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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-hell--800422 | [
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"I’m sorry you are so worried about this. But I’d like to help relieve your mind a little bit. When I was in my 20s, I also develop... | Health Anxiety hell!! | 2023-05-24T22:02+00:00 | ive had health anxiety for like 5 years (I'm 20 now) and developed body wide muscle twitching after reading about ALS last year
it's gotten worse recently and now I'm convinced I have als, a brain tumor os or maybe even huntington's!
has anyone experienced anything something similar?? | /forums/profiles/monica55568-1464652 |
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"Hello,\r\n\r\nSorry to hear you are going through such a rotten time, health anxiety really is horrible.\r\n\r\nIf you have been... | Panic attacks - sertraline | 2023-05-23T11:25+00:00 | Hello all, i just wanted to speak with people in a similar situation to help me rationalise.
im 28 with no history of mental health issues apart from every day stress and anxieties which have never caused me an issue
since march i have ended up in a+e 3 times with what i can describe at the time is im having a heart attack - pins and needles throughout my body, thinking im going to die , blurred vision, difficulty breathing . ive been given propanolol whilst there due to heart rate and blood pressure.
these big episodes usually last 2-4 hours but then left with very bad anxiety for the next few days . the first two times i got to a really good place - socalising and exercising but this time i cant seem to get back
ecg and bloods all come back fine however since these episodes my health anxiety has got terrible, anything im feeling im making myself belive i have an illess and im just not going to wake up.
ive been refered to endocronology? but in the mean time ive started sertraline.
my most recent episode was sunday and i have not managed to sleep since i woke up sunday as im feeling very wired, my body is exhaused but mind seems to be on overdrive .
im trying to be proactive as possible i have cbt session booked for this week so interested to see how that work, cut out caffine , alcohol and vapes.
sorry for the long post - it would be nice to hear about other peoples experience with panics,anxiety and sertraline | /forums/profiles/joshua39169-1464514 |
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"that type of medication can take several weeks to kick in. But if you are really struggling with it, I would suggest you call your d... | Sertraline | 2023-05-21T11:44+00:00 | My doctor started me on 25mg sertraline 7 days ago and still getting side effects of weakness,lethagy which is very debilitating. Is this normal or should I be feeling better by now. | /forums/profiles/grannnie-1464278 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/thoracic-back-pain-and-health-anxiety-659822 | [
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"/forums/profiles/denise... | Thoracic back pain and health anxiety | 2018-05-30T10:19+00:00 | <p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Looking for some solace here. I've had thoracic back pain/ache for 10 weeks now with no original cause. Doctor keeps telling me it is musculoskeletal but there's no real let up from it apart from after a sleep or a hot bath. For some reason, I absolutely convinced myself it must be cancer of some sort.</p><p></p><p>Bloods have came back okay and doctor said it's health anxiety. Why is the back pain still there and so constant? Said there's no need to assess the back as it's down to the anxiety. Surely there's something wrong with it (now convinced its lung cancer after ruling out others).</p><p></p><p>Any replies would be appreciated I'm going crazy with it.</p> | /forums/profiles/stephen49654-1183776 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/exercise-brings-on-physical-anxiety-symptoms-anyone-else--800330 | [
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"Hello Mate.\r\n\r\nYeah I feel you, when I play football or run that little bit to fast I get this really strange weightlessnes... | Exercise brings on Physical Anxiety symptoms, anyone else? | 2023-05-22T14:06+00:00 | Hi Folks.
Last July i woke up in the middle of the night not feeling quite right, bit dizzy etc. I then proceeded to freak out and have a panic attack. Over the next 6 or so months i was constantly worried i was ill, to the point where i now have GAD regarding health.
I've since had a whole load of tests done which are all clear, this plus the scattergun nature and fluctuation of my symptoms, confirms to me anxiety.
I feel like i am turning a corner and getting better (started sertraline 3 weeks ago) but i am still having issues when exercising. An example of this would be a simple short, easy cycle/run bringing the onset of physical symptoms such as dizziness, tight chest, blurry eyesight etc. Before all this started i was quite fit and have ran marathons in the past so i have a decent idea how exercise feels and how my body should react to it.
The only thing that makes sense to me here is that the stress caused by exercise tips my already quite high level of stress just over the edge and into a place where physical symptoms occur. Does this make sense and importantly, has anyone else been through this? It's frustrating to have been so active and now face this, especially when 95% of anxiety and exercise material is about the postive side effects.
I also experience the onset of symptoms if i have caffeine, or sometimes during other controlled stress actions like, cold bath/shower | /forums/profiles/nofruit2245-1464438 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/worried-that-i-develop-fibromyalgia-800320 | [] | Worried that I develop Fibromyalgia | 2023-05-22T09:08+00:00 | Hello,
For three years now I suffer from some kind of health anxiety. But my health anxiety differentiates from the "normal HA sufferer". I'm not afraid of catching a deadly illness like cancer etc. I'm more afraid of getting a mental disorder or a chronic condition like CFS/ME Fibromyalgia which literally ruins my life and I have to suffer. So my core fear is not the fear of death but more the fear of losing control. Beside that, I dont have any anxiety. No GAD, no social Anxiety, have a rock solid life (very good job, good earnings, healthy family etc).
Unfortunately, Im not able to enjoy my freetime anymore due to the constant worry what could be wrong. If im tired and fatigue (which is a result of the worrying), I think I have CFS. Then I do workouts just to prove that I dont get PEM, so I dont have CFS. I also get aches and pains in my joints and muscle tension in my neck from time to time that drive me crazy that I have fibromyalgia. Then I read on forums that people with Anxiety disorder are more prone to fibro as they are in a constant fight/flight/freeze response that makes their central nervous system go wack. And of course, there is no medical test to rule such conditions out. And even when I'm not in pain, I think "If I don't get calmer, this will be my destiny". Which drives me even more crazy. I got no prescribed with escitalopram which I'm afraid to take because of potential long lasting side effects like tinnitus etc. I'm literally trapped. Not sure how to escape this cycle... | /forums/profiles/wewe29716-1464407 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-have-severe-anxiety-coupled-with-ibs-m-life-is-extremely-stressful--800255 | [
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-9... | I have severe Anxiety Coupled with IBS-M. Life is extremely stressful. | 2023-05-20T03:02+00:00 | I have Severe Anxiety and IBS-M, and some days its hard for me to even get out of bed. I am always nauseous, and 4 days out of the week I have migraines. I just found this site with people experiencing a lot of what I'm going through. It hard for me to reach out to people, and this is kind of my first step in that direction
My girlfriend is pregnant, and I just want to be there for her and the baby. I need advice on how to get over or curb the constant worrying I endure. | /forums/profiles/edwardlucias-1464266 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/dizziness-anxiety-800226 | [
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"you’re probably dealing with anxiety and stress. Some of these supplements can be expensive and not approved by the FDA so be care... | Dizziness/ anxiety | 2023-05-19T03:09+00:00 | Has anyone taken any kava liquid drops to help with anxiety? I am not sure what I am feeling I just know its driving me crazy, I wake up restless shaking and with cold sweats and dizziness and this continues throughout the whole day. | /forums/profiles/jasmin74938-1464171 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/fear-of-driving-800248 | [
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"do you have anxiety in general? Many people who have anxiety don’t feel comfortable driving. I don’t feel comfortable driving mainly... | Fear of driving | 2023-05-19T22:32+00:00 | Hello,
I have a fear of driving, it's like I am not in control, that kind of a feeling.
And it's related to other problems, I think everybody can drive without fear, without any anxiety at all, the just pass the test and start driving.
For me it's just complicated like many other things.
Does anyone else feel this way? | /forums/profiles/77petar77-1464256 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/sertraline-help-roller-coaster-ups-and-downs--798377 | [
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356"... | Sertraline. HELP! roller coaster ups and downs. | 2023-03-24T06:54+00:00 | hello everyone,
I'm a new member to the forum, but I have found the messages posted very reassuring to me whilst I'm dealing with this horrible disease.
Really sorry for the long life story post.
I was diagnosed with suffering from GAD in 2008 and was put on Citalopram, but it didn't agree with me, so I started on Fluoxitine that helped or several years, however, I started suffering from really bad indigestion and reflux, so I was switched to Sertraline and I honestly cannot remember having any side effects worth noting whilst I was adjusting to them. fast forward a few years during a Covid lockdown, I was feeling great and ready to slowly come off the Sertraline, this went really well with absolutely zero side effects!
Fast forward a bit more and a few things in my life became very difficult to deal with and I slipped back into feeling low and depressed.
This time around I was suffering with constantly feeling nauseous and on edge. I tried many of the over the counter herbal remedies to help keep it at bay, but I got much worse over Christmas 2022 and suffered the worst anxiety attack I've ever had! Needless to say, I contacted the GP and explained the whole scenario. I still had remaining Sertraline so it was agreed to start them again.
Wow! it certainly caught me by surprise... on the first day of taking 50mg I had an ambulance called out to me by 12am that evening, the side effect were, extremely high anxiety, tingling/burning skin, nausea. no appetite, waking up only minutes after dropping off to sleep with racing thoughts and a massive feeling of panic etc... I was given Diazapam to help take the edge off, but they didn't seem to work.
the dosage of Sertraline was reduced to 25mg and I put up with the horrible side effects for about 7 days and then upped to 50mg.
I was off work during this time as there was no way I could function at work during these symptoms. The side effects started to ease of after about 3 week and I start to have the odd day here and there where I felt OK (about 75%), I then started to get a few days in a row that were OK and a few that were rubbish! These happier day bouts have happened twice.
I have now been on Sertraline for 8 weeks and a few days ago I started feeling a bit low again and I thought nothing of it, I'm back at work now, and 2 days ago the side effects began to come back, the sleep issue I was having hasn't ever really gone completely, but I have been able to manage it a bit with 5mg of Amitryptaline each evening. Last night I was back to square one! Irritable, really anxious, waking up after only several minute of sleep with a racing heart rate of 100bpm+ etc...
This doesn't seem normal to me and I feel so hopeless and scared. Has anyone else gone through this roller coaster ride of highs and lows, and can you share if these get better with time?
I totally appreciate any replies I get about this.
I hope that I'm able to feel reassured that it will pass. Thank you so much and so sorry for the extremely long post. | /forums/profiles/tek737373-1459756 |
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"Hello!\r\n\r\nNot sure if you're still having this issue but I can confirm i have the same. it's debilitating and I'm constantly th... | Periferal neuropathy or Parkinson’s? | 2023-01-02T22:13+00:00 | Hi, I'm a 30 year old female and up until now have always been very healthy and none of my previous self inflicted health scares have ever been accurate (brain tumour, ms, heart inflammation from the vaccine to name a few). But I have been experiencing the worst three months of my life. It started with some health anxiety around some midback pain I was having. I freaked out I had a tumour. My doctor thought this was ridiculous but sent me for an X-ray. As I left the X-ray scan, I remembered that a year before I had had an X-ray with contrast (due to thinking I had heart inflammation or a clot from the vaccine which I did not). I had an allergic reaction to the contrast (just a whole body rash and a very hot, swollen face). I immediately freaked out that having another X-ray would do damage to my body. The next day I woke up with shooting pains, muscle aches and twitches. Over the past three months these symptoms have been getting worse and I?ve also been getting lots of tingling. I?m talking constant muscle twitches everywhere, especially calves and feet, constant tingling and vibrating sensations in feet. It has moved into my hands and arms as well. I feel it constantly even when working out. I have had neurological exams, two brain mris, cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine mri, which only showed a minor disc bulge in lumbar spine. Now I feel like my hands are constantly shaking and I feel like my whole body is constantly vibrating and shaking too. I?ve been to the ER three times, seen countless doctors and have a referal for a neurologist in two weeks. I?m going insane with worry. It?s all I think about and I have been able to enjoy anything. Not Christmas, turning 30, nothing. I have a history of health anxiety but I?ve never in my life had such strong, constant and long lasting symptoms. I really want an emg as I?m worried I could have periferal neuropathy from the X-ray. Is it possible that this is just a really intense case of anxiety or is there really a neurological problem? No doctor seems to think so but this symptoms are full on.
