weird symptoms

[andrewjdavid2005]

I have had these symptoms for only the past couple of weeks where i feel very edgy, restless, my body feels like it is going to explode and i feel like i want to move around all the time what is causing this? because i have not got a clue and i really want to relieve it or get rid of it but how do i go about this? i have been exercising the last few days but nothing is helping it, anyone else get this?

[jackie]

relax and truly accept this too as another symptom of anxiety, it is the only hard way to relieve it
take care
jackie

[nomorepanic]

Andrew

Can we stick to one post please - you are posting duplicate stuff again and I told you it is hard for us to keep up with it.

You have not had this for a few weeks you have had it for over a year.

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Andrew

Can we stick to one post please - you are posting duplicate stuff again and I told you it is hard for us to keep up with it.

You have not had this for a few weeks you have had it for over a year.

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 16 February 2006 : 21:29:30</div id="right">
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I have alot of symptoms for nearly 2 years!!

But these symptoms of feeling edgy, restless, etc i have only had for the past few weeks they are new symptoms and i want to know how to get rid of them, no disrespect nicola but i know i have only recently had these symptoms!!!

[nomorepanic]

Ok but they are all related at the end of the day I am afraid to say.

They won't go until you get a full diagnosis from doc and referred for some CBT.

When are the blood tests being done? Have you now found a doctor you can trust?

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

I am going to see the doctor tomorrow as i want some blood tests done but i can tell you now 100% that i reckon they wont do any and if that is the case i will not bother with doctors anymore as i am not going to move surgerys yet again, for me doctors never do anything!!

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Ok but they are all related at the end of the day I am afraid to say.

They won't go until you get a full diagnosis from doc and referred for some CBT.

When are the blood tests being done? Have you now found a doctor you can trust?

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 16 February 2006 : 22:02:47</div id="right">
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I would be very lucky to get a full diganosis lol, prob get the same old usual doctor rubbish and just sent away which is not going to do me any favours and is likely to put me off doctor's for good and i will be left to permanently suffer.

[nomorepanic]

Blood tests won't tell you much though about anxiety related stuff.

You need to ask for CBT - so go in and say I suffer from Health Anxiety and need referring for CBT. If he says no then say well according to the NICE guidelines I am entitled to it.

i suggested this 6 months ago and if you had done it then you would be having it by now so why wait any longer?

Did you sign up for the No Panic one as well?

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Blood tests won't tell you much though about anxiety related stuff.

You need to ask for CBT - so go in and say I suffer from Health Anxiety and need referring for CBT. If he says no then say well according to the NICE guidelines I am entitled to it.

i suggested this 6 months ago and if you had done it then you would be having it by now so why wait any longer?

Did you sign up for the No Panic one as well?

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 16 February 2006 : 22:17:43</div id="right">
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I would like the blood tests done for reassurance and to make sure there is not any other illnesse's i have developed or any other reason why i am feeling this way eg cancer or any other diseases etc, that would at least put my mind at rest in that way.

[nomorepanic]

Ok sure I can understand that.

What about the CBT?

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Ok sure I can understand that.

What about the CBT?

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 16 February 2006 : 22:22:17</div id="right">
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Although i agree it is not very likely that someone like me at my age (24) has any undetected life threatening illnesses like cancer, brain tumour, or any brain diseases or heart problems etc but it is good just to have atest and hopefully come back all clear although i doubt the doc will do one, if not i have found somewhere where if you pay £120 you can have it arranged for you to go somewhere in sheffield and have a full blood test done, the samples are sent to london and you get the result back within 2 weeks i will consider doing that if i do not get some done by the doctor.

I will ask the doctor tomorrow about CBT though yes :)

[nomorepanic]

sounds expensive when the NHS will do it for free

Why not print off your posts from here and take them in to show him and say "this is why I need it".

Great about the CBT - let us know how it goes.

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">sounds expensive when the NHS will do it for free

Why not print off your posts from here and take them in to show him and say "this is why I need it".

Great about the CBT - let us know how it goes.

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 16 February 2006 : 22:31:55</div id="right">
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I am having some blood tests on tuesday :)
Saw anice woman doctor today who asked me if i was doing ok on the pills and asked about my astham etc.

I told the doctor that i feel tired all the time and the blood test is checking thyroid, glucose, anaemia, kidney's and also a full blood count.

Can blood tests pick up almost anything? eg heart problems, liver problems, and alot of other things? if they come back all clear at least it will offer me some reassurance.

