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Always worried about health

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kelly68905
kelly68905

Hi,

I posted last week, but have been getting myself in such a state with worry, this week my symptoms have been:

Body twitching/pulsing

White phlegm (I think post nasal drip)

Constipation

Pain in left side like something is swollen

Upper shoulder blade pain on right side

Blood Shot eyes

Trouble sleeping

General aches and pains – mostly in back, hips and sometimes ribs

To me my glands under my arm feel up (they can’t be as chest xray was normal)

I am really worrying myself that something is wrong, have been to the doctors so many times and the only thing that was abnormal is my ESR which is 28 and a very slight IGM level, however doctor thinks it’s infection and nothing sinister, as he said blood test would be all over the place....... I have had a sinus infection which has been a bit ongoing, think it’s getting better now.

My urine test was totally clear and chest xray was also clear too........

Does anyone else panic about their health, I am constantly thinking about it, and feel it’s getting out of hand.

xx

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  • tonya46846
    tonya46846 kelly68905

    Posted

    I suffer with health anxiety to.. it's a vicious cycle but it does get better.. do you take meds?
  • kelly68905
    kelly68905

    Posted

    No meds, but am always at the docs!  so far this week think I have bone cancer or Lyphoma! to me it all seems very really..... I am getting myself so wound up.

    The doctors hvae offered meds, but I am worried about the side effects.

    x

     

    • tonya46846
      tonya46846 kelly68905

      Posted

      I was the same way refused meds until Dec I couldn't take anymore. I am on Lexapro 10mg and 1 mg of ativan as needed. Ativan helped me get thru the side affects from the lexapro. . I still have my days but I'm able to cope with it..
  • holly58460
    holly58460 kelly68905

    Posted

    Hiya! I'm 18 and have such bad health anxiety it's like everyday I convince myself I'm going to die and always think I have something awful like blood disease or brain tumours and stuff because I'm just so scared of dying! It comes in phases and atm it's the worst it's ever been because my head just had the strangest feeling it's asig I'm about to go unconscious or something so hard to explain. Your symptoms sound like stuff I've had before, I always get random pains round my body for no reason but I think everyone does it's so normal! I'm also constantly going to the doctors to get tests done but never feel reassured. I'm going again tomorrow in fact as they had no appointments today! Don't worry, your health anxiety will pass over time I promise
  • Akstout99
    Akstout99 kelly68905

    Posted

    I also suffer from health anxiety and it is awful . I have been to so many doctors and also nothing wrong but why do I feel there is something wrong all the time . I found a great workbook that is helping me with my irrational medical Heath anxiety . You answer the questions in the book and it helps you realize your anxiety is unfounded and not needed . I still worry a lot but am learning that a lot of my health fears are unfounded .
  • archemedes
    archemedes kelly68905

    Posted

    Kelly, until recently I only knew of one person that does not get concerned when they do not feel well.

    In his case he is 80 years of age and usually nothing bothers him, however last week he had a bit of a scare when he went in for a routine check-up.

    Apparently out of the blue he has acquired an aneurysm and will now need constantly monitoring to make sure that it does not get any worse.

    I took him back to the hospital today for some sort of scan, and he has come out in one piece.

    This example has only been given to you so that you can see the importance of getting checked-out if you feel really feel unwell. 

  • Ange1a
    Ange1a kelly68905

    Posted

    Yes, I regularly worry about my health and my families. However I have started trying to put these kind of worries out of my mind, by occupying myself with things that I enjoy doing to take my mind off things. 

    Getting yourself so stressed out isn't good for our health in general, so what I realised is if I haven't got anything wrong with myself at the moment, stressing about my health constantly might actually start giving me a problem which I didn't have before (so where is the sense in that?!) 

    You are getting medical attention and having tests, so you are talking to the right people. Remember that the mind can do strange things to us - it is a very powerful organ. 

    I've managed to give myself psychosematic symptoms before by reading the symptoms of a disease or something, and then started practically immediately feeling them after I know what they are!

    For this reason I barely ever consult medical books or things like that - and I certainly don't go on google otherwise I'd have self-diagnosed myself with most illnesses going!

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