Today you will discover Conditions that Make Your Legs Feel Like Jelly.
When a woman reaches menopause it is common to notice that their legs feel weak from time to time. There are various reasons that contribute to this condition.
Besides old age, there are other various reasons why you may make your legs feel like jelly. Depending on the reason behind the cause, there exists a wide range of ways to treat the condition or at least managed.
In most cases, the weak feeling is usually temporary but if the condition serious you need medical intervention. Before looking at some of the ways that treat the condition, we will first look at the main cause of the jelly leg feeling.
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Do Jelly Legs Mean That You Have Anxiety
Anxiety plays a useful role in our body. Anxiety helps tell your body when you should be afraid. It kicks in when your flight/fight system is activated.
Traditionally this system was activated to alert the body when it’s facing something dangerous. However, in modern days, this system is activated all the time and it doesn’t necessarily mean that the body is facing something dangerous. One of the symptoms of the condition is the jelly legs or weak legs.
Weak legs can results when we have a frightening feeling.
However, this is not the only reason for having weak legs. Some of the other medical conditions that make your legs become weak are the low blood pressure ( we are going to discuss more later). While this is the case, Anxiety is the primary cause of jelly legs. When your legs have the jelly feeling, standing feels uncomfortable. Dizziness or balance issues because of the weakened legs also accompany this condition.
By performing a simple anxiety test, you can easily learn how to control the anxiety. The reason to perform this test is to learn the severity of the condition and how you can deal with the symptoms and condition.
What Creates the Jelly Leg Feeling?
Various issued make you feel if you are suffering from Jelly leg. Most of them occur when the adrenaline kicks in. When the adrenaline kicks in, the body is distributed to the places where the body feels it needs it most.
As a result, the blood will rush to your brain, your heart, and the various groups of muscles. One of the areas that get increased blood flow in the legs, which can result in the jelly leg feeling.
Other Causes of Jelly Leg
The jelly leg can also arise when there is muscle weakness in your legs. When the adrenaline rushes to the leg muscles, these muscles are in a constant state of tension. When this happens frequently this can make the legs feel overly exhausted or feel weakened. Additionally, anxiety can also lead to breathing problems, which will weaken the muscles as well as raise/lower your blood pressure.
Telling the difference between anxieties caused Jelly legs and something that is serious
Most of the people suffering from Jelly legs are constantly worrying about the main reason contributing to the condition. While this feeling can be resolved by managing anxiety, we have other serious condition that also contributes to this condition. After all, this is a scary feeling, the mare feeling that you cannot stand and the heart thumbing in your chest are reasons enough to get concerned.
If you are experiencing this condition, you should talk to your doctor. This way, he/she will give a proper diagnosis of the underlying condition. However, before even you talk to a doctor the following conditions can help you tell the difference between the anxiety caused Jelly legs and other causes.
Is This Condition Temporary?
While we recommend visiting the doctor when you feel something abnormal with your body functioning, there are some of the things that can help you relax. For instance, if the feeling only comes a few times, a week when you are anxious and it resolves itself when you get composure; there is no need of panic as managing your anxiety will help get rid of the condition.
Do you regain leg strength or the legs feel weaker after the attack?
The Jelly leg caused by anxiety will resolve itself after some time. After the attack, your legs will regain full strength. This is not the case if the feeling is caused by something serious that accompanies dizziness and hyperventilation. When this happens, the legs will feel a bit weaker than normal especially in the long term.
Do You Have Other Anxiety Symptoms?
Additionally, if the jelly legs are because of anxiety you will also experience other symptoms related to anxiety. Besides weak legs, some of the other symptoms that accompany these conditions include rapid heartbeat, anxious thoughts, and other anxiety signs.
The main issues with the weak legs and anxiety is that it is not clear to know if the anxiety will come before or after the jelly leg feeling. Luckily, various generic differences will help you tell the disparity between anxiety and health condition that cause the condition.
Preventing and Curing Jelly Legs
Since anxiety is a mental health problem, by solving the mental problems can assist in relieving your anxiety. To do so you will need to pair a combination of long-term treatment and quick fixes to come with a permanent solution to subdue your anxiety. By so doing, you can effectively take care of the jelly leg condition.
