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How can we be sure it's anxiety and not something fatal.

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gordon77178
gordon77178

I have about 8 months sice i have the following syptoms.

-Really bad nausea,

-Really bad dizzines,

-The feeling of iminent faining (very scary),

-Nasty bowel movements, strange stomach sounds,

-Feeling so tired and faint like that some days i can't even go to work,

-Strange shocks in my head, body, restlesness in my legs sometims.

-Feeling ill and a bad sensation like somtehing bad (a seizure) is going to happen.

-Strange heart sensations, palpitations, sharp aches, tearing sensation of the heart.

No doctor has any answer, and when doctors don't have anxiety they send you to a therapist:

The first quarter of this i year i've done:

-Multiple blood tests,

-Head MRI,

-EEG, 24hr Ekg, 24h Blood pressure, Cardiography.

-Upper GI endoscopy (stuck a hose down my gut),

-Seen a mind doctor (gave me Paroxetine + Lorazepam, did not start taking them because i'm trying to avoid meds),

-I've seen 2 psychoterapists, both with stupid advices like everyone feels ill so it's normal that i feel dizzy and ill. (Never believe such BS, a healthy human being never has any symptoms),

-Thyroid blood tests.

All tests came back ok, and nothing can explain these weird things that are happening. Will ask my GP to test for Lyme disease, altough he does not think it's the case, as i have never seen a tick bite me (maybe like 15 years ago), i have no dog or cat, i live in a capital city, never seen a bite on my body.

My psychological problem is that i can't believe that all these are related to anxiety, i am not affraid of stuff, well just in these times i fear i may day or spend my days in hospitals even though i have 26 years.

How in this world can i be sure all these horrible things are anxiety syndrome related, if i would know it's just anxiety related, i would have a far better time of accepting the symptoms, but now i'm thinking i might die and thinking that if it comes to the day where i will be a vegetable i should find someone to shot my head of with a shotgun (to be sure i don't feel anything), because let me tell you, this is not living.

I wish you all the best and fast recovery,

Gordon.

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  • ioana14099
    ioana14099 gordon77178

    Posted

    I have the exact same symptoms my body constantly hurting feeling of dying everyday I have chest and back pain and I’ve been to 4 doctors and nothing wrong with me and I have taken blood tests and still nothing wrong I just don’t understand everyone says I’m fine but inside I have sharp pain and I’m only 14 and terrified 
    • mahone
      mahone ioana14099

      Posted

      Hi iona

      You are just 14 and if your blood reports are normal be assured that nothing is going to happen to you.

      This is all result of your thoughts. I have been into all this for a long time and even I didnt believe earlier what doctors say, actually it is hard to ignore the type of symptoms which cme as a part of anxiety, but having applied on myself I can assure you that if blood work is normal and you have taken opinion of 3 different doctors and if all of them give you a clean chit, be happy. Go home and enjoy. Watch a movie, eat what you love...keep aside all your worries. It looks like this wont help but it does.

      Also start reading some good self-help books which are easily available. I started with "Peace is every step" by Thich Nhat Hanh. "Freedom from the known" by J.Krishnamurthy is an excellent book, talking about all our misconceptions. "Stillness speaks" by Echkart Tolle is an excellent book. "When all is not well" by Om Swami will exactly describe your situation. This book presents real life examples with symptoms and how did people cured themselves.

