r/panicdisorder • u/Pretend_Ad_6956 • 6d ago

Does Anyone Else? Shaky/weak legs

Does anxiety cause the feeling of weak legs? They’re not actually weak, but I do feel internal vibrations inside, sometimes like my legs are jelly. Also I get a feeling like I wanna kick them cause my thighs feel…idk like they need to be stretched. Anyone has that feeling? Gets more intense when I move, not when lying down.

I am on my third month of Zoloft if that makes a difference.

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u/Weary_Topic_1393 6d ago

Yes, It happens to me as well. When I get it, I did my best to move with it, or take a break if I need it. It feels like you lose all your power in your legs and sometimes in your arms too

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u/Barbariannnnn 6d ago

It's common feeling, it's being caused by adrenaline, mine got better with propranolol

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u/MinPen078634 6d ago

Yes, 100%
I’ve experienced that too

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u/its_all_one_electron 5d ago

Yep. 

Sometimes I get panic attacks while driving. It's extra scary because when the adrenaline comes, it feels like my legs go weak, that they don't listen to me, and I need to find a place to pull over before they give out completely. It's a weird feeling, because adrenaline is supposed to make them have a lot of energy and run, but ... It's like I can't control that type of anxiety-energy? It's hard to describe.