I've not been on here in a while as I thought I'd overcome my health anxiety issues, it started in January I convinced myself I had heart problems, had several panic attacks a week, I had various pains and went into a really bad place... I was prescribed citalopram which has helped a lot, it's changed the way I think and I'm not as much of a worrier about general things anymore.
The last few days though it's seemed to have returned and mainly when I'm trying to fall asleep. I get the dropping feeling in my chest which shocks me awake and my heart will race, other times my mind goes blank and literally my thoughts are gone for a split second and I think I've died! It's horrible and I'm starting to get scared of going to sleep in case I don't wake up. Today I had a random dizzy spell out of the blue as well and had that sense of fear creeping up on me, now I'm lying in bed thinking there's something seriously wrong with me again that's been missed by my GP.
I start my first CBT session next week so really hoping that helps :-(
The EXACT same thing is happening to me. My anxiety has been in and out of my life for about 5-6 years now (maybe even longer) and I thought I had gotten it under control until about a month ago. It has came back full force, but in a different form. I have awful heart palpitations, always feel tightening in my chest, racing heart..it's awful. There are moment when I'm talking to someone and I can't get the words out...I just stand there and know what I want to say, but it's not coming. I've had EKGs, holter monitors (I go for another one on Monday), blood pressure consistently checked, and everything comes back normal. I'm 28 so everyone thinks i should be healthy! Of course something is going wrong with our bodies and only we can determine that, but is it just anxiety? How do you even begin to recover? I've had panic attacks before, but after lots of counseling and medicine, I was able to manage them. Now, what i'm assuming is anxiety, is taking over. I've missed several vacations because of it. I just am kind of lost at the moment.
I'm sorry you're going through this, but I'm glad i'm not alone.
Sorry you've been dealing with anxiety for so long, I'm struggling and it's only been a few months! I've always been a general worrier but it spiralled out of control at the beginning of the year.
I've had numberous ecg's and blood tests too, nothing ever shows up. I'm waiting for the results of my most recent blood test though, as I'm constantly in pain with my chest, upper back and sometimes neck and shoulders. So constantly feeling the worry again at the minute. I just can't get my head around the fact that anxiety causes such physical symptoms! Hoping the CBT session will teach me everything I need to know, knowing the reasons behind the sensations may help x
Strange how it comes and goes isn't it :-( I'm not even sure what's triggered it! Another symptom I get that scares me loads is the vibrating feelings when I'm lying down or sat still, that disappeared for a couple of weeks but it's come back even worse the last few days... does it ever truly go away?!
Oh man. I get those same weird vibrating symptoms in my head sometimes. And honestly, I've had Hypochondrias for as long as i can remember. So i think unless you make a life-change, you might not. Also, if you ever want to talk on facebook or whatever, i'm here!
Chelsey, I am ALWAYS in pain too! I feel like from my rib cage and up it's just a ton of bricks trying to squeeze me together. My chest constantly feels tight and heavy. My neck doesn't feel like it can hold my head up any longer. I have to slouch or lie down just to feel some sort of relief! Today I laid down and could feel my heart just pounding...
I don't know if anyone quite knows what causes anxiety and panic attacks, but I feel like it's some sort of chemical imbalance! And because of that, our whole body doesn't work right. So it's not that we're making it up in our head (which is how people make me feel sometimes), it's truly there...and in way too many forms to count. I don't know what's worse..the racing thoughts I used to have or the heart palpitations. I just hate how we feel miserable all the time and feel like something is wrong that the doctors aren't finding. I felt a small glimpse of "normalcy" today but it only last several seconds. Then it was back to the heavy pain!
Do you ever wonder if maybe it's certain types of food that set it off?! Almost like an allergy we've grown into? Sadly, I always feel sick to my stomach because of it, but when I focus on small amounts of healthy stuff...fruits, water, etc...it's not as extreme. But again...my mind just thinks what it wants to and it's so hard to control.
I go on and off. I feel normal and fine then out of nowhere i get all weird stuff. Its awful and i dint even know when or where it switches on. Weird symptoms, i mean really weird appear not on the anxiety list eitherear stuff and eye stuff then anxiety comes. On the same really weird nite they can all go away for weeks at a time. Leaving me very cinfused and frustrated. Gps are limited in their knowledge ..all of the, are really because we all get such weird incinsistent stuff. Even if some is cinsistent many manynthings are still uninown and because the bast majority dont experience them we all seem mental i think. Its the easiest and nest label to theow on a oerson. Its mean at times like blaming us for our symptoms and maybe they are right who knows.
the body does weird weird thinga at time and having comexisting anxiety disorder makes it a nightmare at times. I keep in mind i have many times im ok and oray it moves theu dpfast amdntakes its symptoms with it. When i was younger it did. Now im older. Not old and have ailments as well making it all so confusing. But interestingly no one really cares just the same. If its one symptoms or two you dan seek help. But it ends up all weird stuff that sometimes cant even properly articulate and it passes. Leaving anxiety or panic in its place.
I wonder this all the time. If it can be some allergy to something. Dont even think healthy matters that can have an allergy too. So can dehydration. Doesnt seem like normal,people have all these concerns though,
I've been having the vibrations in the upper part of my body today, and the chest pains are worse, probably because I'm worrying about it. Wish it would stop yeah sure Facebook name is Chelsey Bethell
I often wonder this as well, the only thing I may have changed in the last few months while my anxiety has been bad is sweetner in coffee.. might try cutting that out, even if it's in my head I'll be happy if I think it works!! X
Hello. I get the vibrations all the time too especially in my chest area. It's scary. I also get the sensations that I can't breathe or swallow. Not to mention The heaviness in the chest that is there every single day.