Please offer some advice or share your own experiences.
Thank you. | /forums/profiles/nf07249-1451416 |
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"Hello Lovely.\r\n\r\nDefinitely a trauma response and it's natural with anxiety to connect dots that were never there in the f... | Relationship Anxiety | 2023-04-27T06:10+00:00 | hi everyone, I guess I'm creating this discussion to help myself not feel alone, and hopefully, others can relate to mine/others experiences.
does anyone struggle in relationships with uncontrollable anxiety? my partner and I have had our ups and down, yes. But it doesn't matter, I have always had this anxiety of being cheated on or them leaving me for one reason or another and it consumes me. Change in texts, they don't say "love you" when ending the call one time....I'm there panicking something is wrong.
I've later found this is a trauma response from my past experiences in relationships and from my parents splitting up. I'm trying to work on it but the physical sensations and my brain doesn't shut off as I almost obsess over it.
Does anyone else experience the same sort of thing or anything to share for others maybe?
thanks 😊 | /forums/profiles/ashleigh8695-1462016 |
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"/forums/profiles/brody54586-14... | Anxiety and symptoms | 2023-05-14T20:10+00:00 | Hi there!
I’m chronically worried about discomfort in my right side ... in 2017 I clearly remember how I started to “press” in my right hypochondrium, I ran around all kinds of ultrasounds, doctors, and so on ... they didn’t find anything, they just said to improve nutrition.
Already at that time I was worried about anxiety, hypochondria, panic attacks and all possible events ... there were fears of a stroke, a heart attack and a full range of symptoms.
In December 2019, I was scheduled to move to another country, and literally 2 weeks before the plane, I started getting backaches/discomfort in the area of appendicitis. I went to the ambulance, they examined me and found nothing. This added obsessive thoughts and fears. The move took place, everything went smoothly, I don’t remember what would bother me in “that place” in the first month or two.
Then, in the summer of 2020, I found out that my friend had an intestinal rupture and was operated on ... I noticed that on the same day I again began to feel discomfort and aching pain in the appendicitis area. I went to the hospital, they examined again, they did not find anything. They prescribed "duspatalin" and said that neuralgia or something like that is generally possible.
Moving on... in October 2021, I again had a keen desire to find out what was bothering me in that place... I began to undergo an insurance examination. I passed tests, went through a lot of doctors - a surgeon, a urologist, a gastroenterologist, a neurologist. Didn't find much of anything. Only the neurologist indicated that this was referred pain from the T12 vertebra. I also went to see my friend, who works as a surgeon, he palpated me, looked at the ultrasound - again - zero information.
Now, since July 2022, my entire right side has been bothering me on a regular basis. The symptoms have expanded. There was stiffness in the lower back, it hurts when tilting to the left (when the muscles on the right side of the body are stretched), discomfort in the area of appendicitis, waist, lower back on the right side. It gets a little easier when I crunch my lower back or stretch.
Against the background of all this, there is a strong anxiety and an aggravation of everything that is possible.
Handed over recently the analysis of a blood, US of an abdominal cavity. Everything is in order, only slightly elevated monocytes.
In the summer there was not a strong herpes zoster on the right side of the back, he was treated with Valaciclovir.
What worries me in the right side - I do not know. This worries me a lot and I'm a little confused. Please support morally and tell me what to do | /forums/profiles/stan47220-1463812 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/tmj-800152 | [] | TMJ | 2023-05-17T12:31+00:00 | Hello.
I was wondering if anyone else suffers from TMJ. I recently posted about some spasms and Jan kindly reassured me. however recently the pain around my ear up the side of my head has become almost unbearable. it feels like there is someone in my head kicking my temples over and over and the pain is spreading down my neck so it feels stiff. I'm not concerned about it because I beleive TMJ can do this. but I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this?
thanks! | /forums/profiles/brody54586-1462639 |
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" I’ve been through that and it’s an awful feeling. For me it was scary and negative and I just didn’t want to be alone. I had a... | Uncomfortable Feeling | 2023-05-16T15:41+00:00 | Do you ever feel a race of negative or anxious thought or panic attacks whenever someone you are comfortable with leaves for a long time or far away? I'm sick of this, I want to overcome this but symptoms always came after if I try to | /forums/profiles/danielle93445-1075294 |
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"I am so sorry. this is a little long, but I wanted to share with you things that I have learned. \r\nI know exactly what you’re talki... | Thinking the worst case scenario will happen to me all the time | 2023-05-13T17:06+00:00 | can anyone give me some reasurance?
for weeks i have been getting worse and worse with thinking something really bad is going to happen in my life. i have been to theropy etc and gone through hypnosis etc but constantly feel something bad is going to happen. we have all been young once and I even get scared that something will come up from when i was 20 years old (Now 24) and cant stop to stress myself i will get in trouble some how. i cant afford to get in trouble but years have gone by and still cannot stop to think something bad will really happen. has anyone had any coping mechanisms ? i love my life , my job , my partner and would hate for it to come crashing down. | /forums/profiles/ron05709-909451 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-998... | Anxiety is off the scale | 2021-12-27T15:05+00:00 | I would love to know how anxiety affects you all, i have dizziness, headaches and head pains, jaw hurts in fact every part of my body hurts, i feel sick off balance, have reflux, indigestion, feel weak feel shaky, dry mouth, feel like something bad will happen, had lots of tests all negative, im convinced the results are wrong, its never ending, and mentally and physically exhausting. x | /forums/profiles/millie12345-1366167 |
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"url": "https:/... | please help me figure out what this is | 2023-05-13T21:10+00:00 | i’m having terrible anxiety about this rash .. i looked it up and it’s saying its a leukemia rash and i haven’t calmed down since.. does anyone know what it could be? i’m having no pain , no itchy , no burning.. i do not have bed bugs or fleas. i havent been around plants, i havent done nothing new. i was taking amoxicillin for 2 weeks (with a week break in between) bc i MIGHT have an infection in my tooth. my face isnt swollen and i do not have an abcess but i had jaw/ear pain after a cavity filling so my dentist gave me the meds. other than that, i did go tanning. those are the only 2 things i can think of. im 26 and i’m not allergic to anything that i know of. i went to bed and woke up with it about 3 or 4 days ago.. theres a pic in the comments . its on the top of my thigh | /forums/profiles/anonymousee-906722 |
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"sounds like the anxiety is causing the negative scary fearful thoughts. Pressure in the ear, Hearing sounds, ringing in the ear is ... | Please help one ear tinnitus head pressure | 2023-05-14T15:46+00:00 | ive battled with health anxiety and G.A.D for years and now its back it started when i found a lump it turned out to be a hemmaroid which im having surgery for on tuesday then i started checking my body found a lump in vulva checks out as nothing now i have a sound in my right ear and a weird pressure feeling dr looked says its nothing i dont know if i can get through this again my head is heavy im all tense when i bend down i hear my pulse i have a feeling its because of surgery im feeling like this but now ive convinced ive got a brain tumor because its only one ear and ive popped it so cant be a blocked ear help | /forums/profiles/chloe39608-1453679 |
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"Exact same symptoms. exact same outcome. Never anything! one day a tumour next week it'll be a nerve illness, week after it'll be... | Health Anxiety | 2023-03-17T21:05+00:00 | Hi,
ive been battling health anxiety for over 2 years now it was bad after i had my second child, it seemed to calm down a bit but now after my 3rd child I think it has come back.
im saying I think because this symptoms are a bit different before and I always think there's something sinister going on, i try to tell my self i have had FBC just november past sure if there was something wrong they would have seen in the blood test.
so has anybody experienced sudden tingling from head to toe along with dizziness (I've had that once) that want away within a couple of minutes followed by a sweat and then random cold patches on ur body.
I have had a few panic attacks after this head to toe numbness incident.
The random cold patches I still get, also headache usually one sided left or right, dizzy spells, constant pain inbetween shoulders and neck sometimes like a burning sensation, pain down middle of chest don't know if it's my sternum or a nerve its hard to place exact spot. pain in arms and legs but at different times. random numb or tingly patches on arms.
I think I have diagnosed my self of nearly every cancer there is, as I alway google stuff and it comes up, I have just googled the spine pain between my shoulders and now its went to myeloma I now feel sick at the thought and thinking I have it as the symptoms they say I have a good few.
if anyone has had any of this symptoms i would greatly appreciate a reply known im not alone in this. | /forums/profiles/emma47045-1459204 |
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... | MND/ ALS intense fear | 2023-05-10T11:31+00:00 | Hi all
I have been a sufferer of health anxiety on and off for around 6 years. I've convinced myself I've had many different diseases but for the past couple of years, my health anxiety was almost non-existent.
However, fast forward to now and for the past week or so I am absolutely convinced I've got MND. My right foot is almost constantly twitching, sometimes twitching in my right calf and I'm experiencing minor cramping sensations in my right foot. I also feel like my right leg is tighter and a bit weaker than my left. I've had a fear of MND before, but I'm convinced this time I've got it.
Can anyone relate to these symptoms? I'm going out of my mind! | /forums/profiles/dan20338-1463494 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-9... | Symptoms don't stop | 2023-03-29T13:53+00:00 | ive posted before but been awhile, these symptoms are not stopping been 18 months, I'm constantly dizzy, lightheaded or pressure, weird feelings in my head sometimes feels like something moving in my head, my only relief is sleeping, yes I've had testing and waiting for further testing but I feel I'm losing my mind can't get no relief spend alot of my day scared and crying and begging for it to go away. Anyone have anything they can't relate to this or advice. Thank you and God bless. | /forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-998... | Feeling so bad on sertraline | 2023-05-11T11:37+00:00 | Hi i suffered anxiety and panic attacks over 20 years ago and was put on citralopam, i remember feeling much worse for a few weeks but got through it and have been on the whole good , about 2 months ago i started getting bad anxiety again , the doctor prescribed me sertraline i was on 50 mg for 6 weeks then it was increased to 100 mg, i am on day 17 of 100mg and i am feeling awful, i wake up with severe anxiety burning through my body , i have burning in my stomach and pelvic area, headaches and upset stomach, I am really struggling to even get out of bed some days and have not been out for over a week, i take 2mg of diazapam to take edge off it but am finding it so hard , will i ever feel better | /forums/profiles/denise31188-1463581 |
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"/forums/profiles/archemedes-59614... | Deep itch inside chest feels like heart is itchy | 2015-02-16T17:34+00:00 | Any help please it feels like my heart is itchy it never stops as soon as I wake up in morning untill I fall asleep I have had cardiac blood tests and ECG and everything was fine has anyone else had this constant itchy feeling it's really getting to me | /forums/profiles/iain68035-597155 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-99835... | Some Slight Concerns. Anyone had the same? | 2023-05-08T11:47+00:00 | Hello Everyone.
