For the past 5 years iv had anxiety' but last June I developed health anxiety and boy did it hit me, i never new there was so many anxietys and this one is by far the worse I've ever gone though it's horrible really is my family my partner have no Idea what it's like to live with this the feeling the hurt you feel I feel drained tired from it all and it does not seem to get better at all iv had every test you can imagen but at the moment it's my stomach if I get a pain there belly ache even if I know it's my time of the month I go in to a out of control panic it's horrible and because my family know I'm fine as they been to docs and what not with me they don't see the underling problem witch is my self and they don't seem to notice or they just tell me stop being stupid come on now it's horrible is it just me that goes though this does anyone else have the symptoms I have or is it just me? I just don't know what to do anymore I really don't it's horrible this illness it really is and would not wish this upon my worst enemy I really wouldn't i just wish I could fix this some how or even make it better just for a little wile.
I think you have read throu the forum and you know you are not the only one dealing with such pain.
Most of us dealing with it and many of us dont have support from people around us because they dont understand.
What makes the anxiety worse, is the physical symptoms. Now you need to understand that those symptoms are from anxiety not a disease. Once you understand that, you are in the middle of the treatment.
See a psychiatrist and follow what he or she say and the type of treatment. Some people nees therapy, othera need medication and some need both.
Hope you get better
Just read your message Natalie and wanted to let you know it's definately not just you.
I've been battling the same thing since last June aswell. I've been through everything and racked my brain to the point of now i'm pretty much done. I will be starting to take citalopram as it helped me 12 years ago when i had anxiety and panic attacks (all be it a different type of anxiety).
I've realised the things that i think are causing this wouldn't cause this level of anxiety and now a head tension that gets so intense along with my thoughts i have accepted that this is now also depression.
I guess you can only do so much yourself like adjust your diet and using things like meditation all helped me through the initial explosion of health symptoms i had. I didn't sleep for a week back then and was up on google trying to find out what the anxiety was (a chemical called cortisol is one of them) and how it works around your body and how to neutralise it.
That was what the body releases when it feels its in danger. I wasn't in any danger but pychologically i thought i was. We live in a different time now and modern day stress and such drains your levels and because of our soil levels of magnessium isn't what it used to be.
I've tried all natural health supplements and i saw benefits from some and nothing from others. However as i thought i was getting better i got hit last week with a big dose of 'no you're not.'
I have had some councilling and cbt and it has been helpful too. However i am now ready to take a low dose of medication and am hoping it will just take the edge off the anxiety so i can build more things into my life to help with the bigger picture that i know has probably triggered all this. (more contentment in life from achieving more and perhaps changing things in my professional and personal life) i'm not really able to do this in the state i'm in as even going to work each day is now becoming an issue again. I need to feel good again and balance my head. The medication has done that before for me and i came off after 6-8months.
I hope for that again.
Try whatever u feel can work. There is a good book that has really helped too called Hope and Help with your nerves.
Hope this long message might help. If anything that you're not alone. Keep going and you'll get there.
Hi Natalie. Im with you! Ive only had it for 2 months, over a health scare,but for some reason, I cannot get out of it. Im on citalopram and have diazepam for emergencies. I wake up with it every damn morning. I know there is nothing wrong with me but just cannot shake it off. It certainly drives you nuts. I know its all in my head but how do we get it out of our heads. Im thinking seriously of trying to see a psychiatrist to be honest! x
You are not alone. I have such a feeling of sadness. Feels like everyone around me goes on with their life and I'm here battling depression and by far worse, this awful awful anxiety. I just want it to leave. I have thyroid nodules that they are again going to ultrasound on and then possibly biopsy if they feel necessary. I have times I'm so anxious. If I go on dr Google I just tend to panic. I do have some real health issues but I have spent many days worrying about health issues that never came to pass
What a shame that we worry ourselves sick and waste precious days that way. I desperately want to set it aside and at times I can. Have resorted to citalopram some years ago. Helped for awhile. I do natural things to keep myself built up. hang in there.i know it's hard.
