i keep telling myself its anxiety but it over powers me..

[mike420]

I WAS SPIKED A FEW YEARS BACK WITH ECSTACY EVER SINCE IVE BEEN UN WELL WITH...

my symptoms include... ive had these for 6 years on and off...

mild pains in my chest heart region - front and back can last for hours sometimes..
these usually trigga me to sit there and think about it deeply sending me into mad worry about heart disease, angina etc..
i get random pains in my left arm n shoulder
i have had them on the left side of my face
i get very low sometimes when i wake up on the mornings.. esp if i oversleep..
ive had endless amounts of ecgs, blood tests etc... all fine..
i sometimes get really weird feelings in my head too.. kind of dizziness
the thing that makes me worry is that my panicing doesnt cause these syptoms... its these symptoms that cause me to panic
a lot of the time i feel funny like.. just not right...

ives cut caffiene and sugar out of my diet... they dont set me off straight away..  but if i eat them regular it kind of builds up on me n then ill have these symptoms for a few weeks after..

THIS IS RUINING MY LIFE.....!! ANYONE ELSE HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS....

IM ALSO THINKING IVE GOT LOTS OF THINGS UP WITH ME ALL THE TIME...

BRAIN TUMORS, HEART ATTACKS, CANCER, THYROID PROBLEMS..... I CANT HELP IT

I HAVE NO STRESSES IN MY  LIFE REALLY.. I GOT MONEY MY FAMILY AROUND ME..

does anyone else feel this...

[mike420]

also i excersize regularly... i can run for quite some time on a tread mill which does not set my symptoms off which kind of reasures me that its not a heart problem.. im still doubtful tho lol.. any help out there for me lol?

[mike420]

also im 25years old

[LetMeBeMyself]

Since you've had all those tests I assume your Dr. knows about all this. Some people can overcome their anxiety without medication, but some people truly need medication just to get to a calm and healthy enough place to function and hopefully deal with it. I would ask your Dr. about meds, or ask for a referral to a psychiatric therapist (if you can afford it); they specialize in the meds used to treat anxiety, depression, etc.

[mike420]

Im gonna go visit my doc in a week or so.. insist they do somethin to help me.. ive been there around 10 times and to the er... they always look at me funny like im goin crazy, smile and say go home its all psychological... fools lol.. id like to meet a doctor who has been thru this them self and just brushed it off so calmly

[Amangda]

I feel this way a lot of the time. I usually end up going to the Doctor and finding out there is nothing wrong as well. I find the doctors make me feel like a terrible person.. like I'm waisting there time. But it genereally sends fear into me like it feels like something is wrong. What if there was... The caffeine and sugar usually set me off as well. But even if I have a little bit of it I freak out. I find that even if I'm not stressed at the time it can just appear out of no where.

[JJP]

Hey Mike,
I can relate a lot to the things you're saying. My anxiety is all physical, and it sent me into a mad frenzy of hypochondria. I've had bizarre symptoms all over my body that come and go all the time. I went for every test I could think of. I also thought I had every disease in the book... tumors, cancers, whatever... I was even diagnosed with somatization disorder along with GAD. Somatization is when you feel physical symptoms but there's no underlying cause to it.

Anyway, if you've been tested to death, you just need to make peace with the anxiety and then try to work on it.

Also, I never had any big stress in my life either. I have a perfect happy family and have lots of support and money. HOWEVER, the problem with me was that I was "sheltered" from the comfort-ability of my childhood, and the stressors of actual adult life kind of sparked the GAD. My point here is pretty much anyone can get GAD. A lot of people with mental illnesses have troubled childhoods, or go through traumatic events. For me, it seemed like anxiety could never be the culprit because my life was too damn good. :) This is especially what turned me into a major hypochondriac. Anyway, I'm just saying I don't think it's impossible for ANYONE to get it, so don't rule it out.

[dashboardkid45]

Hello there :)
This sounds like exactly what I have been going through. My anxiety stems from mostly physiological things - I get anxious when I feel my heart pounding or I have the slightest pain. I google every little thing that doesn't feel right and it doesn't help at all. I would immediately call my doctor to set up an appointment. I've even gone to the clinic multiple times. At one point, I saw my doctor 4 times in a month.
In my opinion, telling yourself it is anxiety is the logical thing to do. It is the truth, it is *just* anxiety. But subconsciously you can't control the freaking out.
Have you talked to your doctor about medicine? I was on Paxil, and hated it. Xanax works great, but addictive. I take Vistaril now, and it is basically a pumped-up Benadryl that isn't addictive but works just as well at relieving my panic attacks. It might help to check it out.
Best of luck to you :)

[cbstephen]

I have called paramedics 3 times in 6 weeks thinking i was having a heart attack and stroke. Every time they check my heart its been fine other than my heart races which is common for anxiety.