2 weeks ago I was quite Ill with tonsillitis.
Accompanied with chronic health anxiety which I have had for around 4 months now, since a tragic event in my life, which re triggered it for the first time in 4 years.
During the Illness I started to get a horrible spasm in my eyelid, which is triggered by either touching it or squinting. I called the Dr's for a second opinion and they said I have no warning signs or any of the "Red Flags".
I decided to leave it 2 weeks and see if it cleared up as the Dr's said it probably would. I'm now on day 15 and it's getting worse. I put it down to stress and now I'm thinking it's not that. I've also got a horrible spasm feeling in my left temple as well which feels like I have a wood pecker hammering at the area, this only lasts a few seconds and sometimes disappears for the rest of the day.
Ive still got really bad anxiety and I'm trying to keep it under wraps but I'm struggling with this. I've read a few things online which worry me but I'm trying to ignore it. I've started getting fuzzy vision and also feel like my memory is a bit worse off but this may be psysco-schematic because of my anxiety...
I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this, did it clear up? how long did it last? how did you get rid of it?
Thank you ❤️ | /forums/profiles/brody54586-1462639 |
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"Oh my too m... | Health anxiety has me scared to exercise!! | 2016-09-05T21:53+00:00 | <p>I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm not sure how exactly, maybe by giving me tips to get over this irrational fear. </p><p></p><p>My health anxiety has been rather bad lately, mainly focusing around the idea that my heart is failing, I'm going to have a heart attack, or I have a pulmonary embolism. Because of this, I begin panicking any time my pulse speeds up and I take my pulse/feel my heartbeat continuously throughout the day. </p><p></p><p>This has gradually gotten worse, and I'm now scared to do anything that will raise my pulse. I feel winded and breathless after climbing a flight of stairs, and have to rest for a while because my heart will be racing (part because of the movement itself, part because of panic). I now try my best to avoid all unnecessary exercise because of the fear I'll have a heart attack or such. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, I'm overweight and have been rather unhappy for a while. I've finally plucked up the courage to take out a gym membership and will be going for the first time tomorrow. Here's the problem - because of what I've mentioned above, I'm terrified of actually stepping onto any of the machines. I'm terrified in case I become extremely breathless, in case I have a heart attack, or even in case I make a fool of myself by working myself up and inducing a panic attack. </p><p></p><p>How can I get over this? I know I NEED to do this, but I can't get my head round actually doing it. </p><p></p><p>Oh, and to top it off I have asthma (although I've never actually had an asthma attack) and I'm scared in case I have one while working out. I'm stuck in a vicious cycle! I'm depressed because of my appearance so I want to work out, but I'm scared to work out in case something bad happens, so I become even more unfit and even more depressed. </p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long rant, I just really need some help right now. :'(</p><p></p><p></p> | /forums/profiles/clr1166-910679 |
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... | Chronic Hyperventilation syndrome | 2017-02-06T16:07+00:00 | <p>Hi, I'm a 29 year old male and for about 8 or 9 years now I've had what the doctors have told me is "anxiety" but myself doesn't feel anxious and have come across chronic hyperventilation syndrome. I feel as if this is what I have. Over the years I've had 3 ecg test a asthma test and a oxygen level test and all come back normal also had ambulances to the the house as felt was having heart attack an would die. My day consists of waking up and everysinle breathe I take I think about I just cannot forget about it. I constantly feel short of breath get chest pains. But most off all I yawn hundreds if not thousands of times a day just to get a breath and one yawn to get breathe can last 15 p 20 seconds then feel dizzy as stopped all oxygen getting to my brain. Best why I describe it to my family is my breathing is like a car that is running out of petrol and needs more to carry on. My breath feels like my body is empty so I need more and I have to yawn to get this breath. I fear it's life threatening and it's so scary. I used to play football 4 times a week now I don't do nothing no excersises at all as I will run n think damn what about my breathing then would start to yawn n the cycle continues. It's not just certain times its every second of every day I have to yawn to get a satisfying breath and I just want to live normal. Can anyone help or tell me what they think could be or anything. Sorry it's such a long message just so fed up of feeling this way all day every day and my only rest bite is when I'm asleep. Hope to hear some replies. </p> | /forums/profiles/matt93825-1019156 |
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"Hello,\r\n\r\nAs a recovered alcoholic I have to tell you it has nothing to do with being strong, the only way out is with help an... | Mental Illness | 2023-05-05T11:54+00:00 | Hi All
I am in a toxic relationship and my past relationship is also very toxic, yet i did have a set of twins with the fist one. I now need to drink in order to express my concern to there mother or she just dominates me. What are my kids chances as im like this? Anything I can do to be a stronger person? | /forums/profiles/piet35735-1229766 |
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"Hi, I'm really sorry that you are going through this. Are you on any medication for GAD, as these can have an impact on blood ... | Heart | 2023-05-03T14:54+00:00 | Does anyone here experienced these kinds of symptoms, Im so anxious I want to live longer but these symptoms kept hanging me in a dark room
- slow heart rate after laughing so hard
- yawning excessively
these symptoms doesnt show when Im working out but when I dont do something or stuck in home in several days I feel these heaviness in my body, dizziness when standing.
- I also get unsteadiness when bending down or just looking down, I cant go outside no more brcause of this cause I feel like falling off or lose my balance (im thinking this is bppv cause of health anxiety)
- digestive problems (constantly diarrhea and checking color of stool yellow)
- I dont know if the symptoms are real or just caused by my anxious mind,
- can I be anxious even when I think Im not
- Im suffering from GAD for 6 years.
- For 2 years Im okay
- and now Im so back with severe setbacks and new symptoms although other symptoms maybe gone but new one appears
- Does everyone feel the heart slow or fast and doctor say fine? Cause i havent been in a cardiologist and because of that im scared thinking I sort of having a heart issues if you would say you experienced that and doctor said its okay, is it possible for me that this is just caused by anxiety and not other way around?
- cause ive searched and it said vasovagal syncope which can lead to serious heart problems and Im so scared. Godbless to answers! | /forums/profiles/danielle93445-1075294 |
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... | Severe health anxiety, worried about my heart | 2023-03-31T16:32+00:00 | Hello
I suffer with a bad health anxiety which is recently much much worse. I lost my Mum in December and I'm about to lose the home I grew up in and have lived in for 40 years. I'm struggling with grief, depression and severe anxiety. I keep feeling jolts in my chest which make me feel quite faint for a few seconds. I've convinced myself that I'm going to have a heart attack and die. I can't stop crying and my life is worthless. My son keeps telling me I'm just stressed and I think I'm getting on his nerves. I have no one else to talk to and I feel so alone. If anyone who is kind enough to read this could reach out I would be so grateful.
Thank you. | /forums/profiles/lisa215-42056 |
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"How are you doing now? Are you OK? If you are breathing, then nothing is stuck in your throat.\r\nThe best thing you can do are lo... | Racing heart, can't stop panicking right now | 2023-05-03T00:30+00:00 | Should I be really worried right now? I suffer from really bad health anxiety and also acid reflux where it feels like food is stuck in my throat, even though there is nothing really stuck. Today I ate a breakfast sandwich and I'm worried if I didn't chew well enough, I usually count how many times I chew, but I lost count, my throat was close to making me swallow automatically which I decided to swallow anyways, but I'm worried if it wasn't enough and I'm checking my oximeter out of fear, oxygen level is normal, but my heart is racing like crazy and says 125 when I checked. I could swallow and talk, but I'm not sure if that is enough proof that nothing is stuck. I feel like rushing to the ER out of fear, but they probably will say I'm mostly fine since I don't show any sign of anything life threatening. Will I be okay? I mostly overchew. But I can't stop panicking now, I don't want to choke or have anything stuck in my throat. | /forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460 |
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"I understand, but the more you worry about this the more you’re going to have those sensations. Those don’t really sound like sympto... | Daily Burning sensation on foot. Can anyone relate? | 2023-05-01T23:01+00:00 | For the past week I've noticed a burning sensation on foot and now part of my right leg. I have bad health anxiety and had a MRI last year for facial numbness, which came back normal and some of those sensations subsided.
I am scared I have MS but my doctor thinks its just anxiety.
I know someone who got diagnosed with MS through spinal tap because her MRI wasn't really abnormal.
So now my normal MRI isn't making me feel good right now.
Has anyone else experienced this sensation daily?
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"not to worry. those spots that you see can definitely be caused by anxiety.and stress and worry about them can increase the amount... | Are these Vision symptoms just anxiety? | 2023-05-01T16:06+00:00 | Hi, I am 16 year old girl and have had anxiety and ocd for about 4 years. About a year ago i started obsessing about my vision again ( in past i obsessed over „double vision" or like this ghosted vision) and this time i started noticing a lot of spots and dots firstly i also saw visual snow, but i do not really notice it anymore and also saw BFEP. I went to an eye doctor and she said everything looked good.This constant obsession over it lasted for a few months and then i had a new ocd theme and still sometimes saw the dots, but not as much. Two weeks ago i again started noticing these visual symptoms especialy the BFEP (which is these white moving dots which you see on blue surfaces like sky) exept i see thousands of them but not only on the sky but on anything that is bright ( even the rode or my hands when it is sunny) and it has been driving me crazy. Does anyone else experience this and could it be just from anxiety? | /forums/profiles/hanakovac-1462855 |
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but as of recently my anxiety and stress have been turning into involuntary body tremors and shaking and panicked surges in my head even when I'm believed to be relaxed.
So I ended up doing the one thing advised against. I looked up my symptoms on the internet. Big mistake, because I learned that you CAN in fact develop epilepsy from stress and anxiety.
Non epileptic seizures as well, which worry me less but about as much as real seizures would.
I ended up taking my concerns to my doctor, who was very robotic and careless and in fact confirmed that this was true without offering any comforting words to the fact whatsoever.
Hearing these words from my doctor has sent me into an even more anxious state, strengthening my fear of this happening.
I want to know the chances... I am searching for some comforting words. Any comforting words at all-
because now I'm stressing and being anxious over stressing and being anxious and it has become a VICIOUS cycle that is leading to insanity.
Please help.
The thought that I could lose control of my body just because of my anxiety and stress TERRIFIES ME!!!
My epileptic friend described her seizures as a sudden feeling of terror and dejavu before she wants to SCREAM but her jaw locks up and she can't and passes out.
HOW TERRIFYING IS THAT!? I DON'T WANT TO SCARE MYSELF INTO THIS CONDITION!!!
I want to point out that I am in therapy, albeit very slow moving and barely helpful, and I am on medication for depression, anxiety and sleeplessness.
I'm trying exercising and eating right and I'm losing hope over this f*****g fear of mine.
