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16-07-13, 14:02
Having discovered this great site when going though a particularly bad episode of Health Anxiety, the thing that I found the most helpful was the list of false alarms on the 'Health Anxiety' Articles page (Copied below).
As I'm sure we all know, the worst thing that HA sufferers can do is google any symptoms, so to counter-balance it, I thought it would be nice to see stories from NMP members where it all worked out fine, i.e. the symptoms, the worry and the final innocent dignosis?
(perhaps even a specific forum for such stories?)
What do you think?
[From nomorepanic.co.uk/articles/healthanxiety/]
Let's look at a few recent examples of health anxiety that we've had on the message forum:
I've listed the anxious malady first with the ultimate cause second.
A blood clot in my leg - was a pinched nerve in my knee causing referred pain
Going blind - dry eye syndrome
West Nile Virus - stomach virus
A brain tumour - sinus congestion
Spacey feelings - Thoughts of I'm dying
I thought I had colon cancer due to bright red stool...turns out I ate too many pistachios! (I didn't know the red dye, dyes everything!)
I thought I had a sinus infection that spread to my brain, turns out it only spread to my ears.
I woke up with numbness in my arm and thought I was having a heart attack; turns out I was sleeping on my arm.
I thought I was bi-polar, schizophrenic, insane and certifiable, turns out I had anxiety.
I thought I had a tropical disease of the worst kind due to bright yellow urine - turns out it was the Vitamin B tablets
I thought I was pregnant or miscarrying (immaculate conception sort) - it was St. Johns wort interacting with my BCP causing break through bleeding
Lung cancer - common cold
Brain tumour - migraine
Fatal heart arrhythmia - common everyday palpitations
Deep vein thrombosis - I'd banged my shin but had forgotten- the bruise the next day was worth it
Fell out of a hammock and thought I must have broken at least 1 bone! No, just got a bit winded that's all!
Came up in a rash all over both legs. Oh no, could I be having an Anaphylaxis shock! No, it was just a heat rash so I sprayed some magicool on - much better!
Fell out of the pool. That's right, fell out not in! Tried to clamber up looking very lady like of course! I thought I could make it but me being a short ass I didn't make it so fell splat on the concrete. Grazing my leg nicely on the way! Oh no, what if the graze turns gangrenous. Guess what - it hasn't and it's healing nicely now!
Last but not least have had a few days with a very dodgy tummy. Oh no could it be salmonella or something! No just a mixture of heat rich food and IBS I think!
As I'm sure we all know, the worst thing that HA sufferers can do is google any symptoms, so to counter-balance it, I thought it would be nice to see stories from NMP members where it all worked out fine, i.e. the symptoms, the worry and the final innocent dignosis?
(perhaps even a specific forum for such stories?)
What do you think?
[From nomorepanic.co.uk/articles/healthanxiety/]
Let's look at a few recent examples of health anxiety that we've had on the message forum:
I've listed the anxious malady first with the ultimate cause second.
A blood clot in my leg - was a pinched nerve in my knee causing referred pain
Going blind - dry eye syndrome
West Nile Virus - stomach virus
A brain tumour - sinus congestion
Spacey feelings - Thoughts of I'm dying
I thought I had colon cancer due to bright red stool...turns out I ate too many pistachios! (I didn't know the red dye, dyes everything!)
I thought I had a sinus infection that spread to my brain, turns out it only spread to my ears.
I woke up with numbness in my arm and thought I was having a heart attack; turns out I was sleeping on my arm.
I thought I was bi-polar, schizophrenic, insane and certifiable, turns out I had anxiety.
I thought I had a tropical disease of the worst kind due to bright yellow urine - turns out it was the Vitamin B tablets
I thought I was pregnant or miscarrying (immaculate conception sort) - it was St. Johns wort interacting with my BCP causing break through bleeding
Lung cancer - common cold
Brain tumour - migraine
Fatal heart arrhythmia - common everyday palpitations
Deep vein thrombosis - I'd banged my shin but had forgotten- the bruise the next day was worth it
Fell out of a hammock and thought I must have broken at least 1 bone! No, just got a bit winded that's all!
Came up in a rash all over both legs. Oh no, could I be having an Anaphylaxis shock! No, it was just a heat rash so I sprayed some magicool on - much better!
Fell out of the pool. That's right, fell out not in! Tried to clamber up looking very lady like of course! I thought I could make it but me being a short ass I didn't make it so fell splat on the concrete. Grazing my leg nicely on the way! Oh no, what if the graze turns gangrenous. Guess what - it hasn't and it's healing nicely now!
Last but not least have had a few days with a very dodgy tummy. Oh no could it be salmonella or something! No just a mixture of heat rich food and IBS I think!