Does anyone else have physical anxiety symptoms 24/7

Hello, I've been suffering from anxiety for over 4 years, earlier in my life I was very close with family and friends all of a sudden after my university education, I found it hard to get a position related to my education, my confidence just dipped, resulting anxiety, I slowly lost al my communication skills, I started to lose my family and friends after I had undergone an operation on my head due to having epilepsy, I could no longer start a conversation or get involved, we'd have visitors over at our house, I'd just be there staring at the TV, my adrenaline would rise, when it'd come to someone asking me a question in a room full of people I'd be shaking in response. Before I'd be making phone call on a daily basis now once a week. I've tried all sorts to overcome it but haven't been to successful with family and friends but in my workplace Ive accepted communication is a high priority and address any issues in assertive manner

I'm now trying to solve my family problems as I was living with family in a crowded house, now I'm in my own house with my wife, but family do to want to know me now

Hi Pamela, I believe I've been in the same position as you but for a shorter duration, I was close with all my family, all of a sudden suffering from depression I had no one to help me out, the family I asked for help replied 'we can't help you with your depression, you've got to overcome it yourself', despite me growing up with them where as I'd spend a night over at their house on a weekly basis with their kids, etc. it made me feel worthless. I only get descent sleep coming home after work that's 4 days a week, the rest of the week I sleep around 3 hours per night.

The only way to overcome it is to try and keep your mind busy;

- going out for a walk

- take part in events

- visit your local religious place of worship, if you believe in it; for me it's one thing that I still have even if family left me

- keep in touch with your mom on a weekly basis

Remain strong, just remember you have your mom who loves you, something I've lost due to my depression, but now I have my wife. That's all I need. Look after yourself erase the thoughts of suicide.

This should be a new topic, but I'm not quite ready to write about this effectively. My soon to be ex-physician is obsessed with my "psychological problems," namely, anxiety. I can be in the office with my arm hanging off, and, invariably, that will become her focus. I have repeatedly pointed out that much of the health anxiety is due to lack of communication, whether from office staff, who should not be addressing health concerns, but do, or physicians to whom I have been referred, or, for that matter, this physican.

I have a long history of anxiety-based problems, but I also have a long-history of not BEING "anxiety." She truly seems to prefer to perceive me in only that way, and it is "proven" out by the physicians who lay strewn by the wayside in their communal "fireside chats."

I have diagnosed medical problems, and some that have not been. I tell the physician that I have X - which she could see if she bothered to look in the records...3 visits later, she says, "you might have x" - surprise! My anxiety level increases. This is iatrogenically-caused anxiety.

She continually misses that I have had, and welcome therapeutic measures. And, here I'm the one who fully discloses my problem. Drives me nuts. Makes me feel insane - and dismissed.

Until the physicians stop stroking their Freud wanna-be beards, me, I, and many others, will have actual health fear and anxiety that is preventable. But, for that matter, the actual Freudian types - psychiatrists - no longer practice that trade.

I think we all deserve a break from intensely serious physicians who are obsessed with neuroses - no matter how disabling they may be, if we have been diagnosed with, say, cancer, or heart disease, or a broken toe.

I have been having the same symptoms from the first post in this chat/post. Its unbelievably scary.Constant all day panic, a sense of fogginess, heart palpitations, a flutter here and there, nervous butterflies in my stomache. I have been in the ER twice thinking i had heart problems. Twice they did a EKG and assured me if i did have a heart problem it would have showed up on there. But of course my mind thinks negative and i start to think they missed something. I was on Lexapro for 4 months, i stopped cold turkey because it made my heart flutter, it happend a couple times. Then BAMM...all this started to happen. Its reassuring to know its not just me and is not a heart attack have not read all the posts here, what exactly did doctors tell you?...and what did they put you on?How did you feel after and how long after?

Hi Jossy80. I was the first poster in this chat. I am so very sorry to hear of how you are feeling. It's just awful and my heart goes out to you.

My question is .. did you feel like this before you went on Lexapro? I'm guessing, from your post, that this has all happened in withdrawal. I'm not a doctor but it sounds like it could be med related.