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... | Face and mouth numbness. | 2023-04-26T02:37+00:00 | I have suffered from anxiety and depression for many, many, many years. Basically all my life. Recently I will have moments out of the blue where I feel like my face is numb and my mouth and I feel like I can't move my mouth for a second. I panic and really start to freak out but try to breathe through it and distract myself and it goes away. Is this likely just anxiety? I get so scared I'm having a stroke or something. I've had numbness from anxiety before but it's usually just my arms. | /forums/profiles/michael26279-1462469 |
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I've managed to control the anxiety attacks, but still get a lot of the stress symptoms. I think I've been suffering derealization too.
However, one weird symptom is I keep getting is kinda feeling like everything is familiar, or things are constantly reminding me of past events. Kinda like deja vu, but not as strong as to think "I've experienced this before", more of just a feeling of familiarity. Also I keep getting random memories popping into my head, totally insignificant to anything I'm doing at the time.
I'm thinking this is a stress/anxiety/OCD symptom, like I'm just focusing on it more and more so it's happening more. Ugh it's just so annoying, makes you feel like you're in a dream. Anyone else experienced something like this? | /forums/profiles/howll-911828 |
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"/forums/profiles/vicky6029... | When I touch fuzzy things I get a swallow reflex and can't talk or breathe correctly | 2019-12-04T15:44+00:00 | This happens on a semi-regular basis. When I touch certain "fuzzy" things like velvet or fleece I just start swallowing involuntarily. It's hard to talk since it looks like I'm having breathing issues to a 3rd party and I probably look like a crazy person. Even if I am thinking about possibly touching these things I can be triggered. I can try and withstand the urge but it is almost impossible to stop it completely.
It seems to happen when I am "dry" like with dry skin or when their is low humidity like in the winter. I absolutely hate the feel of lotion on my hands or chapstick on my lips or that might be a helpful fix. I almost feel the lotion brings the same urge to me. Some days it's worse and some days I have no problem with it at all. It seems to happen in the colder weather more, probably because I am in contact with more fabrics of this nature. I have never heard of anyone with this same condition. I get really frustrated with it when it happens at work and I have to talk to people all day. I'd like ot at least know why it happens or what it's called. A solution to this condition would be even better. | /forums/profiles/robert79693-1280786 |
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"/forums/profiles/wheelwrigh... | Shortness of breath terrified all the time!! | 2017-02-04T16:18+00:00 | <p></p><p>What does everybody's shortness of breath feel like? I even feel really really out of breath even when I talk which worries the c**p out of me!</p><p></p><p></p><p>I wake up with it and go to sleep with it every night, I feel I have got to catch my breath every few minutes just to make sure I can get air into my lungs I have this like pulling sensation in the middle of my chest that makes me want to catch it every few minutes which dosnt go away at all which drives me barmy! Also feels like I have something lodged right in the middle of my chest that I'm breathing around awful feeling.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This all started after I had 2 full blown panic attacks 10 months ago and I woke up with all these crazy Symtoms the day after I had them is this normal?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Im on medication mitrazpine and propanolol which I'm thinking of changing the mitrazpine because I was on this while I had these attacks they put me on propanolol the day after I had these attacks 3 a day 40mg and I'm having CBT therapy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My therapist says I should stop trying to catch my breath all the time as I'm feeding my anxiety but even when I try and stop doing it it will catch itself so I can't win which makes me think there is something wrong with my breathing!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have tried breathing exercises which don't help. I have had a X-ray which was all good and 3 ECGs which were good and chest lisend to and oxygen levels tested to everytime I'm are the doctors which is always good, I just just can't take this no more!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I feel I'm on the brink here I can't live like this another day😢 Is this ever going to go away? or am I going to feel like this forever I feel trapped in my own body.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I posted this about ten minutes ago but I think it has been deleted for some reason nevermind.</p> | /forums/profiles/luke08690-989056 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/hello-804855 | [] | Hello | 2023-10-25T18:01+00:00 | so my anxiety reared its ugly head 3 weeks ago when i reduced my citalopram too fast.
i felt like i was in crisis couldnt eat sleep think straight, Dr prescribed me pregabalin to calm me down, ive taken it for 5 days and its really helped.
now after reading so many horror stories i want to come off if, does anyone have any experience of this medication?
do i reduce it for a few days then stop? i know my anxiety will pop back up but id rather face it than be more anxious of the medication
thank you | /forums/profiles/lorraine90511-1398879 |
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"/forums/profiles/annette9356... | Anxiety headache relief | 2023-10-12T18:27+00:00 | i was diagnosed with GAD nearly 10 years ago. ive managed to stop the panic attacks as now i no all my physical symptoms are anxiety. i get physical symptoms for around 6 weeks constantly. its absolutely draining. this last year its been constant. i had 6 weeks of heartburn everyday. then i had a headache constantly for 6 weeks. the headache finally went. its been about 4months and its back again!! i no its anxiety but my brain flips between what if it is serious and mainly i no its anxiety but i cant cope with this for 6 weeks! im not anxious about anything other than my headache. its there from when i wake up until i go to bed. tension headache, pressure or like a band around my head. its moves to different areas. if im busy i dont notice it as much. medicine does absolutely nothing , which is usually a sign for me its anxiety as with a proper headache they will go after i take just two paracetamol. im on day 6 now so looks like im in for another long run. im so use to feeling like this now feeling anxious is just me feeling "normal". im just feeling lonely with it as none of my friends or family get this. does anyone else? any tips? i do find heat pads help. im not sure why 6 weeks seems to be the mark where my anxiety gives up! anyone no a way to end it sooner? does anyone else get constant tension headaches for weeks everyday? feeling sad :-( (and forever anxious) | /forums/profiles/emma74461-1262058 |
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"/forums/profiles/needhe... | Feeling of swollen tongue anxiety symptom? | 2017-01-23T06:25+00:00 | <p>Has anyone ever experienced this as a symptom of anxiety? I've been dealing with anxiety/panic disorder for about two years now. It was really bad at first with almost daily panic attacks, sometimes coming in waves for hours at a time. It then evolved into what I guess would be health anxiety, where every feeling in my body started to signify that something was horribly/fatally wrong with me. I've made a lot of progress with this up until a couple of months ago when all of a sudden my tongue felt swollen and sore. Didn't really think anything of it at first, but it never went away. 24 hours a day for two months now it's been bothering me. It's very frustrating because it feels like it's swelling and possibly going to obstruct the airway and it wreaks havoc on my anxiety. My PCP saw nothing wrong, neither did the ENT. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this as an anxiety symptom, and how the hell to get past it?</p><p></p> | /forums/profiles/robertsee02-1013632 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-998... | Chest pain | 2023-10-18T17:01+00:00 | hi everyone. im about 12 weeks pregnant. today i had rightside chest pain. kind of nesr middle too. had this a few weeks ago aswell and had an ecg n the ecg was Normal. im very worried thst it might b bad. would the ecg have shown anything bad. im terrified of cardiac arrest or something like that .thanks guys | /forums/profiles/rachel11964-1472671 |
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... | Numb Chin Syndrome | 2018-07-11T17:07+00:00 | <p>So I have a small spot on the tip of my chin that is numb, like feeling like how it would feel if a dentist gave you anesthesia.  Just numb.  I thought maybe a shaved to close and cut it making it numb.  Then after taking it for maybe a month or so, I decided to see what could be done about it.  I instead found out about Numb Chin Syndrome.  Everything I read is this is fatal within months due to cancer.  Although I have read it can also be cause by diabetes neuropathy (I'm a type 1 diabetic for about 35 years now, so I'm praying to god that's what causing it, although I don't really have much other neuropathy in my body, so that kinda seems like a stretch), and I've also read anxiety can cause it (And of course I've had anxiety most of my life).  Anyways, to the point, suddenly I'm starting to get TMJ symptoms, earaches when sleeping, dull headaches that last a few seconds and then go away... Should I go to the doctor and see about getting an MRI scan, knowing if it comes back positive for cancer of any kind, I'm probably going to die soon and have most of my remaining time spent in a hospital instead of out in the world living, as well as leaving behind my wife (who does think this all in my head) and 10 & 8 year old kids, which the thought of is pushing me towards depression.  I'm at a complete loss for what to do here and scared and feel so lonely.  Thank you in advance for anyone who has any advice... </p> | /forums/profiles/nate73255-1194676 |
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"A lot of times when you have sensations like this it is nerve damage or a compressed nerve. It could be due to anxiety but it cou... | Random spots of warm sensations on parts of body??? | 2016-02-24T19:32+00:00 | Has anyone ever experienced warm sensations on a part of their legs or arms or anywhere else??? It's not warm to touch but an internal warm sensations that feels like you put a warm cup of coffee against a patch of skin for a sec amd then it goes away. Its not painful at all just annoying and it is really sending my health anxiety off | /forums/profiles/soanxious-905223 |
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... | Really Struggling | 2023-10-14T23:14+00:00 | Hello. I'm finding myself spiralling into a health anxiety crisis again. Things have been tough over the last 18 months. I've had major surgery, lost my Mum and lost my home. I've just moved into a new place but am finding it isolating and scary. I'm super aware of my body and every sensation and am panicking and worried that I have cancer or that I might have a heart attack or stroke. I'm googling symptoms and illnesses because I'm having some digestive issues and I keep feeling off balance and tired, my heart races and I cry all the time. I had 2 days away with my daughter and felt so happy and different but then started to worry because I was happy and didn't feel like I deserved to be and then the familiar heavy sadness returned. I just seem to stumble my way through each day feeling dreadful and hopeless. So many awful things have happened that I'm scared to feel any optimism and scared to feel happy in case it all goes wrong again. I'm starting to feel that my family would be better off without me. Thank you if you've read this. x | /forums/profiles/lisa215-42056 |
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-zaps-804717 | [] | Brain zaps | 2023-10-15T19:51+00:00 | Does anyone experience brain zaps, i know they can happen when stopping some medications but i haven't stop any. Thank you | /forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511 |
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"you are overthinking this. Let the thoughts come in a relaxed manner. Don’t try to fight them off. Let them come and let them go. ... | Afraid of thoughts | 2023-10-12T13:39+00:00 | hi hello i need help anyone here,experience of afraid of thought even you are busy in your house chores you are still in a deep thoughts example conversation with friend,happy thoughts or memories thats flashing back thougts.although it is normal to think.but why i feel anxious for the way i am thingking,i am now in a state of shutting down my self i dont want to think anymore i dont want to talk to anyone family friends son and daughter..pls help me need help how to ever coming this. thank you | /forums/profiles/malleelel-1320300 |
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"/forums/profiles/lorraine90... | Week 1 (day 4) heightened anxiety | 2023-10-13T17:54+00:00 | Hi
I started citalopram (on day 4). this is the 2nd time I've been on SSRI's, and I'm sure i cant remember my anxiety heightening this much. Today being completely unbearable and i feel like a panic attack lasted 4 hours this morning.
im on 20mg for panic attacks driven by intrusive thoughts.
will this subside? When did you all start to feel more human?
ive completely lost my appetite and feel so sick and tired. i just want to me back to my happy self. | /forums/profiles/faye12876-1474925 |
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"Anxiety has a way of popping in when you least expect it. I have that, and so do millions of other people. I try to relax about it... | Anxiety came back when I thought I was getting better | 2023-09-19T13:44+00:00 | Hi all
Hope you're all not to bad put there !
