easey04
25-12-13, 22:36
hi guys and girls, been reading your posts for a while and its been some comfort at times to know im not alone in what im dealing with !
guess i thought might as well share my story with you, so here goes
my anxiety started about 6 months ago !
after a stressful house move, which involved me driving and lifting for us and two other houses which took a long time to finish, i was rushed into hospital with chest pains , loads of tests done turns out pulled muscles in chest, thought that would be the end of it but it grew into so much more !
i developed a social phobia, i get panic attacks when around to many people or feel closed in !
several panic attacks later and few more visits to a and e, all tests fine , apart from once which i had slightly high bp which i guess is normal considering i had worked myself up !
ive tried several things to keep me calm but cant seem to shift the focus from my symptoms
i was prescribed citolopram for it but didn't want to take it , i don't wanna have to rely on them , but my symptoms have gotten so bad i think its best so have now started taking it !
my symptoms are as follows
chest pain
arm and armpit pain
tingerling sensation
trembling feeling like im vibrating
twitches
headaches
lump in throat
worried
tired
snappy and irritated easily
heavy arm and some times head
feeling spaced out
sometimes dizzy or feint feeling
some back and neck pain
quite a big list don't know if im more aware of pains because of the anxiety !
to top it off ive got a metalic taste in mouth, and appears im suffering from gerd :(
small steps i guess and now in hoping the meds will help as its become unbearable !
but hearing your stories, i know im not alone with this confusing condition !
cheers nick :)
guess i thought might as well share my story with you, so here goes
my anxiety started about 6 months ago !
after a stressful house move, which involved me driving and lifting for us and two other houses which took a long time to finish, i was rushed into hospital with chest pains , loads of tests done turns out pulled muscles in chest, thought that would be the end of it but it grew into so much more !
i developed a social phobia, i get panic attacks when around to many people or feel closed in !
several panic attacks later and few more visits to a and e, all tests fine , apart from once which i had slightly high bp which i guess is normal considering i had worked myself up !
ive tried several things to keep me calm but cant seem to shift the focus from my symptoms
i was prescribed citolopram for it but didn't want to take it , i don't wanna have to rely on them , but my symptoms have gotten so bad i think its best so have now started taking it !
my symptoms are as follows
chest pain
arm and armpit pain
tingerling sensation
trembling feeling like im vibrating
twitches
headaches
lump in throat
worried
tired
snappy and irritated easily
heavy arm and some times head
feeling spaced out
sometimes dizzy or feint feeling
some back and neck pain
quite a big list don't know if im more aware of pains because of the anxiety !
to top it off ive got a metalic taste in mouth, and appears im suffering from gerd :(
small steps i guess and now in hoping the meds will help as its become unbearable !
but hearing your stories, i know im not alone with this confusing condition !
cheers nick :)