Does anyone else have physical anxiety symptoms 24/7
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Hi. I just wondered if what I'm experiencing is normal. For the past 2-3 months I've had constant anxiety symptoms. I'm not just talking anxious thoughts (although I have those all the time), I'm talking physical symptoms. All day long, I have a horrible tightness in my chest, butterflies in my stomach, dry mouth, internal shaking in my legs and adrenaline rushes up and down my body. I can't control the symptoms, no matter how hard I try. When it first hit, it was different. I had constant nausea & a general feeling of not being able to cope. But I could switch out of it sometimes and feel normal. Now I can never switch out of it. It's there all the time, although the nausea has stopped. I even have it in my sleep because I've actually felt it in my dreams and when I wake up, it's still there. (Not that I can sleep much in this state. 5 hours is the most I ever have.) I'm on Citalopram but if anything, it's made my anxiety worse. The leg symptoms weren't there before I went on the drug and nor was the chest tightness.
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jessica40019 meteor63
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I've always can control my breathing.(knock on wood!) But everything else is horrible! Body shakes, feeling like your gonna pass out, nausea, whole body tense, and rapid heart rate.. just feel like your going crazy or just gonna die.. I've gotten 10x worse the pass couple months and I feel defeated.. like I went to the lions game and had to use all my will power from freaking the hell out and ruining everyone elses time. Really sucks! Hope there's relief one day for us
robert78268 jessica40019
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robert78268 meteor63
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Hi, I have excessive anxiety as well. I go to bed at 10p.m or 12, and then I will wake up at 3a.m, or 5, 0r 6. I always have this thing about waking up at 3. I have racing thoughts and I try to write out my thoughts. I don't write how I'm feeling but, I just write out the thoughts. I'm trying to get use to doing that but, at times, I forget to. I am trying to deal with this anxiety but everytime I try to go to an appointment with to do an intake, I get nervous and worried. Everytime I try to think about going to the hospital, I get worried about it. I wake up sweaty and I get angry when I wake up at times. I get angry and wish to sleep in. My stomach was upset this morning, but I knind of feel better after my stomach is upset.
johnnie99998 meteor63
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ed97158 meteor63
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For the past 6 weeks I have had physical symptoms almost every day. Mostly light headed to the point I feel like I'm going to pass out. Constant head aches and nausea. I have had 2 trips to hospital where they focus on heart issues but all tests came back ok. I'm convinced I have a brain tumor but doctors say it's anxiety. I can't get in to see a neurologist for 3 months. I'm scared. Has anyone else had these symptoms related to anxiety.
jeromy61007 meteor63
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Hi there. I had my very first Panic attack when i was working on a secluded island resort out in the Fiji Islands 17 years ago. I had to be medivact at the time as i didnt myself know what was happening and neither did the staff at the resort. I returned home as the company feared for me. I could not work for 9 months after that in my profession. With little money and nowhere to go i found a tiny room to rent on the property of a friend. I had basically lost everything. I eventually did end up getting back into my field with signs again after that. Up until 4 years ago i started to get panic attacks again, i ended up rushing myself to emergency. I was wheeled off to the psychiatrist after i was stabalized in the ER. She had booked me in to a clinic for a month the very next day. I have anxiety and panic eversince. My chest pains are constant from morning to night. I have very painful stomach pains couple with Thoratic pain.
I did myself a favour and booked myself into hospital for peace of mind to have my body checked for any medical problems to put my mind at ease. Its kindof the "process of elimination" Having said that i am in good health apart from the last test which i still need to do, gastroscopy to check if my stomach ect, as chronic anxiety i have learnt can cause alot of acid reflux and even ulcers. I find myself bloating terribly and unable to pass gas or burp. They are all interlinked as i have learnt for myself. There are tons of thoughts flying around my head all day long and i worry how on earth i am going to cope at work and not let anyone see that i am "weak"
I am taking up some form of art, as i personally think there is alot of negative frustration and energy that needs to go somewhere in a positive way. I know for myself that my fuse is extremely short. Anxiety is debilitating and with it comes so much fear. I fully understand that if one looks around, there are no immediate threats yet inside i feel like i am going to lose everything again and this somehow is lifes way of telling me i have done something wrong. Sorry for this post being so long but i am of the firm belief we can overcome.
rimen33406 meteor63
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deb14256 rimen33406
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'all I can say is that I understand A few things that help are gratefulness. Write down 30 things essential oils, yoga. deep breathing, laughing and focus on doing something to meet your needs and someone else. I know that isn't a total cure but it helps
dianna67960 rimen33406
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I'm 64 , Quit smoking, quit drinking alcohol and Dr took me off zoloft after 10 years. Be off of these for 3 months. Have tingling, numby feel, nausea, a warm feeling coming over me and makes me feel like I am going to pass out. Having thyroid trouble now too. Has any one experience these side effect with drawls symptoms . Never a day goes by that I don't get this. Used to be pretty spunky lol. Wish I could get back to my old self. Just miserable
Lolasmom dianna67960
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I have been weaning 2 meds since March 2017. I have been off Trazodone for the last month, and I have the tinniest bit of Klonopin left. I am actually ready to just finish that crap too.
Withdrawals have been a nightmare. Everyone looks at you like your look fine but inside you are not fine. I went through all of the same things you went through.
Did you experience waves and winodow? I found it helpful to write down ech day when the waves or windows start and finish, and what withdrawals I was feeling at the time of a wave. Trying to see a pattern to it. When you have a window you think everything is just fine and you feel good, but also knowing that a wave is coming.
I started taking magnesium glucinate about 3 weeks ago. I started noticing a difference in how I felt the next day. I felt less jittery and less anxious. My sleep was way better too. I am only taking 200 mg which is low dose. and I am taking the glycinate type because it is the easiest on your stomach and bowels. With these withdrawals, I have had huge stomach issues with awful gas bloating. burping and palps.
Ackers1972 meteor63
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Hi there was reading your story it's horrible the thing you have to go through. I myself suffer the same things I have constant chest pain tingling in my throat and body head fog etc 24/7 for 8 months now I also have health conditions ie had heart attack, Crohn's disease, type 2 diabetes I find I'm forever at my gp's are er been on so many meds physical anxiety sucks I'm starting to get more anxious at be anxious keep getting told to stay strong so on so on it hard too when your drained and tired all the time I hope your coping with it and find a answer that help you.
mary92414 meteor63
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tttttt05945 meteor63
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I know this is an old post but I literally feel defeated because of my anxiety I don't know what to do, my chest is always hurting I am losing weight I feel soooooo weak and fed up to do any work all I can think about is if I'm gonna survive, I get weird face sensations and horrible back pain it's so painful I can't do anything but cry.
Lolasmom tttttt05945
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I have been having everything that you do, and it has been 18 months
The worst is the faical pressure, plugged ear that meakes my balance really bad. Seeing neuro tomorrow but not very optimistic
I also have such lower back pain that effects my feet that go numb. I have been on 2 medications but am slowly weaning off to be able to have a cardia abaltion. I have never ecperiences so many physical symptoms that are to numerous to mention. Just sucks
jim40867 tttttt05945
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I know how your feeling, I've suffered with anxiety since 2013.thoight I'd cured it and came off meds but it came back about a month ago, so back on the meds. I've tried everything to help cure it some days are better than others. My biggest problem is my stomach and ibs which goes with anxiety so I have to be carfull what I eat. Any stress at the moment I can't handle. Hopefully be OK in a few days....