What sort of physical effects do you get from your anxiety/stress?

Hi all!

I've gone through a horrendous past 2 months with health problems. I have always had bad health anxiety so it has made it much more difficult. Basically I've had digestive problems the past 6 months and finally was told I need a colonoscopy. When I was told that I completely lost it and started developing various ailments I never had before such as:

Bloating, nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite and muscle twitching to name some. no medicine really helps which sucks. I feel better usually after I feel good emotionally for at least a few days.

Do you all have a lot of physical ailments related to being anxious? If so, how long do they last?

Hi DS and welcome to the A/P!

I am sorry to hear of your recent health challenges and anxiety.

We have several members dealing with chronic health issues and also anxiety as a co-morbid double burden...

...so know that you are not alone.

It can certainly be difficult to distinguish between what is the illness...and what can simply be attributed to the anxiety. So anxiety management really needa to plays a key role in helping to reduce A/P symptoms!

Pleas see our Resources at the top of the main forum page here for great self help material that is really beneficial if practiced regularly.

(you can also find a link there to the site Anxiety Centre that has a comprehensive list of anxiety effects.)

Know that we understand and care....and post with us anytime for anxiety support!

Talk soon,

Scaredy Cat

Well I'm really interested to read this thread, is that weird.
Anyways I have alot of different symptoms over the years but I'll list the ones I deal with most recent ( alot of them I have trouble describing so sorry in advance)

Head pressure, like my head will explode
Trouble sleeping but tired alot like DG
My heart will beat so fast I feel like it is going to jump out of my throat (this one's rare thank god)
An off feeling? Like something is wrong but idk what
Bad heartburn/ indegestion pain.
Headaches/migrane
Strong urge to run/move/leave

Thankfully the only symptoms that stay with me even when not panicking are the headache but I've had migrane my whole life so it's not always anxiety related.

My physical symptoms vary due to other conditions, but the main ones related to my anxiety are:

Nausea, fatigue, headaches, head tension, dizziness, numbness, trembling, trouble breathing, cannot eat, urinate more, and probably more that I'm forgetting.

I have IBS so the pain I suffer through makes it far worse when having a flare :/

Hope you start to feel better soon!!

Dizziness here for me, #1 symptom that I just have to learn (and relearn) to power through at times.