Forgotten
21-04-14, 08:51
Hi, I have been scrolling this forum for quite some time now, and I've decided that now it's time I sign up and maybe try to come to terms with my illness and receive support. :)
I'm a 21 Male, in Canada. I'm returning to adult school due to my hearing loss in both ears, which eventually led to surgery for both ears. Slowly it's been getting better as I've been getting the care I finally need... :)
I have a case of GAD, and I'm sure that my anxiety is also mostly health related, so I'd say you'd probably see me posting in the health anxiety part of the forum quite a bit. Right now I'm struggling as I just am having issues with anxiety, or so I believe that's what it is.
I don't want to bore you all too much, so I'll put this quick to see if anyone can relate, maybe offer some tips to cope, or to try to help put my mind at ease. I know I'm the only one that can do so myself, but I also think that friends and encouraging words tend to help one faster. :P
I've been having symptoms about 2 and a half weeks ago, when I noticed I had some pretty bad right sided head pain after a night of drinking. It was pretty horrible, and I couldn't remember what brought it on. Generally I don't take medication, as I'm scared it will change the way that I see things. So I waited it out. The next day following, I had left sided pain in my arm, that was like a weak, burning pain that felt like a Nurse had stuck a vaccination needle in my arm, and my left sided chest felt the same feeling, almost like a radiating feeling. This caused me to panic, and I told my boyfriend that I needed to go to the hospital. He got a little mad, but agreed as well. We went at 9 in the morning, and they had put it off as stress and anxiety. A few days down the road, the symptoms were still there, but also followed by "cold" trickles in my legs? When walking, and pain in my upper back, middle. So I went again... This time they took a urine test, an EKG, a blood test, and a chest x-ray. All tests came back normal and healthy, which led me to be baffled. My head pain was still consistent at this time, and I also explained that, but it was seen as another sign of anxiety. I swore to myself I would only go now if I truly needed it, as my family was getting fed-up, and scared. My Mum also suffers with panic attacks, and she told me to just be calm. So I did my best. However, two days later I had a horrible headache, that made lights hard to look at, and a general feeling of panic and stress. I went back, to the hospital, for the third time! (My worst, I usually don't go to the hospital as I find it time-consuming and worrying) They then asked what was wrong, and I told them. They said it was migraines, and put benadryl and some maxa something in my arm, which gave me a funny body feeling, which sent me into panic mode. I decided I definitely would not go now, unless I totally had to, as I'm pretty scared of medication... So now here I am, about two weeks later, with the same right sided head pain. My arm pain has been coming and going, and I'll get spikes of head pain that differ in intesity, and sometimes my right arm will feel stiffness and pain too. My neck was getting sore, and I've been losing appetite a bit... I've been trying to get back into running to feel better, but it's slow working haha... I guess I really just need someone who will understand and be a friend... Thanks for reading this, and have a great day. :)
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Oh, I don't smoke cigarettes or weed anymore, as weed actually caused me to have my first panic attack haha... I drink maybe every second weekend, and with some days in between. I have quit drinking cold turkey after my last incident. I really just want the head pains and the arm/chest pains to stop, as it's definitely affecting how much fun I'm having in life, and my overall mental well-being. Sometimes I think I'm going crazy!!
I'm a 21 Male, in Canada. I'm returning to adult school due to my hearing loss in both ears, which eventually led to surgery for both ears. Slowly it's been getting better as I've been getting the care I finally need... :)
I have a case of GAD, and I'm sure that my anxiety is also mostly health related, so I'd say you'd probably see me posting in the health anxiety part of the forum quite a bit. Right now I'm struggling as I just am having issues with anxiety, or so I believe that's what it is.
I don't want to bore you all too much, so I'll put this quick to see if anyone can relate, maybe offer some tips to cope, or to try to help put my mind at ease. I know I'm the only one that can do so myself, but I also think that friends and encouraging words tend to help one faster. :P
I've been having symptoms about 2 and a half weeks ago, when I noticed I had some pretty bad right sided head pain after a night of drinking. It was pretty horrible, and I couldn't remember what brought it on. Generally I don't take medication, as I'm scared it will change the way that I see things. So I waited it out. The next day following, I had left sided pain in my arm, that was like a weak, burning pain that felt like a Nurse had stuck a vaccination needle in my arm, and my left sided chest felt the same feeling, almost like a radiating feeling. This caused me to panic, and I told my boyfriend that I needed to go to the hospital. He got a little mad, but agreed as well. We went at 9 in the morning, and they had put it off as stress and anxiety. A few days down the road, the symptoms were still there, but also followed by "cold" trickles in my legs? When walking, and pain in my upper back, middle. So I went again... This time they took a urine test, an EKG, a blood test, and a chest x-ray. All tests came back normal and healthy, which led me to be baffled. My head pain was still consistent at this time, and I also explained that, but it was seen as another sign of anxiety. I swore to myself I would only go now if I truly needed it, as my family was getting fed-up, and scared. My Mum also suffers with panic attacks, and she told me to just be calm. So I did my best. However, two days later I had a horrible headache, that made lights hard to look at, and a general feeling of panic and stress. I went back, to the hospital, for the third time! (My worst, I usually don't go to the hospital as I find it time-consuming and worrying) They then asked what was wrong, and I told them. They said it was migraines, and put benadryl and some maxa something in my arm, which gave me a funny body feeling, which sent me into panic mode. I decided I definitely would not go now, unless I totally had to, as I'm pretty scared of medication... So now here I am, about two weeks later, with the same right sided head pain. My arm pain has been coming and going, and I'll get spikes of head pain that differ in intesity, and sometimes my right arm will feel stiffness and pain too. My neck was getting sore, and I've been losing appetite a bit... I've been trying to get back into running to feel better, but it's slow working haha... I guess I really just need someone who will understand and be a friend... Thanks for reading this, and have a great day. :)
---------- Post added at 02:51 ---------- Previous post was at 02:36 ----------
Oh, I don't smoke cigarettes or weed anymore, as weed actually caused me to have my first panic attack haha... I drink maybe every second weekend, and with some days in between. I have quit drinking cold turkey after my last incident. I really just want the head pains and the arm/chest pains to stop, as it's definitely affecting how much fun I'm having in life, and my overall mental well-being. Sometimes I think I'm going crazy!!