I have the exact same feelings, Cooper. I have panic that I'll lose control and become suicidal, be institutionalized, or have a seizure, or a panic attack so bad I'll just lost my grip on reality....
You aren't alone at all. Lots of us are in the same boat. Sounds like stress is what got you. I think that stress (in any of its many, many forms) are probably what cause anxiety. It's like living in...
I have days like that too where I am just scared out of my mind. I get scared my dog will die, or that I will have such a bad panic attack I'll just fall over on the floor and have a seizure, or that...
You aren't alone. I have anxiety as soon as I open my eyes every single morning. It's like waking up in prison. After trying many things that haven't worked, I too am working with a doctor who is an...
Thanks guys. Today has been better, but I keep worrying it's going to happen. I don't think it helped that I started therapy and then had to take 3 weeks off for the holidays. Besides being sexually...
Don't be discouraged that it may not be temporary. That doesn't mean it's permanent. You can heal from anxiety and depression. I believe that....
I take xanax when I feel like I just need a break or the anxiety is too much. It is incredible how effective it is. I also talk to multiple friends and family so everyone knows what is going on with...
Hello friends. I wanted to ask if anyone else ever had weird feelings like this: this morning out of the blue I got scared I was going to lose my mind and end up in a run-down old mental hospital or...
I take propanolol, but I just started. I have anxiety in the morning when I wake up too. I was also waking up at dawn everyday and couldn't go back to sleep. My doc did a saliva cortisol test and I...
I hear you Ward. You should defintely look for a doctor that will take you seriously. If you don't think your therapist can help you resolve your trauma maybe you should find a new one too. It is...
I feel the same way a lot of the time. I have a scared feeling inside and I'm not scared of anything in particular. Other times I'm scared of the 'what ifs' too. It's really easy to let your mind get...
That's an interesting take Larry. Each attack is allowing the abuse to continue. My problem is that I don't know if I believe 100% that the sexual abuse is what causes my anxiety and bad feelings....
Ward, My heart goes out to you. No child should have to live through what we have. My therapist told me there isn't a line where the physical problems end and the emotional problems begin. For the...
Astro, Doc gave the propanolol to block some effects of the thyroid to see if it would provide some temporary relief. I don't know if it's working or not. I'm going to ask about the CD4 test you...
Thanks Larry. How did you overcome your PTSD? I have it as well from being sexully abused as a child. I just started admitting that about a month ago and just started therapy with a really good guy....
I get them quite a bit too, but I don't understand if I'm hyper or hypo. Adrenal issues can cause palpitations too. There is defintely some type of relationship with the thyroid and adrenals....
Thanks astroman. I really felt like I had the candida whipped, but something changed/happened when I stopped the T3 med without tapering. Do you think I'm doing damage by taking the beta blocker?...
My doc gave me propanolol (10 mg twice a day) and xanax to try and get me through right now until I make some progress on my thyroid, adrenals, and emotional issues. I've been taking the propanolol...
I have it at times too when I'm not feeling well. My legs feel like rubber bands. It only seems to happen when I'm actually having anxiety and can't sit still....
Also, I got a lot better with yeast treatment and had a good period of feeling pretty good. When I stopped the T3 med (partly because I was feeling so good and didn't think I needed it) and tried to...
The doc checked all the antibody levels for candida. IgM is down to 1.1 from 1.5 a year ago. The doc said this was good and that it could still just be residual antibodies. IgG and IgA (I think thats...
Astroman, I really appreciate your help. I pulled up the email from my doc with the labs that I referenced above and the T4 and T3 readings were both free. Here is what what the doc said: Thyroid...
I switched docs because the one that put me on all the parasite stuff was just trying anything and everything he could in spite of my thyroid labs being off. He wouldn't do anything for the adrenals...
I beleive the labs are the free readings. The reverse t3 was the total. The calculated ratio from the website you mentioned was 1.8, which us way lower than she says is good. My doc was giving me all...
I get a weird feeling in my chest and I just feel like everything is wrong. Christmas is making it worse. I have a bottle of xanax sitting on the counter but I don't want to take any. It's still in...
Sorry astro, I am taking rhodiola....
I'm like that with parasites and Lyme disease. It's funny because I've had three EKGs in the past 4 months because I tell the doc I have heart palpitations. The palpitations don't incite any fear at...
Thanks again astroman. I'm sorry, but I don't follow about regular t3 going up after treating reverse t3. Thyroid stuff is really new to me. My doc told me that my ratio of reverse T3 and free t3 is...
Thanks astroman. This Friday will be 6 weeks off the T3 med. This test was done about 3 weeks off. I'm going the first week of January to do it again. The baseline T3 number was 1.3 I believe. My new...
Also bluelyme, I've already had my blood looked.at under a microscope and had a stain done and there was nothing there....
I've only had symptoms for about a year and a half. My joints are fine. Head is fine. My back gets a little stiff sometimes or I get a knot in it here and there. There have been long periods of time...
Also, the doc that had me on all the stuff for parasites was just trying stuff out. I had 3 tests from Fry come back negative except for "Few" biofilm like structures. No Lyme coinfections on the...
I think I will get tested early next month. I'm really scared to find out if I have it or not. I'm already kind of a mess because of my thyroid and adrenals. I know I have problems with those. My...
That's the problem. I don't know if I should be or not. My current doc isn't necessarily a LLMD, but she said Lyme is very overlooked and is a major problem and she does test for it. She just doesn't...
Thanks for the info. I treated the candida with diet and antifungals and I think it's gone. I did improve with treatment and also improved with thyroid treatment, but I stopped the thyroid meds and...
Hello all. I'm new here. I just started posting today in the thyroid and anxiety forums. Since I'm anxious and reading sites like this, I'm scared I have Lyme disease. I do have some of the symptoms,...
Thanks. My biggest issue is trying to not let health anxiety get me. I'm scared I have Lyme disease or something. I read too much negative info and convince myself I have Lyme when I felt almost...
Thanks Hibee. I am planning on looking at the resources. I took a friend to the ER years ago who tried to stop xanax cold turkey and it scared me. That was five or six years ago and he's now on...
Also, forgot to add that I had a thyroid ultrasound and it came back normal with no lesions, cysts, or tumors. Size was great and it was perfectly symmetrical....
I have similar issues, except I still have some heart palpitations, lightheartedness, and brain fog. I know for sure I have a hormone imbalance, but I also have major unresolved childhood trauma that...
Hello everyone. I'm new here. I just made a post in the thyroid forum because I have some thyroid problems, but I really signed up to post here because anxiety is the albatross around my neck. About...
Hello all, I'm new here. About a year and a half ago I had a bad reaction to a cortisone shot. I developed anxiety/panic after the shot. I started seeing an "alternative" doctor who found high...