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Anxiety - pains and other symptoms...
I am a 34 year old female. Had a baby 18 months ago. Relationship has been in trouble for sometime now. Work as an HR Mgr for the last 12 years. Moved from Boston to MS. No family here. Job is pretty stressful (been there 7 months). About 8 months ago I started having strange pains, left side mainly - arm, leg, chest. The pains got REALLY bad for a while so I went to the ER. They ran tests and said nothing was wrong w/ me. 2 weeks ago in our managers meeting my hands started sweating like crazy. I got very dizzy and felt really strange. I got up and asked someone to take me to the ER. The Dr listened to me and said I am suffering from anxiety and gave me Ativan 1 mg. I took them and they worked but he wanted me to follow up w/ a reg dr. I did and she said the same thing - anxiety. Now, my question is this: I don't feel PANICKED or terrified. I feel weird...dizzy, sweaty, a bit out of control because of the symptoms and what could happen (faint in front of everyone - things like that). Also because of the pains, I keep thinking it's a heart attack or something awful - since the pains simply won't go away. I've read on here that pains sometimes come w/ anxiety. I am now taking Clorazepate 3.75 mg which I can take 3x's a day if needed but they also referred me to a therapist to get coping skills. I am getting to the point that I feel hopeless. I have always been the "strong" one. I have never had these issues and I feel like I am going nuts because I can't handle stress. Anyone else in this boat?
Hi..i am 18..for about a year now i have suffered from anxiety..its ruining everything..every single day i have a new pain somewhere in my body..i worry constantly something is going to happen to me..i get chest pains, tingles in my arms and legs..constant pain under my arms..sometimes i am feeling perfectly okay..and then these feelings and pains come..i dont want to live my life like this everyday, i see a therapist but it doesnt really help..any advice? x Tracy
I am sixteen years old have terrible chest pains all day in my arms i feel shaky and funny i get sweaty somtimes i feel asif i am going to collapse and have a heart attack my head spins the pains are there all day in my jaw and around my back i cannot get rid of it been to hospital twice they said theres nothing wrong me but i am convinced i have a heart problem i get all diffrent kinds of pains everyday twinches burning pains dull pains and.... i can go on all day its ruined my life ..they havnt tried me on medication yet...dont knw what to do anymore !!!!! anyone like this
the pains come everyday
the pains come everyday
Both of your symptoms sound a LOT like the sort of problems I am suffering through. Your symptoms both sounds like pure panic disorder.
Ok, let me introduce myself. My name is Crystal, and for the past several months (since late October) I have been suffering from severe bouts of chest pain/pressure, chest palps, head tingliness/pins and needles, head numbness, head pressure and headaches, tingliness/pins and needles and pains in various parts of my body throughout the day, SOMETIMES my heart will speed up during these attacks, back pains (for no reason), clamminess / sweating, troubled / constricted breathing, dizziness / lightheadedness, etc. It usually leads me to feel anywhere from just a little anxious to just go into complete panic.
It at first was more cardiac related: I felt this clenching pain in the chest region, heart palpitations, I felt like I needed more oxygen because of the heart palps, I occassionally got lightheaded, etc. One time I felt SO bad, plus I was panicking like no tomorrow upon feeling the symptoms, that I rushed to the Emergency Room and they immediately hooked me up to an EKG and injected me with an anti-anxiety/relaxant drug that immediately calmed me down and made my symptoms go away. Yet the EKG, bloodwork, and they even gave me a CAT Scan of the chest, came back all fine.
I, still convinced it was something physical, went to my family doctor and cardiologists, who hooked me up to MORE EKG's and 24-hour haltars, a stress test, more bloodwork, and all said I was fine.
I was put on Toprol, which helped a little, yet my problems STILL occurred, and I was then put on Zoloft after they assumed it was Panic Disorder and anxiety, which improved my mood but that was IT. It was around the time I started the Zoloft I started getting a different array of symptoms: it was no longer cardiac exclusive. It was then I started getting the head tingliness/pins and needles, head numbness, head pressure and headaches, tingliness / pins and needles and pains in various parts of my body throughout the day, SOMETIMES my heart will speed up during these attacks, back pains (for no reason), clamminess/sweating, troubled / constricted breathing, dizziness / lightheadedness, etc. This resulted in more trips to the Emergency room, where I was given a CAT Scan of the brain, more bloodwork (for electrolytes and all), and all came back FINE!! I was then just pressumed to definately have Panic Disorder as a reaction to Stress and anxiety, which I was struggling with during my last semester at school.
