Constant physical symptoms

Unless your mom and your boyfriend have had anxiety, I would not suggest you take advice from them. Actually it is in your head where the chemical imbalance is. But it is very much capable of making your body sick or feel sick, and you can not control it. Your serotonin levels are most likely off. Serotonin is created in your intestines and your brain stem and affects your central nervous system and capable of causing many, if not all, the symptoms you described. Zoloft is a good medication, but you have to watch out for side effects with that medication. If it works, it really works well, if it decides it doesnt like you, the side affects are really bad. Not everybody can take the same medication due the the chemistry make up in our bodies, what works for you may not work for me and so on, everybody is different. For instance, I could not take kolonopin, it made me tired and groggy and made me feel out of my head most of the time, so I had to switch to xanex, now I have no more problems. I also take Lexepro and Latuda which are both great medications with minimal side affects. You will get through this and dont let anyone make you feel like you are less of a person because you have anxiety. Its not your fault, you did not ask to be this way. Hang in there and I hope you feel better.

Hello, i too have physical symptoms daily. Mine are always 10x worse of a night, it is almost like a routine now I just expect to feel on edge and anxious at night, it nearly always leads to a panic attack and I have to take 30 minutes each night to calm!

Physical symptoms:

Muscle Twitching

Muscle fatigue

Blurry vision

Limbs feeling heavy

Hyperventillation

Sore chest

Feeling very on edge and unable to relax

Tingling

Rapid heart rate

Feeling weak especially during an attack

The funny thing is If i am really distracted none of this happens Our brains end up re-wiring when you have anxiety and these feelings become the norm. We inadvertently create them ourselves

Dear Megan

You are having anxiety. It's true that people who has not been through a mental health issue will never know what's it like to feel how you are feeling. Also, the symptoms differs from one person to another. try slow breathing..I think you can find on utube a calming breathing video. If I find it I will send it to you. My son has started therapy and he is feeling low, having intrusive thoughts and feeling guilty. I tell him that it's his trauma mind telling him all these, and he will get well as he takes meds and has therapy. The most important thing to do is to be kind to ourself..and care. You will get out of this. With this forum, you get support. Remember, you will be well.

Hi Megan, I've had all your symptoms for over a year and a half. I just wanted to say that I never wanted to take meds but, when peri hit. I had no choice. Anyways, I went through 3 meds that were not working. I finally decided that I was through with just trying a random med and had my doctor do the cheek swab to find a suitable med that coincides with my genes. Surprisingly, I cannot take most meds and only 3 came up that would suit me. The last 3 I was on were probably ones I shouldn't have taken. This one I'm on. I have no side effects since starting it and I truly think this one might work. I wish I would have done this sooner rather then just doing the trial and error that wasted me over a year with meds that caused me horrible side effects that I could not tolerate. Just a thought. Sending hugs!!