Health Anxiety

[EMcNally6]

I have health anxiety so badly. It's taking over my life😩😭. Anyone go through this out there?

[Loveydovey0519]

I have it/trying to overcome it. Mine basically is all heart related. Although I do at times get a bit 'off' or dizzy. But I usually think there is something wrong with my heart. However I've had a myriad of tests and they all came back fine and normal.

[Jspar in reply to Loveydovey0519]

I have heart related anxiety. In the process of tests at the mo but so far so good, doesnt stop my anxiety though. How do you deal with yours? x

[Loveydovey0519 in reply to Jspar]

Basically just take one day at a time and try my best to not worry when I get symptoms related to what sets off my heart related anxiety. I still have days where I don't feel the best and my anxiety levels are pretty darn high. But I also have days where I'm feeling like I've almost completely overcome it. Also I've been having these feelings/sensations for months and I've had a lot of tests done and they all come back normal so I just try to reason with myself and tell myself that the doctors have given me a clean bill of health what I am experiencing is REAL but is itsnt derived from a physical condition. It's my mind, being over sensitized, worrying, panicking that is causes the physical sensations and symptoms.

[Jspar in reply to Loveydovey0519]

Thats really helpful, thank you. The symptoms are so bloody believable arent they, but I also know they are ourely down to anxiety. Strange how we can be so rational yet the anxiety can make so irrational. Well done to you for coping so well with it. We will win this one, as you say, one day at a time x

[Loveydovey0519 in reply to Jspar]

It's a struggle, and at times it can be and will be god awful! But with time, therapy, medicine, whatever other help we choose and is out there. We can progressively get better and better. And I always say and truly think it could always be worse.

[Luzcristy]

Hi EMcNally6

Im so sorry your feeling this way , I know exactly how you feel Ive been battling this for four years now , but you'll be ok , every time you feel that its the worst that its ever been , and you sit in bed waiting for it to be morning hoping you live threw the nerves ,the pain , every day tell your self its a victory . You did it . Hope it helps

[TarnishedHalo]

I went through a period where every gas pain, every episode of heart burn, every sore muscle on the left side of my back and odd feeling was my heart. I am a nurse so I know the atypical symptoms of heart attacks in women. I had several tests, even one of the most definitive tests (troponin level) done and they were all ok. Finally I got put on Buspar and it has been a Godsend. I also started reading the book "Anxiety: Panicking about Panic" by Joshua Fletcher. It is a good book and has helped me break the cycle. Now when I have the SAME odd sensations as before I'm able to tell myself, "Self, this is the same shit you felt when you had tests run that were negative. Self, if this was the big one you'd be dead already". It is hard to do, but once you can break the cycle it gets easier to convince yourself that you don't have _______________ illness.

Now, as a medical professional, I must urge you to have the tests done to rule out everything that could kill you. When these tests come back negative, then it's up to you to convince yourself that you're going to be ok. I used to tell people to stop Googling their symptoms, but then people wouldn't be able to find support groups like this.

If I can do it, anyone can. Good luck to you!

[Mumof347 in reply to TarnishedHalo]

That's me, I have been reading everything to do with illness, needing to watch every hospital programme going, omg awful nightmare, I got caught into a trap of nothing else matters and I'm just learning now that I am feeding my anxiety with doing all that makes it worse, but I had an addiction looking up every single symptoms I was convinced I was getting ill. This came from my parents passing away. I immediately thought I was going to too, so I have had bloods done, various tests done, all good, but it still sticks in my mind, I fully get that feeling and want to get better desperately to be able to live life happy....I am on anti depressants for GAD and moderate depression, I will research that Busbar though, should I ask my GP or psychiatrist??

[TarnishedHalo in reply to Mumof347]

I think you should ask whichever doc prescribed the other medications you are taking to avoid any interactions that may occur. Good luck!!

[Mumof347 in reply to TarnishedHalo]

Hi ah ok thank you, keep well

[Kittykatxxxxx]

Yes I've had this very bad . Thought I had ms last year. Ended up in a +e twice and had a brain scan . It was hell. Came through it though . Still always consulting doctor google though . But I am learning what is a real symptom and what is not .

Thing is I have genuine health problems too so I am always expecting to be ill.

I always have a current health(my heart at the moment ) worry but nothing like the ms scare . I look back and regret getting worked up over it .

[lin62-65ze]

Yes I fully understand. I have recently had to endure the worse stress ever in my life. Without going into to much detail my youngest son who used to phone daily, come for meals etc was taken away and we did not know when we could see him or visit etc. This was worse than if he had died, the stress I endured was unreal I do not know how I kept sane. The ordeal is not yet over but I did have to increase my Pregabalin as I came close to losing the plot. Anxiety is an awful complaint, you have to conquer it. Usually I am in control but this was so upsetting. When life throws problems at you sometimes you need a crutch to lean on 😊