I'm about 100% sure that meds have messed me up. Temporarily. I absolutely believe that I will get better through my determination and patience. Things got much worse when I went on Citalopram. I came off it in November (tapered down) and some things improved. I was only off it a week and was put on Sertraline and Quetiapine. I got worse and ended up in a psychiatric hospital. What happened? My doses were increased. And I got even worse. The only thing that helped me was Lorazepam, a benzo.

I'm now off everything (although I take the occasional Lorazepam. I won't allow myself to have it too often). I tapered off the Quetiapine and suffered quite a few withdrawal symptoms. Then I tapered off the Sertraline. I've been off for less than 2 weeks and am getting new withdrawal symptoms, even though I've done it gradually. Some things are gradually improving though. I'm clearly way too sensitive to take meds and wish too goodness I never had. Med free is definitely the way forward from now on. It could take a long time but I will get there. I don't really know why SSRIs are prescribed for anxiety and panic because, in my opinion, they seem to make things worse. I shouldn't really say that though because I'm sure they help a lot of people.

I don't know what to advise you or if I even should advise you. I think that going cold turkey may have excercerbated things for you. Perhaps a doctor could help you with a taper plan? Propranol can be a very good drug. I'm considering trying that. Benzos can help, although they have their own dangers.

How long have you been off the Lexapro?

I don't know if this is helpful at all. My own personal recovery plan is to not take any anti depressants or anti psychotics again, clean up my diet (no sugar, gluten or dairy as this can really help recovery), be gentle and patient with myself, remind myself that other people have gone through this and totally recovered, try to do things that I enjoy as much as I can manage and be patient.

One thing I will say ... I had some horrendous symptoms after taking psych drugs and I thought they'd never clear up. They did. I developed new ones after going on the other drugs. Some of those have cleared up and the others will in time, as will the withdrawal symptoms.

You WILL be okay. My thoughts are with you.

Thank you so much for replying.Is it really this severe? And does it ever go away? I had only been off of it for three weeks but during that time, a week after, I started crying alot over random things and then these symptoms.I stopped taking Celexa a year ago because of the "flutters" and this did not happen. I didn't even have these symptoms before lexapro. I started to take it for stress and very, very mild anxiety. This is through the roof, all day. I felt like a idiot going to the hospital again and have them say the same thing..ANXIETY. Its like they assured me twice in two different EKG's that nothing was wrong with my heart, but i still don't trust it, maybe only because these are all new extreme symptoms. Again, thank you for responding. I go see my therapist tomorrow...crossing fingers for help and that i dont keel over

Hi Jossy. I hope haven't scared you with my reply. I only want to help.

I am sure your heart is normal. They really would have picked it up if there was a problem.

I wouldn't like to say for certain whether this is anxiety or withdrawal related. I only speak from my own experience and what I've found out from my own research. I've lived and breathed anxiety and depression. I had a bout of it a few years ago. What I've been through since taking psychiatric drugs is completely different, 24/7 and through the roof.

I think crying, like you described, could well be withdrawal related. The same thing's been happening to me. I get loads of brain zaps, interspersed with crying spells.

Three weeks isn't long off the drug. Your body is likely still adjusting to not having it.

Not enough is known about ssri side effects or withdrawal symptoms. If I'd known, I'd definitely never have taken them! I don't think doctors really know. They scratch their heads. All kinds of things happened to me on citalopraml the osychiatrist didn't believe me and just said it was my 'underlying condition'. Strange that because I never had any if it before I went on the drug. Also strange that a lot of the symptoms cleared up when I came off it. I only had a week off it before being put on another ssri and an anti psychotic. The psychiatrist said it would calm my anxiety right down. It never did. I just got worse. The ssri (sertraline) made me feel awful. Heart rate was through the roof. I was shaking like crazy. I felt suicidal all the time. Couldn't sit still.

In your case, I can't say whether it's anxiety or med related. It's possible it's med related, especially as it all kicked off after stopping the meds and some of it came on when you were on them.

Are you seeing a doctor? If so have you discussed the possibility of withdrawal symptoms. Not being a doctor, I wouldn't want to give out the wrong advice. I've heard that propranolol can help with this sort of thing as fan benadryl. Those are both things I'm going to try.

Let me know how you get on.