I have had anxiety all my life on and off for one reason or another
My dad committed suicide in 2015 and it took me and good 3 years to come out of that.
Ever since then I have had blips once or twice a year.
All the usual symptoms.
I'm also very afraid I will do the same as him. Does anyone out there have a similar thing ? I dont want to die, but my anxiety keeps saying your going to do it etc
Had a blip recently lasted 6 weeks and just had 2 weeks of feeling ok then last night boom it was back. | /forums/profiles/gethin67137-1023159 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/burning-fingers-in-left-hand-and-numbness-804665 | [] | Burning fingers in left hand and numbness | 2023-10-12T12:35+00:00 | I just woke up to my two fingers which is my 2nd to last finger and pinky being very numb and burning sensation which is very new to me and I'm very worried that this could be something serious, I know googling is not a good idea, but I just searched out of curosity, since I have really bad health anxiety and freak out when I get a new symptom I never experienced before. I'm normally always healthy, I would just mostly get almost every year seasonal allergies or a cold, that's about it, but this one is new and I heard it could be an anxiety symptom as this is common, which I never experienced this until now and I know I have been stressed out a lot as of recently, but I heard it can also be carpal tunnel, but my anxiety makes me think it could be something really serious like a stroke for example. I might make a schedule with my doctor, if it doesn't go away on it's own in a few days to be safe, but as of now, does this seem like something I need to be really worried about and head to the ER? | /forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460 |
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"anxiety tends to target the nervous system that’s why people feel vibrations, tingling, etc. you have a lot going on right now and I’... | Vibrating in right breast | 2023-10-10T07:49+00:00 | I started with this sympton on Fri night and woke up in a state of panic. Very mild vibrating feeling in right breast. I cannot feel any lumps or bumps and just wondered if any of you guys who have previously posted have any suggestions or if any of you are still struggling with this. I do have a considerable amount of stress in my life due to finding out my husband is quite poorly with a terminal condition. Thank you | /forums/profiles/kim49523-1474717 |
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"/forums/profiles/caz19600-... | Nose in vision | 2019-04-19T13:37+00:00 | i keep seeing my nose in my vision 24/7 and its giving me bad anxiety has anyone have this and fixed it?! pls help | /forums/profiles/lauryn_57932-1155081 |
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I am new to the group and I am wondering if anyone else suffers with issues like mine.
My anxiety causes me to being unable to breath and something as simple as just going to the loo is a huge deal and I hyperventilate and find it hard to breath.
I've been suffering for months now and can not find any help or support.
I would be really grateful for any support or advice offered.
Kind Regards
Jase | /forums/profiles/blondish-1474322 |
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"Hello,\r\nI also get this to a degree. It doesn't stop me from certain things, but at work I feel like the office might smell bad... | Cannot be around people, socially anxious all the time, think I smell and get hot and flustered. | 2023-10-02T10:55+00:00 | Ive had this issue for a very long time.
Many many years since 2008.. but it has evolved and gotten worse as my mental state weakens.
It was from the first time when I noticed people murmuring or rubbing their faces and noses around me or whenever I would pass.
This is known as olfactory reference syndrome.. constantly believing I emit a foul odour and to stop the reactions or harming others because of my issue I now have stopped going to shops and generally being close to people at all.
It has evolved to the point that even though I know that I am clean and that my clothes are washed and clean.. if a person comes near to me, I freeze and try not to move in case from my movement a smell will emit.
On top of that.. every time someone inhales heavily or exhales through their nose or touches or even such as rubs or twitches their nose or face, I automatically assume its from me.
I then become overly hot to the point of like a person who has high fever which is abnormal in normal conditions so then I know others can sense my heat and odour from my body which then in turn notches up my anxiety and panic so I have to leave the area and be alone.
My body temp bow is constantly high and my mind constantly overrun.
Even when I apply perfume, I notice things.
It would be fine if I didn't react with my body getting hotter but that makes it worse.
I believe the condition I have is one of the most rarest.. I just don't want to hurt others because of my smell and heat emanation off my body.
I rarely try to get near close to people.
Covid time when everyone had to wear masks was a great time for me as I could walk around knowing people would not be able to smell me through their masks but even then I was wary.
I need genuine help, I don't think I could even sit next to a doctor because of this. It has gotten to this point.
Never want to be in a queue.. never want someone to come stand or sit next to me. Never want to move myself when someone is close.
Life before was normal.. I was outgoing, holidays and friends but since then, I am making excuses for everything.
Please someone help or if there is anyone out there that is suffering similar to me it would be great to speak.
Thanks. | /forums/profiles/kuzza03987-1061418 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/heart-palpitations-and-pregnancy-804523 | [] | Heart palpitations and pregnancy | 2023-10-03T19:40+00:00 | hi guys im about 11 weeks pregnant. last week i started experiencing heart palpitations or the feeling of the heart going to stop. i went to the doctor. there and then he did an ecg and did another test with my ankle to check my heart. there was no abnormalities found. This can be common is pregnancy right ? my bloodbpressure and o2 levels were all good aswell around 99 or 98. again i do suffer with health anxiety and sometimes my mind just starts to spiral about things. thanks all | /forums/profiles/rachel11964-1472671 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-998... | Worried again | 2023-09-22T09:53+00:00 | hi guys i recently posted here about having a cervical smear that came back as hpv positive and moderate abnormal cells. im having a colposcopy on the 26th of october. The thing is im pregnant and il be about 14 weeks that week. im so scared that it will hurt my baby and cause a miscarriage. and also thoughts are racing again about Cancer and having children and dying. sorry guys. need someone to talk to again to ease my mind on this xx | /forums/profiles/rachel11964-1472671 |
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cant-get-this-out-of-my-mind-804511 | [] | Cant get this out of my mind | 2023-10-03T07:30+00:00 | Around a year and half ago I met my fiancees friend and his wife, I went on a home visit. This friend cheated on his wife, anyway fiancee and friend went out somewhere. Then the wife tried me and said that you probably heard that my husband cheated on me and I just spilled out said yes i know everything.
After we left, they argued, the topic flared up again, and my fiancee had an argument with his friend about why you told your girlfriend my secret, and she cause drama and now they're not talking because of me. He threatened my fiancee and said everyone would pay for it. And also punched him.
Fortunately, since then we haven't had any drama.
We are going to have wedding next year and im sure he will find this out as we have mutual friends. He just came out of prison for something else for tax fraud(not exactly sure). So thats making me more worried.
He didnt bother us since then but i am keep thinking when he sees we are happy and getting married he may want to hurt me to get revenge on my fiancee. He has family so im not sure if he will do it himself but rather he will hire someone to shoot me in my wedding day to take revenge from my fiancee. I don't know what to do, I can't get rid of this fear. Do you think it's a delusion or is there a high probability that this will happen? | /forums/profiles/sarah90828-1344545 |
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"I can’t sleep through the night unless I am listening to white noise or meditations. It’s great that you are seeking out therapists. T... | Crippling Health Anxiety, need to vent | 2023-10-02T12:52+00:00 | Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with anxiety a few years ago and largely had things under control until a few months ago. Prior to then I would have the odd worry about a pain in my arm and confusing it for angina, things like that. Then recently, I got a bad virus (glandular fever) which took several months to clear. Basically the whole time I couldn't stop worrying that I had something seriously wrong with me, and kept asking myself questions like "why is this happening to me" and "when will this ever go away?"
Thankfully that cleared up, but pretty much straight away I got a sinus infection which has included pressure on my brows for the last 4 weeks. Of course, I was worried about the worst again, but I was always able to manage these feelings to an extent until a few days ago when I started to get muscle twitches just as I was about to fall asleep. I did the worst thing possible and Googled the symptoms, and lo and behold, Google brought back a result of Fatal Insomnia, a disease so rare that 5 people worldwide get diagnosed every year. However, this freaked me out massively as I could relate to 5 or 6 of the symptoms that were returned. Of course, when I'm thinking rationally, I can recognise that those exact symptoms are also physical and mental symptoms of anxiety! But I do really struggle to keep myself calm now. It's at a point where I feel like I'm entering a vicious circle where I'm afraid to go to sleep as I'll inevitably get one of those twitches, and start getting anxious about everything all over again.
Of note, I've recently started taking my Citalopram again within the last 2 weeks which may be exacerbating my worries.
However, my problem is now this . I can't think rationally most of the time. I spoke to my doctor today who did his best to calm me down, and said that it's quite likely I have OCD. I'm constantly thinking negative thoughts, worrying about small things, thinking irrationally, and have silly coping mechanisms which don't actually make things better, they make things worse.
I'm at a point now where I'm having difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. I feel like I'm putting a lot of pressure on my wife too by being so worried all the time. I had a panic attack yesterday thinking about it all and we had to leave the cinema early.
I was wondering if anybody out there has had similar experiences with health anxiety and might have some advice? I've introduced regular meditation and mindfulness to my day, and I've reached out to a few therapists and am seeing a couple this week to see how we get on.
Thanks for reading | /forums/profiles/dj05017-1474318 |
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"/forums/profiles/gill21655-100461... | Abdominal pain. My anxiety is through the roof. | 2017-02-16T13:52+00:00 | <p>I have been having abdominal discomfort off and on for a couple of years. Two years ago I went and had a liver function test and it was perfect and I just went about my business. I must add, I have anxiety and always think something is wrong as soon as I feel a pain. The doctor said it was anxiety. I'm 32 years old btw.</p><p></p><p>I decided to go again and now and all my blood, urine was perfect. The h. pylori test was negative. Xray showed stool in colon. Took miralax for a week and the Xray was better but it was still there along with gas.</p><p></p><p>He gave me opramazole and it caused burning. Now I'm on carafate and I haven't felt the discomfort as much.</p><p></p><p>And it's not a pain. It's just a dull feeling that lasts seconds to minutes and goes away. I'm seeing a gi doctor Friday and am so scared it's something really bad! Especially since it's gone on so long.</p><p></p><p>I have Google everything and it scares me more and more to where I start thinking I have stomach or throat cancer, Pancreas cancer to a heart attack. All of this stuff runs through my mind and I can't quit. It's affecting my life, my job, and my family.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have anything familiar?</p><p></p><p>I also have to clear my throat a lot after eating or even drinking water. But that may be totally unrelated.</p><p></p> | /forums/profiles/dee05492-1022435 |
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" I am very sorry for your loss. Anxiety can cause hundreds of different symptoms., Including having the cold sensations. Fullness in th... | Cold sensation on forehead. Could this be anxiety? | 2021-03-24T22:37+00:00 | i have had a difficult couple of years & just lost my Dad to Lung & brain cancer. I had to watch him suffer for 3 months & it made my anxiety shoot through the roof. For the last few months I have had a build up of mucus in the back of my throat, an occasional fullness in my ears & throbbing in my head when I bent over. I was told that it was probably Sinus issues. of cause didnt believe my doctor & started assuming i had a brain tumor or something especially given my Dad was dieing from Brain cancer although the primary cancer was in his lung. The mucus problem appears to be settling down with the help of nasal rinsing however I now have this strange sensation in my forehead like a cold feeling on the skin. I don't think my skin feels cold to touch. All I have been doing is Googling this & of cause it comes up with aneurysms, tumors, MS etc etc & this just makes me notice the sensation more! However, I have also noticed that anxiety can cause strange physical sensations & I am wondering whether this is what I am experiencing. If I don't concentrate on the sensation I forget about it but then I remember I have forgot about it & look for it. Its mentally exhausting & I absolutely hate worrying, it stops me functioning properly. | /forums/profiles/bflare78-46619 |
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"it takes a while for any new business to get going, Where you feel really comfortable. Give it some time. Ride the waves with it an... | Horrible anxiety and depression starting an online business | 2023-10-01T17:49+00:00 | I decided to sell online last Autumn, first on Etsy then on Ebay, at start I thought I would enjoy it, I watch a lot of YouTube videos for advice, and they make it sound so easy, but I been finding it hard to deal with anxiety, I get more anxiety selling online than I do working offline, it was more of wanting to do something different from the offline work I do, but even though I get anxious I get curious to try more, I did take a break once, but it didn't really help..