One of the main causes of weak legs is a panic attack. When this happens, you will find that you are over breathing unintentionally. By doing so, there is an oxygen/CO2 imbalance in the body. This will make your body want to sit and relax so that you can breathe more comfortably. Below are some of the quick fixes that will help tackle anxiety.
Close your Eyes
If the weak leg feeling is accompanied by feelings of dizziness, find a place where you are comfortable and close your eyes for a few minutes. The feeling of dizziness makes your legs feel weaker. By closing your eye, the dizziness will reduce, ultimately strengthening your legs.
Go for a Walk
If the weak legs feeling is not accompanies by serious feelings of dizziness, go for a short walk. Doing so will stimulate the blood flow to other parts of the body.
Mantra Meditation
In the recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about how mantra meditation helps in the calming anxiety. While there is no clinical proof that shows that it actually helps to deal with anxiety, many people believe since it acts as a breathing distraction, it will help to reduce over-breathing, giving your body calming effects.
While these are not a long-term solution, these tips will help you regain from that feeling of jelly legs. They are useful especially if the conditions are not that serious.
Long-Term Anxiety Reduction
If the condition is serious, the best approach is to control the anxiety directly. By doing so you will address the problem at its core ensuring the problem doesn’t reoccur. Below are the tips to help you deal with anxiety from its roots.
Herbal solution
We have a variety of natural herbs that contain active ingredients that are effective in calming your nerves to get rid of anxiety.
Anxiety Medication
We also have various medications that do a great job when it comes to dealing with anxiety. However, since these medications have several side effects, it is advisable to look for models that have minimal side effects.
Physical Therapy
Sciatica is a condition that causes the leg muscles to become weak. By performing moderate exercises and stretches play a major role in strengthening the muscles. Visiting a physical therapist, will he/she guide you on the exercises and motions that will correct the problem?
Generally, the best approach to dealing with anxiety is by first understanding the symptoms that you are experiencing and how to deal with them. As mentioned previously it is important to perform an anxiety test. By performing the test, you will understand how the condition is affecting you. Doing this you can now get the recommendation for the best treatment option.
Other Causes of Muscle Weakness in Legs
The jelly leg is often confused with the muscle weakness in the legs. Now we are going to discuss some of the conditions that could lead to the feeling of weakness.
Overexertion
As a woman gets older, her body will become weaker, making it incapable of carrying out the same level of activity they used in her youthful years. If you used to hit the gym, twice a day or taking a two-hour long walk might not be as easy as it used to be. Forcing yourself to carry on with exercises will make your legs becomes substantially weak.
Functional Weakness
While this condition is not common, it is not easy for doctors to diagnose. This condition is described as a temporary improper functioning of the nervous system. The condition is caused by both psychological and physical facts and will involve weakness of limb. This develops because of issues involving messages between your brain and the peripheral nervous system.
Sciatica
This common problem faces women between the ages of forty and fifty years. The condition arises when there is a slipped disc in the back. The risk of the condition increases as you lose flexibility because of the old age. Most women who are affected by this condition will experience a sharp pain, loss of strength and a tingling sensation in their ankles and lower leg.
Nutrition
Intense workout sessions could lead to rubbery legs especially if you are not eating a balanced diet that replenishes the nutrient lost during the activity. When you subject your body to a long workout session, the body will lose various nutrients such as sodium and potassium.
Since your legs rely on these nutrients for energy and strength, deficiency may lead to a feeling of weak legs. Additionally, failure to replenish your fluids while exercise may make your muscles in your legs feels shaky and weak at the end of the workout sessions.
Precautions and Tips
As with any other new exercise program, it is important to consult your doctor. Although fatigue is normal, it is crucial to listen to the cues from your body. For instance, if you feel your feet are overly weakened after a workout or the feeling is accompanied by swelling of limbs, debilitating pain and darkened urine you should seek medical attention.
Conclusion
The jelly legs are an uncomfortable condition that may affect your productivity especially if it is not treated. However, it is important to maintain a positive mind and not panic if you experience this discomfort. Considering the treatments above and exploring the conditions that may be, leading to the discomfort will assist you in finding a lasting solution to deal with the problem once and for all.
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