Stress anxiety and flu like symptoms

Hi Lisa,

I do have anxiety alot but the last 2 months I have spiraled into what I think is a breakdown. This episode has been the worst i have experienced yet. I haven't been exercising, I wake up through the night and I don't have much of an appetite. I have lost 15 lbs. I have had blood tests and they were all normal. I've been to the dr so many times bc I have severe health anxiety about every ache pain or sensation it sets me into a panic. I started having panic attacks which I have never had before with this episode and everything went down hill from there. Now I have this pain on the right side of my back beneath where my ribs are the dr said it's a strained muscle but I still worry. It throbs sometimes and a pain in my sidea as well. I don't know if it's from not eating much, from coughing or maybe from vomitting bc I do that when my anxiety is really bad. I just want to feel normal I can't do anything .

Do you know what causes your anxiety? Have you had therapy ?

if you've had the blood test then you know your fine. 

The back pain could easily be from coughing or muscle strain, a good way of finding out is if it goes after a soak in a hot bath. 

It's not surprising you feel ill even through your lack of sleep! 

Id still take extra suppplements, it will help you take some of your worries away, especially vit d, I need that or I feel lousy and already have weak bones. 

You could do with a good sleep to wake to a new beginning of a positive start at trying something else xx

bring my own supplies,know what works for what,that isnt helping much   when got chest infection is what started it all,  thanks for caring

I haven't even been able to work f9r the last 2.5 months my anxiety and depression is so bad

feel for you i  am sub contracted out  or wouldnt   you never sid if u have tis tightening in your neck area  kind of follows your middle bone down and is  kind of i middle area  gives u dry mouth

I am so sorry about what your going through..i have alot of anxiety,so does my son . If ididnt have meds dont know how id be.

am  a worrier with  not muchsleep makes it worse,, have xanax cant take  until clinics are cleaned

tightness is main   problem   worrying makes it worse

I started sertraline almost 4 weeks ago and I still have really bad anxiety especially in the morning and some throughout the day. He physical symtpoms are what is making it so much worse for me snd sending me into a panic everyday. Every sensation twitch tingle muscle tightness I can't cope. I convince myself it's a serious neurological disease andni can't get past it.

Gosh,I bet you are fine and just scareing yourself into it..maybe a change in medication would help or maybe you need a doctor more experianced in treating anxiety.

same with me too drinked some pop when took my gandson   was cold  n sensation made me panicky  have dry mouth too plus am smoking too much

I have been to the dr so many times to many different doctors and the hospital a bunch. Every dr tells me it's all anxiety and tension and bc of my health anxiety every symptom ache sensation sends me into a panic.......what is myalgic encephelomylitis?

I just looked it up I guess it's also called chronic fatigue syndrome? I have had anxiety /depression since I was 18 and I am now 33. I always get the flu like symptoms, fatigue feeling run down like I can't do anything with it. And my anxiety gets worse with every sensation twitch ache pain feeling.

My health anxiety is so bad I am even scared of tests bc I'm convinced something serious is wrong and I can't handle it

same here    was feeling great until got home, made    apple cider and   honey dash of cayenne pepper than  after drinking it  made my veins staqrt to  hurt so mad so now feel panicky again   made for my lung infection  suppose to help

Oh i know everytime the phone rings after tests,i go into panic mode.just had a physical and had to wait for tests actually made myself sick..all was good,all tests were great,i worried for nothing.was such a relief.I am like this everytime i have to go to the doctor or have tests.

I'm the same way. I just hand an ultrasound on my stomach on Friday and I'm worried about that. I'm worried everytime I get blood tests. Everytime I get back pain its lung cancer, headache is brain tumor, all these weird sensations twitches tingling pins and needles is a serious neurological d8sease. It's so exhausting and completely taking over my life. I don't want to live like this anymore