Panicpro
23-10-18, 04:07
Hi all,
I posted a few days ago about my achy legs. My right leg had an awful bout of pain last night and it caused a lot of anxiety for me. The pain comes and goes, although is mostly always there to some degree. It feels like growing pains from when I was a child. I am going through a very very bad period of anxiety and admittedly googled my symptoms. All seem to point to Peripheral Artery Disease, which is a major cause of death. Obviously, I am terrified now and am wondering if anyone has any insight. For reference, I am 18, non-smoker, a little overweight but otherwise healthy as far as I know. My symptoms often exaggerate when I am very anxious and subside when I am distracted. My symptoms are:
Leg pain which seems to get worse with rest or is not affected by movement at all
Nausea
Lightheadedness and strange feelings in chest
Paleness
I have made an appointment to see my doctor on thursday but I need to get through to then, any insight would be appreciated. Please be kind, I am really going through it right now :weep:
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Also to mention - my main fear is having this disease and dropping dead any second from a heart attack or stroke. I understand this sounds irrational but it makes sense in my mind.
I posted a few days ago about my achy legs. My right leg had an awful bout of pain last night and it caused a lot of anxiety for me. The pain comes and goes, although is mostly always there to some degree. It feels like growing pains from when I was a child. I am going through a very very bad period of anxiety and admittedly googled my symptoms. All seem to point to Peripheral Artery Disease, which is a major cause of death. Obviously, I am terrified now and am wondering if anyone has any insight. For reference, I am 18, non-smoker, a little overweight but otherwise healthy as far as I know. My symptoms often exaggerate when I am very anxious and subside when I am distracted. My symptoms are:
Leg pain which seems to get worse with rest or is not affected by movement at all
Nausea
Lightheadedness and strange feelings in chest
Paleness
I have made an appointment to see my doctor on thursday but I need to get through to then, any insight would be appreciated. Please be kind, I am really going through it right now :weep:
---------- Post added at 14:07 ---------- Previous post was at 14:06 ----------
Also to mention - my main fear is having this disease and dropping dead any second from a heart attack or stroke. I understand this sounds irrational but it makes sense in my mind.