Currently I use the dropshipping method where a wholesale supplier ships for me and a print on demand company works with me for Etsy.
Everytime I make a sale, I get really anxious, it feels silly I guess, but I can't help it, no matter what I do, I can't calm down.
Anxiety and feeling really down, the orders do get shipped in time, once I know that the anxiety levels go down and also since its manually, I always have to ensure I'm not out of stock and other stuff, I haven't had any bad reviews yet, I always test them first and I don't sell anything that would hurt anyone or their property, although electricals etc. are safe and tested, I follow the rules by those companies and keep record for accounting.
There were times where a courier would fail to send orders, or send it late to a customer which would then give me anxiety especially when I get a message, these usually happen around Christmas, none of them were angry.
Even message about a product would start to give me anxiety when I receive one, even though it's just a question, I do answer carefully.
I have done a lot of mistakes this month, like entering the address wrong and forgetting to record my sales for accounting.
A part of me just wants to give up and not bother but another part still wants to carry on, I get feelings of feeling unmotivated at times, sometimes I wonder why bother. | /forums/profiles/skyblue321-926817 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/tingling-in-left-side-of-face-and-the-rest-of-body-804487 | [] | Tingling in left side of face and the rest of body | 2023-10-01T10:10+00:00 | Hi, I would like to know if your condition is similar to mine, as it is somewhat complex.I had a stiff neck in March of this year, which is not unusual. However, after the stiff neck was treated, I developed numbness in my left side of my body, including my left arm and leg, my left side of my face, and my left side of my body. The symptoms were particularly bad in March, April, and May; I felt queasy when I yawned, I had a dead arm when I woke up, and I was unable to drive because I was experiencing numbness in my feet. I also still have tingling and numbness but now it is in my left leg, not just the left side, though it comes and goes. The left side of my face has been constantly numb since March, and I mean all the time, I get migraines for a few days each week, and my pinky and ring fingers are numb when I wake up from sleep.
PS: My brain, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine MRIs are clear, and my upper and lower limb EEGs are clear. My blood tests, which include those for B12, thyroid, CBC, diabetes, CRP, ANA, zinc, copper, and D3, are also normal, also, since the symptoms began, I experienced no pain or weakness in my arms or feet, just little tingling feeling, no pain at all.
I saw several doctors, each of whom gave me a different diagnosis. One said it was anxiety and that I should take antidepressant medicine, another suggested that I take neurobion, and the third was unsure.
I would appreciate any assistance.
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... | Is this Anxiety? | 2023-09-24T07:59+00:00 | Hi all, new here but have been reading posts for a few months.
I am having persistent anxiety, basically everyday, I am woken up at around 4/5am with a excited/dread feeling in my chest area. I don’t have a raised/racing heart rate, it is just that feeling something horrid is going to occur or that I am dying. It started in March this year, at that point I had been on Mirtazapine for 4 months for depression and insomnia. Until March I had seemed to be on the mend the boom this intense feeling of dread/giddy excitement. Basically all day, everyday. The Mirtazapine also seemed to have stopped working and also no longer helped with sleep so the does was upped but basically did not help the anxiety. I started to become convinced I had cancer. I have since learnt this is quite a common thing to think, but there was no way you could convince me otherwise. I was presenting with some persistent abnormal pooing so had a bunch of tests and checks, all normal. Even had a colonoscopy, normal. I came off the Mirtazapine as it was agreed is was no longer helpful to stay on it and eventually I started feeling a lot better and the dread/anxiety reduced, it did not go away and I still was waking around 5am with it but exercise seemed to keep stuff in check. I am also attending CBT once a week which is helping.
Then around August bank holiday weekend the dread feeling suddenly seemed to spike again, so since then it has ratcheted up in intensity but this time I actually do not feel particularly of low mood and I definitely do not have racing thoughts.
This dread feeling is just there. Again, I don’t have a raised heartbeat or sweats, some times it feels like my heart is pounding but checking my watch my heart rate remains normal. I do get feelings of nausea but I don’t vomit and also mild burning/knawing in stomach, almost like being hungry but not, if that makes sense.
i can be difficult to sift stuff out as I do feel tired all the time, i put this down to the sleep debt from not being able to sleep past 5am most nights. i also seem to be unable to nap anymore even if I feel wrecked.
Exercise and breathing/grounding techniques now just seem to take the edge off rather than getting rid of the sensation and where as it used to go away by 5pm it can now persist into the evening. I am still working as it does help keep my mind focused on other stuff but that feeling does creep in now. Again it seems to be just the feeling of anxiety/dread. This has lead to me convincing myself I am dying again. Doctor’s seem certain just Anxiety but what concerns me is how I never had anything like this before and it powered through the Mirtazapine when I was on it.
Docs are suggesting Sertraline but I am hesitant. I don’t want to go through more hell for it not to work.
I have also tried Propanolol but this just seemed to make the feeling of Doom worse.
Do I have an anxiety disorder or should I be asking for more tests? I am bloody frightened. | /forums/profiles/jonk1980-1473885 |
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... | Syncope, sleep syncope, seizure? | 2023-03-29T15:15+00:00 | > hello all, I was just looking to see if anyone else has experienced something similar to myself:
Around 7 years ago, I received an MRI and EEG to test for temporal lobe epilepsy, after suffering from bouts of DeJavu,, during which i felt a rush of heat, sweating, tunnel vision and generally a bit "funny" for around 30 seconds or so then i would snap out of it. The tests came back reading as normal, and the whole thing was swept under the carpet, so to speak. I wasn't diagnosed with anything and life continued as normal. I only ever really suffered from this when I was stressed out.
Fast forward 7 years, a couple days after Christmas '22, my girlfriend woke up around 6:30am, to find me stuck down the side of the bed, in a tiny gap between the bed and the wall. I had completely blue lips, was not breathing and had no colour at all. She quickly pulled the bed off the wall, i fell to the floor, took a big gasp of air and i came around about 10 or so minutes later. An ambulance was called, but the operator did not feel one was needed.
The following week i suffered very bad chest pains, we figured I had just hurt myself from getting stuck. The weeks following I found myself becoming very tired from fairly non-strenuous tasks, such as walking the dog.
In late January, my girlfriend woke again around 6:30am to me having what looked like a seizure. Again i was blue-lipped, no colour, struggling to breathe but this time shaking. I came around about 10-15 minutes after this and was able to answer fairly simple questions. During the "seizure" I appeared to be struggling to breathe, was bringing up phlegm and looked completely grey and blue-lipped.
i should mention that during this time I was fairly stressed as I had recently bought myself my dream vehicle which I had saved up for a long time for and I'm the kind of guy that stressed himself out for the fear of doing "the wrong thing". It was also just after Christmas which is always touch and go in my line of work as customers tend to hold back any money they have left over after Christmas. which obviously would have made me stressed too.
The following day I called my local Dr surgery to explain what had happened, the Dr i spoke to arranged for me to have my blood tested. All 3 tests results had came back as reading "normal". She had also arranged for me to have a meeting with the Neurologist at my local hospital.
Every night since the "seizure" in January, I have slept with a pulse-ox on my finger. for around 6 weeks after the seizure, I would regularly drop to around mid to high 80% Blood o2 levels during my sleep. An alarm would sound, I'd wake up, and after a few deep breathes my o2 would rise to a normal level. I also mentioned this to the Dr but not much attention was paid to this.
The result of the video call with the Neurologist was:
I have been diagnosed with epilepsy having suffered from one seizure, he did not feel he needed to carry out any test or scans and I have been put on epilepsy medication for the rest of my life aswell as being told to stop driving for atleast a year.
As you can imagine, this has not sat well with me, mainly due to the lack of tests. I am actually recieving an MRI this week after I insisted.
I've been doing my own research and today after searching "hypoxic seizures" on youtube, I came across a video of a German experiment in which they tested a load of fit young people, carried out a test in which they were made to faint by crouching down and breathing heavily then standing up quickly which made them faint. They then watched what happened and recorded the results. A high percentage of them suffered from what looked like a seizure after being unconscious due to a lack of oxygen for just a few seconds. This whole test was related to the condition Syncope.
After some more googling and searching, I came across Sleep Syncope, which can be brought on by low blood pressure and/or high stress, and all the symptoms sound like what I experienced.
My uncle has also experienced sleep seizures, has received all the MRI and EEG scans, which all came back as normal and his were put down to stress related seizures.
My question is, has anyone else experienced something similar, or have you been diagnosed with syncope and what were your symptoms?
Thanks in advance, SB.
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/whats-it-like-to-be-on-drugs--798651 | [] | Whats it like to be on drugs? | 2023-03-30T16:54+00:00 | i am homeless and inevitably live in a building full of drug users and it stinks. prior to this I've had no real exposure to drug users. I have found them to be very inconsiderate of other people, careless and unpredictable. Parties all through the night every night of the week, even starting during the day sometimes. fights, banging on doors, shouting, and being aggressive. I recently had someone break in because they wanted a lighter. I had someone follow me because I had bought some bits out the corner shop? i obviously cant wear or show anything nice (bought before being homeless obviously) without being a target either. my anxiety is through the roof and I'm suffering from frequent stress induced migraines. Drugs are illegal for a reason and people who do them shouldn't be in with the general public | /forums/profiles/gracie50764-1460347 |
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"I would highly recommend that you speak with your doctor, optometrist or a pharmacist about this. They would have the most up-to-dat... | Is it ok to start taking Citalopram if I’m at risk of getting glaucoma? | 2023-03-28T19:33+00:00 | hi all,
i've been prescribed Citalopram 20mg for my anxiety but noticed that in the leaflet that one shouldn't take this medication if one suffers from glaucoma.
i don't suffer from glaucoma but i'm at increased risk of catching it someday as glaucoma runs in my family.
is anyone else in the same boat? If so, what the did the medical experts recommend you do?
