Still struggling to accept it's all anxiety....
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hey guys! so I wrote on here before regarding physical sensations and pains etc.. I'm still getting them and on days when I feel super low I get the weirdest aches and pains and sensations. My doctor wanted me to start sertraline but because I was getting belly pains she told me to hold off and wait because a side effect can be upset stomach and she didnt want me to feel worse.. so I continued with diazepam.. I was taking that 3 times a day only 2mg for a whole week, stopped for a day or 2 and then I had the stomach pains etc as explained above.. she gave me more diazepam as a cover for bad days while I waited for the stomach issues to subside, I took 2 a day for a few days and then 1 a day.. now for the last 4 days I've been off them completely. I've not felt well at all either.. I'm not sure if its panic from the belly pains, if its withdrawal from the diazepam, is it all just built up anxiety and in a constant state of stress without realising. I get alot of chest pain too, but in march i had several ecgs, blood tests and chest xrays. said heart is healthy. still not convinced. but since feeling so worried about how I'm feeling the last few days I'm noticing all my pains and sensations returning. is it all just anxiety?? I've told them to rerun bloods because I cant handle not knowing so I'm going in monday for that but I'm scared something bad will happen to me over the weekend 😦
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gemma70611 sophies77
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Hi Sophie, I can totally empathise as I'm in pain daily. It's mostly my chest area, front and back. Scapula area and around the front of my ribs as well as what sometimes feels like my heart. I have chronic hyperventilation syndrome due to high anxiety and past trauma. I think i also hold myself very tense. It's horrible atm. I also have dizzy spells, like vertigo. Where is the pain specifically that you get? Do you try breathing techniques? x
sophies77 gemma70611
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thank you, its horrible isnt it 😦 my pain is felt on the breast bone, just above that, under the boob area (top of ribs), back too almost mirrored pain so weird its between my shoulder blades and then under them. I also get a pulling in my upper back to my neck too.. plus last couple days I keep feeling a burning sensation on the skin, my husband think it's all muscle from holding myself so tense for so long. I do sometimes get a bit of head rush when getting up but it's always delayed and sitting down sometimes I just go off into my own world. I have tried when I feel like I need to catch my breath I do deep breathing that my doctor taught me and it works for a while but then I panic again.. do you ever get random shooting pains too? x
gemma70611 sophies77
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I get that too Sophie. Like a burning or crawling skin sensation. My back under my scapula is really painful. My other half says it's nerve pain from my back.