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Can this really be anxiety?

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blair94561
blair94561

Hello, I have not been feeling well over the past few weeks and been to see my Gp several times with blood work coming back normal.

He's pointing to anxiety but that's hard for me to grasp. I'm feeling weak and sometimes feel like I'm going to faint, also legs feel like rubber. Anyone else have these physical symptoms? I do tend to worry a lot especially about my health, googling my symptoms.

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  • jaslyn
    jaslyn blair94561

    Posted

    First of all, stop googling your symptoms. Fight the urge, you will feel better in the long run. Secondly, pretty much everything is a symptom of anxiety. Anxiety takes such a toll on your body and you can quite easily convince yourself that anything is happening to you. If it wasn't anxiety, the only other thing I would think is iron deficiency. You said your blood work was fine, but you might still be low in iron. Same thing happened to me, I got my blood work done and it came back fine. My iron levels were 37 on a range of 30 - 250, so it still came up in the normal range so they didn't mention it to me. I spoke to my GP about it and she said women with iron levels under 50 often experience iron deficiency symptoms, even though they're in the normal range. It could be something like that too? But even then, it's still probably anxiety. You're alright! Try to take yourself out of your body and distract yourself with other stuff. And eat healthy and exercise! Good luck
    • blair94561
      blair94561 jaslyn

      Posted

      Thanks for the info and advice Jaslyn. I was always a person who worried a lot but never felt this way. Hope this gets better soon.
  • james17040
    james17040 blair94561

    Posted

    Yes anxiety can lead to very phsycal symptoms, be prepared for a long haul. Ask you're doctor about CBT. I had really bad health anxiety two years ago and wasn't myself for 6 months. CBT really helped.
    • james17040
      james17040 blair94561

      Posted

      Cognative behavioural therapy. That's if it is anxiety. I was put in med for my anxiety but never started getting better till I spoke to somebody.
    • blair94561
      blair94561 james17040

      Posted

      Thanks, I will look into this.

      What were your physical symptoms?

    • james17040
      james17040 blair94561

      Posted

      Exercise is probably the best adice i got. I know you probably don't feel like it. But if it's anxiety. Go run, you should feel an improvement almost instantly. Just my experience.
    • blair94561
      blair94561 james17040

      Posted

      I do exercise but feel very weak and tired after doing so. I usually play hockey but I don't think I would get through it right now.
  • papote53
    papote53 blair94561

    Posted

    Right, never google your symptoms or anxiety will not get any better.   You can always add iron to your diet to see if that is the problem.   Did they check your sugar level?  Are you lacking air when you feel this way?
    • blair94561
      blair94561 papote53

      Posted

      GP did a full panel of blood work and said all was normal. Sometimes I lack air but mostly just fatigue and tired.
  • elizabeth2244
    elizabeth2244 blair94561

    Posted

    Hi blair 

    I was having those symptoms but since i have been on Zoloft, Trazodone, Lamotrigine and Lorazepam i am doing better with my anxieties. I still have anxieties that i need to work on with my coping skills 

    Have you thought about being on medication or are you on any 

    • blair94561
      blair94561 elizabeth2244

      Posted

      Hi Elizabeth, I have just started taking citolpram. Just seems that I have physical symptoms so not sure if this will work and how long I should wait?
    • elizabeth2244
      elizabeth2244 blair94561

      Posted

      My medication causes me physical symptoms too but they have calmed my moods down a lot and i am sleeping a lot better 
  • michaelall35712
    michaelall35712 blair94561

    Posted

    STOP GOOGLING YOUR PROBLEMS, you will start new anxieties!  Look up solutions for anxiety, deep breathing, guided meditation, CBT, mindfullness. If you have a smart phone download "MindShift" great little app.
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