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Felt Better Yesterday....Worse Today....What's Happening?

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wearykitty
wearykitty

So...I've been having a tough few weeks, but was feeling a bit hopeful yesterday...my physical symptoms were almost manageable, I went for a walk when I got home from work, did a bit of baking, and had what felt like a "normal" evening at home....had a pretty good night's sleep, and woke up feeling good....that feeling lasted until I was in the shower getting ready to go into work....then the physical symptoms started up again...dizzy, shaky, heart racing (although I don't think it's actually "racing", it just feels that way)....now I'm sitting at my desk in the office almost in tears because I'm so scared and frustrated....how can I feel almost normal one day and so horrible the next? I know I shouldn't be worrying so much about the physical symptoms (or why they come and go, for that matter), but it's very difficult.

Anyone else experience this "yo-yo" effect with your symptoms? Do they just come and go, seemingly for no reason at all? I'm so exhausted.....

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  • rebecca2504
    rebecca2504 wearykitty

    Posted

    Am excatly the same. Yesterday I felt great and today I feel rubbish my body just aches dry mouth it's just part and parcel of anexity one day u can be fine the next a total mess. Just keep telling yourself your fine and we are here to help u. Xx
  • chasity50066
    chasity50066 wearykitty

    Posted

    I absolutely do! So frustrating!! Feel good one day and symptoms the next just like you've described... You are not alone. 
  • steve365
    steve365 wearykitty

    Posted

    Understand you totally! I've been to see a heart specialist today who told me nothing wrong with you it's all anxiety! Felt good for a few hours but now it's all come back! So frustrating! Are you taking any pills?
    • wearykitty
      wearykitty steve365

      Posted

      Hi Steve...at the moment, I'm not taking any medications....I did take a low dose (0.5mg) lorazepam on an as-needed basis last year and it helped immensely with the physical symptoms (which is the worst aspect of anxiety for me), but I stopped taking them in November (just wasn't comfortable with using them long-term)...I tried citalopram earlier this year and couldn't tolerate the side effects (felt like my already-existing physical symptoms, only much, much worse), so my doctor switched me off them....I'm currently seeing a mental health therapist which helps a bit, but when the dizzy/lightheaded/racing heart symptoms hit, it's terrifying....I have an appointment with my regular GP today, and I'm sure he'll tell me it's "only" anxiety (again).

      I've had a bunch of medical tests performed over the last eighteen months

      (ECGs, MRI, blood work, etc) and nothing shows up....my doctor has told me that I'm one of the healthiest people in his practice, but it sure doesn't feel that way....I just don't know what to do....I'm so tired of feeling this way.

      Are you taking any medications?

    • marilyn98768
      marilyn98768 wearykitty

      Posted

      i am exactly the same dizzyness is the worst symptom , i felt a little better yesterday and decided  i was not going to be worried about my physical symptoms as they were not real and could not hurt me . got up today really dizzy and feeling like i was treading through water and as as bad as ever 

       

    • wearykitty
      wearykitty marilyn98768

      Posted

      Hi Marilyn....like you, I have decided more than once that I'm not going to let the physical symptoms frighten or worry me, but when they're severe, I don't do a good job managing them...I have, finally, been able to move beyond the point of thinking there is something seriously wrong with me (I was convinced at one point that I had a brain tumor), but I still don't have a reliable method of coping with the dizziness and shakiness and heart racing symptoms....and the fact that I'm tired and sad doesn't help....it's been eighteen months for me, and there are days that I don't know if I'll ever feel well again....it's very disheartening.
  • rosemary62797
    rosemary62797 wearykitty

    Posted

    I am the same, thought it was because I am withdrawing from pregabalin, had a really good day yesterday, was able to go for my usual walk, then went to lidl  for some shopping, today I am so weak I can hardly stand, legs just let me down,  aching, shaking, dizzy, can hardly speak. like a drunk andy pandy, am also experiencing  side effects of pregab, horrendous, just about everything on list plus more.
  • Wendl
    Wendl wearykitty

    Posted

    It really is awful,but that is what happens to me too.The symptoms come and go at random and 'yes' it is SO tiring.90 per cent of the time I am alone,which I think has a lot to do with my anxiety because I am constantly worried about what would happen if I was to be taken to hospital.Who would know? I am constantly worried and that is the reason I haveso many physical symptoms.

    i read,watch TV and listen to music to distract myself from thinking of my health all the time.It does help sometimes.

    i know this does not sound much help,but try to think of things that you enjoy.

  • steve365
    steve365 wearykitty

    Posted

    Yeah,citalopram but there not doing much and doc gave me some diazepam yesterday but I know they are really addictive so don't want to take them! Hate it when people say it's only anxiety! It's so horrible don't you think?
    • wearykitty
      wearykitty steve365

      Posted

      I saw my GP earlier today and had a chat with him about medication....he knows that the SSRIs didn't agree with me at all, and asked me why I was opposed to trying lorazepam again since they helped me before and I was able to use them as directed and come off them with no issue....I didn't really have a good answer for him other than the fact that I felt as though "people" would disapprove of me using them....he said that if they helped me, I should try them again if only for a short time to "get my feet back under me"....the daily symptoms are wreaking havoc with my life....every day feels like such a struggle and I want to be able to get out and do the things I need to do to feel better long-term (like exercise and see friends and go to the shops)....so that's the long-winded way of saying that I'm going to go on a short course of a very low dose of lorazepam (as needed) and see how I feel....I know it's not the answer for everyone, and I know it's not a popular decision, but it's what I'm comfortable doing right now. Anxiety has been the most difficult challenge I've ever had to face, and I need to have the strength to continue to fight it....

  • Rhee1950
    Rhee1950 wearykitty

    Posted

    That was me today. Was feeling "okay" last night; body wasn't sick, mind was clear, I felt at peace with the world. Today, after only walking downstairs to put a letter in the box, by the time I got upstairs my legs were on fire and my pulse was through the ceiling. I've had my heart checked - it's fine. I do have PAD (peripheral arterial disease) so my legs do feel heavy and achy, but today it was a perfect storm of body failing me along with everything else. I feel like I'm dying faster than I should be. Don't know if that makes sense, but there it is. I feel what you're going through. It's the never-ending, unpredictable roller coaster ride of What Will Today Be Like. I've often thought of ending it, but I'm too much of a coward. Sorry I made this reply too much about myself - should've started a new thread. I guess this was a long winded way of saying, I don't know, I have no answers. The old adage of "at least you're not alone" sounds so hollow. Bless us all with the freedom from our own humanity. Give us peace. Give us hope.

    • Rhee1950
      Rhee1950

      Posted

      I wanted to add that I am benzo-dependent, and also suffer the side effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics taken 7 years ago. Anyone else a victim of FQ's?

  • juls13
    juls13 wearykitty

    Posted

    I'm feeling exactly the same, I felt quite good yesterday but today I feel I've went back again. It's so disheartening just when you think you have turned a corner all the horrible panic feelings have came back. 😦 Hoping I will feel better tomorrow, is this quite normal to be up and down?

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