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Posted 3/11/2014 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I have symptoms of anxiety. But some times I will get pain in different areas of my body. Then I start thinking there is something else wrong with me. Like I didn't have pain in my right shoulder and now I do. Or I will get pain in the stomach. Does anyone get different symptoms then there normal symptoms? Misty.
Posted 3/11/2014 8:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hi. Read my emails. I get pains everywhere. And like many people have indicated to me those of us who suffer with anxiety are more focused on every ache and pain we have. Others probably have the same thing but don't focus on it. And the more you focus on it the more the anxiety escalates. Look at me! Everything sends me into a tailspin.
Posted 3/11/2014 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hi specialoneo129. I did not know that could happen. It sucks. How long have you had anxiety. I had it for all most 4 months now. I got anxiety 7 or 8 years ago. Now it came back worse. I hate this feeling. I take prozac and ativan. What medication are you on? I am all ways tired. I feel sick some times. My thighs to my feet tingle and burn. I get the chills. I shake and tremble inside my body. Do you shake and tremble inside your body? My E MAIL IS IN MY PROFILE. If you want to take through e mail all so feel free to e mail me. Misty.
Posted 3/11/2014 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I'm new here and saw your post. I've been having this problem lately. I've always had generalized anxiety but this time it's really been more of health anxiety. It started after my son got ill, that very weekend I started having chest pain and thought I was having a heart attack. I kind of put it out of my mind because I had to take care of my son but afterward I started to feel pain in my shoulder, I goolged it (big mistake)!!!! Later, my chest hurt again, then one arm hurt one day and the other the next day. Then my chest would hurt again. I had a mammogram done during these symptoms and when I received a notice in the mail saying I needed more evaluation I panicked. I had ultrasound done and while waiting on those results I panicked some more! I was convinced that the chest pain was related and for sure I had cancer. When the results came back negative for breast cancer I thought I wouldn't have anxiety anymore but now I still have pains and think something is really wrong with me. I'm afraid to see the Doctor because I'm scared he'll find something wrong with me. I'm due for a pap and don't want to go. I'm trying to quit smoking (which scares me even more) but I've exercised my whole life and eaten very healthy, but I know I'm at risk. I'm so afraid of every pain I feel and right now I, for some reason got it in my head there is something wrong with my bladder. I've had chronic UTI's but a couple of years ago my primary doc sent me to a urologist just to check me out. Well the doc kept me waiting in the room for over an hour and when I left without being seen another doc saw me where he said he wanted to run all these tests for cancer. Yet, he hadn't even seen a sample of my urine. I never went back and I have symptoms of a UTI or maybe something worse. I'm driving myself crazy!
Posted 3/11/2014 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Kat,

Welcome to HW where you'll find plenty of people with similar anxieties and concerns. Health Anxiety seems to be among the top-ranking ones, so you're in good company! (Which also means, you're not alone,...and knowing your fears are shared goes a long way to help manage the symptoms).

I encourage you to start a thread of your own (click on "Post New Topic") and make an introduction thread, and,--just like you did here,--let the forum members meet you, learn about you,....share your story, your experiences....

We've found that you'll get a lot more exposure....making your first post at the end of another thread, it may get missed! And we wouldn't want that to happen.

Have you checked out our Resources Page?

You can also type "health anxiety" in the search bar and you'll find a good number of previous posts to read that so many of us have contributed to,....with such familiar fears and similar concerns.

I emphasize, you're not alone.




M.
Posted 3/11/2014 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Merrida!
Posted 3/11/2014 9:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Misty. Yes, at least from my own experience, symptoms can change. I have had pains and strange feelings that came and went. I started brisk walking on a treadmill in January for a half hour, 3 - 4 days per week. Now my legs (mainly the right one) seem to feel like jello although they work fine. Two weeks ago, I started lifting light weights and my right arm has now felt like jittery and spasmy for a couple of weeks. I'm trying to convince myself I don't have MS or ALS or something terrible. It is so hard trying not to concentrate on them but is good when you realize that something you were feeling is gone. Hope you're doing ok now.
Posted 3/11/2014 10:07 PM (GMT 0)
Panda,

I just wanted to interject here: When you begin weight training, and provided you're properly doing gradual progressions, it's not only normal but it's a very good sign when you get the twitching. That's a healthy response of your nervous system.

