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Hi all,
Started itching about a month and half ago. Well feeling itchy I never actually itch only occasionally like before. It all started when I saw a black mark under my skin on the end of my nose like 6 months ago I googled and was worried about skin c and low and behold the end of my nose starting feeling itchy. Then a month half ago I got my hair cut and you know how you feel itchy after? It just didn’t stop. It’s a weird under the skin kind of itch can be somewhere for 1 second then somewhere else completely for the next 5 seconds etc... sometimes it feels like I walked through a cobweb. Other times it feel like I can just really feel my clothes against my skin. Other times I’ve felt areas of skin go warm.
Now I do have benign fasciulation syndrome too, which damn nearly drove me to anxiety meltdown a year or two ago and itchiness can be apart of that.. So anyway a couple weeks after I started feeling itchy becoming increasing worried by it.. I went out with a mate and drank alot of alcohol. Woke up feeling crap as you do and I always feel even more anxious when I’m hungover so I was checking over all my skin because I noticed my neck was all red. Then I noticed I had a bright red dot on the side of my hand very small.. then I noticed I had 2 others on my stomach very very bright red it’s been a month none of these have changed at all so I think these are anigomas. It’s possible they have been there for a long time I never really used to check my skin. I freaked out thought I was dying from leukimia and was just a mess for 2 weeks. I was so scared I didn’t check my skin anymore. Then one day I did check my legs and feet and low and behold dots !! 20-30 on both all near my toes I think these are peterchia so I shit myself booked gp appointment pronto and showed the dr and about the itching. I confessed for the first time I’m also a massive hypochondriac and was really deathly scared. She said it was nothing alarming but booked me in for a blood test for my peace of mind and gave me leaflets on anxiety.. anyway 3 grilling days later I rang the drs and they said all my blood tests came back normal. Fbc liver tests etc.
You would think this would give me peace of mind. It didn’t and it doesn’t it’s been a week since I had my results and I’m still crapping myself! I wear socks to bed because I can’t bare look at my feet- they are still there seem to be worse some days and better on others. I do work 10 hour shifts standing up but I just don’t know if that has anything to do with it. My itching subsided some days but is worse on others especially if I’m thinking about it. I’m physically fine apart from this haven’t been ill once no bruises blood stops quickly still as I know from injuries... I ride my bike allot and smash myself up but I still never really bruise.. energy levels at normal just feel a bit down because of this and exercise fine... I’ve put weight on if anything from comfort eating.
I’m now obsessed with my skin! Any marks or discolouration and I’ve noticed I’ve got a lot of spider veins below my eyes top of nose but I think I’ve always had a bit of that since I was 18!
The itching I can deal with it’s the petechia on my feet that’s telling me I’m dying !!
Can anyone relate?
JValentine
15-09-18, 21:03
Are you fair skinned?
My son is very fair and the slightest itch will leave petichae (sp?) He's been checked and it is completely normal. If it was something to worry about it would look awful. Nothing like what you are describing.
I get itchy, then focus on it and prolong it. As long as I keep myself busy, it goes away. Easier said than done I know. If you have normal blood results please please try not to worry. I made myself seriously ill through excessive worry which triggered Diverticulitis and put me in hospital at 32 years of age. Worry will damage your health. Take care xx
Yes I’m fair skinned, no mine is not big rashes just the ones on my feet worry me a bit because there’s a fair few little dots. Not rash like just dot like.. the other ones on my body must be cherry anigomas because they have been on me for a month and haven’t changed at all.
Yes I think a big part of my itchiness is me actually being overly sensitive of my skin.. Oh my god does anxiety actually make you ill? I’ve had this since I was like 12 now I’m 26
JValentine
17-09-18, 09:07
Personally, I believe worry, can make you physically ill.
My mum is a worrier and is a firm believer too.
At the time I'd spent months thinking I had a brain tumour, which triggered the diverticulitis. Stress is a trigger.
At the mo the sides of my neck and scalp around back of neck is itchy. Most of the time when I'm sat not doing anything. When I'm busy I don't notice it half as much. Maybe it's something to do with my scalp?? No dots that I could see. But it brings up the whole lymphoma thing. But I'm pretty sure that would be relentless and certainly not go when I'm at work!
I had blood done about 8 weeks ago which were all fine so I'm sure something would have popped up on there.
Please try and let the worry go. It makes me sad you've suffered with this since you were 12.
