Anxiety Symptoms

I had a lot of acid reflux and my stomach felt full even though I was hungry. I had gas that caused my chest to hurt and digestive issues like diarrhea that caused stomach pain as well. I didn't get the intrusive thought many have of stomach cancer but I did wonder if I had an ulcer from stress, over time these symptoms went away. 

Yesss I feel the same way I keep thinking ulcer but I'm not vomiting my friend had ulcers and she was throwing up blood my upper stomach hurts so bad and sometimes it's hard to breathe and I starve myself so much that my poor little tummy is soo confused and just aches all the time 

Are you on any anti anxiety medication? I found the bad stomach was part of the symptoms from that.

Nope I'm actually afraid to take meds

Yeah I hate taking meds as well...I had no choice this time around cause my life was crashing and burning but I would like to get off what I am on even though it's a very low dose .

What are u on 

25mg of Zoloft.

Don't be afraid to take meds, you might find something that really helps you. I say this because I was you, I didn't want to take any meds because of the horror stories I've heard and the list of side effects just makes my health anxiety explode, so I just don't read them anymore!!! I have tried A LOT of different medications over the years and I have had some that were awful and others that just didn't work. You have to speak up, if you try a medication and you feel anything out of the ordinary, ask questions immediately. If you don't feel like it is doing anything for you ask about changing the dosage or trying something else. And if you ever feel like you are having side effects that are bothersome and the benefit doesn't outweigh, tell the doctor you aren't taking it anymore. You have a right to decide what goes into your body and you have a right to tell a doctor NO, you also know how you feel better than anyone else on this planet, so what works for others may not work for you and vice versa. I do NOT take pain medications for instance, I don't like how they make me feel and they almost never do anything for my pain, so I take the occasional Ibuprofen when it gets really unbearable and call it good. I was diagnosed with anxiety around 1995, my doctor gave me a prescription for xanax and sent me on my way. I was on Xanax for over 10 years and NO I'm still not addicted to it, in case that is one of your fears. I will say I miss it, it is the best "rescue" anxiety medication out there in my opinion but it isn't often misused, prescribed incorrectly, and of course abused by people who don't need it in the first place. I say rescue because that is exactly what it is designed to do, you feel like you are about to go into a full blown panic attack, take one and it should work almost instantly to stop the panic attack from happening or escalating. The effects don't last very long which is why I think people take way more than they should, when instead they need a longer acting or time released medication to keep them even at all times. My favorite combination I've been on and when I felt my absolute best, NO E.R. VISITS FOR 2 YEARS!!!, was when I was on clonazepam/klonopin 0.5mg 2 times a day,

 amitriptyline/elavil think it was 50mg (all my meds have been pretty much the lowest dosages), at bedtime for widespread pain, possibly fibro, and escitalopram/lexapro 10mg 1x daily for GAD. I had little to no panic attacks and my anxiety was totally manageable for once in my life. I have since lost my insurance and cannot afford out of pocket medical so I am once again in this horrible vicious cycle of anxiety and panic. But I didn't have any horrible side effects with these medications, the amitriptyline made me sleepy but I took it at bedtime so it wasn't bothersome. Anyway, sorry for the novel, I just wanted to let you know there are medications out there you could try to help you and you don't need to be scared, just make sure you let them know your concerns and fears, and speak up if you have questions or want to stop a med or change something that isn't working. In the end it is always your choice!!! Good Luck!!!

Yeah I think a lot of it is the stress hormones. The hormone is limited though on what it can do to your body. The fear people have is anything can happen but in fact most often they've already felt everything that could of gone wrong. They are just afraid be because the symptoms seem random and come on strongly.

Absolutely,  most of these symptoms went on for days and months with no rest. You may not feel anxious but your body feels bad because of when you do feel anxious and it carries over I think.