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"I get these symptoms too. In fact just now, that is why I was on here looking. Sometimes I just have to go and lie down because i... | These weird sensations are making my anxiety worse | 2023-03-26T13:27+00:00 | Hi everyone,
I have posted on here before but these weird sensations on the left side of my face arm,leg and foot is worrying me. when I get it it fear I'm having a stroke its not numb I have feeling but the sensation is week like I will drop something or my leg going to give way when I walk and then my anxiety starts my feet go cold and sweaty its really worrying me does anyone else get it?...I have no numbness or tinkleing just a week floppy sensation...I had bloods taken both hospital and doctors every thing came bk fine. the doctor keeps telling me its anxiety im too young to have a stroke but I cant help worrying its more than that | /forums/profiles/kelly23338-1458675 |
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"<p>Hey , Bob . I know all too well about emergency room visits , I've been to 3 of them the last 2 weeks . My doctor switched ... | Constant light-headed feeling. Anxiety | 2016-12-18T00:11+00:00 | <p>Hello everyone</p><p></p><p>I've been dealing with a light-headed feeling since I first got a panic attack in July 7th. Ever since then I've had a few panic attacks. I've been checked for everything! Brain MRI and MRA, Brain CT Scan, Multiple EKGs during ER visits, a 27/7 holter monitor (EKG), A stress test together with an ecochardiogram (heart ultrasound), multiple blood tests. EVERYTHING IS NEGATIVE. </p><p></p><p>Panic attacks and migranes have subsided <img src="http://s8.patient.media/forums/emoticons/smile.gif" alt="smile" />. The only symptom that is still present is the light-headed feeling 24/7. It has gotten a lot better, but I'm not back to normal yet (it has been five months). I've been taking 5-HTP, Magnesium, and B-12/B-6 Vitatmines (as I've done some research and found it that these supplements help). I've also beeing doing therapy and I just started working out two weeks ago (sometimes I feel worse after working out)</p><p></p><p>Is there anything else I should be doing to beat this terrible feeling? Can you share your experience with me? what makes it better? </p><p></p><p>Thank you for your time and support </p> | /forums/profiles/bob29887-987596 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/fluoxetine-60mg-for-ocd-798464 | [] | Fluoxetine 60mg for ocd | 2023-03-26T08:13+00:00 | Hi,
so long story short I have ocd and have just increased my dosage of fluoxetine to 60 mg. Previous to this i have been on 40mg for approx 4 years- ive had one doctor say 60mg should only be used for 6/8 weeks then dropped back to 40mg, and a seperate doctor say that 60mg is perfectly safe and to stay on it. Is anyone else out there on 60mg?? i seem to be improving and tolerating the higher dose well so not sure what to do. thanks x | /forums/profiles/tina66425-1137721 |
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"Yes. I know that dread all to well friend. And no, you're not gonna die. You made it yesterday, and the day before that, and the day... | feel like im going to die soon? | 2015-07-10T14:07+00:00 | Has anyone felt this way? Its like after i started suffering from anxiety and going through panic attacks, my brain has convinced me that i am dying soon. Like yesterday i was conviced i was going to die today. Please tell me i am not the o ly one that feels this. I also read that people feel like theyre going to die and then they died suddenly. This has me soooooo stressed out!! Help!! | /forums/profiles/josy0405-786705 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan345... | On meds for my anxiety but recently I can’t get death off my mind. Will this pass? | 2023-03-05T21:17+00:00 | Always had periods of anxiety but it peaked at the end of last year and now ive been on mirtazapine for just over 2 months.
the last couple of weeks, thoughts of my own mortality have been really playing on my mind. sometimes it really hits and causes a bit of a panic attack but most of the time it just sits there. things like ageing and looking around at other people and just thinking that me and everyone else isnt going to be here one day. it just seems to be constantly on my mind and its starting to make me feel more low than i was. has anyone experienced this? will it just pass or should i try doing something about it and if so, does anyone have any suggestions?
thanks everyone
jon | /forums/profiles/jonjonlebonbon-1451647 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/increasing-citalopram-dose-798375 | [] | Increasing citalopram dose | 2023-03-24T05:58+00:00 | I have been taking citalopram since July. I had to start in increment of five milligrams because my side effects were so bad. Once I increase to 25mg. Towards the end of November, i started feeling better less and less anxiety. And then, last but not least, the morning anxiety was gone. Fast forward until now March. I woke up with horrible morning anxiety three days in a row it's lasting all day. All my symptoms are back. I spoke to my doctor and increased to 30 mg. This morning and I don't know if I'm having side effects . I've been on it for so long, is that possible. And how after being on the medication 8 months and feeling great with no warning signs. how is this back? | /forums/profiles/christin09870-1459754 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-99835... | Does anyone else get these symptoms | 2023-03-12T20:59+00:00 | Hi all,
Does anyone else get a numbness sensation in the face and eye on one side when your feeling anxious sometime my arm and leg also feel weak but that's when I start worrying about my face also an ache or chest pains in middle of chest and back throughout the day?.. I have had ECG 's and a full blood count which all came bk fine but I'm still concerned that these symptoms might be something else and not have been picked up in my tests? | /forums/profiles/kelly23338-1458675 |
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"you're not crazy. I'm not sure what pvc is, but I'm guessing some kind of palpitations? Anyway, what are the doctors telling yo... | I'm losing it again | 2019-05-04T04:00+00:00 | Okay, so i recently started working as an ironworker for the last 6 months. It was a big leap into unfamiliar territory, but at an apprentice level, the pay was pretty good and I needed a decent income while me and my wife finished up college. Well during the long time working in this field, i noticed something. I began to change as a person. I noticed my PVC started to clear up, im guessing because I was active all day working instead of like my last job sitting at a desk, making collection calls. I did, however start to eat poorly again, as the job didn't allow much time for lunch, causing me to pack chips, cheap sandwiches, and gas station snacks. Also, this meant that dinner was often in a take out bag because I simply didnt have time to cook and neither did my wife. I was so busy working I didnt even notice that a lot of my symptoms and health issues ive been complaining about started to clear up. No more panicky nights, I was sleeping like a baby (from exhaustion). My only concern with my health is a cough I developed of the evening. It came around a couple of months ago and doesnt bother me until around 8-9 at night, regardless of if im lying down or not. I figured it was from the welding fumes I have been breathing, along with burning steel and acetylene from a torch. But recently me and my wife had a discussion and she wants me to take a lesser pay job so I can be home more. To make that sacrifice, she has to pick up work as well, which she agreed to do. So here I am in between jobs, my new job starts next week, my old job stopped last week. The week that i have been off, I still have that lingering cough of the night. But my PVC started to act up again, having them daily now and Im having trouble sleeping. The weird feelings, almost like an out of body experience. Waking up in the middle of the night feeling "off" and almost like im a little crazy. Its strange that all of this is happening in the small amount of time im not working. I havent been worried or stressed out. My college is online and has been simple lately, so no triggers there. The job switch is actually a relief, so its not the issue. Doctors have never been able to tell me an answer after years of discussing with them the same issues among many others. So is this it? Do i need to accept the fact that my body is off in some way that is unexplainable or at least almost impossible to diagnose with modern medicine (or overlooked)? Because im losing hope. Im losing hope that one day I will feel normal again. maybe im nist crazy | /forums/profiles/lionman2727-967521 |
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I'm 33, 34 in a few months and since I had the covid vaccine my periods have been up and down. They disappeared and then returned and became lighter, but when I get stressed they either disappear or just last for a long time.
Last January I went through a ton of stress and my period lasted 18 days.
This January I again went through a ton of stress as I nearly lost my mum and I've been bleeding/spotting since.
I had a transabdominal ultrasound done, not transvaginal and they found what they believe to be an endometrial polyp.
I've now been put on a 2 week pathway to check for endometrial cancer. I haven't stopped crying since. I have severe health anxiety and to say I'm terrified is an understatement.
My GP said that this is just precautionary and most polyps are benign, I went and saw a specialist gynecologist and she said in her opinion she would not be alarmed at all and with everything in consideration she personally wouldn't have done a 2 week pathway but said my GP probably done it thinking she was being helpful. The gynecologist really tried assuring me that with my age and such the chances were very low of something sinister.
I feel so scared. I really hoped my hormones would come back a bit unbalanced and that would be the issue but the GP and the gynecologist have said they look fine.
I've posted all my symptoms below I just need to hear some stories of comfort or reassurance right now please.
Fsh urine test positive 2nd positive test on the 11th
3rd fsh test positive on the 16th
Periods have been off since covid vaccine
Missed period December 2021
18 day period in Feb 2022 after huge amount of stress
Missed period July 2022
2 periods in August 3 weeks apart
Missed period September
Short and light period October
January 2023 really long period after huge amount of stress
Dryer down there over the past 8 months
Less water discharge but sometimes
Taking longer to get stimulated for sex
Angry
Emotional
Metallic taste in mouth
Cravings for sugar, salt and carbs
Occasional night sweats
Insomnia without amitriptyline
Sharp pain in feet
Pins and needles in hands and feet
Fine facial hair
Tender breasts occasionally, not just around time of period
Dry skin
Itchy ears
Sudden spikes of feeling really hot where I have to take my temperature but temp is fine.
Taste and smell sensitive
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-and-medication-803879 | [] | Anxiety and medication | 2023-08-26T10:52+00:00 | hi all. im new to this site although ive been reading the forums for a while. so heres my journey. i was on citalopram for about 12 years for GAD. i get that plus somatic OCD where i feel like im going to stop breathing. i felt 'normal' for years so just after xmas i made the decision to go it alone and stop taking the cit. fast forward to the end of june and i had a horrific attack and was in a constant state of anxiety afterwards to the point i truly believed there was something seriously wrong with my heart or i had cancer etc. i saw the gp who told me to start taking my cit (20mg) again and had a range of blood tests which all came back normal apart from a folate and vit d deficiency. now 12 weeks on i feel better some days, still have no appetite really and ive lost over 2 stone. ive also noticed my toes seem to 'tap' a lot when im sitting and altho the anxiety is better the ocd and intrusive thoughts seem to take over. when i first took cit all those years ago i felt better in a matter of weeks so im just after reassurance from people who have been through similar. | /forums/profiles/zigmundo-1472329 |
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"theres no rhyme or reason but anxiety sensations can occur out of nowhere. you may feel fine, then wham, it hits. \r\ni found it ... | Anxiety through the roof! | 2023-08-08T20:18+00:00 | Hi all,
the last few weeks my anxiety has been through the roof...ive been backwards and forwards to hospitals and doctors and ive been given propanolol 40mg to take as and when I need it but I've tried not to take them. I've just been signed off work for 2 weeks because it's now affecting my work, I'm a driver and I'm panicking whilst driving, as soon as I get in the cab I start figiting to the point I get in to a panic and I had to leave half way through my shift I felt awful.
So since being signed off work for 2 weeks last Friday, I have been trying to change my lifestyle insted of going on pills. I have started taking vitiman D because I've heard it helps anxiety, started to diet and exercise, and have been taking sleeping pills to sleep....I dont know weather I'm expected too much too soon but I don't feel any better...when I stop exercising I feel good for a bit then when I'm sat down it comes bk...im having a full night's sleep but still tired...Im even feeling nervous to go out now and would rather just stay indoors...I dont even want to see anyone...
I do push myself to go out ( which ive never had to do before) and once I'm out I'm OK but I'm no longer enjoying things I used to love doing...I just cant be bothered... I wake up in the morning and for a bit I'm OK then it all starts, butterflies all over body, weird sensations in head feelings of dread and that something bad gonna happen and sinking feeling in stomach. fellings im not getting enough oxygen...but the thing is there is no reason for all this to be happening...im not panicking I don't even have a fast heart rate when this is happening I'm just getting these weird feelings for no reason and I'm doing everything right to try and overcome it....
