Health anxiety

[noonoo90]

Hi I’m new to this never done anything like this before, so here goes..

I’ve always had anxiety but never got help for it, I’ve always worried about everything. My stepdad passed suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack 5 weeks ago, when he passed I started to get panic attacks, experiencing one I thought I was having s heart attack, I started getting aches in my left arm and convinced myself there was something wrong with my heart, I had ecgs, chest X-rays and a ct scan on my chest everything was normal, my doctor said he thinks I have health anxiety so put me on sertraline, I only took one about 8pm one day last week went to bed as I felt drowsy, woke straight from my sleep at 2am with another panic attack, I was so on edge after it , I was having bad side effects from the tablet my skin was burning on the inside, so I decided not to take them again, I’m trying all herbal stuff instead, but I’m crippled with this anxiety all day I’m constantly worrying about any pain I’m getting I’m thinking I’m going to die, I went for an eye test because my head feels spacey like I’m not me ( it’s hard to explain) it’s effecting my vision in my left eye to maybe due to stress, my eye test was fine and didn’t need glasses, I don’t know what to do hate feeling like this, Thankyou for listening

[annakatarzyna]

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your stepdad. Stress and anxiety can cause a lot of different symptoms and make us believe that have things that we don't . I'm sure you know that anyway. I would make appointment with your GP again and told him about the side effects and he can propose different drug. Although they should pass after week or two of using it. So maybe it's a good idea to give it another go? Do you think you could try to see someone for counselling too? Talking it all trough would help as well.

[noonoo90 in reply to annakatarzyna]

Thankyou, the only thing that gets me nervous about my eye is my left nerve is eye is abit swollen than the right they noticed it when I was pregnant with my son 3 years ago, I got sent to an eye specialist and he said it was normal and he wasn’t concerned, I saw the optician start of this year she said it looked normal, with all the stress the the odd panic attack I’ve just been worrying about everything, I only saw the optician again on Monday he said he wasn’t worried at all and my eyes feeling weird well more my left eye will be because it’s different to my right and because I’m more aware of it I’m going to be anxious about it etc , but even know 3 different people have told me it’s normal I can’t shake the feeling of dread and something bad happening to me that could of been prevented, and leaving my 2 children behind 😭as for the tablets I can’t take anymore of them I felt so weak for days after the panic attack and the side effects I’m trying all herbal stuff for a few weeks if I’m still feeling the same my doctor has prescribed me a lower dosage of a different antidepressant, x

[annakatarzyna in reply to noonoo90]

If, there're 3 different doctors saying that you should not be worried about it, then you should feel comforted. You could ask for another, 4th opinion, but at some point you'll need to accept, that we all as we live can be affected with some illness, but there's not point to worry about it. You're being very careful and responsible by going to doctors and checking everything. Herbal tea, exercise and good sleep and diet will help. Breathing exercise and trying to do one nice thing for yourself every day... I've been in similar place not that long time ago, but it does get better. Slowly but surely

[noonoo90 in reply to annakatarzyna]

Thankyou, I feel a lot better in my self I’ve started taking vitamins daily, drinking green tea, and have herbal drops and gummy chews when I’m feeling anxious, it’s probably mind over matter but if it’s working, there’s no harm, I’ve always been a worrier by got worse over time, once I can deal that there’s nothing wrong with me and it’s all in my head, (as I’m probably making myself feel pain as I’m obsessing over it to much) But I’ll get there , thankyou for replying xx

[Secret4706]

Hey so sorry for your loss. ❤️

I suffer from extreme health anxiety and panic disorder and its ruining my life I barely get sleep and have no energy to eat or move.

Anxiety effing sucks and its so hard. I have 3 kids and similar fears and always think bad. You are not alone.

Hope you are okay x