My battle with anxiety over my health

Hi guys. I had a thread in the depression forum but it reached too many posts and I think it'd be more appropriate to post here anyway.
My problems all started this spring, right after I turned 21. Came down with what seemed like a virus, got better, got sick again and the problems just never went away. Stomach problems, lightheadedness, you name it. I thought I got sick from mold in my air conditioner and I still see it as a possibility even though doctors don't agree. I've been to a few different doctors and had blood work done, everything always comes back perfectly normal. All they've been able to diagnose me with is anxiety, which has been frustrating. But the more I think about it, I think anxiety does make all of my symptoms worse even if it doesn't cause them, and I think I would be able to live with these problems if it wasn't for anxiety.
The two biggest things are a fear of vomiting in public, and a fear of passing out. I haven't passed out the whole time I've been sick but I've had lightheaded/dizzy spells and they scared me, so now sometimes I'll start thinking about passing out and I feel like I'm going to. For a while it was really bad when I was driving, and I was scared to drive long distances. That's not quite as bad now. The fear of vomiting occurs when I'm in class or in a store. This fear makes a little more sense because I actually have vomited every now and then since I've been sick. But even on the days I feel better, I'll go to class or go out in public and feel like I'm about to be sick. I think I'm starting to get a little better at controlling it... I just have to tell myself "you weren't feeling bad before this, you're fine." And sometimes I check my pulse and if my heart is beating really fast I know it's just the anxiety playing tricks on me.

This has been really tough so I like this forum as a place to vent and talk to people going through the same thing. Feel free to post if you're in a similar situation.

Thanks. :)
I just had someone on another forum tell me "This is lyme! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!" For a while I was convinced it was lyme myself but I had a test and it was negative, although I've heard the testing isn't that accurate. But the more time goes on I don't think that's what it is... I've heard lyme (and CFS) cause a lot of body aches and pains and I don't have that at all. The first week I was sick my ribs and back were very sore but that went away quickly.
I haven't gone back to the doctor yet... went to a walk-in internal medicine clinic a little over a week ago and they couldn't tell me anything since I didn't have my labs with me. So I got them printed out and I'll be going back soon. Honestly I've just been hesitant about going because I'm just tired of doctors; all they ever say is "it's anxiety."

Just wanted to updates a little.
I'm still feeling a good bit better than I was... yesterday was actually a really good day. I had none of the lightheaded/short of breath spells and I went and got my hair cut, which was big since I hadn't gotten a hair cut in the whole time I've been sick. Also got some homework done which made me feel good.
I started taking St. John's wort and it seems to help a little. I'm just a little hesitant to take it since it can block the absorption of other things. Does anyone know if it blocks vitamins/herbs or is it just certain medications? I'm on birth control so I'll use a backup method with that; I was thinking about stopping my BC anyway.

I am sorry to hear that you are having a bad day today...but tomorrow is coming, and with it hopefully a time of feeling better.

Some days are just rough for some reason. Try to get through it as best you can with some relaxation and coping mechanisms, and look forward to a fresh start tomorrow.

Try not to put a timetable on getting better...of course we all want to feel well, but sometimes we can put an unconscious pressure on ourselves to be better by a certain time/point.

Every step is getting you closer to recovery, so keep up the good work. Be patient with yourself and know that things are going to get better in time.

Talk to you soon,

S.C.

Feeling awful physically and mentally today. I just don't know what I have to do to get better... doctors don't want anything to do with me.

Well I know there's something physically wrong in addition to the anxiety. It's not like a normal stomach bug. The stomach stuff comes and goes and I also feel lightheaded/short of breath. I just don't know what to do since doctors just say "your blood work is fine, you're perfectly healthy." I'm so tired of feeling like this.

I have. My vitamin D was right on the lower edge of normal but my B12 is fine.

Great news!! It is good at least to be listened to and validated, right?

I hope that you continue to get some answers, and that your new Rx brings you some relief!

Keep us posted.

S.C.

Feeling awful again today. :( Short of breath, my stomach hurts, I can't eat, etc. All the optimism from yesterday has gone.

Thanks! I feel a bit better this evening but I have a major headache. My ears are hurting a little too, so that combined with feeling worse, and the doctor yesterday saying my lymph nodes seemed slightly swollen makes me feel like I still have traces of a viral infection that flares up every now and then. Thinking maybe I need to work on beefing up my immune system.