Health anxiety?

[Starstacker]

Hi! I'm new here and I don't know exactly where to begin... I suffered my first panick attack 6 years ago after I had smoked a cigarrette (I have PCOS and it sometimes gives me symptoms similar of those of anxiety during days I have my period). The anxiety of suffering another attack trapped me hard and I even had agoraphobia for a while. I went to see a specialist and he put me on medication. It really worked and I have been with the same medication since. But my problem is that when I feel better and I quit taking pills, after several months the same symtomps remit. I begin worrying much about me, myself, my health, my body thinkin that the littlest "strange" sensation means something severe (like a stroke or brain injury) and I panick! My doc says it's just anxiety and that the symptoms I feel are derived from muscular tension (coz I suffer from periodical tension headache that it really freaks me out sometimes and I don't know how to control these emotions and feelings...). I am even worried about fainting in public or feeling sick and not having assistance nearby, when I have a hangover and I feel sick I also worry about fainting or smoking a cigarrette and producing me another panick attack!
Is there someone of you with similar problems???or similar experiences?? I would really appreciate to have someone with this condition or similar to talk about!

[skippy66]

There are currently 460ish people viewing this forum - most of them have exactly what you have, namely health anxiety. It's very common and very widespread. You need to change your thinking to beat it. Don't go down the meds route.