Should i see a doctor

[Kevin160]

Recently my health anxiety has taken a turn ..im feeling like something is wrong with my physical health .....symptoms include

Dizzy spills

Headaches

Muscle pain and weakness

Chronic shortness of breath, cant take a deep breath except rarely

Confusion

Derealization

Feeling blood rushing to my head when standing up, raising my head, and pain

Shakiness , in my fingers,legs,arms sometimes

Back pain sometimes, and extremities in general, joints, bones

Eye problems, vision , hearing , you name it , sensitivity to light and sounds

Chest pain

Sometimes rashes or pimples,im not sure if physical, or stress,weather , shaving etc,.

Digestive problems sometimes, poor appetite , mostly nausea, heartburn ..etc..

High pulse low pulse sometimes, fluctuating ..

The problem is that every single symptoms in the world can be either nothing , or from anxiety, or an be MS or cancer , or ALS ..or anything basically

But i just feel worse, i cant do any activities without feekling like dying, i feel sooo sooo weak that walking makes me feel like im going to trip constantly ..or get dizzy ...

I know anxiety is strong but im getting much better than before , and i dont understand how my mind can do all this , i go to doctors fairly regularly , sometimes gastrologists, sometimes doctors for my bone pains..eye doctors alot , ear doctors, all of it ,apart from all the ER visits i used to get from panic attacks and like flu or fevers etc..so they are not all wrong and ignorant right? ...today was weird feeling so dizzy ..i have a migraine and i know its probably nothing, but i just keep feeling what if my anxiety was caused by a physical thing , like a heart problem maybe, or an illness , not that physical problems are caused by anxiety ...its possible like anything else in life ,, which makes everything much more concerning

[Hidden]

Do you work out? I think since you are young regular intense exercise would help you physically and alot mentally. It's a major stress reliever and it will get you out and feeling stronger and feel less of those symptoms. Try it and see. 😊

[Kevin160 in reply to Hidden]

I used to work out earlier in the year and late 2018, i had a gym membership and all, but right now with exams and all i didnt really have any intense workout , i will try again and see if it helps.. thanks alot

[Shann_001]

Sounds more like Postural orthostatic tachycardia a form of Dysautonomia..Have you ever checked the difference in your heart rate sitting and standing.

[Kevin160 in reply to Shann_001]

Well i dont think i ever did, i will check and see..thank you

[Jen456]

Hi Kevin. It seems like the symptoms in this post are similar to your profile so it really isn’t anything brand new. You ha w gone to the doctor many times and have had tests done, correct? This should assure you that you are healthy. Start journaling when your symptoms feel worse or better and I am thinking you will notice a trend or triggers. You are going to be fine. You are healthy. You are strong. Our body mind connection is incredible, right? It’s frustrating, but also pretty amazing to know how connected our body is. Is it time for final exams??

[Kevin160 in reply to Jen456]

I have recently finished my exams, it was just extreme pressure and im glad its over, but i still feel a bit sick, which is why i was surprised that im sleeping well right now, no stress, less anxiety ..so im not sure why im feeling this way , but im going to give it a bit of time ...thank you for the support

[sjkj2011 in reply to Kevin160]

Kevin I experienced the same in college during finals. My roommate ever rushed me to the hospital one night. Don’t underestimate the pressures as a student on top of managing anxiety. I have been there. Let me k ow how I can help.

[Kevin160 in reply to sjkj2011]

❤️❤️ i appreciate the support, thank alot

[Lulububs]

Hey Kevin

I feel i need to jump in as i am 45 and im sorry but all what u have described here is how i have felt since i was 17!! So that along time to have all those symptoms.... imagine.

Im gona tell u something now for ur own good. Ur obv young( exams gave it away) if u dont deal as soon as poss u will have it forever...

U are not ill.... u have no sickness or disease ur disease is off the mind and it the worse kind because it can take control of ur whole body and life and ruin it. By making u ill and have weird symptoms ie i once kept fainting... about 8 times a day...