I am being referred or CBT but was told it could take 8-12 months.

I have had something new over the last couple of hours, there is a big lump in my throat and it wont go away its making me feel like i cannot swallow or breath properly and it's quite sore as well, any ideas? is it something minor or major?

[nomorepanic]

Blood tests can't pick up everything no but give a general indication of the state of health. I doubt they will pick up heart problems and will only test liver if they specifically asked for the LFT's to be done.

What did they say about the CBT? Have they put you on the list? Do they think you need it?

As for the throat thing well how many posts do you want on this. I can post all the links if you want but I still have it so start with mine .....

Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4476)

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Blood tests can't pick up everything no but give a general indication of the state of health. I doubt they will pick up heart problems and will only test liver if they specifically asked for the LFT's to be done.

What did they say about the CBT? Have they put you on the list? Do they think you need it?

As for the throat thing well how many posts do you want on this. I can post all the links if you want but I still have it so start with mine .....

Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4476)

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 17 February 2006 : 18:49:31</div id="right">
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Hoepfully the blood tests will come back normal and clear, at least if they do then i can more or less say i am healthy even though i don't feel it lol.

Yes they have put me on the list for CBT but as i said in my previous post the doctor told me that i could be waiting 8-12 months.

The throat thing has eased off quite abit within the last few hours :)

[nomorepanic]

Will you accept you are healthy though if they come back clear?

That sounds a long time. Quote the NICE guidelines at him and ask what they can do in the meantime. When I lived in Sheffield I got to see a counsellor at the doctor's surgery for a while. Tell them you need that too. If not then get on the No Panic course to tied you over.

Good news about the throat.

Nicola

[Tomimo]

I can understand that you want to be sure that there is nothing physically worng but when these tests come back and if they are all clear then you have to accept that it means you haven't got anything awful or you will never be able to move on from the feeling. To banish the anxiety you need to accept that it is what is causing your problems.

Waiting lists for CBT are really long where I live too but there are other routes to try. If you were willing to pay money for the blood tests then maybe you could try and get some private counselling. There are clinics tht provide subsidised therapy. Another place to try is MIND - they have drop in centres where you can get reassurance and counselling on site, they also run courses for anxiety, etc. It may be worth looking into.

It may be worth re-reading the self-help pages here again as I am sure you will see that all of the symptoms you mentioned are there are symptoms of anxiety.

Annie x

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Will you accept you are healthy though if they come back clear?

That sounds a long time. Quote the NICE guidelines at him and ask what they can do in the meantime. When I lived in Sheffield I got to see a counsellor at the doctor's surgery for a while. Tell them you need that too. If not then get on the No Panic course to tied you over.

Good news about the throat.

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 17 February 2006 : 22:07:26</div id="right">
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Well when i last had a blood test (nearly 2 years ago) i still refused that i was healthy because i felt so awful but if the results came back clear then that is basically telling me that i am physically healthy and have no serious health problems so i will accept that and move on and try and fight this problem and get over it because i have had enough of it the last 2 years and i am very determined to beat it once and for all.

If you had blood tests and they came back clear would you accept there was nothing physically wrong with you? because i know some people don't accept it like i didn't before!

I am doing more and more exercise to try and help as well and i am going to look into changing my diet to see if that helps as well :)

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">I can understand that you want to be sure that there is nothing physically worng but when these tests come back and if they are all clear then you have to accept that it means you haven't got anything awful or you will never be able to move on from the feeling. To banish the anxiety you need to accept that it is what is causing your problems.

Waiting lists for CBT are really long where I live too but there are other routes to try. If you were willing to pay money for the blood tests then maybe you could try and get some private counselling. There are clinics tht provide subsidised therapy. Another place to try is MIND - they have drop in centres where you can get reassurance and counselling on site, they also run courses for anxiety, etc. It may be worth looking into.

It may be worth re-reading the self-help pages here again as I am sure you will see that all of the symptoms you mentioned are there are symptoms of anxiety.

Annie x

<div align="right">Originally posted by Tomimo - 17 February 2006 : 22:09:41</div id="right">
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Thanks for the info annie :) yes i was prepared to pay for private blood tests if the doctor said they would not do any but the thing is it would have taken a month or so to save the money to have them done as i don't have much money and have 3 soon to be 4 kids to look after so money is tight lol.
I am going to exercise more and increase the intensity and do 30-40 minutes of moderate exercise a day including jogging and exercise bike etc.
I am going to look at my diet and try to start cutting out chocolate, crisps etc but one thing i would love to cut out is sugar but i am a sugar lover i have 3 in my tea, coffee, cappuccino etc maybe i should switch to canderel or something lol, also i am going to increase my intake of fruit and veg to see if that helps :)

[andrewjdavid2005]

First steps first though, let's get the blood test out of the way first!!

