Health anxiety

[olishay]

Hi everyone I'm struggling a little at the moment to separate real from anxiety. I started having headaches, vision issues and feeling a bit shaky about 3 months ago, went to GP and they did a neuro exam and said they didn't see anything concerning. I tried lots of medication for the headaches which didn't help at all, as they were like a pressure feeling behind my left eye that turned into pain. I was worried it was a brain tumour so saw 2 other doctors who both did neurological exams and said the same thing, nothing concerning. I saw an eye specialist who said my eyes were fine and not causing the issues. GP said it was health anxiety and started me on sertraline.

It has been about 2 months since and although the headaches have gone for the most part (still getting the pressure occasionally though) I have noticed that I am so shaky all the time. My GP prescribed propranolol which helped a little but not much. My hands shake, my legs feel weak and shaky and if I smile for more than 10 seconds my mouth starts to shake uncontrollably. If I scrunch up my nose it also starts to shake after a few seconds. If I close one eye my eyelid shakes, but it doesnt happen if I close both. I lay in bed at night and feel as though my entire body is trembling. I have also been getting muscle twitches and feeling like occasionally my body will jerk slightly. I am terrified these are seizures.

I can't speak to my GP for another 2 weeks as I'm not in town but I don't know what to do. I really don't think these symptoms are anxiety related as I haven't been feeling overly anxious for the past 2-3 weeks. I am worried they will just brush it off once more as anxiety and miss something serious.

I don't know if it is all in my head or not and I feel so miserable

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Hi, when I am anxious I shake uncontrollably. I used to wake up at night shaking too. I get health anxiety and more so recently with the whole Covid situation. Can I ask what strategies you use to help with your anxiety?

[scooby07]

I ve been on sertraline for about 4 months and they have help me a lot I do get shakes but not that bad I still have funny eyes sometimes and get dizzy and I have headache today but if doctors cant find anything it must be related to your anxiety but if u feel bad still go back to doctor about the shaking to try to put your mind at ease

[Stephxo2217]

I’ve been experiencing the same thing the past 10 months but no one knows what it is or takes me serious

[Davola77]

It’s all links to anxiety...

I get all of them what u have

The reason why u got them all as it’s because you are feeling anxious and your body lack of oxygen cos of the anxious makes it worse, which cause those symptoms like shaky, vison strange, lightheaded, headaches, confused, lack of concentration, feel need wee a lot, tense feeling etc

Once u feel calm and less anxious those symptoms ease off... but it’s so hard when u have them for years..

U go thru a cycle which symptoms goes from one to another everytime with me..

everyday I struggle with it and try to accept it and the more I let it go by which is not easy as my brain keeps searching for them symptoms