Started at the end of July when I got itchy all over more like a walked into a cobweb in one part of body then moved elsewhere. Not mega itchy but annoying. This has half way through August I noticed tiny red dots on my feet some are red some are brown not massive mounts maybe 20- 30 on each foot. Hasn’t really got any worse but hasn’t got any better freaked out out and went to dr has blood tests they said everything normal but I was still worried. Today I’ve been googling more and checked under my eyelid and it was a fair bit white like half was red half was whiteish which has now got me freaked out again thinking it’s related. I’m certainly not tired or weak or breathless but I’m really scared it’s jusy beginning for me 😔 booked in to see a gp on Saturday again to see what they think and I’m booked in for a dermatologist in October which feels along time away. Haven’t really been itchy this week but more worried regardless
nomorepanic
20-09-18, 13:12
It really isn't leukemia and you have been checked out by doctor so try and focus on that instead of thinking the worse.
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Well it seems to be getting worse. The petichiae is still over my feet and now I’m finding more and more over my legs and random other places too. I have a bruise on my leg which is very worrying. I’ve been super paranoid about my inner eyelids being a bit white. I seem to have more spider veins on me and there’s now one on my chest. My eyes are constantly bloodshot. Had a normal blood test 3 weeks ago but I just feel it was too soon to pick stuff up. Felt like going crazy today very close to going to a and e. I’m going to ring gp tomorrow and plead for an appointment to get my bloods taken again. Very scared
Your blood tests came back normal,I can,in my opinion tell, YOU do not have Leukaemia.
To have so many "symptoms" you would be at a stage where something would have shown up in blood work. These things show up by surprise in routine blood tests before people are even showing symptoms, so if had got to a stage where you had all-over symptoms it would not be missed. Leukaemia is not an obscure disease, it will be on all GPs' radars, and alarm bells would ring if you were genuinely showing signs. Your blood tests show you don't have leukaemia.
What you have been doing is overanalysing your body with an anxious mind and spotting normal blemishes and imperfections you haven't noticed before. Itching is something that gets worse the more you think about it. If I type the word 'headlice', most people reading this sentence will now be itching.
Googling symptoms is the enemy of anxious people. It is the worst thing you can do. For example how would you possibly know what the insides of your eyelids look like normally for you, before you start manhandling them to have a look?
A doctor will not repeat a clear blood test just because you demand it. Instead of doing that it would be far more productive to ask to see someone about the anxiety, because this is the real illness you have. Good luck.
I appreciate the words people I really do. Thank you. I’m seeing a dermatologist tomorrow which has cost me a bomb but maybe more importantly I’m booked in for some cbt in a couple of weeks
Good work on the CBT. And maybe the dermatologist will find some benign, mundane skin issue and help you feel better.
Thanks for the replies guys. They do help. I’m seeing a dermatologist tomorrow and also I’m booked in to start cbt in a couple of weeks. I’ve had anxiety since a teen maybe it will actually help fingers crossed
Well the dermatologist just kept telling me I’m healthy and fine. I do have leaking blood vessels that are mainly brown in my feet now. And also they have spread up my legs with a few others dotted around me. As well as more cherry anigomas and viable thread veins over my nose cheeks and chest. All seemed to appear within one month.
Even so he’s still convinced I’m fine and annoyingly didn’t want to do any tests just sent me away.
I feel a bit out of breath today and I’m unsure to even believe the dr but this could also be part of health anxiety. I think I’d be fine if I didn’t have blood shot eyes and the thread veins appearing too.
Maybe I’ll get over this fear one day if I start fearing another illness;(
Well the dermatologist just kept telling me I’m healthy and fine. I do have leaking blood vessels that are mainly brown in my feet now. And also they have spread up my legs with a few others dotted around me. As well as more cherry anigomas and viable thread veins over my nose cheeks and chest. All seemed to appear within one month.
Even so he’s still convinced I’m fine and annoyingly didn’t want to do any tests just sent me away.
I feel a bit out of breath today and I’m unsure to even believe the dr but this could also be part of health anxiety. I think I’d be fine if I didn’t have blood shot eyes and the thread veins appearing too. (
Well you've had a good look by experts who are trained to spot red flags. I'll say it again, the disease you're fearing is not obscure, and if someone you've seen thought there was just a 1% chance you had it you'd be sent off for further investigation. You're fine.
