Crippling Anxiety
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well for starters its been refreshing reading some of your discussion. i also feel bad to hear there are so many people going through this. ive always had anxiety. i would always think the worse, and then it would go away however. almost 4 weeks ago, is had a panic attack on a plane ride home, in the moment i would shake my legs, knot in my stomach and cry. well after that scenario, I have had constant chest pain and bodyaches and continuous shortness of breath, even if I wasn’t having a panic attack I would take huge gulps of air, holding in my lungs, and then breathe out and get instant relief for about two seconds, and then it would come back. I also have gone to the hospital twice now did a full work up of my blood, EKG, chest, x-ray, metabolic panel, thyroid blood counts, special testing for auto immune diseases nothing. however i am extrmely anemic due to heavy menstrual cycles so now im on a iron supplement which does contribute to shortness lf breath. I’ve gone to a PCP.
he also says it anixety. I’ve gone to a rheumatologist. All of my tests have came out fine yet that still doesn’t give me relief and I still have this lump in my throat, chest pain and shortness of breath constantly. I JUST WANT TO BE MYSELF I JUST WANT IT TO GO AWAY FOR GOOD! I just can’t get enough air down my throat sometimes I’ll sit on the phone and talk to my mom and she’ll try and walk me through it but then an hour later just comes back. I have been putting off medication because I was hoping to cope with it other ways and I feel like medication is just a Band-Aid however, I can’t perform my job. I can’t focus on anything but my health and if I am dying or not, I can’t enjoy life. I don’t smile I can’t eat I don’t talk and it’s the complete opposite of the person , I’ve always been in life I really just wanna feel like my normal self especially with the holidays. I feel like I’m driving everyone else around me crazy and I just can’t breathe all the time. Any recommendations, please and thank you.
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Fred_Flintstone Emilydoherty24
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Do you get palpitations and do you experience them when you get up in the morning?
jan34534 Emilydoherty24
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I know exactly what you’re talking about and I’m going through the same thing. And I’m sorry you are also going through it. it’s a horrible thing and I wish they would find a cure somehow. i’ve had it since the age of five. nothing bad ever happened to me and my family life with my parents and siblings or wonderful. So I know that I was definitely born with this tendency.
when something like this affects the quality of your life, sometimes we have to try different things like medication. Of course that’s not a cure but if it helps you feel better and improve your life it might be worth giving it a chance. I am going to do the same thing. I figure if I don’t try some thing I am still going to be miserable every day so I may as well try to get some help.
mornings are the worst for me. anxiety at that time is sky high and that’s because there’s a buildup of cortisol overnight when we are sleeping.
counseling is also not a cure however it really helps to vent to somebody else who can help.
I hope you find some thing that helps you feel better. is there a chance that you are also depressed. Chronic anxiety can lead to depression and many times anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand . take care and private message me anytime