So it all started just over 3 weeks ago I had a shooting pain in my head followed by my whole body going weak and numb-like, I panicked!!! After that I haven't been right. I've had shooting pains all over my body, tingles mainly in the left hand, dizziness, smoky vision, flutters under the skin, scared that my limbs were ganna stop working so iv constantly been checking them, I now have pain on both sides of my abdomen under my ribs and I constantly and I mean constantly feel soooo sick! I've been to 4 diffo docs all of which say it's my anxiety! They've only checked my blood pressure and pulse felt my tummy etc how can they be so sure?
Pic honestly feel sooo I'll im not getting out of bed I can't eat ... I think I'm on the verge of having a breakdown! Everyone around me has had enough but they don't understand how sick I feel!
anyone ever very honestly felt like they were physically ill all day everyday from anxiety? Someone please reply !!!
rhianna - i really feel for you that you feel so terribly and don't feel like you can trust the doctors' opinions. i believe you that you feel terribly, but i also think that your doctors are probably also right. are you on any meds to help you calm down? is it possible to do a therapy? your anxiety is really taking away your own quality of life. i wonder why you feel that you cannot trust the doctors when they check you? i also have health anxiety but am able to believe my doctors. it helps to be able to let go of the fear - but the first step is a leap of faith. if you can manage that first step of trusting their training and experience, then maybe you can focus on feeling better. i hope you find relief soon.
I felt like it since May last year and it's getting no better ive tried alsorts of different antidepressants and nothing's working I feel ill every single day blurred vision weak legs tingling it's horrid but I had the same thing 2 years ago it got better but it's taking forever
Rhianna honestly it really is anxiety. Many years ago I was convinced I had a cancer of the lymph nodes, convinced isn't a strong enough word, I KNEW I had cancer in my mind. I had the lumps, I felt so weak and ill. That was 17 years ago and hey I'm still here. Many visits to the doctor who were all talking crap (my opinion at the time). I just could not accept that it was anxiety. Let me tell you that YES anxiety really can cause all these physical symtoms. I still struggle now with it from time to time and I could literally write a book on all the symptoms I have felt at one time or another. Until you truly accept that this is anxiety it will never get any better for you. Once you accept you are the type of person who struggles with this issue it will get better. Perhaps you will need meds to help, I certainly do and there is no shame in it.
Hi rhianna I understand totally what your going through because I'm going through the same. Currently I feel so ill I imagine the worst and this has been going on for 13 months now that I've felt ill daily. At the moment I'm suffering with dizziness, feeling very lightheaded( I get convinced I'm about to collapse but never do), nausea and feeling spaced out and my head and body just doesn't feel right, I feel detached from my body its a horrible feeling because I don't feel real. I'm also getting a lot of palpitations at the moment. I've had those checks like yourself and my gp said all is fine but still there's no explanation for why I feel so terrible. Sorry I don't have any advice but I know just knowing someone else is going through the same symptoms can make you think maybe it really is just anxiety. x
I'm the same way! My anxiety has taken over my life.. I used to have mild anxiety & i started having digestive problems & they seem to b getting worse & I keep thinking I have colon cancer.. Was suppose to get a colonoscopy & didn't & now I don't have insurance.. But I honestly think it's stress and anxiety ., I get floaters in my eyes.. Tingling in my whole body .. Pain under my ribs & all over & I also got diagnosed with pleurisy.. I mean I always think bad & start to google.. I feel like everyone thinks I'm a hypochondriac but I'm not.. It's my anxiety & stress level,. But I can tell you this.. With anxiety your mind can play a lot of tricks.. I was having sharp pains in my head so they sent me to get a ct scan & after they told me it was normal the pains went away.. It was crazy but it's not like the pains weren't really there.. I'm currently looking for health insurance to see a dr but I also bought oils (lavender for depression/anxiety) & peppermint for my IBS.. Hoping it works but it's something you should try .. You can either digest with water or run over area of skin.. Hope u feel better but this website has really helped me to understand more about symptoms you can get from all this..
I am soooo glad I found this site. I can now openly share my experiences and learn from others without ppl looking at me like a psycho.