Mike i know how you feel its not easy to convince your self its anxiety, i went to the doctor yesterday and he prescribed me xanax, hopefully it works quickly.

[mike420]

the weird thing is tho my heart never pounds... i dont have typical panic attacks.. i just get pain and weird sensations.. but then again maybe im looking into it waaay too much again and making myself worse...

i can honestly say that 50per cent of the time if i go to the hospital and a doctor tells me its anxiety i feel better straight away...

also my symptoms go away for months at a time and then seem to creep up and stick around for a few weeks or so..  i have been on medication.. beta blockers.. but they made me worse tbh..

i geuss if there was anythin really up with my heart its been 6 years now lol im sure somethin would have happened right? lol

im terrible tho tbh... if i rule out one thing i suddenly become certain that its another lol..

does anyone just get random heart pain and left side pain for no reason? also i wake up with numb fingers sometimes..

[Chewie]

Hey Mike,

If you read some of the older posts from people on here who have asked about various symptoms of anxiety etc. etc. - you will find that most of us all have some of the same symptoms.

When I first discovered this forum I told everyone what I was experiencing and the replies were numerous and helpful.

I am also one of those people - like you - that doesn't see a reason as to why you have anxiety in the first place. I am a happy guy with a good wife, kids, home, decent job, etc. etc. There is no rhyme or reason as to why I should be experiencing anything at all, and I think that is the most frustrating part.

I have had the pains in the left side and the numb fingers - lately a couple of them have felt like they were burning (literally) and I felt like I had to run them under cold water. Weird, huh!?

Also, the other thing that is frustrating is when your anxiety strikes. Without reason or warning is the worst. Today, I was out mowing my lawn enjoying the sun and halfway through the lawn - whammo! I felt terrible. I got the usual symptoms - which for me  is the dizzyness, strange feelings (can't describe them) and the feeling of dread. I had to sit down for a good ten minutes, told myself that it was only anxiety and did some breathing exercises. Then I was back to mowing the lawn!

The only advice that I can give you (and I am no expert, that is for sure) is to go on sites like this, talk to people, watch anxiety videos on YouTube etc.

Next time you go see your doctor, print a crap load of info off the internet and show it to him/her. Don't let them pat you on the head and send you on your way. And if you can overcome this without meds then I would suggest that is the way to go first. BE IN CHARGE!!!

A lot of people say that you should welcome your anxiety like it's a friend! I say screw that! Treat it like an enemy and show it no mercy! Show it who is boss! You are in charge of your mind and body - not it!

[mike420]

ye ive had my fingers do that too.. they go so numb it kind of feels like theyre freezing solid.. a sort of cold burning! cheers for the advice mate... i just had a few pains in my chest.. maybe its cause im on about them on here lol...

like i say i just gotta keep reminding myself of the facts.. ive had these for 6 years.. somethin woulda happened now if i had a serious condition..

[Kryztle21]

Hello there! I'm 25 and have been dealing with this same thing for 2 yrs! I don't know why I have it but I do. I've had a million tests done but I'm still convinced I'm dieing of some undiagnosed illness. I've called 911 and been rushed out in ambulance's so many times and nothing    I feel like a weirdo. I'm always panicing over every lil body sensation and then I get a million more symptoms because I had shooting pain down my arm. I'll be sitting there fine and then jump up and "say omg this is it imma die" I can't even travel into places I don't know because I don't know where the hospitals are.....I have a therapist and we just started CBT and I take Lorazapam for panic attacks (which barely works) they want to put me on better medication but I'm scared of taking pills....I'm not afraid of the Lorazapam because I took it before this craziness ever happened so I know it won't kill me. I'm hoping the CBT works for me. I suggest you see someone as well and maybe start a treatment plan of your own. Goodluck and I pray you will make it through this 

[ecko23]

Mike you say youre head feels weird sometimes. What does it feel like?? Cause like you all my symptoms are real physical and started after drug use one night. I sure would like to hear back from you. Maybe we can realte with eachother.

[Zeus]

Hang in there, Mike.

[mike420]

Mike you say youre head feels weird sometimes. What does it feel like?? Cause like you all my symptoms are real physical and started after drug use one night. I sure would like to hear back from you. Maybe we can realte with eachother.

its really strange to explain.. kind of like small tremors in my head...

i get a lot of physical symptoms..

whats weird is... sometimes when i have had these symptoms somethin stressful will happen to me like i get into an arguement and the symptoms will go after ive had an arguement or somethin.. like its taken my mind off of it...

[mike420]

like when my girlfreind left me out of the blue a few years back and took my son with her...

you would think i would have them worse at that time...

but in fact i hardly had any for ages after that.. which really confuses me!

i spent most my time tryin to get her back...and i was really really stressed for weeks..

but i didnt have any attacks!!! ??? no physical symptoms either!!