Need some advice please

Hi all, I'm new on this board and would like to know if anyone could give me some advice to ease my mind a little. This may be a long read so please bare with me. Ok i've had some anxiety and panic problems since i was a teen. I've never been on medication for it as i could always control it myself, the episodes were few and far between. But...I had alot of personal problems in August of this year and everything has been downhill from there. Hubby had lost his job, we were worried bout losing our house, car, ect...Then the end of August hubby had a heartattack and triple bypass surgery the beginning of September. (He is doing better now), So he came home then at end of September he had complications which sent him back to hospital for a few more days.

Ok so this is where it all goes downhill for me. We were in ER (hubby being treated) and all of a sudden i had really bad panic attack, feeling dizzy and like i was going to pass out. I had to go to the nurses and get put in a room to be checked out by a dr. they did tests and as i already knew it was an anxiety/panic attack.

So I came home and was ok for the next 3 days, only feeling a little exhausted and anxious but still feeling pretty much ok. Then all of a sudden i came down with horrible diarrhea, I was thinking it was the stomach flu or some virus, Well the diarrhea lasted 3 weeks and after about the 2 week of i started feeling very shaky all the time, very bad nausea, weak, and just awful, feeling the need to lay down almost all the time. My dr finally put me on Lomotil to stop the diarrhea and it stopped in 2 days. I havent had diarrhea in 3 weeks BUT i'm still feeling horrible.

I feel anxious all the time, shaking, especially while talking or thinking about how i feel. Still lightheaded, dizzy, thirsty, rapid heart beat, a feeling that i can feel my heart beat in my back and head while laying down, fuzzy head feeling, kinda like in a dream state almost, the list goes on and on. I have almost all the symptoms you all have with anxiety. I wake most mornings feeling yucky, rapid heart rate, sweaty, tingling in hands and feet, ect...

Prior to this starting i had been doing well, feeling good except for an UTI. My main question is this...Could this everyday feeling of being ill be from the anxiety without actually having the anxiety/panic "attack" ? I really need to go to the dr's but i'm so scared to go because l'm worried that while i'm there i will feel lightheaded and dizzy and the need to lay down and i know i cant. Does this happen to anyone else ?

Also the last 2 times i went to dr my BP was up some and the dr hasn't put me on any meds as yet, But i think this is adding to the anxiety about going as i'm afraid when i get there my BP will be really high and i'll get scared and go into a full blown "panic".

Thanks to all who ready this and any advice you could give me would be appreciated.

PS, I forgot to say that when i had the diarrhea I had went to ER twice and they did bloodwork and 3 stool samples and everything came back normal.

[lost_myself]

Not too many people coul bare that load without showing the signs. Read the posts on here it's comforting to know you're not the only one.IBS can cause some of this and can be aggrivated by stress/anxiety. (speaking from exp)  search for ways to deal a little meds, herbs, relaxation all work just find your way..God Bless

[barfer]

It looks like you took a page from my book.  To answer you question:  Could this everyday feeling of being ill be from the anxiety without actually have the anxiety/panic attack?  The answer is a resounding YES!!!!!!!!  That is what it is like to have Generalized Anxiety Disorder.  I'm no doctor but those are all symptoms I have and that was the diagnoses my psychiatrist gave me.  Actually my diagnoses was GAD with panic attacks, to be specific.  The diarrhea is my not so private hell.  Makes life a little difficult to leave the house especially since I'm somewhat agoriphobic that it becomes an easy excuse not to go out.  If I didn't make myself go out even for a short walk everyday, I would never leave my house.  Cognative/behavoural therapy....very important!