Help – feel terrible!

[Female healthanxiety]

Help – feel terrible!

OMG, am having the worst day ever ;-( - please someone help!!!

I have just come back from the bank for work and I feel terrible, am only slightly glad to be back in the office, after that torture half an hour.

I have had a headache all day and it does not help that it is so muggy today.

I have not been sleeping well at all lately, and also have a lot of worries at home, that cant be helping all matters.

I have taken a few nurofen and my head does not feel so heavy, but its still present.

I thought that I was having a stroke, my left arm went all numb and also my hand did as well (this lasted about 20 mins), was worse in the bank (obviously the crowds did not help) – it always feels like a need to shake it – I monitored my breathing and it was shallow and deep, which made me panic even more – I thought this is it, going to die in the bank................

Do many of you get the symptoms without having the panic attack?

So so worried ;-(

I know its my anxiety, but I ALWAYS HAVE THE WHAT if which is controlling my life these past few weeks.

[meche]

Aw - please don't be worried. I've been in that position so many times. I don't think I ever had a panic attack though.... just all the crappy symptoms that went with it. I remember one particular day I was in walking through town just having had my hair done for a wedding when I suddenly felt hot, lightheaded and I could feel parts of my body tingling and going numb. How I got home I don't know but I remember sitting on my sofa crying my eyes out thinking I was about to die (if you read back on some of my posts I think I wrote about it as it was happening). All I can say is, it does pass and you will be ok. That's as bad as my anxiety ever got and I'm now in 'remission'! Sending big hugs. xx

[Female healthanxiety]

Hello Meche,

Thank you for replying!!

have calmed down slightly now - I think being so busy and the phone at work has been non-stop has made my symptoms 'lighten' a bit!

I will have a read, as its so nice to get to know people who ave experienced the same thing as me - I used to think I was extreme!

I hope you carry on feeling good Meche x