Is anyone else going through the same thing or has been the same way?..because I'm really starting to think is this anxiety or is there something else wrong?...ive had all my bloods taking last year both at hospital and gp and all came back fine apart from high iron count...I had ecg in hospital and the docs again that was fine...i just cant understand it. | /forums/profiles/kelly06009-1470946 |
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Its so hard to explain to people but hoping there are others that might help me feel at ease knowing im not alone. Basically i feel the sensation all over my body, my mouth and jaw. My arms and chest feel unusual, not pain just unsettled. Its so so hard to describe and i know it sounds silly but my body just feels anxious! | /forums/profiles/michael01846-1470884 |
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"url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-medic... | Anxiety medication advice | 2023-08-23T16:29+00:00 | So I'm going back to work Saturday after 3 weeks off. I feel I need to go back as the anxiety is not going to go away being at home everyday and ill end up not wanting to go back at all if I leave it too long. I have been given 40 mg propanolol and citralopram 30mg which I have not started taking together yet I just want some advice from people that are on this medication do they work well together?...when is the best time to take them to see the benifits of it? I want to go back to work feeling relaxed with hardly any anxiety symptoms thats gonna affect me whilst driving?..I know I won't get rid of it completely but if I'm going to try some medication to help I want some good ones...or do you recommend trying something else? | /forums/profiles/kelly23338-1458675 |
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"/forums/profiles/jan34534-99835... | blurred vision | 2023-08-23T00:06+00:00 | good evening! since the age of 11 I have had problems with anxiety but I didn't know that I had it, I had problems with conscious panic attacks from the age of 13 and then I also had my first vertigo which lasted for a week, then at 16 I developed agoraphobia due to panic attacks and I was locked in the house for about 4 months, I went out with a friend with difficulty and after that a visual snow developed on my eyes (for those in the know) I saw static everywhere very strongly, in the dark I was practically blind and I forgot to specify that I also get migraines with aura since I was 13 years old. I always saw very bad, only lines and lights and floaters but I tried to live my life, I started to have vertigo, for a month or it depends (I noticed that it appeared especially during the periods when I was very stressed but it lasted 24/7) in June I had a exam and then I had a huge stress, the symptoms I have had for 2 years are: ringing in the ears, sensitive to light, pressure in the head, dizziness and vertigo and of course panic attacks with all the possible symptoms, for a month I was stuck in the house because one day I went out and started to feel very dizzy strong, I tried to ignore it as usual but the dizziness was too strong, since then I only stay at home and only in bed and look at the phone, I want to specify that I always spent a lot of time on the phone and I suspect that it affects me even worse eyes.. I went to the emergency room twice so far with these conditions and what drives me crazy is the BLURRED VISION that I have now, since I went to the emergency room, my mother says that I was probably very scared then because he took blood and I was dying of fear of doctors and everything, that day I told my mother to call an ambulance because I couldn't see anymore only in the fog and after I got to the hospital I didn't really notice, there they gave me a prazolex and they sent me home with a diagnosis of acute stress reaction and vertigo syndrome, I'm going crazy because of my eyes and I'm afraid to go to the ophthalmologist because he'll put me in drops and I'll see worse, wherever I look it's very blurry and I'm afraid that I'm going blind..I'm still thinking that I don't have MS or stroke even though 3 neurologists saw me and said that I can't see anything abnormal, I'm extremely afraid that I can't see almost anything anymore, I see this fog and I don't understand exactly how let me explain..especially in letters when I look but also in the distance so it's everywhere..do you think I'll ever see the same thing again? has anyone else experienced this? I can't watch TV or look around anymore. .I'm still using the phone even though I can hardly see anything..do you think it could be a problem? will I ever see again? I'M ONLY 18 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING CRAZY..THANK YOU! | /forums/profiles/alina20314-1472062 |
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"absolutely yes. tinnitus is a common symptom of anxiety and stress.\r\nMine started in my late 20s along with several other sy... | Tinnitus and anxiety | 2023-08-22T22:40+00:00 | hi does anybody suffer with tinnitus through anxiety?im a very health anxious person and sufferd a low hum/rumble sound in my left ear for about 3 years now my gp and ent have said no cure for it and my hearing is perfect but i do suffer from tension headaches because of my stress and anxiety so i was wondering if tinnitus a symptom
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"Hello,\r\n\r\nI know that I am a little late to the party, but it is nice to hear of people with the same problems that I am having... | Anxiety and high blood pressure | 2016-09-22T21:50+00:00 | <p>Hi I was wondering how may people have high blood pressure with anxiety. When I'm relaxed my bp is normally 130/78. If I'm anxious it can easily go up to 180/90 it's pretty scary! If I can relax it takes about 2 mins to go back to around 140/80. </p><p>With my anxiety this worries me the most I'm on BP medication which keeps it check most of the time with some awful side effects. </p><p>I've had all the tests done over the years which have all been good. My GP assures me my anxiety does this to me and it's nothing to worry about. Unfortunately when all this started 5 years ago I googled high BP and over 180 is an hypertensive crisis and you should immediately go to the hospital. </p><p>When I had my first panic attack 5 years ago which started this madness my BP was 230/110/150 it was the worst day of my life. </p><p>Over the years my anxiety has sometimes just vanished and at one stage went for about 8 months. Lately it has come back. I can handle everything about it the pain/ palpitations dizziness feeling awful. Buts it the high blood pressure that worries me. I had a complete medical as recent as 3 weeks ago which was fine for my age 57. </p><p>Do other people have Blood pressure issues with their anxiety? </p> | /forums/profiles/mark45877-977544 |
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"yes i’ve had this same thing for a long time. There’s unfortunately no magic bullet to cure this. It’s a one day at a time thi... | Anxiety no better :-( | 2023-08-20T11:54+00:00 | I am now on my 3rd week slsigned off work with anxiety, during this time I've tried to change my lifestyle and started to exercise in the hope I will feel better and won't need medication im also taking vitamins and getting sleep but I'm not feeling any better im constantly tired got weird head sensations my body feels like I'm full of butterflies with feelings of dread I just don't feel right at all...ive had to take a propanolol today to try calm myself down...Im worried I won't be able to return to work next week if this carrys on...ive been to the doctors too many times there's nothing they can do im stuck with this and it's really effecting my life I don't do half the things I enjoy doing because of it...I never get to the point of a panic attack its constant anxiety in waves. Is anyone going through the same thing that can advise me? | /forums/profiles/kelly23338-1458675 |
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"i’m sorry you are so worried. But I can tell you that I’ve had health anxiety for over 30 years complete with muscle twitches, trouble w... | Health anxiety about ALS | 2023-07-29T09:07+00:00 | Hey everyone,
I'm fairly new here, mainly to put my worries at rest if possible.
So my name is Lena. I'm 29 years old and I'm from Belgium.
Now, a couple of years ago I started experiencing issues with my health. Clueless as I was, I decided to google my symptoms. Big mistake, I know. So anyway, that's how my health anxiety started. I was 22 back then. The fears ranged from cancers (due to weird stabbing headaches that would start at random times) and ALS (thanks to some muscle twitches that persisted for quite some time). Especially the latter was always on my mind.
Now, I'm not sure what I did back then, but at some point I stopped worrying about it and I felt considerably better.
A couple of weeks ago, however, the worries started again. I went straight to the doctor and had my blood checked (to rule out cancer at first). Everything seemed normal. However, that didn't really ease my worry for ALS. Sure enough, the muscle twitching started again, which I know can be a sign of anxiety. But just to be sure, you know?
Last week, I started getting the feeling of something being stuck in my throat. Not necessarily the globus feeling of a mass, but more like my saliva or liquid slowly dripping in my throat and I had no way to clear it. That really spiked the anxiety, because I never really had that before. It has persisted for a couple of days now. It's just that feeling. I'm not really experiencing any issues swallowing as of yet.
Anyway, so today I suddenly have issues speaking. It feels like I need to put more effort into pronouncing words, another symptom of ALS so it seems. And honestly, that worries me.
I just hope that there's anyone on here who can put me at ease a bit. Has someone else with health anxiety experienced this, or is it as alarming as I think it is? Should I ask my doctor for more tests? I'm extremely scared that my fears for ALS will indeed be confirmed.
Thank you for reading this. I hope you all have a wonderful day. | /forums/profiles/lenab-1470084 |
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/harmful-agitated-803622 | [] | Harmful agitated | 2023-08-19T04:35+00:00 | Hi,
Currently I am on depression relapse episode. I am very agitated at certain point I feel calm ONLY when I have harmful/sharp object in my hand. I tend to reach to that item when I am agitated. Why? | /forums/profiles/tasha69958-1471764 |
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"yes, there are many great breathing exercises for anxiety. Proper breathing is actually the key to lowering the heart rate and feeling... | Anyone here try breathing exercizes to lower your anxiety level? | 2023-08-17T16:14+00:00 | I am doing the biofeedback device "Heart Math'"and 'am experimenting with different breathing patterns.
Thanks. | /forums/profiles/ro77360-1166753 |
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"The best thing to do would be talk to your doctor about this. I know that sometimes it can take up to eight weeks to start to fee... | Treating anxiety with Sertraline - advice needed | 2023-08-15T10:50+00:00 | So i've been taking sertraline for about 5 now. I suffer from general anxiety throughout the day combined with panic attacks/periods of heightened anxiety. Currently i'm taking 25mg daily, I knew to expect feeling rough for the first couple of weeks but I'm still having quite bad anxiety combined with a lot of aches and pains across my upper body/all over (have other people experienced this?)
It's tough to know what's the anxiety and what's the sertraline and basically whether I should be sticking this out or trying something else. | /forums/profiles/matthew09064-1471210 |
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"\r\nWhile I would say you are probably ok now, because a few days have already passed and you are alive and kickin', I really woul... | Heart anxiety from doing cocaine? | 2023-08-10T09:32+00:00 | I have done cocaine on 5 separate occasions, 3 of which were all night with drinking as well about 4 years ago, all 3 were on separate occasions. I haven't touched it in 2 years but did a very small amount on Friday and keep thinking I've damaged my heart from the other occasions too, I'm only 30, am I being a hypercondriac or should I be very worried? my anxiety has been really bad all week and can't stop thinking about it, will never touch it again that's for sure. | /forums/profiles/john39057-1471060 |
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It's hard to explain but it feels like for 1-2 seconds I zone out/black out/go unconscious/die/out of body experience/shock in chest and head
It's kind of like I forget I'm alive for a second and come back or like I'm drifting in and out of consciousness and I feel a little shock
I don't actually pass out or see black or anything like that though
Does anyone understand? Or have this?
I don't even know what to say to my doctor it sounds strange
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"You've been on sertraline for four weeks and had a relapse, so your doctor increased your dosage to 200mg. It's essential to ... | So stuck in my world of anxiety | 2023-09-28T08:36+00:00 | ive been on sertraline for 4 weeks now ,i was on it already as i was ill 4 years ago but i was slowly weaning myself off it (with doctors help) i went down to 100 mg and was trying to go to 50mg but i had a relapse and it all came back so i ended up in a crisis home for 2 weeks and now im back on 200mg but still feeling like crap.im hoping that it will improve soon so i can move forward | /forums/profiles/martin81881-608099 |
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