ANY ONE HAVE HYPOCHONDRIA/ANXIETY OVER FEAR OF BRAIN TUMOR

[sdnj06]

hi guys i wrote above also but i am now asking or looking for another person who has anxiety or hypochondria over a brain tumor. i go to a phcyciatrist tomm but im trying to see what kind of fears others went through. and see if they were just like me swearing i had a brain tumor despite no real syptoms just my mind telling me...

any stories or thoughts are appreciated

thanks

[Brianlame]

I sometimes think I'm having a stroke or have a brain tumor when I get a panic attack.  Then I get worse symptoms because I'm freaking out.  Then I grip onto myself and realize..........it's just me making the situation worse than I usually snap back and things go back to normal.  

[o0robbie0o3]

Ive had terrible anxeity over getting various diseases, especially cancer as both my parents died of cancer when i was 17.  im starting to think i have anxeity but only because thats what the doctors said i had. all 5 of them over the last 3 weeks.  I also have a muscle on the back of my neck that is spasming which is causing me constant headaches.  Ive had these headaches for a month solid.  at the same time my face, legs and arms go numb sometimes, i feel very depressed all the time, twitching alot, dizzy feeling sick. all the symptoms of a brain tumor and anxeity aswell.  i was a bit dubious as they bluntley refused the possibility of it being anything other than anxeity and wanted to talk about my situation at home. They refused to get me a scan and gave me pain killers and ntibiotics for the throat infection i also have.  i feel i cant go back to the doctor any more but even now im getting more symtoms like my whole body feeling, not in pain, but very bad if you know what i mean.  do i wait until the situation comes to a natural end, or beg them to give me a scan???

[veryCozy]

I am pretty sure that what we all have is something called Somatization disorder. Basically we are so fearful over one thing or another, it manifests itself by being afraid of our health. If we have a twinge in the head, it must be an anyerism. If its persistent head pain, it must be a tumor. If we feel weak or tingly, its definitely MS.

I've had everything under the sun, and on some days and weeks, several serious conditions at once!!. Its sort of a phobia. We are afraid of being sick---we panic if we think we are sick. Its what we fear. But it is still fear. Be kind to yourself, and realize that if you think you have cancer in your eye, finger and toe at the same time...(which sometimes I have)....that it is probably NOT that bad. And, also, we need to laugh at ourselves a little. Cuz we are a cute bunch....with a very particular sort of problem.

[ashz27]

Where do i start! I too was conviced for over 4 yearss that i had a brain tumor.... headaches, to migranes for 2 years constantly.... went to dr after dr... all said ur fine.... Then inbelieveably in 07 my best friend was diagnosed with what else than a BRAIN TUMOR.... I couldnt believe it... She had it removed and is ok.... but of course now i was even more sdcared of it.... than earlier last year 09.... I started to hear wierd clicking sounds in my ear.... at first i didnt think much of it.. then my right ear started to get plugged all the time.... than the other... i would  get such intense pressure and pain... i thought i was dying.. i went to the dr many times and she couldnt figure it out finally sent me to an EMT.... the emt said i was fine... and that it was prob TMJ.... 'I wasnt satisfied with that and it had become so bad i started to experience reallly intense anxiety attacks.... so I continued goint to emerg... 3x when finally they gave me a cat scan.... to what i thought would bring relief it was clear no tumor.... but at this point i had built up so much anxiety and now depression that getting that answer i had waited for for so long didnt even phase me.... if it wasnt a tumor than wtf is this.... i started to get even worse anxiety... to the point that i was experiencing depersonalization (the most scariest feeling to me in the wIorld')  i started calling coucellors and no one could get me in for 2 nonths.... well this sent me into depression... i wouldnt move didnt wannna get out of bed.... so finallly i went on anti anxiety anti depression meds (venlofaxine) I hate taking meds so it was extreamly hard for me.... i took 37.5 ml (supposed 2 be double but experienced 'brain zaps' so i stayed to just one cap) for a month... honestly i think the dose was 2 low to reallly help me... i think redirecting my thoughts made me better..... so I stopped taking it.... a few weeeks later i start to focus on death and sickness agailn... almost as if im not worrying about it Im scared im gunna die.. like if i feel relaxed then my hearts gunna stop.. sounds silly i know... i now have tinglyness in my left side hand and lower leg.... i keep telling myself its from anxiety... but the coo coo hypocondriac i am wants to think I have MS... let me tell u after i got the clear CAT scan i went onto thinking i was going to have a heart attack to lung cancer to the heart again and now MS and overtall just being crazy... im scared im never gunna b normal again im just gunna ne in this constant fear that im dying... I dont know what to do.... i dont want to be on medication... but i cant continue to feel this way... its drving me crazy....im sure my dr thinks im nuts by now so im hesitant to see her about the tinglyness.... but at the sae time i need to know im ok...... i keep telling myself i just need to retrain my brain... but its almjost like i cant....... im wondering if anyone has been able to get out of this thought patteren or has any suggestions..... i cant b like this forever
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thanks
ash

[paul0130]

I know this is old but yes i always worry i have this cause i had the symptoms still do but i have had them for afew months and touch wood im fine it just drives you crazy, do not use google you can create your own symptoms by googling, its really bad.


Ive cried loads thinking i have this but many people assure me its just anxiety as my age my hormones are ragin but its hard to believe i know.
Just see how it goes i think you will be fine i'm told these things are rare and doctors can do miracles these days. Just calm and take a breath sit back and relax i know i can't and you probably can't but us people need to try..


All the Best
Paul.

[MindPieces]

I couldn't help but laugh a bit while reading these responses, only because I've been going through the exact same thing, and if I don't laugh I'll probably cry. First I was convinced I had HIV, and freaked out to the point where I was convinced I was having AIDS symptoms. Everything came back clear. Then I was convinced I was having heart problems, but blood tests, a chest X-ray, EKGs and an echo have all come back normal.

NOW I'm getting headaches and a tingling in my right leg, and have moved on to thinking I have a tumor or am on the verge of a stroke. I'm now obsessed with getting a CT scan and MRI, but I'm honestly not even sure I need one. I think I'm going crazy!