Not sure if Anxiety could be the cause and will it get better.

Mental health
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Hey all.

Just want to thank everyone in advace that reads and coments on this.

Last two months of my life have been a living hell, i was a fit active 21 yr old who was excited about future prospects, ate healthy clean diet worked out everyday, than one night after spending a nice relaxing day with my gf, i felt really odd, so thought was just cause of tiredness, so i decided to sleep, next morning i woke up, with extreme fatigue, couldnt barely move, never felt so tired and weak in my life, i ddint get out of bed that day, next day , woke up with tingling in legs that was constant, with a weird brain foggy sensation and a detached feeling, this was  for a few days, i didnt leave the house in this period, then i woke up with more symptoms, like an altered state of conciousness, like i was about to go to a go crazy, couldnt relax cause of parniod if i didnt focus i would lose my mind, slip into like a crazy state , these symptoms have continued, i tried to go to a music festival with my mates and keep mind off things  and that resulted in a  weird eposide where i thought  l i was having stroke, numbness, blacking out, ended up seeing the medics who reasured i was okay, now im parniod about my health, i have gone to emergcency room 5 times in last week, where my left arm goes numb,legs tingle, parts of my fac goes numb, numbness and pressure on top of my head, a feeling im about to lose conciousess. Which i examined and told  nothing physically is wrong with me. So my question is can this all be anxiety, could i have woken up one day out of no where with  an anxiety disorder when had no triggers, and the biggest question i want to ask is, does the distached feeling, like everything is fake, like im just a shell resolve with the use of medication, i cant handle not feeling like im alive,just a shell, i need my old life back has been two months now and cant do anything, ive also seen a therpist who thinks i dont have anxiety, i just need help and advice, i feel im going crazy and no one understands, would like to hear about people stories and how if they recovered  . 

thankyou everyone

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To be honest I don't think doctors take these sort of episodes seriously enough. You have been to the emergency room 5 times in a week when you have had numbness in your face etc and where told there was nothing physically wrong with you....but did they do any tests? If not I suggest you go to your GP (write yourself notes so you don't forget anything) and say quite emphatically that you need help because you can't go on as you are.  Something that started literally overnight is ruining your life and you want help in getting your old life back.

He's there to help so may suggest medication and tests but don't leave until you are sure he or she iis taking everything seriously.  Good Luck.

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No cure here, but if you still feel something is not quite right please get a second or more opinion until you get some answers! And Pray...

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Hi, sorry to hear you're feeling like that. I have suffered from anxiety for quite a few years and i'm only 23 now. I wasted lots of years panicing about things and worrying im going to die with every little illness i get. I was 17 when i started feeling like some of your symptoms. It started in my chest where i couldn't breath properly and i was restless. I went to the doctors and he diagnosed me with anxiety. It came out of nowhere, there was literally nothing that triggered it off it just sort started!  I felt happy in myself. It cleared up eventually but i still get anxiety sparks now and again. I agree with the previous comment, doctors just fob you off and don't really do much about it if they suspect it's anxiety. If it turns out to be something like that then you should seek advice from a psychologist as they may be able to help. Hope you get it sorted soon!

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When I try to drive out of town by myself, I get all of those feelings. Face tingling and numb. Left arm pain. Can't feel my legs. Shakey. You name it. So scared of passing out while driving. Turn around and go home. All the symptoms ease up, but because I let it get to that point, it takes the rest of the day for it to go away. You tend to hyperventilate when you feel you can not breath. Putting too much oxygen in your lungs. Hope this helps to calm you some xx

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Yes!!!! Everything you describe was me and due to anxiety!!!! So crazy what the body can do when you have anxiety!!!

But... Question? Did the docs check your thyroid? Iron levels??

Because I was having anxiety but extreme anxiety as my thyroid was off and was very low in iron. So make sure they rule that out for sure!! Hang I'm there and try to think postive

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I'm taking iron meds lately for deficiency. But anxiety level is high and at 50 there might be other changes that I don't know of because I've always had anxiety.