It was about a minute - two or three at the most I reckon. Basically I woke up feeling normal apart from the cramp I think (difficult to tell as I'd just woken up, but I think the cramp came first)....
Thanks Holly, I might give that a go. I don't usually get cramp at night it's usually if I'm doing excercise (I'm quite a keen cyclist amongst other things and I'd ridden a 15 mile round trip to work...
Hi, Seem to have been doing quite well recently, but I think I had another panic attack this morning. It was brief, but pretty intense. I'm quite prone to muscle cramps (although usually while I'm...
Thanks guys. I feel better today, but mystified as to what's been up the past few days. Thought I'd got the better of it and then it came back. The main thing is I've been at least half-sure it's...
It's been about a year since I've had any notable anxiety problems, but I think it's happening again. There's the usual edginess and difficulty relaxing, but the main symptom is slightly different......
I get the occasional jolt - usually feels a bit like I've been woken up suddenly, sometimes it's kind of a twitch in an arm or leg. Does seem to be linked to periods of anxiety....
Have you looked into alternative methods of treatment? I didn't like the idea of regular medication (although I appreciate they are the best option for some people) and so I went with excercise,...
I had similar problems a while back and was told it was probably acid reflux (cardiac stuff was fine). The sore throat could well be due to the reflux, as of course could the chest pains. I know it's...
I've experienced this too. I get the impression there are an unusually high percentage of younger people and men who get this compared to some anxiety problems. Probably reading too much into it, but...
I've had this occasionally - especially just as I was going to sleep at night, I'd get this feeling like my throat was closing up and I'd gasp for breath. Haven't experienced it for a while though,...
This seems to be quite a common symptom of anxiety. It can be scary (from personal experience - thought I had a heart condition until my doctor proved otherwise!) but it isn't harmful. There are...
[b]Yes Chris we have snow, you want to buy some? lol. We can keep it on ice for you too. I am just plain Minnesota Nice. [img]/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Kitt Haha. Just spent all my money on a...
There isn't any one defining point that stands out as a sucess, but about this time last year (and the on and off until the end of the summer) I was having some quite serious problems with health...
You guys have snow? That's not fair :) I've just spent last months wages booking a holiday out to somewhere specifically with snow and some mountains to slide down!...
Thanks - although to be fair that was partly for my own benefit - I find talking about it helps and sometimes doing so on here is easier than face to face with someone you know. It's very useful to...
Hi, I'd been meaning to do this for ages and now I see there is already a thread for it /community/emoticons/smile.gif I first came here whilst having big problems and within days it became obvious a...
Ok, that's done. Well, there's some good news and some ok-ish news I suppose. It was a great time to run the test as I was as tense as I ever get I think! I'm quite active and my resting heart rate...
I don't really know, time I suppose. I found meditation quite useful when it was at it's worst - basically just half an hour or so with the lights off, some soothing music and just focusing on my...
Thanks :) I've also noticed myself being a little more 'on edge' subconciously - outwardly I feel quite relaxed, but I've noticed a few little twitches and stuff that I would more directly associate...
Hi Guys, I seemed to have overcome my anxiety problems from earlier in the year, but I am having problems again and I think there is a good chance they're related. I'm young and according to my...
Thanks for the support guys, I appreciate it. We had a brief talk about the symptoms and she listened to my heart and concluded everything was fine medically and it was "probably just an anxiety...
Thanks guys. Will go back to the doc shortly and give him an update. It's quite annoying - thought I'd got over the anxiety I had before. When this attack happened I was about as relaxed as I ever...
Hi, A few months ago whilst sufering a bout of anxiety I had what I think (and for that matter my doctor seemed to think) was a panic attack. Now I think I may have had another.... This morning...
Well, she found some packs of fruit and nuts specifically marketed as soluble fibre for digestive problems and started eating quite a lot of that and she reckons that was the main difference. It...
It's weird how they seem to cycle isn't it? I will have a few days of spasms, a few days of chest pains and a few days with nothing other than a swollen/tickly throat. This week it's spasms...
