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Posted 12/13/2011 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
I have felt physically sick for a long time and all my medical tests are great. Has anyone else felt critically ill with anxiety.

I am so sick some days I can hardly walk though the house or cope with the degree of disability from it. I feel like I have a major illness but the doctors say I dont.

Posted 12/13/2011 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,

It sounds like you are suffering from health anxiety, have you ever considered counseling? I have this too but it's best to check with a therapist for an official diagnosis.


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Posted 12/13/2011 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
I was sick for about a week because of anxiety. I wasn't able to keep food down. Just take it easy and relax/rest in bed as much as you can when possible. I seemed to do best lying in bed listening to some nice music.
Posted 12/13/2011 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
I am in and had extensive therapy - years of it
Posted 12/13/2011 9:19 PM (GMT 0)
I understand your frustration. I have health anxiety and also have LPR reflux. Before I was able to get through my anxiety through the assurance of medical tests, but now that I have something wrong I cannot tell which symptom is responsible for what and feel like it's a living nightmare. I have also been in therapy for three years.
Posted 12/19/2011 9:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hi MysticSoul - I feel the same way. I had some sort of virus about 5 years ago that seemed to trigger my first panic attack. I didn't know what it was at the time. I thought maybe it was part of the virus where I thought I might throw up or pass out or something. I was pretty sick with stomach issues for a couple of years and developed intolerances to milk, caffeine and alcohol. I gradually got better, but every now and then would have a relapse.

This year I have had three episodes where I felt a heavy feeling in my chest, which then progressed to feeling really weird - kind of sick and like something was wrong. I can't explain exactly what it is, but it feels really bad and that I could die. Then I do get anxious and shaky. The most recent one caused chest pain too. Eating can make me feel better or worse, which is why I wonder if it's something wrong with my digestive system that could be triggering these attacks.

I have had so many tests, but everything comes up fine.

After eating I often feel pain high up in my chest (not like heartburn - more like a stitch way up high) and I get fuzzy headed and feel off. Worrying about it makes it worse, but I can't help it.

So I totally understand what you mean when you feel like you're really ill, but the doctors say otherwise. And you worry that if you're not sick now, something must be going on that will eventually turn into something serious. I'm going to start keeping a food diary and see what foods affect me. And in the new year I'm going to look at getting some counselling and see a holistic doctor who specialises in chronic illness.

I hope you find some answers. I'll let you know if I do.
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