Please help :/ physical anxiety

I’ve had anxiety for many many years now and I’ve gotten so many checkups over time bc of it. Honestly everyday is a new physical symptom and it’s so draining . But I’ve noticed that I get anxious over the smallest things and it’s so scary and annoying. Sometimes I’ll randomly get palpitations (heart beats hard or fast) and it lasts hours or throughout the day and sometimes a week. Whenever I get too anxious I get this blotchy red rash on my chest area it just all gets red and sometimes my face if it’s worse and I don’t have anything specific to worry about or be stressed about . I’m just physically drained and tired of this feeling .

HI Sorry to hear you are struggling but that’s what happens when anxiety takes a hold. I have had it from the age of 13 after the death of my Grandmother (I am now 66)!! I have to work at it every day & its not easy. You have to remember anxiety will not kill you so allow the symptoms to wash over you by finding something else to do rather than dwell on the anxiety. I don’t think my anxiety will ever go but I think we can try & live side by side as long as it doesn’t raise its ugly head too often. Good Luck.

i swear i could have wrote this! Believe me, I know how you feel :frowning: I just get over one thing & a new “symptom” appears! so frustrating!!

I’ve struggled with severe peri anxiety for the last year. I tried 2 antidepressants and then swore them off after becoming very ill with both. I tried to tough it out even though my doctor said my symptoms would get worse. They did. 6 months later I had to try something else. I was still a crying hot mess. Everyone is different but, I just started on Lexapro and it’s been 11 days and I’m finally starting to feel calm and I was really suffering. It’s the only thing that’s helped to start to calm this down and I took everything over the counter and nothing worked. I’m not one to take meds either I’m very sensitive but, it was so bad I had no choice. I never had anxiety before this and was rock stable before this hit. This floored me. Lexapro is said to be one of the safest antidepressants with the least side effects. I know that it has helped many while going through this transition. I hope you find something that helps. Just a thought though. I know how horrible and scary it is. Sending hugs.