What are your physical symptoms you get with your anxiety?

[grayboy]

Emi I am the same way!

[Mtracy]

Prior to finding this group, I always contributed my physical symptoms to STRESS, not to GAD, but now that I've researched it a bit more...wow.
Over the years, I've had some, they've gone away for a while, and recently most of them have returned. I feel as if I've had GAD for YEARS, but the physical signs only started after I reached college.

Sleeplessness (all three of the dorm mates I had said I never slept...to this day, it's couple hours here, a couple hours there, and none really solid)/Fatigue
Muscle pain in my shoulder
Tension headaches
Trembling

[crikee57]

I get lots.  They like to cycle through.  My mind likes to find the thing that will stress me out the most. So once I calm down about one, it moves on to another. They include:

Neck pain
Back pain
chest pain
lightheadedness
tingling in fingers
IBS issues
Tingling weird feeling areas on legs
tingling and tight feeling in side of face
eye twitchs
headaches
sweating

[loveaboveall817]

Personally I get:

Loss of Apetite
irregular heartbeat
insomnia

[PinkIcePrincess]

Hi ,
  I also have a wide variety of symptoms and some days they are better than others depending on my thoughts and how far I let the symptoms get or if I set and let them happen..we then realize we can have control over these and know we are the ones causing them..no not on purpose so Please understand this and also Yes some meds can cause body symptoms or other medical conditions we have.
 Always get a really good check up and talk with your Family Doctor and also a really good Therapist because we do not wanna believe we are dying everyday or these symptoms are going to last forever..nor do wanna write everything off to Anxiety so always get checked .
 Body symptoms will feel different for each person some will have less some will have more just depends on so many things.
We can not compare ourselves to anyone else so that a huge thing we have to realize and Googling is the worse thing to ever do so Please try to avoid that place.
  Get up and get moving and fight for your right to Live a Life of Happiness!!! 

[Smalm]

shaking like I'm cold (can't control it), loss of appetie/drinks (in some situations), stomach ache (if the shaking is severe/stress), insomnia, headache, and also sore throat (if I was crying a lot). I'm Anxiety free though (hav been for two days) who knows My anxiety may come back...

[Fuzyyy]

Derealization
Feel like I'm going to faint
Chest tightness
Need to swallow
Dry mouth
Lower stomach pains
Cold hand and feet but hot face
Some nights I can't sleep, sone I can.

Haven't even been to docs but it probably is anxiety!

[All1Spirit]

Here is the fun part of anxiety: it can be emotional – FEAR! or it can be physical with over 125 charted symptoms – enough to completely disable you.....or it can be both!!

I have been in this game for over 40 years – completely recovered several times for many years. What I have noticed is that as we age it tends to be more physical – I went back into anxiety hell in 2007 and it is 99% all physical. It was so different than my old anxiety that I did not think it was anxiety for almost 4 years....whoooohoooo it was and I am still very sick!!

[doesitstop]

I'm new here to hi all, here  are my symptoms however I've never officially been diagnosed with anxiety.Im still waiting on more tests,so many done all negative.   1: muscle tension neck/shoulders/back. 2: shortness of breath 3: nervousness 4: Dizzyness,heart palpatations 5: sinus issues 6: jaw pain   7: fatigued but rarely 8: irritated 9: eye sensativity.  10: lower back ache 11: digestion goes into turbo mode and food rips through me ASAP .

[David Z]

I had many of these symptoms, also including lack of patience and irritability. The tingling of the hand and palpitations were also very scary. Has anyone tried yoga and meditation? Those helped me tremendously on the physical side, and that physical healing helped my mental anxiety as well. I would definitely recommend it!

[dloux27]

Here is mine.

Chest pain
Sweating
Heart beating really fast
Dizzy
Headache
Diarrhea
Short of Breath
And sometimes fainting!

[knico1229]

1.Tunnel vision
2.Visual changes in general..like bright lights cause "sun spots" or closed-eye visuals for longer than normal
3.Brain zaps, especially when I move my eyes
4.Muscle tension, especially at the base of my head/upper neck and it will slightly twitch or jerk
5.Heavy head, feeling like I can't hold my head up on its own - this is always paired with the head jerk sensation
6.Pressure at bridge of nose, between eyes, roof of mouth - basically like intense sinus pressure
7.Feeling like i'm going to faint
8.Depersonalization
9.Intense fear and horror
10.Fear of large open spaces, the sky, anything tall like a tall building, or a large building
11. Strange perceptions/sensations while driving..very hard to explain..


I am wondering...are #2, 5, and 6 caused by anxiety? These are the symptoms that are newest to me and are bothering me the most...they make me think I have some brain disorder like epilepsy or something crazy and it causes intense fears of having seizures or something, even though I have never had a brain injury and no history whatsoever of seizures. It's such an intense fear that it makes me panic even worse. Also, is #10 typical of anxiety?

[anxiety_stinkz!]

