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413968 tn?1210400279

22 yrs old... suffering from bad anxiety for month now.

I don't know what it could be but my doc. said it was anxiety and prescribed me xanax... I only took two in the past two months and stopped taking them really cause they made me feel tired and not that much better.  

I had noticed these symptoms before , but not like I have started experienced them from about a month ago.  I started one day when I had not slept one minute and was nervous about a presentation at school the next day.  I went downstairs and felt really strange my heart started beating really fast and my nails were purple, and hands were sweaty, and I was pale.  About a week after the symptoms which were: rapid heart beat, shakiness, light headedness, and even high blood pressure, I went to the doc.  He gave me blood tests and found nothing.  Did an EKG and found nothing and therefore he stated it was anxiety.  

I think it is anxiety as well, I am a nervous person, but now it got worse.  My heart rate has calmed down, and the buldgey feeling I had in my chest went away it seems.  But I still feel strange, at times can't swallow, if I pay attention to something for a long time I get vertigo, I look down my legs are constantly shaking, and it is bad because I am studying to become a Video Game Designer and I have to work in front of a computer screen often.  Also, I get very nervous around people, can't go out often, don't know how I go to school everyday but symptoms still arise and get worse as the evening goes on.  I used to be more normal a month ago I am not sure what it could be.  It may have been that one night that triggered this ****, and I get mad cause I want to get better.  

I do at times oversleep or get little sleep, could this give way to my symptoms?

Also, I can't gain weight... I weigh 115 and I am 22 yrs old and don't gain.  My doctor says it's cause of a fast metabolism.  Could it be because of my anxiety?

Any advice will be very welcome!

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413968 tn?1210400279
It definitely Anxiety... but I don't wanna take meds for it... any other remedies?  Like natural ones? Ah, and I have to say at times symptoms are not even there like on Fri Sat Sun (a bit) cause well I have a 3 day weekend.  But, I do get nervous around other ppl alot.  I can't even stay at the dinner table at times... I know its mind over matter, but this **** really isn't easy to get over..
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413968 tn?1210400279
Thanx for the feedback. Yeah I should go back to that endocrinologist I had visited awhile ago, to see what he says, it just may be my best bet.  Because I don't smoke pot or take in a lot of caffeine.  So, it may be my thyroid that is the problem because I have never been treated or anything for the first sign of my thyroid issue a about a yr ago.  Thanks again!
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Id also suggest.. watch the sugar and caffeine in your diet if you feel it could possibly be anxiety related. Also stick to your guns and insist on why the results have changed. If need be change your doctor and bring all your results to a newer better one preferable who is affiliated with a good University hospital. Alot of your symptoms can be traced back to thyroid or possibly low blood sugar. Id insist on a fasting 6 hour glucose tolerance test.  Don't settle for its your nerves if your gutt says somethings different. Doctors in the new world of over anti depressant subscribing have become lazy and quick to prescribe sedatives. Even with a history of nervousness. Heck being sick will make anyone nervous. Check with your family history as well. You might also want to get an EGD (scope down the throat) and make sure your not suffering from silent gerd giving you the trouble swallowing. Now after all is said and done this could be anxiety but it doesn't mean the only answer is drugs. Try eliminating sugar and caffeine and see how you feel. Do you take any supplements or other medications? Can these be giving you side effects ?  Do you smoke pot? That tends to bring on major anxiety attacks in many sensitives. The high blood pressure isn't in your head neither is the test results they now want to dismiss but you now have to tell the doctors to give you a reason why they are irrelevant.
Good luck
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Hi Franchise,

The symptoms you described above describe a case of hyper thyroidism. I myself am a hypothyroidic not a hyper... I was diagnosed with it 4 years ago and I've been on medication since then. My thyroid levels are normal with the pill, but sometimes, once in a while, I do get "attacks", let's say, with the original symptoms coming back. Even though I take treatment for it, there have been times that my thyroid (TSH) levels rise or drop above or below the normal range and my endocrinologist adjusts the dosage.

Thyroid is a very "tricky" gland. It's small, but does a huge work for your body, mainly your metabolic functions, hence the unsuccessful weight gain, and your mood, hence the anxiety.
I think that once you are diagnosed with a thyroid problem -if it's not due to a reversible thyroid area or brain trauma caused by an accident- you should visit your endocrinologist often, check your TSH (thyroid hormone) and T4, T3, thryroid antibodies levels often as well and be on medication.
I don't know if you have taken treatment for your original thyroid imbalances and if you stopped taking it after your levels were normal again. If you are hyper thyroidic (and this applies to hypothyroidic patients as well), you should get treatment and this treatment will possibly be for the rest of your life. It sounds dramatic but it's really not that big a deal. I also don't know if you have a family history in hyper thyroidism.
There is also a chance that you being a stressful person could have triggered the hyper thyroid imbalances. Stress is never good for your body, let alone in a thryroid disorder.

My advice is, calm down and go see an endocrinologist. Explain everything big or small thing/change you feel in your body and he should tell you what blood tests and/or ultrasounds you have to do in order for you to be successfully diagnosed. If it's not a thyroid problem, then you should focus on your anxiety attacks and your mood. It could be anxiety or panic attacks. Being at school is stressful enough, I've been there and done that and it can mess you up good.

Good luck and take care of yourself :)

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413968 tn?1210400279
And I forgot to mention that my doctor had tested my blood to see if I had a Hyper Thryoid and he at one time said I did, and sent me to an endocrinologist.  He now doesn't find any Thyroid chemical imbalances in my blood work.  Could it be possible for the Thyroid chemical imablances to subside like that?
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