BlackCoffeeCup
10-12-14, 13:23
Hi guys.
I'm a 20 years old dude that -probably- is suffering from Health anxiety
Been lurking on the forum for some days, and i feel like i need to write my experience so far in here, it might help me. I still don't know what's going on.
I've got the usual questions i think mos tof us had: "is this really anxiety?" "can anxiety make me feel so phisically bad?" "what if there is something wrong with my body?" and on and on. It's kinda ruining my life you know.
11/11/2014, University class. Had 3 coffees in less than 2 hours. Taking notes fast as f when suddenly i feel like a little pinch on my right arm. i get light headed. i try breathing exercises, i think it makes worse. The lightheadness slowly fades away, the worry remains, so does the arm pain.
Once i'm home i google around to see what went wrong with me. Heart attack. Another panic attack. Sharp pain in chest and left arm. And 20 or so minutes after that i'm in the E.R. -for the first time in this period-.
They say i'm fine, they give me some Bromazepam. The pain in the arm still lingers. I get home.
The days after were the worst: Insomnia, Aches, Worries, some E.R trips.
Went to the doc, got blood test, ekg's and echo. My heart is fine. Or so they say.
My worries shifted towards my belly [i think i always had a bit of stress related gerd] and my lungs. or perhaps my brain. Some days ago i felt super dizzy, like i was about to pass out, with blurred vision. Went to E.R. again. More ekg, more blood test, more physical examination by a doc. Looks like i'm pretty healthy.
Well everyone believes them, except me, and that sucks. I didn't go back to university yet. I feel head/cervical pains, chest discomfort/pain, arm pains, sometimes leg pains, twitches, sour taste in mouth.
I'm on meds for anxiety -since my doc since the first time said that it was anxiety-. They did something for the panic, not much for the worry.
I do try to distract myself sometimes, but it's hard, especially when you feel symptoms. I feel like i'm terribly ill, and they just need to find what the illness is.
It's such a bad thing.
Sorry if the post is a bit on the negative said. I really felt like writing down this
I'm a 20 years old dude that -probably- is suffering from Health anxiety
Been lurking on the forum for some days, and i feel like i need to write my experience so far in here, it might help me. I still don't know what's going on.
I've got the usual questions i think mos tof us had: "is this really anxiety?" "can anxiety make me feel so phisically bad?" "what if there is something wrong with my body?" and on and on. It's kinda ruining my life you know.
11/11/2014, University class. Had 3 coffees in less than 2 hours. Taking notes fast as f when suddenly i feel like a little pinch on my right arm. i get light headed. i try breathing exercises, i think it makes worse. The lightheadness slowly fades away, the worry remains, so does the arm pain.
Once i'm home i google around to see what went wrong with me. Heart attack. Another panic attack. Sharp pain in chest and left arm. And 20 or so minutes after that i'm in the E.R. -for the first time in this period-.
They say i'm fine, they give me some Bromazepam. The pain in the arm still lingers. I get home.
The days after were the worst: Insomnia, Aches, Worries, some E.R trips.
Went to the doc, got blood test, ekg's and echo. My heart is fine. Or so they say.
My worries shifted towards my belly [i think i always had a bit of stress related gerd] and my lungs. or perhaps my brain. Some days ago i felt super dizzy, like i was about to pass out, with blurred vision. Went to E.R. again. More ekg, more blood test, more physical examination by a doc. Looks like i'm pretty healthy.
Well everyone believes them, except me, and that sucks. I didn't go back to university yet. I feel head/cervical pains, chest discomfort/pain, arm pains, sometimes leg pains, twitches, sour taste in mouth.
I'm on meds for anxiety -since my doc since the first time said that it was anxiety-. They did something for the panic, not much for the worry.
I do try to distract myself sometimes, but it's hard, especially when you feel symptoms. I feel like i'm terribly ill, and they just need to find what the illness is.
It's such a bad thing.
Sorry if the post is a bit on the negative said. I really felt like writing down this