Maybe I’ll get over this fear one day if I start fearing another illness;
Or when the CBT goes well and you find coping mechanisms to get past faulty thinking and allow yourself to accept that you're OK and stop scrutinising and misinterpreting your body for a disease you don't have. :)
Update - Had a couple more freak outs. Been back to drs twice first doc prescribed beta blockers which have helped so much.. Suggested I start cbt and take an ssri. Went to main gp to ask and also to get referred for another blood test as it’s been a month and I’m still getting these red/brown dots and thread veins and bloodshot eyes. I still feel physically fine.
Main gp said no ssri! First cbt and review. And no extra blood test first results were perfect and platelets were at 380k which is high but normal - no blood clotting issue.
I feel somewhat better and I’m no longer getting night sweats even though temp is the same etc.. a dr checked my temperature as I kept feeling really warm and getting skin burning sensations especially in my ears and hands face etc. My temp was bang on average even so...
My bloodshot eyes seem to be decreasing a little since and I’m going to go out and exercise today.
I was so convinced I had something like leukimia or vasculitis... I’m still not 100% back to normal but I do feel better.
If this really is nothing I feel so silly wasting so many drs time and wasting nearly a grand on private appointments, but I’ll feel so much better about living again !
Over the years I’ve had so many! Dizziness. Weird feelings when walking like I’m walking on pillows. Heavy legs/arms. Instant flu like symptoms that last an hour. Feeling really cold when it’s not. Feeling really warm when it’s not. Burning hands/ ears/ feet.. dizziness when sitting down like the seat is going to swallow me. Muscle twitches which turned into benign fasciculation syndrome. Cramps in my calf’s. Trembles. Chest pains for 5 months. Thinking I’m seeing things! Vision goes wavey?? The list is endless...
My recent ones have been the worst by far.. Real petechia on my feet and legs as well as lot’s of new cherry anigomas. Had it all checked out and aparantly I’m fine.. ofc I don’t believe it but hopefully the petechia is clearing up after a couple of months of having that.. bloodshot eyes itchy skin have also been a part of this. I’m only 26 but have had a feeling I’m going to die young for so long.
Anyone relate to all this madness ?
Currently sat in a and e awaiting my verdict... had bleeding gums and heavy night sweats as well as racing pulse I’ve never been so scared in my life
Currently sat in a and e awaiting my verdict... had bleeding gums and heavy night sweats as well as racing pulse I’ve never been so scared in my life
I hope you get answers, but A&E really isn't the right place for this... It's neither an accident or emergency. Hopefully someone there sees the mental health implications of this fear.
Did you ever get the CBT started?
Hi, I’ve had a recent leukimia/lymphoma/ vasculitis scare which sent me straight back into the dark ages so I’d thought I’d try and stop a few people from worrying if I can.
First let’s talk muscle twitching...It started for me when I was 23.. After long walks I’d get home sit down and my calves would pop like popcorn. Next my eyelid started twitching every damn second I was awake. Then after a stressful flight I noticed small muscle twitches here there and everywhere. Sheer panic set in I was getting thousands a day in any and every muscle and places I didn’t even no had muscles. I had buzzing in my feet similar to a PlayStation controllers feedback. I was researching like crazy and of course getting more and more symptoms. I was out for the count with anxiety and depression for a year with this. After all ALS/MND is a slow progressing disease right so I can only be sure after 5 years of worry if it’s benign or mnd...So I thought.
Here is all of the symptoms I experienced with this. Which by the way is called benign fasciculation syndrome. It’s a nerve hyperexcitibility pottentioallt caused by anxiety.
-muscle twitches, muscle vibrations, tremors, muscle jerks..especially ankles/legs., pre cramps feelings especially quads/calves, shaking like a shitting dog after lifting weights, sore muscles from doing seemingly nothing, fatigue, excerise intollerance, pins and needles and creepy crawly feelings, itching, burning sensations, pseudo clonus, perceived muscle wasting... the list goes on and on I still have BFS it’s a real thing.. it’s not in your head. However! The real symptoms I still get are twitching maybe 40 times a day and shakes still especially with exercise (worse than before pre bfs - a little is normal) the rest were either stress response or made up from my anxious state of mind. Very very real at the time though. Please visit bfs recovery on Facebook if you have any concerns. My names josh emery search for me I’ll set you straight on any muscle twitch worries.
Next..
