Anxiety: Last 9-10 weeks
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Morning all,
I'll start with a little context! I had been perfectly healthy both mentally and physically up until this point. But, on June 18th I had quite bad chest pains and i freaked out, called an ambulance thinking I was having a heart attack. Cut a long story short, the ambulance didn't arrive and since then, in varying severities I have had the below symptoms and my mental health has spiralled due to worrying about these symptoms:
- Dizziness
- Numbness/tingling (this has now gone)
- Headaches
- Thigh ache/several aches and pains around body
- Stomach issues
- Blurry vision
- Tight throat muscles/feeling like I have a lump in my throat
- Muscle twitching
- Jelly legs
- TMJ (jaw pain from grinding teeth in sleep)
- 2 panic attacks
- Sensitivity to light/loud noises
I have been to the GP probably 10 times, I've had an; chest x-ray, blood test (FBC), ECG, thyroid blood test, physical examination, brain MRI and urinalysis. All normal/healthy.
I've been told all of these symptoms are likely anxiety, however my main concern is my leg pain/dizziness/throat.
Is there anyone who can comment on these symptoms and reassure me? I feel like they have been gradually getting better, but its ever present!
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jan34534 daniel62083
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those are all very common sensations of anxiety, panic, etc. the main thing you have to do is calm down your mind, so that these sensations subside or go away. The more you worry about it the more you will have them.
Believe me I’ve been through this starting in my late 20s, and at first I was terrified. I had every sensation you can think of. But then when all my testing was normal, I realized there was underlying anxiety and stress causing all of this.
Your testing is also normal. I had to start focusing on calming everything down.
Yes, your main concern of the leg pain, dizziness, and throat issue are also very common with anxiety. Sometimes we don’t think we are anxious but it’s there somewhere.
Start practicing relaxation. You can find a lot of that on YouTube. There are great meditations for anxiety. Don’t be concerned if it all doesn’t go away right away. Some of these sensations can linger for quite a while off and on. I had to get to the point of just accepting it and do what I can to relax. also, I had to deal with life issues that were causing this.
remember that whatever we focus on will expand whether it’s positive or negative.
If it becomes too difficult for you, you can talk to a counselor for some help managing it. You can do it virtually and it works great.
take one day at a time. One moment at a time. Take care of your health and try to stay away from caffeine private message me anytime.