I've been struggling with anxiety for about 8-9 years now, and I'm 16 years old. Only in the past 4 or 5 or so has my anxiety gotten to points where I can consider it "crippling".
As of late now that the vaccine scare is over and I think (hope) the side effects have passed, I've been left with certain symptoms that have me believe either the vac caused them or it's an underlying health problem...
Chest pain in areas like under my arms, under my ribs, the middle, or the sides. Varies from sharp and quick to dull and lasting for a few moments. Arm pain. Leg pain in both upper and lower legs--varies from sharp to dull. Stomach pain in the middle and on the sides, including bellybutton. Sharp. Sharp and occasionally dull lower back pain near the kidneys/upper lower half I guess? Near embarrassing places. Painful throat + breathlessness, feels like it's closing off or something or that there's an abscess maybe. Blurry vision. Fatigue early from anywhere around 7pm to 10pm but anxiety spikes and leads me to now (4:22am, no sleep.) Little appetite. Few bowel movements. etc.
I have extremely high anxiety + depression, acid reflux, possible IBS, and a vitamin d + b12 deficiency.
I can't stop thinking there might be something wrong, though I've been to doctors' on a near bi-weekly basis...
Hi this sounds a lot like me, I'm experiencing a burning feeling in my neck, strange feeling in my chest, shoulders and under my arms, breathlessness, extreme fatigue, hot flushes, loss of appetite, digestive problems, inability to sleep, night sweats, I'm driving myself crazy with worry and it's got to the point where it's totally crippling me and I can no longer function, it's all I think about. I've been to the doctors at least twice a week for the past 8 weeks and they haven't found anything yet, they just keep saying it's anxiety which I'm finding it extremely difficult to agree with. Anyone else had similar symptoms and it turned out to be just anxiety?
This is also to mcncheri, there is no such thing as JUST anxiety.It is a horrible scary thing to experience. All those things you are experiencing are common to EVERYONE dealing with anxiety disorders. Thoughts of dying having a heart attack or stroke, body seeming to be out of order...COMMON. This is what anxiety does. We can't trust or believe what our mind and body SEEM to be telling us. Those are just thoughts, not real.The body is responding to adrenaline flooding the system and not draining off. More info. on that later, if you want. You are not alone, not sick and not dying, and certainly not crazy.
Also common is that no matter what the tests and doctors tell us...that everything is okay, and that we are healthy ...we don't believe them.
So...that being said, we need something to break through this terror and fear that our thoughts are blasting us with. You need to seriously consider going to a doctor who can and will prescribe an anti anxiety med. Your mind will then clear to the point that you can think clearly enough to do the many things you can do to help yourself.
The right med changed my experience from the horrible thoughts to taking my life back. I hope this helps. Let us know how it is going.
I hope all goes well, hopefully it wont get moved. Please be very honest with the therapist. That should be your safe place to talk and say whatever your feeling. You are young enough to hopefully get to the core of whats going on and work it through.
I'll be sure to ask about medicine when I go to my psychiatrist!!
Something in my head is convinced this is still a side effect from Gardasil even though it's been over a week...or cancer or something. I get the worst pains in my lower half + back (kidney area and sharp stomach pains), can barely eat because I feel so full and it feels like a weight, chest pain, tight throat, worst habits going /there/...you know. I'm hoping it's something simple like anxiety + ibs possibly causing this...
It's starting to hurt a lot. Hopefully I can get this treated sometime soon and not be plagued with the thought of "I'm dying" every five seconds!!
I've noticed too, that even though I still can't eat due to that full feeling, most pains go away when I'm away from a certain situation. It's...surprising, actually.
Everyone, everyone gets those lyin' thoughts. Once you get on med to calm the anxiety enough to learn how to help yourself, you will be on the road to take your life back. Stay with us. We all understand and want to help. Let us know how you are doing!