Gabby,
I have almost all the symptoms that u do! I havent had any real anxiety for quite a while until recently...Im very stressed out n have some things goin on so im sure this why...Stress usually gets my anxiety goin...I have been off meds for over a year now but man I coulda used some today!!!  Everyone has their own way of dealin wit their anxiety...Trial and error really.....what works for u may not work for the next person.  I wouldnt wish anxiety on my worst enemy cus it can b very scary! Hope u all feel better soon n find ways to cope

[AnxietyJoe]

I have been suffering fr gad for over 7 years but this past few months has been hell  fast heart pounding,shortness of breath sensations,ice cold hands,numbness on left arm,lately back pain from from upper to lower,constipation,trapped gas,tingling on arms abdominal legs feet, burning sensations, weight loss  remember this people with GAD don't just lose weight from lack of appetite its from all the constant worrying  you can eat 10,000 calories and your anxiety would burn it off making those consumed calories useless weight loss and anxiety disorders go hand in hand,I refused to take prozac at first then about a month ago I took it for 3 weeks at 20mg didn't see any difference but lately I've tried a supplement called magnesium citrate by Natural calm it helps with anxiety issues along with digestion problems  at you're 1st dose you will maybe get an "high effect"  all this guys like prozac, zoloft just makes people feel like trash.

[dgreen97]

Moderate to severe eye strain symptoms

[heartstringz]

neck pain
muscular pain
headaches
nausea/vomiting
IBS symptoms
dizzy/hazy feeling (like feeling really 'out of it')
burping

[anxiousmedic]

mine are quite typical...

increased sweating
nausea/vomiting
shaky
restless legs and arms
rushes of panic in my chest/rapid heart beat
headaches

[bittersweetlife]

1.Tunnel vision
2.Visual changes in general..like bright lights cause "sun spots" or closed-eye visuals for longer than normal
3.Brain zaps, especially when I move my eyes
4.Muscle tension, especially at the base of my head/upper neck and it will slightly twitch or jerk
5.Heavy head, feeling like I can't hold my head up on its own - this is always paired with the head jerk sensation
6.Pressure at bridge of nose, between eyes, roof of mouth - basically like intense sinus pressure
7.Feeling like i'm going to faint
8.Depersonalization
9.Intense fear and horror
10.Fear of large open spaces, the sky, anything tall like a tall building, or a large building
11. Strange perceptions/sensations while driving..very hard to explain..


I am wondering...are #2, 5, and 6 caused by anxiety? These are the symptoms that are newest to me and are bothering me the most...they make me think I have some brain disorder like epilepsy or something crazy and it causes intense fears of having seizures or something, even though I have never had a brain injury and no history whatsoever of seizures. It's such an intense fear that it makes me panic even worse. Also, is #10 typical of anxiety?

I know your post is almost 3 months ago! and yes thank god we almost have the same physical symptoms! especially the (6.Pressure at bridge of nose, between eyes, roof of mouth - basically like intense sinus pressure) I know it's crazy right?! it's now driving me crazy! and now i get some random and not so extreme muscle twitching in some parts of my body. Urghh

[bb332]

Ever since a couple of days ago, I have been getting this weird sensation on the right side of my face. It's mostly on the right side of my nose, but it will move to the right side of my forehead and my cheek. It's like a pressure/muscle tension sensation.. is this caused by anxiety? Or is it something else? It's really bizarre 

[mjay]

Mostly fatigue, pounding heart, loss of appetite, dizziness/lightheaded. I used to think i suffered bad physically, but after reading some others posts i am quite lucky.

[Suzanne]

I feel a sort of heaviness and dread going right through my body and my heart is pounding and I feel hot and perspiring! That usually happens if I am doing things that is out of my usual habits ie like going to the drs, or going to other's home, or even if we are having people to us! Oh and I cannot eat.  I get a bit nauseus but it really is because I feel that my whole body is alive ie pounding and completely out of breath.

I was on prozac for around 16 years for supposed depression, but it just made matters worse and so happy that I am not on them any more. My husband came home one time with a packet of herbal tablets and Kalms and amazingly, I find the tablets that were for anti anxiety, really work a treat on me. So they come around everywhere with me now, but I must admit, it is only when I cannot calm myself down, that I will take a couple.

[Bettie]

When I have a bad panic attack it will start with a quite violent twitch or jerk in my neck, out of the blue, and then one of my legs will twitch. Then my legs will start shaking...it starts from my feet and goes up until my whole body is shaking.

Before this happens I have to find a wall to hold onto or preferably a seat or something. Otherwise I would fall to the floor. And sitting down seems to mask from others around me the very bad shaking, which is very embarassing.

I cannot walk anywhere when this happens because I feel that I have no coordination in my legs and I cant even put one foot in front of another as I shake so bad and my balance has gone.

This only happens when I am out of a comfort zone and alone. So I don't believe I have a physical illness....just a mental one!

Before that, during times of stress I would get a strong urge to vomit. When I did it I felt perfectly fine afterwards...it was like releasing a pressure valve.

I also had big issues with eating. When I was going through a stressful period my appetite would completely disappear and I could barely swallow food. That was awful..I had no body issues and wanted to eat but some people thought I was anorexic.

Thankfully I have beaten those two demons but now I am just left with the first one I mentioned:(

[LivingLife]

I have different levels, my general anxiety which is the state I'm in probably 50% of the day are palpitations (not a fast heart rate, but feeling my heart pound), feeling the pulse in my neck with a choking feeling. When I start to get panicky I get a dry mouth, increased heart rate, light headed, feelings of impending doom, loss of appetite.

[Gale]

Kinda glad to see others who get the same symptoms as me. Mine are: fatigue, headaches, dizziness, (a swaying sensation) sometimes feels like my skin is burning, shaking on the inside, there are more but these are the most annoying. Been to several Dr"s, kind of embarrassing. I am still in denial that I was diagnosed with HA. Starting CBT, so hope this will help me.

[Adam718]

Brain fog/de-realization
Head and sinus pressure
Chest pain
Nausea (most common)
Fatigue

I usually always have at least one of these going on. Hopefully it'll get better with meds.