Just my body couldnt take any more stress so it just would shut off .. i actually had to learn to breath properly with a specialised physio??? See WEIRD.

What im telling u is as someone who experienced it but came out the other side....

1) it not always u the bad stuff happens to... people keep stuff to themselves as you prob are, there prob 100s of people round u exp the exact same thing

2) u are not ill.

3) try to control it before it controls u... i wished someone had helped me or i had helped myself when i was younger so i could have coped through my life.

It will get better ur exp this at mo coz ur having a hard time... any pressure on our bodies or mind will makes brain act up as it telling u it not happy!

Either seek help at dr with medication or therapy or counseling within ur uni or college or school.. it does not make u weak it make u a strong person to seek help to recognise ur problem.

I went to therapy... aswell as a little help medication wise and what do ya know at 45 i have no anxiety and no depression... it dont mean i dont .. i just know when i getting it and i deal with it.

I also agree with someone about the exercise ... find a outlet to release endorphins ( happyness) and also to get rid of the pent up anxiety and anger... i used to run... not long runs just until i felt it all come out my body and i felt relaxed again/ yoga/ meditate....

Tale time out from ur books and chill. Watch a film ... anything apart from think about urself for a hour

[Kevin160 in reply to Lulububs]

Thank you alot for sharing your story , im not sure i agree about the necessity of therapy right now, i definately wanted to but my family werent supportive and i was hesitant and scared, but over the past 6 months, i grew up alot mentally, the first panic attack was on the 28th of december, worst day, i thought i was gonna die , to a point where the extreme fear turned to acceptance and calmness ..but i got through it , and until april, i couldnt escape it , i didnt know about meditation, breathing techniques , and claire weekes acceptance method that helps me every single day , because i always thought it would kill me panicking and stressing, but i realized nothing is known, smoking can kill, and im trying my best to keep calm ...and i realized that i have less pressure, less fear , and facing it made it less scary , so know i get terrible symptoms, i get sometimes heart flutters, fear but its less intense and common, my last constant panic attacks were in april and they wouldnt last long, i finally feel in control and eventhough i have alot to work on, i achieved alot considering i had only this forum and just me and my frightened mind that would believe lies and superstitions..as i said things still scare me , and im weak sometimes, but im still much stringer mentally and physically

[Lulububs in reply to Kevin160]

It great u feel stronger and u have little techniques to get u through it, thats all u need.. to get by day by day then one day ur realise u been better for a week then a month.

Im not into all this self help stuff but i had alot of issues so thats why i took therapy but one thing that she did tell me to do was read a book called “ feel the fear and do it anyway” susan jeffers... i was like urgh read i havent got time for this, it was the most eye opening book.. it about how our bodies have a “ fight or flight mode” and when we get into either one of them it hard to teach ur body anything else. So when u feel fear, anxiety , panic attacks, stop, think about the situation, whats the worse that can happen, visualise it THEN DO IT ANYWAY! Once u do u will just reboot ur mind to realise NOTHING GONA HAPPEN , ur not gona die... i live my life like this now... i do everything... even being at a wedding used to make me anxious for weeks before now i go and i make sure i have the best time. Coz what bad can happen? I die of wedding cake consumption😂🤢.

The medition really help to, i dont mean sit with ur legs cross and chant or anything , just lay on ur bed and breath , clear mind, proper belly breaths and do nothing... for 10 mins... it just a chance to get a grip on urself and calm urself down abit.

I am quite hyper! So it chance for me to calm down.

U will b ok ... it all good.. ur in a really stressy part of life at mo but believe me once u get to other side ur be like “ i did that , i got through all that and nothing bad happened”.

Panic attacks are horrid, i had one in sainsburys once oh the shame!! I grabbed the shelf and held it so hard i pulled it off along with 100 loafs of bread , i had to lie and say i was pregnant and i was having alot of morning sickness and i felt woozy ha ha