I've wrote quite a few of these but going to post a long one and explain properly.
basically for the last few years I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety and depression. for the past few years I've been struggling a lot with my eating too, I've gone days without eating then I feel too sick from not eating so struggle to eat again, this keeps happening it's like a vicious circle. I have a fear of being sick and this is the reason why I struggle with eating. I had food poisoning in December 2014 and since then I've just gone down hill.. last year I had my first panick attack on my way to the doctors in the car, I had my hands in fists and couldn't open them, couldn't move my feet, my lips and face were tingly, I couldn't breathe properly, I felt faint etc. I told my dad I think I'm dying. anyway we got to the doctors and my dad got three of the staff to come calm me down and help me out the car. doctor said straight away this was a panick attack. prescribed me fluoxetine, made me feel worse. since having that panick attack I avoid going out at all to the point doctor said agoraphobia. I have a support worker to help me, also had doctor come visit me at home, but the last few times I've managed to go down but had panicks in the car. from the moment I wake up I'm anxious, I feel sick, I'm shaky, I get hot flushes, my hands and feet are cold, I ache, I have days were I can't breathe properly or have a lump feeling in my throat, I also see a phychiatrist at home and he wanted blood tests done. my doctor says it's all anxiety related but can anxiety really make me feel this ill? the host flushes and feeling like I have a funny tummy, the feeling sick, the clammy or cold hands and feet, the headaches, if it was something serious would it show up in my blood results? I need to book an appointment to talk about the results with my doctor but I'm just so fed up of feeling like this. I'm also wearing off 15mg mirtazapine on Sertraline. I just feel so crap everyday, is it really anxiety making me feel this ill? I have periods were I can have a good few days feeling 'normal' no funny tummy, no not feeling like I need the toilet all the time, no hot or cold flushes, and I manage to eat but then I go back to it all and feel like crap all over again.. I've always been skinny, but I'm really skinny, like bones sticking out and I get weighed every time I see my phychiatrist. I put a little bit of weight on with mirtazapine as I was eating a bit, but have lost some but phychiatrist says it's stable.. I'm just really in a rut and everything's just a vicious circle. is there anyone else who feels as ill as I do as can re assure me that it is just anxiety or would it show in blood tests if there was something wrong? I also suffer a lot with health anxiety and google and have diagnosed myself with Mennigitis which I went to hospital for and all blood tests and temp was normal, and diagnosed myself with every cancer there is I'm just so scared and fed up I want to feel normal again it's draining me feeling so ill everyday I just want to feel normal 💔