Help Me !!! My health anxiety is killing me!!
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I'm 29. I do not know where to begin but my health anxiety since last 4 months is crippling my life. I have so many symptoms and I am worried I have the big C or some neurodegenerative disease or both. Its constantly in my head 😕
I have weird buzzing sensation on my body that is like an electric toothbrush kind of feeling on my feet, toes and hands. This happened some 4 months back for few days which went away but is back now. Some times I have burning sensation on my hands and muscle twitches all over my body. These all come and go, but the palm of my left hand feels tender/achy from all of this. In addition, I have jaw tightness and tenderness that comes and goes. I've read online about the symptoms and is now throwing me in a panic mode.
Next, my chest feels like someone is sitting on it. I have a weird tightness/heaviness which is sometimes on my right side of chest or on the left side. The tightness especially happens when I am sitting in the car slightly reclined. I cant explain the feeling, its so weird. My heart is racing when i see the tightness coming and I feel like i am having a heart attack. Sometimes my resting pulse is high 70s/80s during the day but sometimes it goes 110s without doing anything. I do not know what a normal feeling feels like in the chest. . This has been ongoing for 4 months. I have shoulder blade pain since last 1 month and I read somewhere it is a sign of severe lung disease. I lost it and cried all day .
Also, I feel like there is something in my throat. I have a weird muscle tightness as well which fluctuates on the left and right side of the throat. Lately I feel like I have throat muscle discomfort while trying to swallow but have no difficulty swallowing water or food.
And now, I'm having dull lower abdominal pain and back pain since last 3 weeks that come and go . Observed that I'm getting pre menstrual abdominal ache since last period which I never had before.
I went through brain MRI, multiple blood tests, urine tests, ECGs , heart echo, emergency and urgent care visits in last 4 months. Everything was clean except a low Vitamin D and fast heart rate for which I took supplements. All docs mentioned I have anxiety including my GP. After pleading her, she referred me to a rheumatologist as I'm worried if its arthritis and ENT doc to follow up on my symptoms but she isn't referring me to a neurologist yet since she thinks that is completely anxiety related. I have an ultrasound scheduled for my pelvic area in regards to the abdominal discomfort. There is only so much I can handle and sometimes I just feel like giving up. My therapist thinks its all anxiety but I CANNOT BELIEVE anxiety can cause so many symptoms. I see my family is going though the pain with me and I might have pushed them to depression due to my constant panic. I'm convinced I have all sorts of diseases happening at the same time and no one can help me.
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sarah62791 chem24800
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yes, unfortunately anxiety can cause all of the symptoms you discussed. it so sad and very horrible for anxiety sufferers. i have had many of your same symptoms at some point and still get new ones even though it's been 10 + years of dealing with this. the only way to help yourself is to stop googling everything. if your test are fine then trust your body and believe God has got you in His hands. if you are truly ill you will know. i know its difficult but you will drive yourself crazy and your family to...Go to YouTube and look up Trey Jones or the Anxiety Guy they awesome and will help you...also being to pray that anxiety leaves you. you can also go on YouTube and find prayer to over come anxiety. i promise it will help you. i hope you don't mind but im praying for you. you will get better soon. God bless you.
lee12629 chem24800
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I went through a lot of your symptoms,saw a neurologist,had an MRI of my whole spine and neck,an emg and another test,turned out I have spine issues,bulging disc in my neck,small bulging disc lower spine,herniated disk in thoracic spine, called it radiculopathy. Ask to see a neurologist.
KM1990 chem24800
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I have sever health anxiety, some days I am fine, other times I go into complete melt down because I'm convinced I have some horrendous life threatening illness . I then Google , and I get symptoms of the illness I think I have .
I have had many of the symptoms you are talking about, all due to anxiety. I find when I'm having a bad time with my anxiety I notice every single thing that is going on in my body , things that people who so not have anxiety wouldn't even pay attention. we are constantly on high alert .
obviously I'm no doctor, but I think a lot of your symptoms are from anxirty, and if you have had tests and scans I am sure you are find .
try not to worry , I know its easier said than done. everyone tells me not to worry and it just makes me worse to be honest!!
i hope you find a way to manage your anxiety.
today I'm having a good day , but no doubt I'll get some feeling some time soon and be worring again
anahita.p chem24800
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Hi Chem.as you said Ur results were clear.i just wanted to tell.you are not alone i afraid of all types of cancer,heart attack,MS. I'm 28, i have all the symptoms of them.i have abdominal pains,heart thing symptoms,one side of my body feel numb sometimes.its just our in our mind but yea its difficult to believe we don't have any disease.
bbdanielle chem24800
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so sorry to hear about this but it sounds exactly like what ive experienced. have you seen a Gastro doctor, believe it or not you could simply be having Gerd, Acid Reflux. i had alllllllll these symptoms, turns out i had H Pylori. you can youtube how H Pylori can affect you in ways you would never imagine. i also shockingly had a low Vit D level. thst alone will make you go crazy. if you do see a Gastro dr, and they rule out a diagnosis, then try to find peace of mind that unfortunately its just anxiety.
sj64639 chem24800
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Hello
I totally sympathise with you, i have had Health Anxiety for a number of years now and its debilitating. Ive seen numerous doctors and had several bloods , scans etc. Im still convinced that i have a serious illness and feel like im now just waiting for something serious to happen. It has to be the most horrendous thing that im going through and it has a tight grip on my life and i just don't know how i am able to live a normal life for constant fear.
Sofi4563 chem24800
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Hey there,
I can relate with you so much.. I've been obsessing for years about having either cancer, a neurodegenerative disease or both( my husband jokingly says how unlucky can you be, to have both, and it helps me defuse the tension). Anyway I've been having the tremors, hot feet and hands, shakiness, feeling like I've swallowed a phone because it's like I'm vibrating from head to toe, stomach ache, insomnia, gastric issues, twitching muscles,i even thought iI was talking and walking differently. They ran some tests on me, they didn't even did an mri because apparently at the time (25 year old, no family history of neuro diseases, and healthy all my life) i wasn't even in the range group for most neurological diseases. Everything came back normal except my vitamin D levels which were crazy low. Today Ive been having pain on my thigh and I started worrying about having als. I can feel the anxiety coming and the fear is kicking in, but you have to be strong and avoid checking yourself for tiny changes. Don't check if your muscles feel weird, you will end up creating more weird sensations. I try to focus on other things, like a new TV show or a movie, and I'll try to keep my mind off things