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Is this anxiety??

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alymcfordie
alymcfordie

I have a ridiculous amount of symptoms so aplogies in advance!

Slight headache (comes & goes)

Vacant episodes

Popping ears / tinnitus

Severe heartburn

Jitters (all over my body, 24/7 - I can't emphasise this enough, they NEVER go away!)

Weakness

Vidible Twitches - about 30 times a day

Fatigue

As far as I'm concerened, I'm not anxious or stressed, however I googled my symptoms and was greeted with Motor Neurons Disease!! Now I AM anxious!! My dymptoms have not worsened or improved. Been feeling like this for over 8 months, constant. I have not had a "well" day since sypmtons began. Is this how anxiety works?? Many thanks

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  • borderriever
    borderriever alymcfordie

    Posted

    A.

    Whatever  I say regards above I feel you need to talk to your GP and then move on.

    You really need to understand it is not advisable you read up medical books when you are young you can imagine many things that may you anxious

    You seem to be suffering Anxiety, talk to your GP to put your mind at rest

    B.

  • lisa17089
    lisa17089 alymcfordie

    Posted

    Omg it's like reading about myself. I too have twitches, spasms, tingling sore shoulders fatigue etc.looked up these symptoms and discovered mnd. I lost my mind and some days really convinced myself that I have it. IF it's not this it's some form of cancer.it's taken over my life and I google constantly sometimes countles times a day. I'M hoping for reassurance but it makes me worse.I'm always at doctors and they tell me it's anxiety, but I think what if their wrong. I understand exactly where your coming from and send you big hugs and listen to advice om a fellow sufferer. don't Google xxxx

    • alymcfordie
      alymcfordie lisa17089

      Posted

      Some days, when I feel marginally better, I think "it's ok, I'm blowing things out of proportion, i'm fine" but then the next day, I feel horrid again, the twitches are ridiculous and I'm convinced I have some awful disease and literally days to live!! I hate living like this - just want to go back to "normal"!! Xx

    • nicola_01942
      nicola_01942 lisa17089

      Posted

      Hiya lisa im exactly like u with the C word thing and the rest... i just wanted to ask u have u ever had a dull quick pain on one side of ur face? Ive had this on and off for a couple of days on left side of my face where my cheek bone is. Ive diagnosed myself with allsorts from MS to neuralgia, petrified xxx
  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 alymcfordie

    Posted

    You have a anxiety and panic disorder. Very common symotoms. Horrible, painful but common.therapy a lot of learning and self calming skills and possible medicine to get you to a functional place.  Start with a full physcial with your GP and be open and hinest whats going on. This surprisingly is manegable.its not fun ever but you slowly learn to manage it. Never ignore all this it wont "pass" and be gone. You have to out in the work here.

    anxiety attacks mimic almost all the terrible illnesses. They encompass 70% of the body. So Dr. Google is worthless here.

    • nicola_01942
      nicola_01942 lisalisa67

      Posted

      Was this reply for me ?? I got a notification but ur reply was to someone else haha... confused lol xx
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