Iv been on all meds you can think of tbh iv seen a psychiatrist and had CBt it did help for a wile and then it's back again some times I think the drs don't won't to know it's like oh she's back again it really is horrible and I'm glad there is someone out there that does understand as I just feel so alone and helpless my mind just runs away with it's self and my sleeping pattern is terrible and I know not having good sleep makes anxiety worse but not being able to sleep in the first place don't help 
I really hope you do start to feel better Debbie, and if you do need a chat you can always message me! Thank you for your reply really helps just having someone to talk to so thank you x
Yes! Your spot on there everything you just said Is just like me really is, and I know it's not just me like this but it doesn't stop you thinking yourself your the only one feeling this way and it does it suck. Iv had cbt and loads of different meds and I don't think they work well when I say that I mean my brain and anxiety tell me there not working and that I will never get better and I just go round and round with it all google is the devil when it comes to looking up symptoms and things I know not to but it's like my anxiety pushes me to do it. I was off work 7 months with This and I have gone back now and honest it's so hard I don't know what to do I don't feel ready to be back to be honest but I had to go back because my work didn't even understand they was saying there's nothing wrong with me even when I seen my medical notes and everything I feel trapped in my own mind/body and why should we have to feel this way, I do hope your start to get better Mrb I really do thank you for your reply thank you
Health anxiety is a terrible presentation of anxiety, it really is. The physical feelings are so strong. The truth of it though, is that the physical presentations and worries are something that cant ever be reasoned with, because they are only side effects from the main anxiety. Once the root anxiety is dealt with, the rest will follow - but thats not an easy thing to accept. Best advice is to see a dr about treating the anxiety, with meds or therapy - or both, whichever youre comfortable with
Thank you for your reply Sandra, I hope you get better soon I really do it's horrible feeling this way and I really didn't realise that so many people was going dealing with the same things I really didn't but when your in the moment you tend to feel like your the one being punished and the only one going though all this . Iv had cbt and loads different meds maybe I should try something natural? And yes it is a shame it really is hope you really do start to feel better and I do hope your scan comes back okay and I hope at least one day we can all come back to this and say it's gotten a little better
CBT unfortunatly is a pretty poor form of therapy, its very cheap to train and deliver which is why its always given first. Proper psychotherapy is much better, its not a quick fix - but then there simply isnt one. its worth trying, it can make a lot of difference
As the meds arent working (which isnt uncommon), thats a good indicator that psychotherapy is a better option, as i said above, its nothing like cbt (which seldom works to be honest)
Jmcg thank you for your reply, I have had cbt and all the meds and with the dr they don't tend to listen they just tend to give you pills and send you on your way I just feel like I'm fighting a losing battle with it.
drs dont listen because they know its anxiety, and they arent trained for that. cbt really is the lowest form of therapy, it seldom works for many people. ask your gp for psychotherapy, they wont refuse, its a common next step after cbt. there are countless people here for whom cbt was a total joke but psychotherapy really helped, im one of them
I think I'm going to ask about that when I next go I need to try something just to even make this a little better I know I bring on a lot of the symptoms my self but saying that to my self in the moment is a hole different story really is thank you jmcg
I know exactly how you feel. Every time I get a headache or a niggle in my head I panic because I think I'm having a stroke or a brain haemorrhage. It sounds stupid to People who don't know how it feels. But the fear is very real to me. I do find if I do some mindfulness exercises off you tube or a meditation it distracts me and helps me relax. My husband is super supportive, but could never understand unless you know what it's like. Just know you are not the only one and are not alone . There is support here .
All we can do is try, and rule out the things that don't work, best of luck it
Thank you so much. Research truehope empower plus. Also, passionflower is to relax the body and choline to slow racing thoughts. I've never tried the choline but passionflower has helped in the past. However, I don't find it as helpful anymore. The empower plus though was greatly helpful at one point. I'm lacking consistency in taking it and therefore it's not nearly as effective.
HI again. Just a quick question but how long did you try meds for? I know that they can make you feel a damn sight worse for a few weeks before they start to settle. The same happened to me. I've only got worse recently because a particularly ignorant doctor who told me my chest pain was emphysema! She didn't even examine me! Since then I've had tests for that, yesterday in fact, and I was absolutely fine. But she's put the fear of god back in me. I am now considering upping my dosage of my meds which is citilopram. In times like this you need a doctor who is sympathetic, not one that wants you out of the door asap! I would like to swear about her to be honest but won't!! X
How long have you felt like this and have you tried any meds? X
Oh Bless you natialie.
Health anxiety is rubbish .. i know and feel for you.
Your right that people dont really know what its like going through it.
Unless someone has actually been through it, they will never fully understand.
As lovely as my other half is, he cannot understand how this normal level headed nurse he lives managed to develop health anx.
But after an minor illness last sept... it just crept up on me and it is utter crap ... but there is light at the end of the tunnel... hard work and determination CBT and endless research into how our minds react to the physical symptoms etc... it is all about retraining the brain...
AND never ever google a symtom...... that was my failing.... My other half thinks it is because i work with ill people...
But it isnt i have done the job for 25 years.... It was my own mind that lost the plot for a short while.
I am 95% better.... saying that i have had an ache in my side today.... and i am trying my best to ignore it.
Do some research then when you get a physical symptom from the anx you will know that its anxiety and not somthing terminal.
Good luck lovelyxx
I hope you get some respite soon