Health Anxiety, vision problems, hot flashes. Expert opinion needed!

Listen to me, every single one of you will get back to normal. I've talked to several people who have overcome their anxiety but haven't come back online to let people know. It's easy to forget when you're doing better enjoying life. Thats why you rarely see success stories because the only people that come back are those who are still suffering, when in fact ALL people get better when they start thinking positive. Make sure your vitamin and especially electrolytes are sufficient. Exercise daily and eat healthier. MOST people i know need help to get back to normal because the nervous system fully restored itself with time. Please go to your doctor and ask for Lexapro, Zoloft or any other antidepressant to help you along the way. The drugs are temporary so please don't think you have to suffer and do it without them. In time your nervous system will settle down and everything will return to normal. Learn to accept your anxiety and never fight it.

I had almost every symptom that anxiety had to offer some of which I didn't list on here, and i overcame them. You believing there isn't hope at the end of the tunnel is exactly what anxiety does. it makes you believe you're doomed, and that you have every deadly rare disease in the book. As stated before please see your doctor and get on one of the antidepressant listed above. That will get you through long enough to recondition your mind which is needed in order to stop the symptoms. I wish I had gone on medication and saved myself a year of suffering but I chose to listen to people saying avoid it. Everyone who tells me they went the medication route and weened themselves off of it did a lot less suffering than I did and ended up with the same result (Got better). Take advantage of the free YouTube videos about accepting anxiety and anxiety remedies and supplements. Listen to the successful stories of others who overcame their anxiety. You will get back to normal if not better than you were before the anxiety!

Reading this thread, I've burst into tears along with manic laughing- it's all too relatable. I've suffered from GAD since I was a child. I almost missed out on my graduation because I swore I was dying from MS. In August, my foot went numb. Ever since then, I've been on a severe, debilitating downward spiral. I can't function normally in my daily life. I know I'm depressed, but physical symptoms are present and horrifying. My floaters and other vision problems have been out of control. I can't look at anything without being plagued by numerous floaters and spots in my vision. I'm still terrified I have a neurological disorder, cancer, or some other malignant ailment. Sorry for the anecdote, but in summary, I just wanted to know if you have vision problems daily,especially floaters. Research I've done associates anxieties and floaters, nevertheless, they are common in MS patients. And in tandem with the paresthesia, I'm convinced it's the worst. What have you done to decrease your floaters? Have you ever had prolonged episodes of numbness? Any help or advice would be overwhelmingly appreciated. I admire you for your willingness to take time out of your day to relay your struggles and accomplishments to other sufferers. Thank you.

Just read your post and I can tell you I have gone through the same, I thought for6months that I was suffering some strange disease and that I was going to die miserably because I wasn't forcing the doctors to make more tests. I had all tests done and nothing came wrong, doctors looked at me like they wanted to slap me, jealous of my health. Started with fluoxetine and alprazolam, got better, but felt like I was going through life feeling nothing at all, but at least not suffering. Floaters are never going away, and they came because of the super awareness anxiety gives you. Bright spots are caused by anxiety too. I just got an aminoacid called 5htp, it increases the serotonin like the fluoxetin but with less side effects, I am not taking fluoxetine anymore and I'm feeling like I can enjoy some moments, eyes are the same but you don't pay attention and floaters disappear until you searchfor them, but it is fiscally impossible to make them disappear, I also asked people if they have ever seen them themselves, they told me no, and I made them look at the sky and look for them and they see floaters for the first time, everyone have them, but the extra awareness of anxiety makes you see them all the time. Hope this is helpful for you.

Thank you so much for responding. I have been on and off of SSRIs and other anxiety/depression medicine my entire life. I was recently prescribed Pamelor, but it increased my heart rate too much with little to no effect on my anxiety. The last time I went I was prescribed two more types of medicine, one Celexa and Vistaril. Haven't tried them yet, as I hate taking medicine for numerous reasons (scared of side effects, change in personality, etc). I try telling myself the floaters will disappear if I ignore them, but that never works. Funny, I ask everyone if they have floaters and flashes of light all the time, too! Most people do see them in the sky, but I see them all the time. Gotta love super sensitive and reactive senses...I'm still worried that the patch of numbness on my foot is related to my vision issues, but I could be looking into too much. Thanks again!

Hi, I made an account just to respond to you. I have literally every symptom IN THE BOOK for anxiety, and all of what you mentioned including the eye floaters! I see them a lot, actually. I have numbness and twitching all over. I've had my heart tested multiple times, many different ways.... I haven't been tested for the dreaded MS.. it is just one of the MANY diseases that I have been convinced that I have. I'm reluctant to spend any more money, because everything has always come back "fine." Try to realize that all of your worrying DEFINITELY causes symptoms! Anxiety can and DOES manifest itself in sooooooo many ways! Search an exhaustive list of anxiety symptoms.... you'll see that it truly is exhaustive! These symptoms can happen for no apparent reason, when you don't feel anxious. Please try to learn to recognize when you are feeling anxious. A lot of the time, I didn't even know I was anxious! And then I would get symptoms some time in the next few days (after I wasn't anxious anymore) and I thought the symptoms were just popping up randomly, when really they were triggered a day or two before. Anyway, I hope this helps.. my list of symptoms is too long to write! You're not alone!! And DON'T worry about it!!

Try htp5, read about it and you will see that it had no side effects, inexpensive too. For the floaters, I see them even in a dark room, when I go out I have to wear my blueblockers, those are orange sunglasses that block blue light, also inexpensive, and artificial tears, they help a lot. I had so many symptoms, changing day by day, that I cannot even remember them all. I'm just trying to help because forums liked this kept me alive when I had my panic attacks. It seems like everything is better now, but it has been just a month, let's see how it ends for me.

Thank you. I wake up every day knowing that I'll be struggling to tell myself I'm fine while part of me destroys this notion and convinces me I'm doomed. I'm at my breaking point, and I'm actually starting to scare myself, because I could always differentiate my delusions and reality. Recently, the line is becoming blurred,and it's scary. I've had panic attacks where I think I'm dying, high heat rate, high blood pressure, auras, spasms, numbness, depersonalization, etc. But the constant numbness and the floaters have been getting me. Even if I'm not dying from some horrible disease, the battle with GAD is tolling. I no longer have interest in anything,and it is exhausting just to fight with myself daily. Everyone in my life is getting annoyed because I'm constantly complaining and begging them for reassurance. Thank guy for sharing your story and making me feel less insane.

I'm definitely going to look into that. Thanks for the suggestions. The glasses and drops seem beneficial too! I've been considering yoga or therapy, because I don't want to become someone else by mediating myself to the point of mere existence. These forums are helpful. I've never actually written anything until today, but reading them has always made me feel less alone. Thank you.

Hi Rachel you are suffering anxiety which cause all the physical symptoms.Anxiety is physical as well as mental that is why most people don't believe that anxiety can make you feel so ill.It is a horrible illness however there is treatment and you can feel better than you do now.