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Symptoms of health anxiety

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victoria26170
victoria26170

I suffer from health anxiety & I get a million & one symptoms with it. I get tension headaches my arms & legs sometimes feel weak. I'm dizzy & shaky. I get chest pain & can't always seem to get a full breath. There's to many to log down. Just for piece of mind I would like to know about other people's symptoms to assure me I am not alone xx

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  • jay67544
    jay67544 victoria26170

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    Those sound like the bodies response to Andrenaline and therfore all sound normal and resonate with many who have anxiety / panic attacks. The key is to ensure that its not something else that may be causing this and the best person to tell you that [normally] is the Dr.

    But I have experienced all of the ones you have and they all subside or totally go away when the attack finishes

    • victoria26170
      victoria26170 jay67544

      Posted

      I've been to the doctors & took myself to a&e countless times & they just say it's my anxiety. I used to be on beta blockers but they did nothing so then I started to manage it by myself. I can have months where I'm ok & out of nowhere my anxiety will come back full force. I've put myself back on sertraline this week it's got that bad. My anxiety ruins me so much as a person I can't think or talk about anything else when it gets this bad
    • jay67544
      jay67544 victoria26170

      Posted

      So take the positive in that - so far as none of the tests have given you real cause for worry. The challenge you have now is understanding the anxiety and then dealing with it
  • lynne82155
    lynne82155 victoria26170

    Posted

    I get all the symptoms you have mentioned not very nice I know.

    Anxiety thrives of fear so you have to try and stay calm

    Exercise and meditation are good and distracting yourself when an attack comes on

    Im in the middle of a CBT course at the moment and I find it very useful it helps you control your anxiety

    Stay Strongcool

    • victoria26170
      victoria26170 lynne82155

      Posted

      Thanks for your response. I hate how bad my anxiety gets it ruins me as a person it's so fustrating. My sister sent me an app to download on meditation so maybe I will give it a go I am willing to try anything to make it better. Xx
    • lee12629
      lee12629 victoria26170

      Posted

      In the past. Some years back when i had anxiety,but not the health anxiety. I used to read books by Lucinda Basset. She even has a series of tapes that help anxiety. Think I need to dust mine off.
    • victoria26170
      victoria26170 lee12629

      Posted

      Thanks for the advice.....my anxiety started four years ago when I got a blood infection after I'd had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve since then I have never been the same it's horrible 😌
  • lee12629
    lee12629 victoria26170

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    Hi,I am so sorry for what you are going through. It is so hard. It consumes a person. I know. I have health anxiety brought on by confirmed health issues and at the moment I feel trapped as I am not living my life. I mostly stay home and avoid as much as I can. Even things I love to do. Its almost June and Ive missed most of spring which Ilove. I have become hypersensitive to every symptoms to the point that it consumes me. You arent alone. Its mind boggling how many people suffer from health anxiety. I hope you can find some peace in knowing there are others going through this awful anxiety. I wish you nothing but the best and hope you get the anxiety under control. I am scared I wont as at the moment its consumeing me. I think my husband is about out of patience.Xx
    • victoria26170
      victoria26170 lee12629

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      Im the same at the moment all I want to do is be at home I don't have the patience for dealing with other people & day to day situations. I used to think I had a brain tumour when the headaches started I was taking myself to a&e demanding they did a head scan. I've diagnosed myself with MS at tines when my arms & legs have felt that weak. Is it very fustrating for family members to have to deal with & tbh they don't fully understand how bad it can get. I hope you can tackle your anxiety & get yourself better very soon. Xx
    • Mynameisalyss
      Mynameisalyss victoria26170

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      My friend posted something about MS today. And I'm not familiar with it so I started googling. And now I've self diagnosed myself with it. And I'm freaking out. I feel very heavy lately. My head is so dizzy. All I want to do is sleep but I've also been in the start up process of Zoloft the past few weeks so it could be it. I just feel like I'm in a constant fog. And lately when I haven't ate for like 2 hours I get so lightheaded as if I'm diabetic and I start panicking due to low blood sugar. But I got it tested and it's perfect even when fasting for the test. I'm new to this whole "health anxiety" thing. I have panic disorder but I'm starting to think I have health anxiety too. I'm always worried about what's going on in my body. I'm too aware of things
  • martin06323
    martin06323 victoria26170

    Posted

    yes i agree will all you guys ive mainly got over panic disorder but i have problems with health anxiety it comsumes you your anxiety pans in on every sensation in your body but today guys let all take a stand against our anxiety we can do it 
    • lee12629
      lee12629 martin06323

      Posted

      So glad there are people on here we can talk to. Can help each other.Xx
    • victoria26170
      victoria26170 martin06323

      Posted

      If only it was that easy eyy.....my anxiety comes & goes but when it comes back it hits me hard & I just become lifeless & very unsociable. I don't know how I manage to get up & go to work. I have a little girl aswel so I really need to get to grips with my anxiety for her
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