Health anxiety

[mayaohh]

I’ve had this pain in my arm shoulder and wraps around to my upper back that has been happening for a couple days. I get this very random jaw pain too that’s not severe just uncomfortable but it goes away quickly. Then suddenly yesterday I got this sharp pain in my back that moves around my whole back and is worse when I stand up and hurts less when I lay down. I’m scared it’s something serious and googling doesn’t help. I just recently started anxiety medication at the beginning of January and trying to understand that not everything is some serious problem but this is scaring me and I can’t stop thinking of the worst case scenario.

[nicetry]

Hi. I’m an exercise physiologist (who happens to have major depression and anxiety). Sounds like a back problem to me — the pain is radiating to your arm and jaw. I’d try a massage therapist and/or chiropractor. It will improve with time.

[mayaohh in reply to nicetry]

Thank you!

[L1994]

Hi mayaohh, I to suffer from bad health anxiety. I thought I over come mine after first being diagnosed 4 years ago. I was put on sertraline and was in them for 2 years. I came off them gradually and I felt like j was doing OK off them. Not great but I was managing well with out them. After so many year I have all of a sudden hit rock bottom again after having a health scare. Found out that I have CIN 3 of cervix but i seem to get viruses and get very ill and i cant seem to get any better. It's been over a month thag in have felt like I'm have stomach problems and have back pain and feel like my belly is all sensitive inside underneath my ribs and have alot of excessive gas. I felt fine before I came down with a tummy bug but can't shift it. Scared of going to the drs because I think they will tell me it's something bad. No1 understands how bad I am feeling. I feel like they don't believe the way j am feeling. Have you been to the drs over your symptoms?

[L1994 in reply to L1994]

Also please don't Google. Google is our enemy. It makes anxiety so much worse with false information. I was told by my GP its the worst thing to do. X

[mayaohh in reply to L1994]

Hello,

I feel the same way when you say that no one understands how bad I feel. Everyone just tells me it’s all in my head but it’s not when I physically don’t feel good. I had gone to the ER twice last month and they checked my heart which is my biggest concern and they found nothing.

[L1994 in reply to mayaohh]

What medication have you been put in and how long have you been on it?

[mayaohh in reply to L1994]

I was given Buspar I’ve been on it since the beginning of the month

[hippieebbbz09]

You’ll be alright . Not alone in having health anxiety. It’s rough, like both of these users are saying , it will get better. Remember this.

Do see your primary dr, just to check . I can’t assume I know . When I felt what was similar to you , ( minus the Jaw pain ) I had trapped gas roaming everywhere:/. But nicetry has good advice for seeing a massage therapist. And L1994 is correct.. don’t Google anything.

See your primary and if things are muscular related —massages work so well.