      Again you are too young...Its time to live life, not let anxiety overpower you. Best of Luck

    • ioana14099
      ioana14099 mahone

      Posted

      But in still so scared and all doctors says it’s just anxiety And I have taken the general blood test which is for protein magnesium and things like that and they are happy about it, but inside I’m terrified everyone says I’ll be fine everyone but I always have pain inside me and not sure what to do it’s so hard and I don’t want to die 
    • ioana14099
      ioana14099

      Posted

      Also doctor said it could be the chest inflamed a little bit but defeinitly nothing to worry about she said , they listened to my lungs and perfect but I constantly have pains throughout my body 
    • ioana14099
      ioana14099 mahone

      Posted

      ITs also so hard to move my head I don’t eat or even drink water and I’m so terrified I feel it’s really not anxiety and I’m serious about it I just don’t know 
    • ioana14099
      ioana14099

      Posted

      AND I’ve only had this for about a week but now I feel the pain going to my head and I’m so scared someone tell me what’s happeneing 
    • mahone
      mahone ioana14099

      Posted

      How is your sleep ? How do you feel immediately after waking up ? Is it normal, refreshed ? Does your pain/anxiety subsides ? Does it grows as the day progresses ?
    • ioana14099
      ioana14099 mahone

      Posted

      When I wake up I feel immediately the same and horrible 
    • mahone
      mahone ioana14099

      Posted

      I have faced whatever you are facing and still face sometimes.

      I completely lost the hope to recover. I thought I won’t be better ever. I visited at least 50 doctors and did 50 tests but all were indirectly pointing to anxiety . 

      The worst part with anxiety is it’s hard to accept. I took a start by telling my mind That i won’t live a life full of pity. Lets face it. If it’s in my destiny to die no one can stop it but at least I can spend the time I have in peace. Thus I started exercising and meditation. It really helped me. You can read my symptoms which I posted like you did to get some respite but truth is solution begins from you. Just go out of your house and do the thing which you enjoy the most and forget everything else . Face the reality . You might feel panicked but keep yourself strong , soldiers stay alive after taking several bullets because of their will power. You just have to go out and admire the world you have. You don’t get chance to be here again and again.

       As I mentioned previously just give a break to everything bad. 

      Please read the books I mentioned . They will change your perspective and will definitely help you recover .

      Best of Luck. 

  • ryan35765
    ryan35765 gordon77178

    Posted

    I wish we could find out what ever happened to the OP!  As many here, his rundown of symptoms very closely mirrors mine.  I also feel it's just no way to live - so horrible and debilitating it just feels like why go on torturing myself every day feeling these terrifying sensations nearly constantly. I haven't quite had all the health tests he has had but I've had a few.  I've just found that a lot of these symptoms mirror brain cancer - not to scare anyone but I think I will insist on an MRI to rule this possibility out and then find a good therapist who specializes in CBT.  Funny thing is I've dealt with panic and anxiety disorder now for about 13 years I think (I'm 35 now), but this is by FAR the worst it has ever gotten.  I got a new stressful job about a year ago and had my first kid 2 months ago, so those are potential triggers I suppose, but I feel powerless to stop these terrible feelings.  Normally in the past I've taken a very small amount of Xanax as needed to take me down from panic symptoms, but now I am up to 4 times that amount in one dosage, and these symptoms seem to just happen around the clock, so as I try to avoid constantly taking Xanax, I'm just suffering through it - I tend to reserve the Xanax for being at work so people don't notice I'm freaking out.  Every time I go for lunch at work, I go out walking and I feel these weird vertigo feelings, like I'm suddenly dropping or something, my whole body, like an amusement park ride, am also dizzy, and my legs feel like I'm pushing them with my willpower to take steps but I don't feel connected to them like they're not part of my body.  Dealing with that every day makes me want to take a leave of absence from work.  It's not an option for me to go on living like this....IF ANYONE HAS FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION PLEASE SHARE!!!

  • avi05939
    avi05939 gordon77178

    Posted

    A bit too late to respond to this thread but I have anxiety too. Till I was in middle school I had to take pills but I suddenly stopped taking them. It was for depression and anxiety. I thought I was doing okay but too be honest l, I had a hard time coping with everything. I went to the hospital a Saturday night because I thought I had a heart disease but the doctor just diagnosed me with a UTI(which may cause anxiety if the person has mental problems) and depression. I'm trying to get a psychiatrist and get on my meds again soon and hope you're doing okay.

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