Anxiety and body functions...

[worryornot]

I've been having extreme fear and anxiety over a chance on having contracted HIV from what doctors say were very low to negligible risk encounters. My palms and feet become sweaty, never experienced that before. Can anxiety raise body temperature to 99.7 when I'm very stressed out? It seems I'm sweating with no high fever, my feet feel like they're burning. Has anyone experienced fluctuations in body temperature and sweatiness associated with anxiety? I don't think I've ever been such a wreck. I lost 10lbs, have no appetite, and constant stomach turning and rumbling. Does this sound like anxiety to any of you?

[jimgreg]

yes anxtys can make the palms sweat and any part of ur body..im on ativans  and i still sweat at times..and also i have heartburn alot more...the body temp i also have 99.9 most of the time...i can take a shower 1 day the next day have to wash again...anxtys suck bad we all know this..i tried everything to avoid my problems!! but anxtys  take us over.......

[aleesha57]

im so scared ive only ever had one boyfirned and we've never had sex but we have had unprotected oral sex once, i know his history and he has had sex beofre with one girl but this was protected and also one other time unprotected oral sex with another girl before seeing me. i cant eat , or sleep and every morning i wake up thinking i am hiv positive and i hate myself for still going back to him and kissing him and having oral sex because at the time i think dont worry he cant be infected but then afterwards i cannot concentrate and the anxiety comes, am i being very stupid?

[Tony728]

yes!! that's was me since feb 16th,..and still a little today,....i did read that anxiety can flucuate the body temp and cause sweatyness. i'm in the same position as you,..possible hiv exposure,..testing relieves a lot of the stress/anxiety. i'm sweating and have burning feeling all over, my highest temp was 99.8,..i havent made it to 100, thank god. i've read that anxiety also causes dry skin and sometimes rashes. when were you tested?