can anxiety come on for NO reason?

[justlookingforanswers]

About a year ago I had a couple panic attacks one night out of the blue.  Since that time I have been battling anxiety.  After lots of doctors (convinced myself it was a heart issue) and lots money spent on them, I am still trying to find the "root" cause or any triggers but can't.  Being COMPLETELY honest, I can't find not one.  The feelings (I've been told are anxiety) come on for no reason and are getting worse.

I did try Lexapro for about 8-9 nine months but never thought it was helping....at least until I went off of it.  I continued to have chest pain during this time but not the anxiety to the extent it is now.

I guess I am just wondering if anxiety/panic can happen for NO apparent reason and if so, will it ever go away??  I know this forum is a support forum and so most people on here are struggling with anxiety too but is there anyone that knows of anyone that has had anxiety/panic at one time but now is anxiety "free"??

Also, has anyone attended any support groups?  I am wondering if that would be helpful.  From reading the posts I see a lot of similarities in symptoms with other people but I still question it.   I know the symptoms from other websites too but does anxiety feel like a soft motoring running in your chest?  Does anyone ever have horrible burning in the chest (that isn't relieved with tums and is unrelated to food)?        

This just seems crazy to me.  I know my thoughts are irrational but the physical symptoms are so real, the "what if" is driving me insane!  

Thanks for letting me ramble-it's been a rough week.

[Ryan351]

I totally agree. If substances (in anyone sometimes) and genetics can cause anxiety, then your thoughts are likely not the cause. I believe it is often caused by an underlying biological issue.

[Brandiexxe]

One day I was just about to eat some dinner and watch a bit of TV when bam anxiety just hit me out of nowhere. I felt sick to my stomach and didn't want to eat anymore. I thought that I was gonna die. I'm only 15 years old and this is happening to me. I now have to force myself to eat, because every time I try to eat I always feel as though I have to vomit. But I don't. So I force myself to eat because I need to keep my strength up. I have shortness of breath and sometimes my chest and shoulder would ache. One night it even caused me not to sleep that well at all. I was so stressed. My heart was pounding and just would not slow down and my brain just could not calm down and try to stop worrying so much. I think that it is caused by stress. Stress with baby sitting, and family. my mother said that she was gonna take me to the doctor. But I will not allow this bad anxiety to take control of me. I am strong and still and always believed that god will get me through this. No matter what. God Bless you all. Thanks.

[Lunamon21]

Hey guys i am an eighteen who suffered from anxiety/panic attacks. My first experience was when I was eleven or twelve my vision kinda went funny and weird and everything felt off. So I started panicking and told my parent which I  went down to the doctors to get prescribed medication ( don't remember the name of medication) but I had it or for a few months and it went away because I was in primary at the time and it kinda got it off my mind. Then when I turned sixteen I remember I was watching a movie which i didn't like and I got a fright and ended up getting the anxiety back which left me stuck in the house for three months over i had a fear of going out and felt like I was dreaming the whole time and my eyes felt weird too but than i went back down doctors for the second time and I got inderal 80mg which kinda helped me and I went back to secondary after my summer holidays and from there took only 2 months to be back normal :). Now I'm eighteen finished school and doing a course and I got my anxiety back which I was only listening to a love song ( Which I've crush ) and started feeling weird and got another fright thinking I got it back which made myself worse to believing it! I got the inderal again but I felt it was not working and went back down to doctors which she told me about lexapro which i did not take at the time because i didn't know the details of it and i am still taking the inderal for another week to see if anything has changed if not I will try the lexapro and see if it work. People always tell me anxiety isn't nothing but in my mind i have a fear of it and thinking it will never go away which i managed 2 time to get rid of it. I hope there will be a cure one day to treat the anxiety and get rid of it like it never existed.

[AGWENSCARED]

I also have anxeity and panic problems which started in 2002  I also went to ER and dr's all the time just to be told it was anxiety or panic.. But was recently diagnosed with a-fib, that is what was causing my heart to race and the chest pain and dizziness and shortness of breath., I still have the anxiety and panic attacks sometimes, but I feel better knowing my Problem was not in my head. I had to wear a heart monitor for 30 days for them to catch the a-fib. I have had 2 Heart Ablations, and continue to have palpitations and other symptoms as well. I also have a clotting disorder, where my body makes clots for no reason. I will be on blood thinner the rest of my life, which causes more anxiety! Good luck!

[Karli143]

Anxietycentre.org helped me a lot. They have several counselors who went through anxiety themselves.  I spoke to my therapist over the phone.

[zindel8847]

I suddenly feel anxious if I have to take something out of my bag or if someone calls me and I turn my head, or if I have to rush somewhere, it gets me so anxious... and gives me a slight dizzy feeling
Or If I'm alone with my friend and there's an awkward silence, or if she is following me in the mall, I hate that feeling so bad.