I feel the same as most of the stories in this forum. I asked my phone "why does my stomach only feel good when I press on it" an it took me here. But idk what to do about the way I feel, sometimes it even feels overbearing like I won't be able to handle it. But I've allways been a strong minded person so I'm able to hold alot back mentaly. But I've felt this way since I was on medication in 6th grade. I'm 22 now an not a day goes by when I don't stress about every lil detail of my life. And I feel the mental anguish is starting to get to me and b4 long I'm afraid my mind will finaly break down from trying to suppress my full anxiety. I have the butterflies, and stomach tension, I worry about things that regular people would find unimportant. Nobody understand how I feel, and I was begging to thing I was the only one that felt this way. Not n a bad way or not wishing bad on anyone, but it feels good to kno I'm not alone in this feeling this horrible. I used to be on Concerta. But I didn't eat much and never realy was social. When I was in middleschool, it was like i was a different person. I'm not on it NY longer nor am I on anything else. Idk what I would even go to ask for at the Dr if I ever got insurance. I'm in a state of loss of hope and idk what to do. I don't let my freinds or family kno how I feel cuz I don't want them to pitty me or get upset. Cuz they have there own problems. Idk what to do anymore. My mom has eating problems now at her age, along with fibermialga, an a lump. So I think she had what I have an it slowly tore away at her until her mind couldn't gold her body health up. An I'm afraid I'll be there b4 long. But if someone has any ideas on how I can begin my journey towards helping this illness, ease let me kno. I'll try an check here when u can. Other then that my name is jeremy day. An my Facebook picture is me holding a bunny lol I have pricing as well. It's sorta a blueish picture to. But if you were kind enough to read this then thank you for you're time and the help on the issue.

Hi Meteor I was put on citalopram for newish anxiety panic symptoms but was stopped after 9 days as insomnia worse and query anxiety worse now a few days later when anxious feelings not there I feel really low and dont want to do anything could that be withdrawal? X

Hi marie13717. I'm not medically qualified so don't know whether you have withdrawal symptoms or not. Were you on a high dose of citalopram? You were only on it for 9 days so I don't think stopping it suddenly should cause you any harm. I couldn't sleep on citalopram either. I'd never been so wired in all my life!! Give yourself a bit more time to adjust to your body not having the meds. My mood got way worse on citalopram and on sertraline. I've been off sertraline 2.5 weeks now and last night, my mood lightened (completely the wrong way round!).

Has your doctor recommended Propranolol?

If you weren't sleeping on Citalopram, you are probably very tired which could also be contributing to you feeling low and not wanting to do anything. Rather than doing things you don't like and feel you 'should' do, how about trying something you DO enjoy?

Take care. I hope you feel better soon.

Foretwunny..I will send you a private message.

Hi I suffered from phycial anxiety for many years now. Is there anyone out there that live near Banbridge so we can get together and chat to each other about ours illness? We dont have to suffer it alone. So get intouch and we can get together over coffee.

 

I have anxiety too and a few years ago my doctor prescribed me Citalopram also, exactly the same thing happened, I felt 10 times worse and started getting tremors every where, diziness, palpatations, pains everywhere and still have them to this day. My doctor said it had nothing to do with the tablets, but I am not sure. They are supposed to make you feel worse for the first few weeks of taking them, but apparently you then start to feel the benefits, but I never got that far with mine because they made me feel awful. Look up propranolol - this is a much safer drug and by all accounts and helps with anxiety - performers swear by it, and also good if you are not brilliant in social situations or meetings at work

Anxiety and depression hurt.  Generally, anxiety is the worst part of depression and the first symtoms to be elevated once you have found the right anti-depressent that works for you.  Start with the one's considered the most effective and more on from their.  Most take 2-3 weeks to determine if it is one that works at all.  In the mean time, an anti-anxiety drug (xanex, ...) which still allows you to function should be used.  If you have any vacation time, or can come up with an "acceptable" (honesty will cost you your job - sad, but still true) excuse for taking time off of work, use it to get you through.  Less pressure, less anxiety.  The important think to know, when all seems lost is that - it's not.  Once you have found the right drug, you never have to go through this again.  Hang in there.  It will be alright.  Promise.  (Been there.  Done that.  For 40 years now.)