I am off the Zoloft now, and now just seeing a psychotherapist, and want to see a neurologist to help me out as well.
The mind plays AMAZING tricks on us. I rarely even get the chest pains/palps anymore, only occassionally, as NOW my panic has been focused on the head tingliness/numbness/pins and needles and dizziness ever since the initial attack of it last month, so that is usually what my attacks result in.
Ok, let me introduce myself. My name is Crystal, and for the past several months (since late October) I have been suffering from severe bouts of chest pain/pressure, chest palps, head tingliness/pins and needles, head numbness, head pressure and headaches, tingliness/pins and needles and pains in various parts of my body throughout the day, SOMETIMES my heart will speed up during these attacks, back pains (for no reason), clamminess / sweating, troubled / constricted breathing, dizziness / lightheadedness, etc. It usually leads me to feel anywhere from just a little anxious to just go into complete panic.
It at first was more cardiac related: I felt this clenching pain in the chest region, heart palpitations, I felt like I needed more oxygen because of the heart palps, I occassionally got lightheaded, etc. One time I felt SO bad, plus I was panicking like no tomorrow upon feeling the symptoms, that I rushed to the Emergency Room and they immediately hooked me up to an EKG and injected me with an anti-anxiety/relaxant drug that immediately calmed me down and made my symptoms go away. Yet the EKG, bloodwork, and they even gave me a CAT Scan of the chest, came back all fine.
I, still convinced it was something physical, went to my family doctor and cardiologists, who hooked me up to MORE EKG's and 24-hour haltars, a stress test, more bloodwork, and all said I was fine.
I was put on Toprol, which helped a little, yet my problems STILL occurred, and I was then put on Zoloft after they assumed it was Panic Disorder and anxiety, which improved my mood but that was IT. It was around the time I started the Zoloft I started getting a different array of symptoms: it was no longer cardiac exclusive. It was then I started getting the head tingliness/pins and needles, head numbness, head pressure and headaches, tingliness / pins and needles and pains in various parts of my body throughout the day, SOMETIMES my heart will speed up during these attacks, back pains (for no reason), clamminess/sweating, troubled / constricted breathing, dizziness / lightheadedness, etc. This resulted in more trips to the Emergency room, where I was given a CAT Scan of the brain, more bloodwork (for electrolytes and all), and all came back FINE!! I was then just pressumed to definately have Panic Disorder as a reaction to Stress and anxiety, which I was struggling with during my last semester at school.
I am off the Zoloft now, and now just seeing a psychotherapist, and want to see a neurologist to help me out as well.
The mind plays AMAZING tricks on us. I rarely even get the chest pains/palps anymore, only occassionally, as NOW my panic has been focused on the head tingliness/numbness/pins and needles and dizziness ever since the initial attack of it last month, so that is usually what my attacks result in.
Well, I am really glad you are off the pills. I got absolutley no benefit from them. Matter of fact I fealt like i was floating on the ceiling but still in pain.
My pain is all over. from toes to tip of the head. What i have done is gone without the anti depressants or depressants. I have looked for alternative options.
why? I still am not sure. Just did not want to. I knew that there was a reason for why I was sick and wanted to know why.
Have found out a lot about myself. My treatment so far:
extensive therapy with a good psychologist. Visted every day for a month. and have gone to see him a lot over a one year period.
The start of this was way worse than the initial pain that I lived with. istarted the treatment with the Psychologist in Jan 2006.
Letting out emotions was the big thing and relaxing. letting out the emotions hurt like hell, physically.
Also, have done cognitive therapy,, not with a psych but with a technique put forward by brandon bays, called the journey.
Now know, there is a balance between the body, mind and the spirit. and obviosuly mine was out of wack. the mind was trying to take over everything, and the spirit revolted.
