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Severe Anxiety/Panic issues daily. How do I cope?

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ashlee81611
ashlee81611

Let me first start out by saying that I have been a fairly anxious person my entire life. More worried than most, but always able to manage on my own without medication. In my late 20s and mostly healthy. (I can say that because I have had every test know to man run on me, all with normal results)

After having my two kids, my anxiety issues (primarily health anxiety) have sky rocketed. I live in constant fear that every fever they have is Leukemia. Recently my younger son was diagnosed with Ehler Danlos, which doesn't really effect him except for the fact that his whole body is double jointed. This diagnosis, my grandfathers passing, and moving are taking their tole on my life. And my husband has been so great about it.

I get severe physical anxiety symptoms daily, buzzing hands/limbs, shortness of breath, muscle fatigue, chest pain, you name it. I was most recently convinced I had ALS and had thousands of dollars of tests to prove otherwise. I have taken Celexa and had terrible symptoms on it, and severe withdrawals from it. Not currently on any meds but just last night I ended up in the ER with palpitations and I could see my heartbeat in my stomach. They did a sonogram of my heart and aeorta to make sure I want having an Abdominal Aeortic Aneurism as well as an EKG, both normal. As you can see, I am at the end of my rope and patience with this and need some help. Advice. Similar stories. A way to get my life back. I want to be normal and I don't want to take anxiety medication to bandaid it. Thank you.

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  • elaine75237
    elaine75237 ashlee81611

    Posted

    Hi Ashlee I'm sorry you are feeling so bad just now, but please know you are not alone. I have been to A&E a number of times thinking I was dieing, having a heart attack etc.. I don't take any meds due to bad reactions and don't want to try anything else as I have tried enough and there is no guarantee I would feel better on them although I often wish I could. Stay strong, I see a therapist and that has helped with more positive thoughts. Health anxiety sucks, I worry over nothing about all my family too, but I try and say to myself you know that's just the anxiety talking. All the worry does not help in the slightest and it wastes yet another day. I'm glad your husband is supportive. Speak tou your Dr again and ask about therapy, it could really help. I wish you well.cheesygrin
    • ashlee81611
      ashlee81611 elaine75237

      Posted

      Thank you very much. I am new to this site, but have used it from googling symptoms forever. I guess it gives me comfort hearing other people like me, and knowing that at some point, it can naturally get better. Swear, I will feel like I'm hyperventilating, and not able to take a deep breath for hours. Forget about it, then be like "huh... I haven't done that weird breathing thing lately." Then here is comes. Feeling short of breath again. My mind is SO powerful that if I hear someone had a heart attack at a young age, my face will tingle and my chest will start hurting. The battle is against myself.
  • elaine75237
    elaine75237 ashlee81611

    Posted

    No problem. This is just my second week on here and I have found everyone that has replied to my posts to be so helpful and nice. I'm like that too even famous people that have died recently I'm like OMG how can that be and I get such a bad feeling. There are no 2 ways about it anxiety sucks but so many people have got through it so you know we can. Therapy is good and helps me think in a different way. Panic attacks are so scary but the different breathing techniques you can learn can really help. I also tried clinical hypnotherapy and that helped me relax a bit. And as someone else said in a post don't try and fight the anxiety, say yeah sure I have it but that's all it is and I might feel bad just now but it will go. Not to put too much importance on it or give it too much power. Best wishes to you. Stay strong.cheesygrin
  • Guest
    Guest ashlee81611

    Posted

    I have health anxiety as well.

    do you have a therapist or a counsellor or someone who is trained to help?

    • ashlee81611
      ashlee81611 Guest

      Posted

      I am not sure what type of therapy they have locally. I also don't know even where to look. I suppose Google would work. I use it for everything else. 🙂 I think part of the problem is that I try to convince myself that one day, I will wake up "normal" again.... Except that I'm not too sure exactly what normal is.
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