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I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME FEELINGS. I FEEL LIKE I AM DYING OF CANCER EVER SINCE I FOUND OUT MY COUSIN WHO PASSED AWAY 4 MONTHS AGO DIED OF LUNG CANCER. I KEEP HAVING PAIN IN MY ARMS AND BELIVE I'M GONNA GET A HEART ATTACK. I GET DIZZY AND FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA DROP DEAD AND START TO EXPERIENCE PANIC ATTACKS. WHEN I EAT I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA CHOKE AND DIE. I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING SOMEONE ELSE LIFE JUST THROUGH THE PERSON'S EYES. MY ADVISE TO YOU...KEEP CONVINCING YOURSELF THAT EVERYTHING YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ISNOT REAL. IT WORKS WONDERS. IT WAS HARD AT FIRST BUT I MANAGED TO BLOCK THE PANIC ATTACKS BEFORE THEY GET WORST.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE MY DEAR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ANY QUESTION ANYTIME AS WE'RE HERE TO BE EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT SYSTEM.
Does anyone get tingly on hands and feet along with all the other anxiety symptoms? I went to the emergency room because I thought I was literally dyeing. They checked everything and said its just anxiety. They gave me medicine at the hospital and the tingly and numbness and sharp pain in my heart went away. But why wont these attacks just go away? I want to be me again. The meds is the only thing that makes me feel normal now. :'(
Yes it's normal! I mean you should always check with your dr but if everything's normal yes those are symptoms.. I learned the hard way lol.. I got pins & needle feeling along with numbness in my head, lip, fingertips, I mean everywhere along with a lot of other symptoms.. I was getting sharp pains in my head so they sent me for a CT scan.. Normal & after that my stress level dropped & those pains disappeared.. It's all about getting the reassurance .. It's very hard & at times I feel like this is a part of my life now & I hate it.. I have to tell myself when I feel an attacks coming on that it's happened before & I'm fine! But it's still scary .. At times I just wanna go to ER for them to tell me I'm ok.. So yes it is normal
I just don't believe they have done enough tests to determine whether what I feel is anxiety or something more, I just don't believe it. I'm on anti depressants and my dose has been upped for the last 11 days but I feel worse than ever 😿xxx
yeah that's what worries me because my anti depressants stopped working and they upped them but now I'm worried they ain't going to work, I've been on them now for 11 days hope you feel better soon xx
ive been taking meds for fours years and its like they have stopped working, they upped my dose 11 days ago but I feel awful. How long did it take you to get out of feeling like that?!? Xxx
do you honestly feel like so sick your actually nearly about to but never do?! I feel like I can't take this anymore, I'm physically and mentally tired I feel like I'm going to have a breakdown. All I want to do is lay in my bed and not come away from it. It's ruining relationships too xxx
im just soo scared I feel like I'm not here like something doesn't feel right. I'm just convinced every day is my last day and I'm getting so fed up of it im starting to not even care anymore! This is the scariest most awful feeling in the world! Every single sensation that happens in your body you feel, everything feels abnormal and foreign! Are oils meant to help then?! Xxx
yeah i get this awful feeling of room where I feel like I KNOW this is it and I'm about to die!!! I always think to myself... If you really were dying would you even have the time to worry anout dying? I'm sure the pain etc would take over the scary thoughts! Can you private message on here? Cxx
Yes that's how I feel at the moment I feel like I vomit but I never do and its worse when I'm standing up and walking around especially like today I feel really dizzy so started taking serc today hopefully it will settle it. I've just been to the supermarket and felt terrible I seriously felt so dizzy I thought I could pass out or be sick. I feel the same as you I wish I could lay in bed all day but having a child forces me out of bed daily but I feel like I'm struggling to get through the days, this is not living at the moment just existing. I hate this so much. How old are you? Do you take any meds?x
This is exactly how my anxiety started it's really hard to put it to the back of your mind and put feeling that way down to anxiety when you convince yourself that you have some sort of illness you just have to tell yourself each time you have a pain or a twinge or whatever your symptoms are that it's fine it's my anxiety and keep yourself busy eat well drink lots of water learn to relax an try not to google symptoms and I know it's easier said than done belive me I still struggle but I found looking up symptoms gave me some new ones I was reading about