Health Anxiety

Mental health
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Hey all,

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Bloods above

M, 29, 5ft11, 75m6 KG, Caucasian, location Gibraltar, issues have been occurring for approximately 4 months with different symptoms at different times - meds only CBD and melatonin .

TL:DR - had a number of symptoms - dizziness/nausea/anxiety/heart pulputations/tinnitus/insomnia etc that seem to have gone after doing a number of blood tests etc. But now suffering with pain in my upper and lower body daily, mainly hips, feet and elbow/forearm - what’s the next step for investigation?

So I have had some recent medical issues as of late, I have been to and from the doctors both private and public to get some clarity on what is going on with my body.

I had been suffering with dizziness, some heart palpitations, strange internal feeling of lightness or almost like a lethargic feeling, tinnitus which I was diagnosed with hearing loss and tinnitus back in around 2014 and I believe to be anxiety/stress/depression.

So been for blood tests on an extended panel and the doctor I saw said it all looks normal, I went for STD tests (urine and blood) no reason to suspect them but wanted to cover all angles, they came back negative and no further report on any results for any concern.

After I got my results I started to feel better, this was about 2 weeks ago, then I noticed my shoulders flaring up again nothing new for me but on top my feet had started to feel sore more and more often.

I am a fit guy for the most part and have no issues with extended periods of being stood up, then hip pain came in and some dotted muscular pain around my lower limbs.

I have not had a day go by the last week plus where I have felt 100 percent in my body.

The pain I have felt on scale all in all is maybe no more than a 4/5 but that’s at a maximum and mostly it’s just dull annoying aches.

I have seen an osteopath in the past for my shoulders and it helped a lot, but that was something different that I felt it would help with.

So today I went to a local chiropractor and he did the initial consultation alongside his assistant, this comprised off: some scans by the assistant and info gathering then I saw the Chiropractor.

He did his assessment using a balance scale and general observation of how my neck and downwards moved etc.

He picked up points on my upper neck area and just above the hips, I will add on the areas exactly later.

So he definitely proved to me I have issues with my spine and can be worked on, but ultimately I fear that I could kd be suffering from something worse like bone cancer or something that can’t be fixed by a chiropractor.

Should I seek further investigation via scans etc and how can I convince a doctor in public health to run them.

Pain is up and down still, mainly in my hip and forearms.

I would rather be safe than sorry.

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I have been in a similar scenario, started with really bad chest pains and palpitations everyday to the point where I was A&E weekly. Since the chest pains have gone I have pains in my legs and arms, almost like aches and cramps, mainly at rest. Still not gotten to the bottom of it yet, really really sucks. I would say I haven’t felt what I would class as normal for months.

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Hey Stiffers,

Thanks for the comment/reply.

Yeah it’s a tough one and what’s more annoying about it all is that I am sure it is in my head.

But there’s a small chance that it could be a condition that is not fatal or possibly worse but my head is over thinking a lot of stuff I would say.

What tests have you had so far to try and ease your mind on the symptoms?

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Well for my chest pain I had plenty of ECG’s, a heart scan and blood tests. Other blood tests I have had is Vitamin D, B12, Diabetes, Thyroid and Liver. I just try to ignore my symptoms, if they get worse I will see a doctor. If you are in pain they wont just turn you away, maybe you should try some medication to help control your anxiety? I also tried CBT for it too

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Hi mate,

My heart is more of a racing feeling if anything lately so I don’t think that the palpitations are there anymore so not so concerned over that.

They didn’t test my Vitamin D so I wanna ask for that as well.

So will see tomorrow when I go back to the doctors

Thanks

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For me if I could notice my heart beat I classed it as palpitations, do you often find yourself checking your pulse or notice it more at night? When I noticed my pulse I would constantly check it, which made me worry even more making it even faster. Try the Vitamin D test, if they think you’re suffering from anxiety try CBT, it teaches you how to think and manage thoughts to break the worry