muscle pains/soreness

[skilove]

Hi Everyone,
I've been dealing with GAD for quite some time.  i've been pretty good the last few years, but lately some stressful situations in my life sort of overwhelmed me.  so my body began to react.  this hurt, then that, then this then I started to think I had a bad disease like MS or something.  I finally went to the doc and started on Lexapro, but it's not kicked in yet, and I take Ativan until the Lexapro kicks in.  the physical stuff is what scares me.  and makes me even more anxious. I know it's anxiety.. I know it's my body reacting, but it's hard.  My therapist says it's old deep stuff coming out and that's good, I know that.. it's a process, but it's painful in so many ways...  anyone feel this way?

[Jizi]

I can relate 100% although I am not on meds at the moment. The closest people to me think I am a hypercondriac. I can't help it though, every ache and pain i feel I think i have something wrong with me. I do have another appt with my doctor this week, am going to ask her to check me for arthritis because it does run in my family. I hate this whole anxiety thing. But we definately aren't alone, I thank god I came across this forum. Today is one of my off days, I was getting leg pains on and off and I was in the supermarket just wanting to run out of there, I was very agitated, heart palps, and stomach pains from my nerves and wanted to run out of there and say forget this shopping trip today. It was horrible. But its just one of those days. I will not be convinced that there is nothing wrong with me when it comes to these aches and pains i get in my legs until my doctor runs the test I would like for her to run. She keeps telling me I am ok and there is nothing wrong with me, but i'm not really convinced.

[sunset555]

Hi Slilove and Jizi,

This reply is directed at both!!!!!

I too have been battling on and off with anxiety and panic over the last 9 years or so. I am 36 years of age and am a Mother of 2!!!!!! I too have felt EXACTLY like both of you, and have now got it under control. (at last) I thought I would never see the day that I wasn't scared with the symptoms that BOTH of you described in your posts.

Believe it or not I am now taking the advice that my doctor of over 15 years gave me I NOW JUST IGNORE IT, sounds a little mad but believe me folks it actually works, and it does!!!!!!!  Whenever I get a pain in my chest I ignore it, whenever I feel short of breath, I ignore it, whenever I have aches and pains, I ignore it, whenever I have rapid heart beat, I ignore it, whenever I have dizzy fainting spells, I ignore it, whenever I have palpitations, I ignore it, whenever I feel muddled and cannot concentrate, I ignore it, whenever I  feel totally overwhelmed and exhausted, I ignore it, and whenever I feel like getting sick, yes you've guessed it, I IGNORE IT, and believe you me it ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!! that's the ironic part of all of this and I will tell you why, it is because it is MIND OVER MATTER at the end of the day, and it took me this long to figure it out.

When you suffer with anxiety,panic, depression and all of the physical symptoms and mental symptoms that go with it, you automatically think that  there is something terribly wrong with you, so wrong that not only a doctor can put right but also a therapist, as you actually think that they do not know what is the underlying problem with you, but you actually cannot trust that they are going to make everything all right again, when really and truelly the only person in the whole world that can possibly make things better and RESOLVE THEMSEVLVES is you and only YOU, because it HAS to come from YOU  and YOU alone, because at the end of the day it IS MIND OVER MATTER believe it or not, and all of these feelings, and physical symptoms that you are feeling are there because of your bodily thoughts and functions.

I personally in the 9 years have never ever gone for medication, and instead I have gone down the road of excercise, diet, meditation, yoga, reflexology, and accupuncture!!!! It is entirely your own preference to which way you wish to go yourself, but personally the above has worked for me!!! If you have a relatively good diet, accompanied by the relevant sleep pattern that an individual needs = 8 hours per night, with your stress levels lowered, etc, etc, accompanied by talk therapy, that is a really and truelly good start.

I hope to God that the above has helped you both along the way, and please do keep us updated here on the forum, as you are definately in the right place.

God Bless
Sunset

[FMXSMKR]

I too, feel all you and everyone describe and like you, I have learned to ignore it.

That should be the motto here on the anxiety forum:

                                                Anxiety Symptom?
                                                   Just Ignore It!

[rockerapple]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
I was starting to think that I was out of options and to choose medications, which I don't want to do, untill I read your post.
Can I ask...because I'm slightly still in the denial stage...do you get chest pains and tremors even when you are not under stress or having a panic attack?  My doctor has run tests and assures me hes not worried and that its just anxiety, but I'm sure you were here before and don't want to accept it.  I guess I'm just looking for a happy ending that doesn't involve strong medications.
Again...THANK YOU!!!!!

[FMXSMKR]

I have a friend with health anxiety and I find your post here so awesome and spot on, I'm going to print it out for her.  

Thank you for your words!