Well, still alive :) Had a couple of minor flutters lately (more than usual) but nothing serious. Definitely been having more problems with nausia, gas etc too which I suppose is sort of a good sign!...
I know how you feel. It seems a lot of people get (often quite severre) chest pains with GERD. I tend to have milder ones, but they just don't go away, virtually ever. My doctor reckons it's all due...
Hi Guys, I posted on here a few weeks back on behalf of my girlfriend who was having stomach troubles. Thanks to some suggestions on here we managed to put together an IBS-friendly diet. It may be a...
Last night I got home late after a 4 hour drive back and felt hungry, despite the time. I didn't have any food in the house, but I had a couple of glasses of fruit juice left (UHT sealed!) in the...
I agree - it could be a lot worse. Unfortunately, when I get anxiety it's usually combined with a massive dose of hypochondria. So I'm usually convinced I have a debilitating, life threatening...
When I had a bad period of anxiety a few months back I got this pretty much permanently. The best way to describe it (for me) is like watching your life through a TV. Everything goes on 'outside' as...
Hi guys, Thanks for your replies /community/emoticons/smile.gif Have to say the headache appears to have eased. Although on the subject of headaches (around the eye) someone pointed out that at 24,...
Hi, Having had a bad bout of anxiety a little while ago, I seemed to be back to normal. However, recently something else has started making me anxious about my health again. Unpleasant as it is, I...
Hi, I went to my doctor a little while ago with chest pains. He said it was non cardiac and probably acid reflux. I'm an otherwise healthy, active 24 year old and I've had blood tests and an ECG Part...
Yep, I am indeed - the joys of the NHS...... My girlfriend was basically told to go away by one GP. She's in quite a lot of pain and not prone to being melodramatic without cause. Still waiting for...
She's due for an appointment next month (sadly we have a state funded health service here, which has very little money at the moment, because the government is too busy blowing people up in the...
Hi, Well, we're not entirely sure it's IBS. Symptoms seem to be basically everything you mentioned, but recently it's mostly been stomach pains. Don't know the exact details - they found a couple of...
Hi, My girlfriend has been having various stomach troubles for about 4 months now. Recently it's taken the form of stomach cramps that seem to be getting worse. Her doctor has done a brief exam and...
Hi, I had a couple of weeks of virtually continuous chest pains. They weren't especially severre, but they almost never went away. I went to a doctor who rapidly concluded they weren't cardiac. On...
PS Can anyone recommend symptomatic relief - gargling (water solluable!) paracetamol or something maybe?...
Sounds promising! Look forward to the point where it goes :) On a related note - I suppose it varies from person to person, but I can totally sympathise with your husbands comments! I had a mystery...
Hi, Not too sure what you mean, but everything else seems normal. It started off with a tickly feeling in my throat about 2 months ago, then I went through a period of bad chest pains (at which point...
Thanks Browneyes. To be honest it's not really getting in the way at all - it doesn't hurt or anything and I can physically swallow without any problem, it's just a bit unnerving feeling like your...
Hi, I've been having acid reflux problems for a while now - largely heartburn and a tickly cough feeling. Recently, I've been having a feeling like my throat is swollen. I'm otherwise healthy and I...
It seems to come and go, although I've not noticed it so much at all lately. What is slightly weird is it seems to be mostly on the right side of my mouth, it almost feels a little like I'm dribbling...
Hi, I went through a period of a similar thing, although perhaps not quite as intense. It seems to have eased now, but strangely, the pain that used to be almost exclusiely on the left have now...
Hi, I wasn't aware there was a cancer risk associated with it? It's not something I'm especially worried about , to be honest. The doctor was confident it wasn't cardiac (and some 'kill or cure' long...
Out on the bike again last night. There did seem to be a little bit of discomfort, but I've had far worse just sat at my desk, so I guess excercise is beneficial overall as it probably distracts me...
Hi, What effect does excercise usually have on GERD? I used to be very active, but haven't been out much since christmas for various medical reasons. I took my mountain bike out for the first time in...
Nope, I'm strictly medication free. Thanks Tummytuck. Was more curious than worried, but thought if I looked in to it I'd be able to find some sort of (highly unlikely) horrible disease that might...