I can actually remove all pain with deep relaxtion. And have been able to remove pain for ever with the cognitive therapy. just made me realise how powerful the mind and spirit are.
I am still not cured, whih is my aim, not management. And the cure is for me to give in totally. sounds wierd, but it is true. I have tried to control my environment, life et al, and now have to let go. I am not a control freak, but have had a pre disposed way of thinking about things. And I have learnt that i am wrong. And have had to change my viewpoint on just about everything.
more another time. Bye, hope it is of use
My pain is all over. from toes to tip of the head. What i have done is gone without the anti depressants or depressants. I have looked for alternative options.
why? I still am not sure. Just did not want to. I knew that there was a reason for why I was sick and wanted to know why.
Have found out a lot about myself. My treatment so far:
extensive therapy with a good psychologist. Visted every day for a month. and have gone to see him a lot over a one year period.
The start of this was way worse than the initial pain that I lived with. istarted the treatment with the Psychologist in Jan 2006.
Letting out emotions was the big thing and relaxing. letting out the emotions hurt like hell, physically.
Also, have done cognitive therapy,, not with a psych but with a technique put forward by brandon bays, called the journey.
Now know, there is a balance between the body, mind and the spirit. and obviosuly mine was out of wack. the mind was trying to take over everything, and the spirit revolted.
I can actually remove all pain with deep relaxtion. And have been able to remove pain for ever with the cognitive therapy. just made me realise how powerful the mind and spirit are.
I am still not cured, whih is my aim, not management. And the cure is for me to give in totally. sounds wierd, but it is true. I have tried to control my environment, life et al, and now have to let go. I am not a control freak, but have had a pre disposed way of thinking about things. And I have learnt that i am wrong. And have had to change my viewpoint on just about everything.
more another time. Bye, hope it is of use
I am in a similar situation. I am a branch manager of a bank. I have always been "in control". I do have some stress at work, and home .. but I always felt like I could handle it. I started getting dizzy spells, I would be standing in front of the employees delivering a meeting and all the sudden need to sit down. I started having trouble breathing and feeling my heart racing. I developed an awful pressure in my head that lasted for almost 6 weeks ..I'm telling you anxiety can cause some serious symptoms. I had pain all over, I couldn't eat or keep anything down. I went to the doctor they ran all the tests and of course .. my diagnosis is anxiety. I was put on Lexapro about 3 months ago and I'm doing so much better. Life is good now. Hopefully it stays this way!!! Good luck to you all.
Thanks for the response. I went ALL DAY TODAY with NO PILLS!! WooooHooO!
I am pretty proud of myself today. I have only been on them a week but today felt good. No attacks. Yes! Now, we will see about tomorrow! One day at a time I guess.
I would love to hear more about what you experience as well.
I am pretty proud of myself today. I have only been on them a week but today felt good. No attacks. Yes! Now, we will see about tomorrow! One day at a time I guess.
I would love to hear more about what you experience as well.
Further to this tracy, I am normal. Or I thought I was. I have always lived like this juggling 20 things. So, I am like you I do not feel anxious, stressed. this is just me
I have been diagnosed with this as well. stress a la anxiety. I have suffered now for 2 1/2 years with it. cannot shake it. I was always the strong one. I run a company, did things for people, always incredibly busy. Then got sick one day. Mono nucleosis. and that was that, have had sever pain throughout my body since. i GET TINGLING, NUMBENESS in all parts of my body. cold brain, burning shoulders, spasms in the eye, sphincter pain etc. Have tried a heap of things to stop it, allergies, mri's, diet changes. None of them have done a thing. the only thing was for me was to change the way I think. pretty hard, becuase being sick, you get depressed anyhow. all you want to do is be better. And the only person that I have found that can change it is me. I will add more if you want me to. just repsond.
I know exactly what you r going thru.Right now my hands are shaking i feel sick to my stomach im cold and i have chest pains i take paxil 10mg daily for panic disorder but i don't think its working anymore been on it 6yrs.i just don't know how to get a grip on it im always afraid im going to have a heart attack i feel like im hanging on by a thread i wish there was a wave of the hand and it would all go away for us
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