EXTREME ANXIETY!! need help urgently
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hi people please take time to read this. I am an axiety sufferer and i mean a major major one. To the point where it now controls my whole life. I am a 24 year old male ive had countless bloodtests all normal been to the er countless times yet all tests come back normal. I have had every single anxiety symptom known to man and still am having now even now as i type this im not myself. Currently been perscribed 30mg mitazipine. I have gerd which i take medicane for and severe keriticonus in my eyes. As most anxiety sufferers i feel often detatched from reality and like im doomed for death. my anxiety is health related i have gone from having lung cancer to testicular cancer to throat to esophugus to ms you name it. Now i have a new symptom which is terrifying me and ruling my life. I have this constant head pressure. completely painless and more in my left temple. although someone is pushing my left temple outwards also feel it in forehead and top of nose which does come and go. I get random bouts of dizziness that last for a split second with a head rush type feeling which then sends me into a panic spiral which then makes them worse i cant win. I have been to 4 different doctors about this who reassure me its my anxiety but that could also be a post nasal drip as i have a deviated septum ive been given a nasonex steroid spray. Please does anyone else experience this head pressure in the temple area. The more i think the worse it gets but this is going to end up killing me please help. The docs are that certain its my anxiety they all saod no to a ct or mri. blood is fine and all other tests fine
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timmy55486 lewis43146
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Hey I am going thru the same thing on and off since July. I get a pressure in my head that last for days and it almost feels like I am going to pass out or a blood vessel is going to blow. All of my tests have been good including blood, xrays, heart and brain. I was on anxiety pills which helped out but just recently ran out and awaiting doctors appointment to hopefully get refilled. This pressure causes my anxiety to go crazy with thoughts of death or having a terrible disease, the pressure sometimes goes to my ears and then I get sick to my stomach. Its hard to believe ppl when they say it's just anxiety because of the situation and how it makes me feel. Every little that happens to me recently weither it's a sore arm or twitch in my eye I get worried and the anxiety kicks it and makes me want to run to the hospital. I had an argument with the neighbor on Sunday and I was fine but the next day I just got dizzy and lightheaded. I have no idea why it hit me then and not when I was actually going thru something stressful. I'm ready to get control of my life again and start living normal again. I had a rough childhood and some deaths is the family the last year so I'm guessing that's why it's catching up with me now. I hope this helps you see that you are not alone.
lewis43146 timmy55486
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timmy55486 lewis43146
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Honestly it helps just knowing that your going thru this also as terrible as that sounds. I thought I had a brain tumor also and thought I had every disease that the internet told me could be it. I would run to a hospital just to be told it's just anxiety which oddly helped out a lot cause at least i had an answer to the things I was going thru. I literally am laying down right now with a small pressure in my head and feel detached from my body.
lewis43146 timmy55486
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timmy55486 lewis43146
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Yeah i get what your are saying. You get used to a symptom and then bam there's is a new one to deal with. Betseen, the headaches, nausea, pressure, detached feeling, constant worrying and etc it's a very tiring thing to go thru. I have barely any energy to even work but when I lay down to sleep I can't even sleep. Nobody in my household or friends of mine get it and think I'm just being dramatic. My sister took her life over anxiety and depression. Its a scary disorder
bella72575 lewis43146
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I know how terrible you must be feeling but I am sure that you will be ok!! You did the right thing going to the doctor with your concerns and they have done tests to make sure you are ok and they are happy that there is nothing life threatening to worry about. In the morning you can ring and make another appointment to express your continued concerns about your health. Maybe they can do another test or recommend something else to help ease your pains.
On another note, I recently started a meditation class and it has worked miracles after just 4 classes I feel a different person. After 4 years of social isolation due to anxiety I started a new college course to build career skills and I have organised my first birthday party. Don't get me wrong I have relapses but feel I made progress for the first time and without drugs! Look into it, see what you think!
lewis43146 bella72575
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tess33005 lewis43146
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Lewis, you have the kind of Health Anxiety which doesn't believe tests are right, so don't have any more, please.
You need to listen to the good people here who understand how you feel and follow their suggestions.
You have an OCD type of Health Anxiety, and the typical pattern is to see multiple doctors and have multiple tests, and STILL think they have missed something.
You need help for the Anxiety, not more tests. You won't believe the results - not your fault - that is just how this anxiety fools your brain. You think 'They must have missed something.'
Doctors are not fools. If they thought you needed an MRI or a CT scan, believe me, they would have arranged one.
Try not to let the anxiety control you, Lewis. Controlling IT is what will make you better.
lewis43146 tess33005
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tess33005 lewis43146
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Awwwww Lewis!
Stating publicly that you have OCD Health Anxiety is a HUGE step forward.
Wow! Now we've got that out of the way, we just need to get you the right help.......................wait till more people answer - I think this will become a looong discussion.
Keep posting - it is very important to have people cheering you on, even if you feel your life won't ever get back to the way it was. I don't know what's caused all this, but I went through it ages ago and got better and now lead a 'normal' life, whatever that is.......
Hugs
xxxxx Tess
lewis43146 tess33005
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saraanne8 lewis43146
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I 100% get the same thing! And I agree with above, OCD health anxiety sounds exactly like what it is.. since that is what I've been told as well. I know the feeling of seeing various doctors, getting a ton of tests and them all coming out fine. And yet you still don't believe them. It's hard to concentrate on anything BUT the physical ailments and whatever pain you have at the moment (and it's always something new that pops up), it's hard to even sleep because you fear you won't wake up in the morning. The feeling of doom, almost. So TRUST me, I completely understand and know where you're coming from... and I do believe it's good to know you aren't alone, because you most certainly aren't. Have you tried therapy? Or meditation or any sort of yoga? Doing things to help calm you such as those .. could help you! Every person is different but it's like what everyone is saying, concentrate on the anxiety and help yourself! You will be ok. It's a very very scary thing to have to deal with.
lewis43146
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serap91496 lewis43146
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Hi Lewis,
I completely get where your coming from. I've just been diagnosed with hypochondriacal disorder. Mine has become so bad that I'm unable to leave the house. My poor husband has been looking after everything for the past 4 months. I really need to get back to normality or I will be losing my job in 6 weeks. I have paid for endless private tests and blood tests. It's been a nightmare. Health Anxiety is the worst I hope it gets better soon.
Any advice from anyone would be appreciated. I'm waiting for more sessions for CBT and I'm on meds.
lewis43146 serap91496
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