I suffer with health anxiety as well. I have been doing well for years but for the last 2 months I have been struggling to get by day to day. I always fear I have something terminal and I swear I can give myself the symptoms. It has been a daily struggle to get out of bed and function the last few weeks. This time around I think I have pancreati cancer because my belly and back hurts. The pain is not in one spot it moves around. If I take some meds for my back, it helps a bit. Then there are days I dont feel much of anything and think I am on the mend only to get knocked down again. When I get my attacks, I dont feel stressed out but I guess I must be. I just lost 2 of my FIL with in 1 month, a friend of my moms to pancreatic cancer and my other friends sister diagnosed with P - cancer. I have friends that are nurses and walked me through things but I still have the deathly fear I have it. I did call my Dr to see if I should change meds since I have been on effexor xr for 2 years. I try to make sense of the pain to make myself feel better but I feel like I need reassurance and I know I get on peoples nerves. I had a physical with blood work in Feb and all was fine. I had a cat scan almost 2 years ago on the pelvic area and belly area and all was fine. I had urine checked and all was fine. I am not losing weight, I am not jaundice but my stomach has odd pains. I do sit 8-10hrs per day at my desk and on a curve to look at 2 monitors while working and I do have my kids walk on my back to crack it but I just cant get this horrible thought out of my mind. So trust me, when you say you have health anxiety, I know the hell of it inside and out. I would not wish this on anyone. Take care and I am here if you need to just vent.
hi i have been trying myself to understand why i cant just live a normal life without anxiety… depression and health anxiety… i got on here today and your post is exactly me… i always think i have something wrong and it hurts because people around me do not understand it so thts why i get on here… i have been getting sharp pains in my head and legs … pain where my pancreas ang gallbaldder are and ive had tests done on everything but in my mind they had to have missed something cause the pains still there… lots of palpitations and i recently had bloodwork done all was well besides high cholesterol… which im working on cause it scares me also… i get sharp pains in neck so i think its clogged arteries and i feel so dumb saying it lol… i feel like its all stress cause im dealing with a husbanf who is an alcoholic so im under tons pf stress which triggers my anxiety so much… but again the pain is still there… last night i had pain in my upper back like where gallbladder is at but the back… i hve ugly pain where the pancreas is at too… idk i have all these symptoms and i dont know if its my anxiety which it probablu is but i even get ugly chest pains … its just all over and scares me… which makes me depressed .. i wanna sleep alot… cause theres no pain … so i do undertaand how you feel
This is me to a tee as well. I dont even know where the pancreas are and dont want to but I am trying to trust several nurses who told me that if it was pancreas, it would be sucn pain its unbearable,it would not last for months and I would be throwing up, nauseos, losing weight and jaundice already. My psych Dr told me our minds can make pains of thier own and though we may not feel anxious, our subconscious is and feed our brain into believing we feel these pains. Its a horrible horrible silent disease. I wish you the best of luck and now we can share our troubles together knowing we are not crazy and the only ones who suffer from this. God Bless and take care. Keep in touch
well ive had tests done for gallbladder and liver ect and i still get pains that make me so sick like tired but like my ribs feel sore and ugh it is a horrible disease i dont wish this on anybody either and the worse part is we look fine on the outside BUT NOT ON THE INSIDE … i keep telling myself tht im fine … hopefully the pains pass and i was thinking about seeing a therapist too… are you on meds for anxiety/depression? i dont take anything and rarely take meds at all … even tho i wouldnt wish this on anybody it makes me feel better kmowing im not alone and that someone understands and same to you .. of you ever need to talk youre more than welcome to message me anytime
and thats so true about the pancreas Or gallbladder ive heard its painful and unbearable
So if we talk through this together, we can sort of eliminate pancreas together because we dont have the major symptoms from what we are told. That is a positive. I can tell you I get pains in my rib area as well and normally I link that to the way I sit at work or lifting or sleeping. When we get nervous, we tend to tense up even though you may not think so, your body does. That could be the pain you are feeling. I do take effexor xr for anxiety but am looking to change. I also take clonopin to sleep at night. I did really good for a few years where I could pull myself out of the funk but this time I cannot seem to function and it is lasting over 2 months. I even got my panic attacks back which were long gone for years. My meds do help but nothing will take it completely away. I too was looking into therapy. I dont want depression thereapy because I am not depressed, I want anxiety for the same kind I have not a different kind. So lets try and eliminate each others fears by ruling out what we know from past experience., Maybe that will help us. Trust me, I will be messaging … Are you in the US or UK?
well ive got this pain before actually plenty of times thts why i feel like it cant be gallbladder or pancreas… i think youre right… i stress out and have been so stressed like i said my husband is an alcoholic so he tends to put blame on me and everybody else for his deinking which stresses me out on top of verbally abusive so… im 24/7 stressed and i know our body gives out cortisol and we are always in fight or flight.. mine must be so much cause im always tired and panicky… i stay away from meds tho… i feel like im scared to try cause if it makes it worse.. i do have the lowest dose of xanax and i cut that in half… but thats only as needed and its rare i even take it… i live in the US … you?
I also live in the US , in Mi, I had a great day yesterday, felt great, got up and went to church today and to a grad party now the pains are back. I have been a wreck today. I hope its not the pancreas, that is where my mind is goign back to. I just keep saying I wouldnt feel good one day then bad the next. I dont know what is going on. I will need to break down and go to my dr soon. I have college orientation for my daughter tomorrow so I I have to put on my happy face. I am sorry about your situation. I know alcholism is a tough road for all involved. Take care..
thts so crazy cause i had a grad party too and i felt good at first but i stopped drinking and dont at all so i left early cause everybody stayed partying LoL… i was ok tho until today… a little down but im trying to figure things out… by changing my diet… and trying to find ways to relieve stress… just remember.. too much stress gives out more cortisol… and the symptoms include body pains look it up and read about it if you havent… just remember if it was pancreas youd he in sooooo much more pain .. enough to go to ER remmeber … hope you feel better and hope we can both get thru this… the mind plus stress is horrible just try to ignore the pains and stay busy and keep your mind busy on positive… ive been getting headaches so much but hoping its just stress… sometimes i get sharp pains in my head and all over body its scary… but trying to stay positive.. congrats to your daughter btw and im from texas
HI, today is another day right? I hope you are having a good day today. I am working so trying to keep busy and my mind out of the dark side.
im trying to have a good day EVERYDAY! but when i start thinking … i try to think positive and when i feel symptoms im trying to ignore them LoL… so horrible living like this lol but … always helps knowing im not alone
btw hows your days been going?
I have had better. I was doing ok again until someone brought up pancreas in conversation and my sstomach dropped and everything in it came out. TMI, but you know how that is. I have a full day of grad parties tomorrow to keep me hopefuly busy and allow me few drinks to calm down. I have decided to try walknig t night when it cools down when I can and I want to take a yoga meditation class to relax me. I am trying to be pro-active and win this freaking battle. I have dr appts with my primary dr and i made one with a psychiatrist to see if there are any new meds out therefor depression/anxiety as I feel this anxiety is pulling me into depression mode which ever happened before. I had a brother commit suicide over depression and never understood how someone could do that but sometimes I do see how strong the mind can be and if it catches you down and out and vulnerable, i now understand how people feel. I am not suicidal by any means but for 11 years I wondered how and now I see. I sure hope you are doing well. My cell is 734 231 8268 if you ever want to text instead of be on this board. I dont mind..
Enjoy your weekend please.. we deserved it