Scared, has anyone else felt like this?

Those seem to be many of the symptoms that I am experiencing. I have been running a fever of about 100 now everday and normally I'm about 96.5 or so.

Thank you everyone for your replies. I hope everyone is doing well! Especially you Panike!!!! i am sorry to here about your reaction. I would try the Lexapro, it has help my anxiety a little with no side effects.

Even though the anxiety of my health has subsided, my symptoms have not. I am still running a fever every day, some days I get a burning feeling in my heart, like my blood is boiling, then sharp pains. It is bizzare, and scary!

My chest hurts right now from straining to breath all day, I just wish someone could figure out what is wrong, this fever, pains, and fatigue is killing me!!!!

That is wonderful that your symptoms went away. Hopefully the Celexa helps.

The fever does bother me a little bit, but my doc. seemed to think my heart was ok after doing another ekg, but I just don't understand how something that only is on you for seconds can tell you your heart is fine, do you know what I mean?

My heart wasn't even palpitating or burning while it was on there and afterward he put me on another type of inhaler to subside any inflammation and said the next step is to sent me to a lung specialist....wouldn't you think he would want to send me to a cardiologist first?

I'm not sure, I know I have a PPO but I still thought I needed a referral? I know this sounds weird, but aside from the heart feelings I get, I also feel like there is inflammation of my vocal cords or something in my throat that could be causing this, do you ever get that feeling in your throat?

It probably is all anxiety, and I'm not ashamed to have anxiety, I'm just scared that that's all it is considering that I am still not better....Is there anything more frustrating?

I don't know if mine is considered shortness of breath, but it is certainly the inability to take a deep breath. Is that the same feeling you all experience when you say "shortness of breath"

I also have a tickle in my chest, I think it's palpitations, but it always makes me feel like I have to cough. I don't know what to do, I am seriously going CRAZY!!

Post Edited (lalala16) : 2/13/2008 4:03:00 PM (GMT-7)

paulos, to barge into a computer conversationis odd,but here it goes. I have been told by a pshychiatrist that I was seeing, before he left the field to go fish in Alaska (no kidding) that fear or what he described as a feeoing of emminent doom is more disabling than any other medical condition on the books, becuase it is feeding directly off the most powerful and mysterious organ we have our brain. Not to make light at all...but for the unfortunate soul, who I will in a minute or two pray for, who might be experiencing Kidney failure for example knows outcomes treatments course of events ETC. Emminent doom or uncontrollable fear we have 0 answers, 0 outcomes, 0 things to owrk with. Starting Syrtraline and weening off of Lexapro has left me with the feelings of doom and fright. Paxil was the drug that absolutely gave me shortness of breath when I was taken off of that...come to think of it I would yawn alot too, almost like I was trying to get air. Today for some reason things have leveled off. Yesterday was horrible, I did the same routine, took the same drugs at the same time, at the same food had the same sleep...makes me want to scream. Either way I am still here and have lots of experiences and things to share that I have not been able to share before, because people who don't know, don't know. LaLaLa when I thought I was having some kind of heart failure for a few months a couple of years ago I got so fed up, I would go for a run have info with contacts and drugs and family get my heart rate up to around 130 hoping that something would happen...nothing did. I am thankful, but it hasn't taken away the fear of heart conditions. I understand.
take care all, and keep talking I think it helps us all -Greenway-

ok now I know it's A/P. Last night I found out my mom (who has MS) is getting worse (she's still pretty healthy the MS is just slowly progressing) and all of a sudden I couldn't breath. I guess that help me to know I'm ok and it's all in my head.

I had stopped taking my valium and just staying in the lexapro but I took a valium and went to bed. Yesterday I felt good, and today I feel ok. I just got home from a frustrating drive and have a horrible headache and palpitations. I am wondering if I should ask for a stronger dose of the lexapro or wait it out another month or so.....I am 5'2'' and 110 lbs. I don't know if that makes a difference in the strength but I feel like maybe I need something a little stronger

Greenway i so agree with that statement you made.Fear and the feeling of doom is the most disabling medical condition in the book! Like you said because it feeds off the most powerful organ in our body,the brain!! And there is no cure for that.The only cure is trying to reprogram your thoughts and that's easier said than done! With other medical conditions you can take a pill and most of the time all your symtoms will go away but with this thing even taking medicine doesn't relieve it completely! I never thought about it that way though until you said it!

I have re read all your posts on this thread Lalala and I must say it does sound like you have a real straight forward hard core case of anxiety and panic
It is a HORRID way to live hun BUT with selkf help support and techniques you can do it we will all be with you and of course your meds....you mention you had not taken your valium,well I would in your position continue to take it if it helps and it seemed too with the other med ..
You have found your trigger in your Mom's illness well at least one( sorry about your mom sweety)
Look for others around you or write down things that may be triggering these things you are going thru
I have had those periode
s of sheer doom and fear so bad I did hide under blankets for long periods of times BUT we cannot continue to let this DD beat us down all the time it needs a good butt kicking too IMHO
Small steps baby steps any steps will get you there I can tell you that for sure ........
Anticipatory anxiety is another type that can be crippling for many........

You are not going crazy this is what you are really feeling BUT you need to get to the roots of why and what for .........and FIGHT this beast known to so many ...despised by all
YOU can also use anxiety for the good of you in some ways IMHO......
Perhaps instead of thinking about he breathing as you know you are breathing right think of other things you can be doing concentrate not on your breathing but on other stuff and soon you will or should find you are not paying attention to the breaths that you take or feel you cannot take ya know
Am I making sense here.........
So mnay of us feel like this at one point or another yet we are still here .........why self preservation and support ....and friends like Panike and others
Keep on fighting this monster that loves to knock us to our knees and give it what it so deserves we will be right there with you

Keep posting and BELIEVE you can do this we know you can...............Luvs.........LYN

Hi LaLa,yes caffeine does make most people with anxiety feel worse! I can always tell when i've had too many sodas because my chest feels a little bit tighter and i find my self short of breath alot more.It just seems to make my P/A symotms flair up all together! My doctor told me to stay away from caffeine because of that.You know even people who dont have P/A feel strange sometimes when they've had too much caffiene! How have you been feeling lately?Has things gotten any better for you? I hope so! I've been doing pretty good so far,hoping it will stay that way for a while at least! Anyway try not to drink alot of caffeine,i mean a little bit is ok but not too much or maybe not any! Lyn offered you some great advice on her thread i hope it helped you out in some way!