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Hello everyone, I have suffered from panic attacks from years. They seem to come and go. Here lately, they are back and with a vengeance. And on top of that, I have shaky hands. When I look and the internet to "self diagnose" myself, I have symptoms associated with MS. DEAR GOD HELP ME!!! I'm don't know what to do. I've had every test possible. I've more than met my deductible for this year because I live at doctors offices trying to find answers of why I feel dizzy everyday. Why can I not focus, and my memory is shot. Why do I lose my balance and why are my hands shaking. I've become somewhat obsessed with trying to find an answer. I just want to feel 100% again. Has anyone else experienced the shaky hands?

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juzme

Yes..shaky hands. Restless. Dizzy. Breathing weird. All horrible scary symptoms.

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Do you have those symptoms too juzme?

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Yes I do. Do yourself a favour & don't google your symptoms. I've done it myself many times. Not good. You end up thinking you have all kinds of medical problems. Then the panic sets in once again.

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Ha. Too late juzme! I LIVE on the internet and WebMD. I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it. I want answers and look to the internet to find them.

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Lando111

Hi,

If the doctors have run the recommended tests and can't find anything else wrong then rest assured that all of the symptoms you have mentioned can definitely be stress-induced. (And anxiety and panic are definitely forms of stess).

I have suffered the hand tremors, dizziness, lack of focus and memory issues along with many other issues when stressed. It's a horrible feeling and the temptation is always there to worry that it's something serious, but that's how you can lose years of your life to this so I try not to let it win.

Best of luck.

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Thanks Lando111. I've had so many tests run and of course they can't find a thing. But if it was MS, that can't be detected by a blood test....right? My fear is that they are missing something. My hands now shake all the time. Is that what happens to you? I am scared to death!! I wake up in fear and go to bed in fear everyday! I've become obsessed with my health. My mom passed away due to pancreatic cancer 2 years ago, and ever since then, I've become a walking hypochondriac. I know it's not good for me to "self diagnose" myself, but I can't help it. When I don't feel well, I want/need to know why.

I'll do less worrying and more praying.

Thanks Lando111.

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If you're constantly anxious the symptoms will be there all the time. And they'll change into something completely different/seemingly unrelated for no apparent reason whenever they like.

I'm not an expert by any means but I gather that MS generally affects one side of the body (or one side more than the other) at a given time, so if both hands are shaking to the same extent I'd be far more inclined to think it was stress/anxiety related than anything more serious given your history.

The problem with self diagnosis is that we don't have the knowledge or expertise to interpret the symptoms correctly.

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Thanks Lando111. I should pay you to treat me instead of these doctors.

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It's in an anxious person's nature to worry that dr's are wrong or have missed something, but I try to remember that for every misdiagnosis a doc makes there will also be hundreds of correct ones.

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