GAD & Panic Attacks
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Hello,
I've been suffering with anxiety since I gave birth to my first child, (2011). I would like to know if anyone have any of the symptoms I experience.
Squeezing sensation on the top of my head like pressure along with an extremely heat inside my head.
Dizziness, heat wave in my whole body especially my back, chest and head.
Heart palpitation, shortness of breath, ringing ears, my lips, tongue and inside my nose burns a lot. Numbness and tingling constantly. Body ache, shaking, weak. When I get the pressure in my head I get so scared to have an aneurysm. Constantly feels like inside my forehead have an icy hot sensation. I had all type of blood work done, EKG, stress test, CT scan of my chest, whole abdomen area, CT scan on my head and it all came back negative. I have an MRI schedule for January 9th, 22 of my upper spine. I used to think I had MS, ALS as well but my neurologist keeps saying is all anxiety. Lately I feel sick after eating anything. I get dizzy, lightheaded, the pressure on the top of my head, my skin burns and my heart beats really fast. I'm taking Fluoxetine 20mg during the day and .05mg of Lorazapam at bed time but even though all the symptoms wakes me up every night. I have all this symptoms everyday 24/7. Anyone having the same issue. It makes hard to believe that all that is related to anxiety. I also think I have Lupus. Please help!
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nikkinakken Miri79
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You can ask your doctor to increase your lorazapam if it gets bad?
Panic really sux and so does GAD! Sorry you having a hard time i totally get it.
I get some strange symptoms too - most recent burning hot hands.
Sofi4563 Miri79
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Hi there!
I also have GAD and health anxiety. I've been "certain" I have ALS for almost two years. I've seen doctors, including a neurologist, ran a few tests, everything was normal l
sophie97852 Sofi4563
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Hi sofi.
do you shake alot? im constantly shaking all the time i cant not notice it, i also think i have ALS or MS. x
Sofi4563 sophie97852
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About 9 months ago I would wake up feeling as if i had something vibrating inside of me, it eventually went away after a few months but I still feel my hands and feet shaking every now and then, sometimes I feel like I'm made of gelatin. And when the muscles start twitching, it's like panic attack fuel.. Again the doctor said it was anxiety and I had low levels of vitamin D , these helped but I still have some twitches. I have severe health anxiety, and this als paranoia got me over my cancer anxiety. It's so intense I never think i may have cancer, I go straight to als all the time, and I have lost some family members to cancer and have absolutely no history of neurological disorders in the family, so one would think I'd worry about it a bit more about cancer, our brains work in mysterious ways...
jenilyn35728 Miri79
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i get any ice cold sensation in my leg above my knee and top of my foot. i also get a muscle twitch in the spot above my knee too. i have also convinced myself i have ALS and its a horrible rabbit hole. i had testing for MS due to family history and all tests were good, so then i moved onto the ALS idea and have completely lost my mind lol i have an emg of my arm in feb. because of finger weakness and i convince myself i wont be able to use my hand/arm leg etc by then. Anxiety is horrible. ive suffered since 2012, i overcame it for a while then it came back with a vengence after i had my 3rd son in 2020.
Millie12345 Miri79
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Hi, i have all these symptoms, had many tests just like you all negative, just told all the time that it is anxiety, its rotten i know, but good to know all our tests are clear, we will find a way through this, i just try to do very small things just to take my mind off of the anxiety concentrate on what you are doing in that moment breath in for 7 out for 11, put an elastic band on your wrist and give it a good twang when these feelings start, then think back and remember something that made you happy no matter how small, don't think ahead to far think how you got through yesterday how you coped how well you did, be kind to yourself give yourself a pat on the back, remember this anxiety is in our mind and we will hold on we will be strong and somehow we will see light at the end of the tunnel, here for you.