Red dots on the skin... Petechiae, purapura. Whatever you want to call it. Started 3 months ago when I noticed lots of new cambell de Morgan spots/ cherry angiomas on my hands arms. Chest, even scalp. (I think this came from sheer panic over another illness.. good old hiv a hypochondriacs go to) now then these cherry angiomas blanch okay. So when you press / pull on the skin they fade and quickly return when you let go. They are bright red. They start small but they can grow ! They might be slightly raised but all of mine are not. They look like they are under the skin. Some sources state they should all be raised, this is false. They come from clusters of new capillaries forming near the skin which is a normal process however stress can bring these out and in massive eruptions too! I have 40 ish?? I absolutely shit myself with these.. turns out my girlfriend has about 40 just on one arm! She’s covered and doesn’t care one bit. I never even noticed until I went looking for them and some of hers are quite big. So no need to fear these one bit. Completely benign. Don’t waste your time researching I’ve done it all for you. Now.. petechia I’ve got them on my feet and legs up to my knees. They appear all over my feet especially near my toes and around my ankles and a smattering of them all up my legs. Bright red and small they do not blanch. They get better over night when lying down and slowly get worse throughout the day. Recurrent lesions have now been stained brown from iron deposits from the leaking RBC’s new red dots fade in a day or two I can have 100s on each leg some days and barely visible the next apart from the brown. Ladies and gentleman this is called capilaritus. Small capillaries become a little inflamed and leak red blood cells causing the small red dots. Happens in the lower legs due to gravity causing excess pressure in the veins down there! This is commmon in young adults. People who stand all day. It can also happen from drinking often or certain meds. It can also be caused by low platelets due to something like itp however there would usually be other signs such as bleeding nose. Cuts bleeding real bad, bruising , gums bleeding. Just get 1 cbc to check those levels and if they are fine your fine. If it’s itp don’t worry you only need steroids to boost them back up and monitor ..
These had me so freaked out and so stressed that I developed also
- loads of new thread veins and visible small veins on chest and shoulders / neck
- very bloodshot eyes
-tounge was all cracked and red dots all over it
-fatigue
-was so worried I’d get night sweats I started getting night sweats
-increased pulse and higher bp
- the last straw- bleeding gums!
All of this sent me in to meltdown I spent over a grand on private drs and loads of nhs drs too I had blood tests and opionion after opinion . The inal straw was bleeding gums and night sweats I woke up at 1am covered and went to a and e . They checked for everything as I was hysterical. Of course I was fine. Blood tests perfect. Sent me away with a script for beta blockers to help settle my body and lower my high no and pulse from the stress filled abyss it was in.
My bleeding gums were a result of my own worry. I’ve always had bleeding gums when brushing teeth. Thus was scared to go near my gums when I had this as all of a sudden it was a bad sign for me.. therefore the plaque built up around my gums and caused inflammation which then led to random bleeding without even touching them. The bloodshot eyes and thread veins a manifestation of inflammation in the capillaries from all of the strsss. Not a good state to get myself in at all.
I hope this helps people realise just how seemingly ominous symptoms are and feel as if you have everything wrong a lot of the time it can be anxiety related or at least anxiety is making everything a lot worse. Normal people don’t even notice stuff like this or care about it. We are freaks and we need to look out for each other.
Feel free to contact me
Josh
Thank you Josh, I enjoyed reading your post :D
Hi Josh, I recently been going through the same issues and had all tests with all clear, interesting read as it felt like I was typing it myself, thanks for the share.
What symptoms have you been having boxfridge?
Who else has small visible purple veins on chest shoulders / back etc .. I guess they are like spider veins but not. Very tiny and only really visible if I really check really close under a bathroom light.. I’m not sure why I’m worried about these but I am..
Who else has small visible purple veins on chest shoulders / back etc .. I guess they are like spider veins but not. Very tiny and only really visible if I really check really close under a bathroom light.. I’m not sure why I’m worried about these but I am..
Neither am I :huh:
You're self examining harmless minutia and feeding the dragon :lac:
Positive thoughts
ankietyjoe
05-11-18, 11:12
Veins ARE purple, and pretty ubiquitous throughout the body.
Don't most people have these.....with them being more noticeable in paler skinned people? I think its pretty useful to have small veins to be honest :D
Yeah they must be normal my girlfriends got quite a few of them which is surprising I thought they would be more of a men’s thing as we have lower body fat .. well supposed to haha
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