Anxiety help!2!????????

[Sallythomasjack]

For the past 2 months i have been feeling really weird and iv been told it might be anxiety, here is a list of symtoms im having and could anyone give me advise what to do to try and forget it.

1. Panic attacks (for no reason, they just come on)
2. Sometimes i have cheat pains
3. Paranoyer i keep thinking im seriously ill, and everytime i see a bruise or a lump i start panicing.

4. Aches everywhere
5. Heavy head feeling
6. Headaches
7. Mouth ulcers
8. Gone off food only eat bits a day
9. Feeling low
7. Eyes feel heavy.
8. Sometimes feel light headed.
9. Tired all the time.
10. Head and chest feel weird sometimes.
11. Legs sometimes feel weird.
12. Sometimes i can hear my heart in my head pumping
13. Throat closes sometimes
14. Chest goes tight
15. Head feels tight at times
16. Bruises appearing for no reason (they dont hurt)

Any answers??????

[anxiety860]

What you are listing seems like anxiety. especially since you are freaking out about all of these things.  I get random bruises too, I'm sure i got them somehow.  It seems like you have anxiety.  You should go to your doctor, ask for a physical, tell em your concerns etc.

[Sallythomasjack]

Iv been an she told me to go to the what centre for meetings and talks etc

[Anxietyqueen1981]

I know the feeling all to well! It can be such an overwhelming, terrifying sensation, but know that you're not alone.
Things that seem to help me:
1. Do NOT Google symptoms if you feel weird/ill, etc. It just fuels the fire. If you really feel you're sick, call your Dr and schedule an appt.
2. Talk to a close friend about concerns. It helps to keep perspective.
3. Look into getting some meds to help with the anxiety if you feel like you're not improving. I took Zoloft for about 6 months to help me out. It helped tremendously!
4. Learn what your triggers are(for me, it's Googling symptoms. I get an upset stomach and automatically I have an ulcer or cancer. I worst-case scenario EVERYTHING medical)
5. BREATHE.  You'll get through this.

[Sallythomasjack]

Thanks you! I will go an see my gp again, iv also gone off my food, and i keep feeling really sick and that its scary. How long does it take for anxiety to go?

[SMcGregor]

Anxiety is the negative effect of imagination and can occur spontaneously, and against our will. The emotional cycle which leads to anxiety begins in the present with our initial experience of pain or pleasure, and ends up with complex feelings which are "remembered" exclusively in the past. This cycle of emotions has been found by psychiatrists to follow the following pattern:

- Pain in the present is experienced as hurt.
- Pain in the past is remembered as anger.
- Pain in the future is perceived as anxiety.
- Unexpressed anger, redirected against ourselves and held within is experienced as guilt.
- The depletion of energy that occurs when anger is redirected inward creates depression.


Regards,

[nursegirl6572]

I want to reinforce the good advice you've gotten here...you need to start addressing this with a mental health professional.  There are all kinds of ways to treat anxiety, therapy is a big one, as you will learn ways to cope when you're feeling anxious, and learn how to cope with the panic attacks (those are rough!)

Some people also choose to add a medication to their treatment regimen.  The most commonly prescribed medications for anxiety are antidepressants (like Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro) and anti-anxiety medications (like Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin). There are lots of other kinds of medications that can be tried also.  

If you want to explore the possibility of using a medication, then be sure you are seeing a psychiatrist versus your regular doctor.  Also, keep in mind that medications do not "fix" or "cure" the anxiety, they help to manage the symptoms of anxiety, which improves the quality of life, and helps you be better able to make some progress in therapy.  Medications are a controversial topic in regards to anxiety treatment, I've had very good experiences with medication, it has allowed me to get "me" back however, I have learned that it wasn't JUST the medication that helped...it was the therapy, and most importantly, ME doing the work needed, taking the bull by the horns and learning all I could about anxiety, and learning ways to live with it and keep it at bay as much as possible.  No one should expect that popping a pill and going to therapy once a month will be sufficient in treating anxiety.  Maybe for a short time, but not for long term management.

Treating anxiety is something that requires patience.  It takes time to get anxiety to a more manageable level.  It won't happen overnight, so just go into this understanding that the more patient you are with yourself, the better you will feel.  If you are consistently ruminating about how you feel (which is hard not to do), it will make you feel a lot worse.  Try to live your life as you normally would, as much as you can, and keep yourself distracted.  Distraction helps with anxiety SO much because we get stuck in our own minds and "what if" ourselves right into more anxiety.  Keep pushing forward, keep living your life as you normally would.  Try to keep as normal a routine as you can.

Hang in there...please keep us updated!