Health anxiety again

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Hello everyone . Oh how I wish I could calm down . I really am going to make myself ill . Last week I was having twinges in my chest and called out a paramedic . Ecg was good , blood pressure up and quicker heart rate , but all put down to anxiety and heartburn . I saw my doctor later that day and he told me to not be concerned . I had suffered the same symptoms previously 3 years ago a few months after losing my mum . All put down to grief and peri anxiety . Now I have read that if you have creases on your earlobes it can mean heart problems . I’ve now noticed these on mine . My anxiety is in overdrive again . Have they missed something ? Am I going to have a heart attack in the near future ? What should I do ? I can’t speak to my husband about this , as he will think I’m a fruit loop and here we go again . Nearly seven weeks since my last period and I can’t stand this . I’ll probably give myself a heart attack from this worrying (FYI there was an article on anxiety causing that and strokes as well ) . I really must stop reading these medical articles ! 

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    I am in the same boat !  I  now causing severe ibs and I decided I am bleeding internally or have lupus !  I have ocd of health issues and see a therapist !  Have you tried therapy before 
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      Hi Jill.  What kind of coping mechanisms have you learned to help?  Does it work?
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    Oh Jane, pull up a chair and hear me out!  I have scrutinized every inch of my body looking for the missing clue to all my crazy symptoms.  I read way too much into my nail beds one day...too pink and they have ridges...omg I am going to have a heart attack.  I get dizzy, tired...I was convinced I had Addisons disease because I thought my skin looked too tan.  Of course I thought I had Lyme disease too...that’s a given!  Let’s see, meningitis, west nile virus, tuberculosis, thyroid, auto immune, fibromyalgia, CFS, RA, lupus, all the cancers especially brain.  The rare diseases that like 4 people in the world get...thought I had them.  This morning, a friend commented on my eye looking droopy...maybe I really did have a stroke!  NO TO ALL!  Believe me, ran to the hospital more times than I care to admit.  Please do not look up anything I just put down...chances are you will think you have it all too!  I am not much help on the subject, I started  an AD...I am not great, but I do not worry anymore either.  Still fed up though!  
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      Hi Lou I hope you remember me 😊your post I'm sorry to say made me smile and made me

      Feel loads better,as I could have easily wrote that post myself.i hope you're well love Michelle xxx

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      Hi Jill...same here!  Finally got up to my prescription dose 10mg (after 3 months).  How long for you...how are doing on it?  
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      I was on it before stopped for surgery !  Going slow 5mg then to 10 mg only back on a few days 
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      I’m contemplating scaling back to 5mg...Been on 10 for almost 2 weeks, so wiped out...just had my period though too.  I don’t get it, my period has been lighter the past few months now...but my exhaustion is terrible.  I also think that everytime you increase, it starts the clock over again as far as feeling the benefit.  Anyways, I hope it’s helping you! 
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      Oh Lou!  Thank you for the giggles.  I needed it today.  I can say for sure that I wish I had never gone to nursing school and I wish I lived in the time before google.  I remember my grandmother watching talk shows in the afternoon and thinking she had all the diseases they talked about too though 😁.  

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    Hi Jane,  I want to note too...my dad died at 42 of a heart attack.  I am 41. It is something I do not mess around with!  I had it tested inside and out.  If you haven’t already get a full cardio work up...or at least do a stress test for piece of mind.  That will show if your heart is responding properly.  I’ve had 2.  One, I had to run on a treadmill...almost passed out because of my fatigue.  The 2nd, they injected me to induce the stress test.  I hated both.  All women should have work ups done.  We do not display the same symptoms like men and it us definitely not like in the movies!  Also, look up York cardiology...last name Gupta...he really explains the heart well and symptoms.  He is nice to look at too!  😉Take good care!  😊

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      Thanks for replying Lou , but they’ve told me on both occasions that everything is good , nothing to worry about and I have had loads of other tests during the past three years . I think it’s just anxiety in overdrive and hormones plus weaning off my AD . I will try and calm down . There aren’t any heart conditions in my family . My mum and dad both died of dementia , my dad at 85 and my mum 93 . My husband always says what good genes I have , so I really should make this my new mantra . If there were any concerns I know it would have been noted by either the paramedic or the doctor . 
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    Jane, your response  is perfect.  Please copy it and everytime something causes you health anxiety...read it out loud.  Indeed! You do have good genes...my mom is 78 and can run circles around me right now 😂

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    I feel you Jane.  I am a little better about not googling symptoms.  But that doesn’t stop my mind from going there.  It seems like everywhere I turn, there is something about a severe  illness.  Maybe it’s big pharma and all of their advertising.  All I know is I need help.  I can’t remember the name of the show that it was on the other day, but there is some evidence that people are getting rid of this type of anxiety with magic mushrooms.  Of course it’s not legal...not in the US anyway.  I was seriously contemplating it though.  I mean, I thought if the judge could just see how desperate I was to live a normal life.  I have literally been through every scenario if I got caught lol.  Funny. 😆...but not.  Geez!

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