As long as there is nothing wrong with my heart or kidney's and as long as i don't have anaemia or diabetes or anything then great!

I keep being tested for diabetes though probably because it does run in my family!

If the tests come back normal then i can get on with the battle and try and beat it using everything i can!!

[jackie]

your sounding great andrew and much more positive

good luck you will get there, no pressure or deadlines on yourself though they do not work. just tough change of thinking
jackie

[andrewjdavid2005]

Had my blood tests done today :) should get the results on monday or tuesday :) hopefully they will come back all clear and normal!!

[trac67]

Hi Andrew,

Thats good to hear, fingers crossed for you and stay positive.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Hi Andrew,

Thats good to hear, fingers crossed for you and stay positive.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

<div align="right">Originally posted by trac67 - 21 February 2006 : 13:03:14</div id="right">
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Thanks for your reply trac :) obviously if they come back ok then i can say there is nothing physically wrong with me which would be a start but you never know something could be found.

Hopefully things will be ok though, it would be a big reassurance if nothing is found!

[trac67]

Hi Andrew,

Let us know when you get the results back, and what they are mate.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[berry-nice]

Fingers crossed for your tests! :)
I'm sure they'll come back all clear.

~*Rachel*~

[nomorepanic]

Andrew

Let us know how it all goes.

Good luck for the results you want.

Nicola

[LisaS]

Andrew,

i've had all the blood tests too and they came back all fine. You know what helped me most and keeps helping me is one thing. acceptance. I know you've probably heard it a million times but its true.

Just say, i'm feeling anxious. its ok. its normal. and before you know it, your thoughts are somewhere else!

YOU SUFFER FROM ANXIETY.... BUT, it is not life threatening. you WILL get over it if you only accept that you do. and thats it! no one is saying it is easy, its not. but the sooner you accept it, the sooner you will get over it.

I hope the tests come back soon and that they put your mind at rest.


Lisa
xxx

"do not fear to hope...Each time we smell the autumn's dying scent, we know that primrose time will come again"

[mrosenbk]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">sounds expensive when the NHS will do it for free

Why not print off your posts from here and take them in to show him and say "this is why I need it".

Great about the CBT - let us know how it goes.

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 16 February 2006 : 17:31:55</div id="right">
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Please advise - what is CBT?

michelle

[andrewjdavid2005]

Over the last few days my memory seems to be getting really bad, i seem to be forgetting alot of things, even within a few minutes, plus sometimes my thinking ability is not as good as normal and it has benn making me very worried because when people start thinking about memory problems etc they start thinking of things like, huntington's disease, parkinson's and multiple scerosis etc.

Also last night my left arm was shaking very badly like it was anerve or something and it lasted 2 hours and i have never had that before, yet again that really worried me as well, i know things like that can be caused by the same thing as the memory.

[nomorepanic]

Try these for memory ...


Not sure where to post (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3583)
Anxiety and how it effects your memory (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6089)


Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

Just got my blood test results back, everything was normal :)

[andrewjdavid2005]

Well that's a good thing isn't it :D

[trac67]

Thats brilliant news Andrew one less thing to worry about.

Onwards and upwards from now on.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Thats brilliant news Andrew one less thing to worry about.

Onwards and upwards from now on.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

<div align="right">Originally posted by trac67 - 27 February 2006 : 15:31:46</div id="right">
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Thanks for the post trac :)

[nomorepanic]

Great news

Do you think you can move on now?

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Great news

Do you think you can move on now?

Nicola

<div align="right">Originally posted by nomorepanic - 27 February 2006 : 22:08:07</div id="right">
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Thanks nicola :D yes hopefully i will be able to move on now :D

[tattybear]

AJD - that is Fantastic news!!

Really really pleased that everything was fine, and now you can put all your energy into being positive and moving forward :D

Tatty B xx

[andrewjdavid2005]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">AJD - that is Fantastic news!!

Really really pleased that everything was fine, and now you can put all your energy into being positive and moving forward :D

Tatty B xx

<div align="right">Originally posted by tattybear - 28 February 2006 : 18:42:44</div id="right">
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Thanks for the reply tattybear :D