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Posted 3/26/2015 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
This is my first time posting so I'm kind of nervous. I am a 20yr old male 5"10 180lbs healthy I have had blood tests 2 ekgs and numerous doctors tell me I have anxiety. I go in monday for a ct of my head and a stress test. I am just so scared something. Is actually wrong with me I have constant light headedness, head pressure, not feeling all there, muscle aches and pains, sore throat, hard time sleeping, heaviness in my chest and arms and legs when laying down or just when anxious I have so many different symptoms I am constantly looking online to try and figure out what is wrong with me but it scares me bc I think I have a brain tumor or heart problems. I was put on 10mg of lexapro about 3 weeks ago and it's helped a little with my mood but I am constantly tense and worried about my health some help.
Posted 3/26/2015 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi M.C. and welcome!

I am sorry to hear you are dealing with these fears regarding your symptoms and health.:(

However, you have found the right place for support! Many of us deal with the very same concerns! Health anxiety is not uncommon...it is easy to see how the symptoms of anxiety can make us feel as if there is something seriously wrong with us.

The truth however, is that the varied and intense feelings that anxiety bring are very real and happen for a physiological reason...originating in our anxious thoughts.

So know that you are not alone, and there is help and hope.

I am glad to hear that you are started with some meds to help you manage the anxiety. Were you also referred to therapy...or is this something you have looked into?

A two pronged approach to anxiety management through both medication and therapy together is a good plan for many people dealing with this issue.

For now, if you are interested in getting started on some self-help, I can post some links for you from our Resources. We even have material specifically for health related anxiety! Just let me know and I will copy them here in this thread.:)

Post with anytime if you find it helpful. We are here to understand, and support is key for recovery!

Talk soon,

Scaredy Cat
Posted 3/26/2015 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
I appreciate your reply to me scardey cat it's good to know that I'm not alone but I just feel so helpless a lot and get constant light headed and head pressure sometimes it's even hard to walk or exercise
Posted 3/26/2015 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
M.C.,

A lot of these symptoms can be attributed to improper breathing...which we do without even being aware of it.

Muscle tension can also be a contributing factor.

Start with these exercises, especially the breathing and progressive muscle relaxation. Practice for at least 10 minutes 3x's a day.


http://www.stress-relief-exercises.com/


Be patient and persistant...it will take some time for improvement to be noted.:)

Let me know if you'd also like the health anxiety links.

S.C.
Posted 3/26/2015 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome Michael Clarke, I'm happy to see you have found us, but sorry you are having health anxiety. So many of us here have the same, myself included. Please check out the resources on the top of the page, and check out the link that SC gave you. You are not alone anymore, stick with us for support, ask any question you may have or simply use us a sounding board to vent away, we are here for you. Again, Welcome!!
Posted 3/26/2015 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

Welcome to the forum as you can see you will get good support.

Sorry to hear you have been getting health anxiety I also have problems with that so know how troublesome it can be. Check out the links SC has given you and keep posting here we are here to support you.

Hibee
Posted 3/26/2015 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
The hardest thing for me to get over is the physical symptoms they just make me feel like I am dying and it scares me because I am only 20
Posted 3/26/2015 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
The physical symptoms is the hard thing for most of us, so you are not alone. You've been to the doctors, right? They gave you a clean bill of health, so now it's your turn to trust them and believe that it is part of anxiety.
Posted 3/26/2015 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
Last thing I need done is a ct of my head and a stress Ive had 2 ekgs and numerous blood tests
Posted 3/26/2015 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
I'm there with ya buddy. Interesting conversation with a doc at work today about manifestation of anxiety in individuals. He said that most people with anxiety, it's manifested by your typical harried moments, and worried about being somewhere, bills to pay, not getting things done, etc. But sometimes, instead of this it comes out as physical symptoms. And those can be numerous. I felt like he was speakng to me directly but of course we were discussing another patient.

It made me feel better. I've been to numerous docs and usually end up being fine. I also have head pressure, dizziness, weakness, and constant anxiety that's really escalated these last couple months. I'm physically fine and the lexapro has helped me. Give it time. Get your test done and try those links. Deep breathing has been great for me!
Posted 3/27/2015 4:15 AM (GMT 0)
I know the feeling, when I am calm and breathe properly, my shoulders do not hurt. When I am anxious and breathing incorrectly, my shoulders hurt, so does my neck. It's stress, its anxiety, its a lot to handle. Breathing exercises are key. You can do it!
Posted 3/27/2015 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
I just feel so weird all the time it's like I'm not all here plus I'm constantly sore and feeling out of it. It's just so irritating my legs and arms feel so light and weak then other times they feel heavy.
Posted 3/27/2015 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
M.C.