Having spaghetti legs, or jello legs, is also par for the course.

And, once again, it's more common than not to find one leg, (or one arm, or one side) is more "affected" than the other.

All of these things are completely normal. And remember,....healthy. That twitch response is your nervous system adapting to the load of the weights. It's simply one expression your body has of showing you that it's working.

You'll also find certain exercises tend to bring it about more than others.

You are fine! :)




M.
Posted 3/11/2014 10:18 PM (GMT 0)
Merrida...thank you SO much for that comment. I needed it! I've been on the treadmill since January, but just started adding the weights like less than two weeks ago and about 3 times per week. I am on the treadmill for 10 min easy, then work up and the last 15 is a light jog enough to get the heart rate up there. After I get off, I sit down and do a 5 lb weight in each hand. I do bi-cep curls, then over the head presses, then straight up and out to the sides where arms are parallel to floor, then one to work that "chicken wing" that women get. I did 12 of each once, now working up to 12 of each twice. I do feel the sensation of "twitching" and "jelly" feeling on both sides, but more so on the right. The left is just enough to know it's there. Again...thanks! I just started this so don't know what to expect.

Post Edited (mysweetpanda) : 3/11/2014 4:22:48 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/11/2014 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Symptoms always change...there is something new I would say every other month or so...hang in there you will be fine.

Great sharing and advice in this thread. 

Posted 3/12/2014 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Misty. I've had anxiety for many years. At least 10. Maybe longer but I probably didn't know what it was. This current bout us by far my worst ever. More and different physical symptoms. Worse health anxiety. Trembling inside. Jello legs. I feel like I'm shaking all over sometimes but my hands and legs aren't shaking. It's just a feeling. I'm on Zoloft and Xanax. If I don't improve in a couple of months and still need Xanax the doc is going to switch me to Ativan. I'm also thinking I may be getting menopause symptoms too. Are you anywhere near that age?
Posted 3/12/2014 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
Yes! Absolutely. For me the pain can be all over my body at once or travel around my body usually starting with my left arm and shoulder. I got my stomach checked professionally today and everything is fine so that can only mean my anxiety is getting the best of me.

I'm getting more tests done. I actually hope they find something so I don't have to blame it all on anxiety but it looks like that's what's going to happen.

What I do though is keep a journal of my pain. Date and timed and I describe what the pain was, when it started and how bad from a scale of 1-10 10 being the worse of how it felt. So when I see the doctor I can tell them exactly what's wrong. As usual though I expect they will pat my back and say it's just anxiety.
Posted 3/12/2014 7:03 AM (GMT 0)
Please read my old post , I get chornic pain all over 24/7 ..... Its horrible ..... Been to many docs its all anxiety for the last year and half .....
Posted 3/12/2014 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hey specialoneo129. Yes I am near that age . I am 51. How old are you? I get shaking and trembling inside my body to. My legs feel like jello some times to. My hand hurt and tingle, My thighs to my feet burn and tingle. My toungue even tingles and burns. I am all ways tired no energy. When you say shaking is it in your whole body. Like you drank a 100 cups of coffee? Some times I get like this sick feeling in my chest like queasy. My E MAIL ADDRESS IS IN MY PROFILE . Please feel free to E Mail me anytime so we can talk. Misty.
Posted 3/12/2014 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hello scary kat. What is UTIs? I got anxiety 7 or 8 years ago. It went away. But now I got it again and its worse. I think I got it from when I found out I got colon cancer. They took out a tumor and 3 lyph nodes. I started chemo only had three treatments and I had to stop because I got a bad reaction from the chemo. My nose went numb. I had a hard time swallow and couldn't breath. They had to give me benadrill to counter react it. I think thats when the anxiety really kicked in. I am on ativan and prozac. Misty.
Posted 3/12/2014 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi My sweet panda. I Like that name. Thank you for responding. Yes it feels weird when I get different symptoms. Doe's your legs twitch at all sometimes my do once in a while. My main problem is when I shake and tremble inside my body. Especially in the morning. Do you get that? Misty.
Posted 3/12/2014 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
Misty. I sent you an email.
Posted 3/12/2014 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
Ok specialone. I see that you did but I don't have your e maill address. I don't know if you want to give it to me or not. If you do send another one with your e mail address please. Misty.
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