Anxiety suddenly got worse about 3 weeks ago.
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Hi all, I'm new to this forum but not new to the vicious cycle of anxiety. I've been diagnosed with General anxiety/panic disorder. About 3 weeks ago it decided to get worse than it's ever been. The feeling of dying lasts for days now. My symptoms include:
Feeling like I'm dying
Heart racing and palpitations
Chest pain/tightness
Arms and legs tingling
Nausea
Not being able to breathe/catch my breath
Vision changes, things look too bright or wrong
And the newest one, which I've come to understand may be depersonalization. I see myself in the mirror but I don't think that's me or I feel like I'm outside of my body or in a cartoon.
I've recently been to a neurologist and I have an MRI coming up after my cat scan came up clean. He diagnosed my migraines and cluster headaches as well. It seems like an oncoming migraine will trigger an anxietyattack. Those symptoms include:
Pain above my eyes, into my neck and face
Sensitivity to light and sound
Vision changes (everything goes sideways) and dizziness
I'm posting here because I'm terrified of everything that has happened to me in 3 short weeks. I feel so alone and like I'm trapped inside my body. I can't sleep anymore or eat very much. I can't get comfortable in my bed or in my skin. I just want confirmation that I'm not the only person who's dealing with these symptoms. Thanks for reading.
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simon7452 myanxiety
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You're definitely not alone. Propranolol (a beta-blocker) helps me a lot as and when I feel it's really bad. I don't tend to develop in to panic attacks (although I've had panic attacks in the past) it's more of a constant state of being on edge, not being able to fill my lungs, aches and pains around shoulders, back, neck and upper chest, tiredness and weakness. I'm too scared to exercise as I cannot seem to accept that there probably isn't anything wrong with me (except anxiety). I've had a 24hr holter monitor, several ECG's and blood tests - all came back fine. My doctor won't send me for any more tests. It seems to be worse when I'm at work, compared to when I'm at home.
myanxiety simon7452
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I've had blood tests and a couple ekg's done too and those were all fine. Everything came back normal so the doctors don't want to do more tests too besides the MRI but that's mostly for my migraines. I'm in the same boat as you with the constant state of panic feeling with attacks thrown in. I hate feeling like my life is out of control.