It takes some time for the physical symptoms to phase out. They did not develop suddenly from one worried thought...

...so they are not going to go away instantly either...

Have you tried the exercises in the link I posted above yet?

I hope that you can spend some time with these regularly and start to see some improvement slowly but surely.

Here are a couple more I think would be helpful to you.

Health Anxiety- The Super Scanner

http://www.get.gg/docs/SuperScanner.pdf

12 Minute Meditation Focused on Relieving Physical Symptoms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2_UfFIszkY



Let me know if you would like any more self-help recommendations...we have a lot of great material!

S.C.

Posted 3/27/2015 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
The head pressure is the scariest part I constantly worry it's a tumor and don't feel like I will be at peace of mind until my ct scan monday
Posted 3/27/2015 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah I get the head pressure...heavy/foggy head symptom as well...no fun. ;/

Waiting for a test is rough as well...

Work on those coping skills to get you through the weekend...and let us know how it is going.

Best wishes on your test Monday! It is going to be alright.:)

S.C.
Posted 3/27/2015 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
Michael Clarke sounds like you might be suffering a bit of depersonalization. Depersonalization is an anomaly of self-awareness. It consists of a feeling of watching oneself act, while having no control over a situation. Subjects feel they have changed, and the world has become vague, dreamlike, less real, or lacking in significance.

I wish you well and good results on your up coming test, we are here for you so feel free to post anytime.
Posted 3/27/2015 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
How do you get that/ fix it
Posted 3/27/2015 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Good question :) I am by no means saying you have depersonalization, as I'm not a doctor but having had it myself in the past, your last comment made me think of it. Therapy is the best way to deal with it, can you talk to your GP and get a referral to therapy?

Besides the therapy, the links that SC gave you are good and there are more links in the resource thread at the top of the forum.

How are feeling with Today, with the lexapro? If you don't think it is helping perhaps talking to your dr about it will help, he can adjust your dose to perhaps bump it up some, or give you something else that would work better. AD is really a trial and error type thing, you never know if they work until you try them and give them 6 to 8 weeks to get into your system.
Posted 3/28/2015 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
How do you get it tho is it from my anxiety/constant worry and panic
Posted 3/28/2015 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
The head pressure is so constant and so irritating that I am constantly worried it's a tumor and it never subsides it minimizes sometimes but it has been constant for two months now I'm just so worried
Posted 3/28/2015 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Michael, I also get the head pressure, I don't like it either it drives me nuts with worry. I mentioned it to my doctor and she said it was anxiety. I recently bought a inversion table to help stretch my back and when I first started tipping upside down, I thought my head would expode and it brought on a panic attack. I thought I would have to stop using it and return the inversion table. Instead I kept using it and once I got used to it the pressure the anxiety subsided. What I'm getting at is the head pressure I had on the inversion table was normal blood moving to my head but the feeling made me panic but once I got thru the panic the pressure was not there and the anxiety was gone. Don't put so much fear in the feeling and the anxiety thus the feeling will subside. Hugs.
Posted 3/28/2015 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
I also get more lightheaded and spacey after working out I am also constantly off balance

Post Edited (Michael Clarke) : 3/28/2015 9:49:50 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/28/2015 3:46 PM (GMT 0)
Michael, everything you describe is anxiety, you really need to believe your doctors and I know that is hard but you have to in order to get better. Once you accept your doctors diagnoses of anxiety you can start working on conquering it. There are alot of great self help links in our resources on top of the page, I will post the link here for you. Also have you checked out the 2 links that SC gave you? I highly recommend you do. One more thing, are you against therapy? I know you said you want to try to do this yourself, but it's hard and having someone in your corner helping you would be beneficial. You could talk to your regular doctor about a referral to therapy. I hope you try to have a good weekend, look over the resource link.


https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

*made link active.:)

Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 3/28/2015 3:01:21 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/28/2015 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
So worried it's a tumor constant head pressure, trouble talking and concentrating sometimes feeling constantly out of it and scared I hate feeling like this the pressure is driving me nuts it never goes away and came on suddenly and ever since then it hasn't went away
Posted 3/28/2015 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
M.C.

Have you gone through the links that I provided for you? Did you work through the stress relieving exercises, do the meditation and read the super scanner?

I also agree with A.L. that you need to seek therapy in order to conquer this fear.

You are repeating the same concerns and fears...and we want to help, but we can only encourage you to try the self-help and seek a professional...

...only then are you going to be relieved of your worries.

Best wishes in taking these steps.

Post back when you have tried these suggestions and let us know how it is going, okay?

Encouraging you to work hard to find your recovery!

S.C.
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