turtleonaleash
09-02-10, 11:22
Hi all,
I just joined today. I am driving everyone around me crazy worrying about non-sense. I've had panic attacks all my life but the last month and a half has been the worst. It all started when my throat felt a bit tight, I thought nothing of it until one day it felt like I had swallowed a golf ball. I had a major panic attack and I quickly became afraid to drive/leave my house. I went to the doctor who ran a bunch of tests but they all came back fine. Finally I started researching globus hysterics. I stopped eating for three weeks because of this damn feeling in my throat. I began therapy and the feeling in my throat became better, and finally I was able to eat again. My panic level is just so high. I feel EVERYTHING going on with my body and I constantly think I am dying. I am still afraid to drive/leave the house alone. Currently I am afraid there is something wrong with my heart (my heart is beating fast and I began obsessively taking my blood pressure, my blood pressure was actually LOW but my heart rate was a bit high.) I also found that the ENTIRE left side of my cheek is really rough and I have some white patches. I began googling (something my therapist told me NEVER TO DO) and now I am afraid I have HIV or cancer. I do have a bad habit of chewing my cheek, but the ENTIRE cheek feels rough, not just bits of it. Also my veins feel like they are showing more and it is really worrying me, and my left arm has been very sore/numb/burning lately. I am a 21 year old active female. I work out for 30 minutes a day and I had no medical issues prior to this heightened state of panic. I have driven everyone around me crazy with my constant dooms-day worrying. I really hope someone here can help me lay my fears to rest.
Incase you do not feel like reading the entire post my symptoms are:-
21 year old/healthy/active/female with:-
Globus Hysterics
White patches/rough patches/ bumps and lumps inside cheek
Racing heart but normal blood pressure
Prominent veins
Soreness/numbness/tingling/cramping in left arm.
I've been to more dr's lately and they all say it's all in my head, but everyday I find a new "symptom."
I just joined today. I am driving everyone around me crazy worrying about non-sense. I've had panic attacks all my life but the last month and a half has been the worst. It all started when my throat felt a bit tight, I thought nothing of it until one day it felt like I had swallowed a golf ball. I had a major panic attack and I quickly became afraid to drive/leave my house. I went to the doctor who ran a bunch of tests but they all came back fine. Finally I started researching globus hysterics. I stopped eating for three weeks because of this damn feeling in my throat. I began therapy and the feeling in my throat became better, and finally I was able to eat again. My panic level is just so high. I feel EVERYTHING going on with my body and I constantly think I am dying. I am still afraid to drive/leave the house alone. Currently I am afraid there is something wrong with my heart (my heart is beating fast and I began obsessively taking my blood pressure, my blood pressure was actually LOW but my heart rate was a bit high.) I also found that the ENTIRE left side of my cheek is really rough and I have some white patches. I began googling (something my therapist told me NEVER TO DO) and now I am afraid I have HIV or cancer. I do have a bad habit of chewing my cheek, but the ENTIRE cheek feels rough, not just bits of it. Also my veins feel like they are showing more and it is really worrying me, and my left arm has been very sore/numb/burning lately. I am a 21 year old active female. I work out for 30 minutes a day and I had no medical issues prior to this heightened state of panic. I have driven everyone around me crazy with my constant dooms-day worrying. I really hope someone here can help me lay my fears to rest.
Incase you do not feel like reading the entire post my symptoms are:-
21 year old/healthy/active/female with:-
Globus Hysterics
White patches/rough patches/ bumps and lumps inside cheek
Racing heart but normal blood pressure
Prominent veins
Soreness/numbness/tingling/cramping in left arm.
I've been to more dr's lately and they all say it's all in my head, but everyday I find a new "symptom."