nothing, told doc about the xanax and he didnt think that would cause this! i feel like im loosing my mind! I take 1mg xanax at bedtime, and sometimes a .5 during day so i can rest. I feel very , lets say, sidetracked all the time! And along with those shock things, im real clumbsy, and slurred speech. Im afraid of mini strokes! Could this be? I do smoke like a train, pack and 1/2 day. Those shock like sensations are like as if i put a 9volt battery on my tongue and in my head. What do i do? The shock's, i feel them in my heart as well, ITS REALLY KREEPY and SCAREY. I dont know what to do!

I am not taking xanax but I have had a terrrible time with electric shock feeling in my head. It will start as a fast squeeze, at times I will feel pressure after the first jolt. I have also felt a tingling sensation associated with this shock. I am terrified when this happens and it starts my heart to race and a feeling of panic at times.

I have suffered from a strange electrical shock sensation in my head, but  do not take any meds of any kind. I would like to hear if anyone else feels this. It comes and goes before my period, and i have worried for some time now. I am afraid of a tumor or some terrible disease. At times pain occurs with the shock

My sister said she felt plugged into an electrical<br>outlet during perimenopause, which she<br>attributed to anxiety. &nbsp;If you've been taking the<br>same dose of Xanax for years, I find it unlikely<br>this side effect would suddenly develop.<br>My sister also felt, as do I, that she was losing<br>her mind.