Over the past couple weeks I've been feeling quite anxious/panicky and seem to be giving me physical symptoms. I went to the hospital and had checks done and bloods done and all was clear. They advised me to see gp which I am this week. I joined this group to see if the symptoms I have are pretty typical of anxiety or ?
I feel like crying a lot, feel shaky, constantly worried, aches, chest pain, dry mouth, restless, tightening facial muscles etc etc.
Does anyone have any tips on reducing anxiety when you don't know the cause until I can see my gp. Thank you.
Hi Helen. I hope you're doing well today. As for me I have all those symptoms with my panic attacks. I did start on meds, not that I'm pushing that, it's just my choice. Also I make myself walk, do yoga and meditate. There are some great soothing anxiety meditations on Youtube which when I can get one in as my panic is rising, it can really bring it right down. 😌 Belly breathing is another great trick.
I definitely have a lot of physical symptoms which make me feel panicky / anxious. It's a chicken and egg cycle..not sure if my anxiety triggers the physical symptoms or the physical symptoms trigger the anxiety. Still trying to figure it all out myself.
I get fluttery/tight type feeling in chest and throat, nausea, palpatations and ectopic beats, shakiness, aches and feeling of low blood pressure to name a few. It's so confusing and scary as can't find a trigger and keep thinking the Dr's have missed something but like you all my tests have been clear.. but I find keeping busy helps. I've just started seeing a therapist too and trying to keep healthy just to try and do everything I can to fight through. It is tough but speak to your doctors about everything and don't give up - you're not alone- I find reading about other people's experience's helps you confirm this!
I have dealt with anxiety for a while and found that the physical symptoms for me are hard to deal with. The face pain, tension headaches, restless and shaky is me to a tee, yet to everyone else I look like the perfect healthy guy. Sometimes I cry not out of depression, just shear frustration from feeling so tightly wound 24/7 and not being able to just relax.
Similarly I don't know what drives me anxiety, it literally started out the blue. Propranolol helps with some of the physical symptoms but starting sertraline for something more longer term.
Excercise helps a lot and trying to keep busy for me. It's weird that I am so dizzy constantly but can cycle fine. It helps me remind myself it's just anxiety going for long rides. It's like my doctor said, if it was anything wrong you wouldn't have balance at all...
Thank you for your responses. I have tried the deep breathing, have tried crying it out. I finally dozed off and it must have only been for half an hour and I woke up with a start, feeling all numb in my arm/hand and panicky. I have work in the morning and I've come downstairs so as not to wake my husband up. I'm fed up of feeling so scared all the time. I've never had any issues sleeping so this is really getting to me. I really hope I can get an appointment at the doctors tomorrow as can't take much more of this no sleep / scared to sleep.