HELP PLEASE

[Tocldja]

I am a 14 year old female and I'm not quite sure what's going on with me. About three weeks ago I went on vacation with my dad, we were going out to dinner for a birthday party. I was eating, everything was fine but then I looked down at my hands. There was a red rash spread from my knuckles up to my shoulders on both arms. I immediately thought I was having an allergic reaction to something I ate. I began to panic and felt nauseous. I went into the bathroom and looked at myself. I didn't look like I was having an allergic reaction, but I felt like I was. My throat felt tense and I was about to throw up. So, I told my dad and he took me outside to get some fresh air. I couldn't eat anything, I was too nervous. I was given Benadryl, but I ended up puking so it was rendered pointless. My dad took me back to where we were staying and I tried to relax. I couldn't help but feel like my throat was closing so I freaked out and we went to the hospital. After about two hours of waiting, the doctor came in and told us everything we already knew. "She had an allergic reaction." Then he gave me two Benadryl and sent me home.For the next three days I felt fine, but this rash kept coming back... I went home that next Thursday. We had Taco Bell for dinner, but I couldn't finish it because I felt butterflies in my stomach and a bit nauseous again. I was sort of worries about the appearance of the rash. Anyway, I got home late that night and felt fine. The next day was good too. We got Chinese food and again, I got the butterflies, but I didn't worry too much about it. The next day I went out to eat with my grandparents and the rash returned. It made me nervous so I began to work myself up. When I got home I googled stuff about rashes and thought I was getting "Sun hives"... I went up to Hampton beach on that Sunday and tried my hardest to stay out of direct sunlight. I was miserable the whole time. My throat was sense again and all I could eat that day was a corner of a piece of pizza and about three bites of a chicken wrap. I could drink everything fine but I struggled to eat.The next day was Monday and I told my mom that I didn't feel right so she took me to urgent care. The doctor there was a little concerned about the tension in my throat so he put me on Pregnazone (sorry I don't know how to spell it) I went home, feeling fine. I even managed to eat some chips! But then came Tuesday. My brother, my mom, and I were on the way to the gym. As I was sitting in the car, I began to doze off, but whenever I did, I'd feel like I wasn't breathing. I would wake up gasping because I felt like I was holding my breath. T sucked... So we ended up not going to the gym. When I got back home, I felt like I couldn't breathe. I tried to sleep but the same thing happened. To calm me down, my mom had me talk to a nurse on the phone. She said, "what you're feeling are just side affects of the Pregnazone and they will wear off." That did make me feel a little better. The three of us started watching movie and I felt good but as I started to fall asleep again, I woke up gasping again. It was really bad and I was getting super annoyed so I had my father come get me and bring me to the hospital at midnight. When we got there, I explained all my symptoms. The doctor told me that maybe I having an acid reflux. He gave me this liquid that looked like strawberry milk, and it was supposed to numb my throat. I puked it up. It was disgusting. I couldn't help it. So that trip was basically useless. I went to my regular doctor that next morning and again, explained everything. I'd lost 4 pounds because I wasn't really eating a lot. He diagnosed me with anxiety/panic disorder. I felt a bit relieved. He put me on medication and I've been taking it ever since. I still had panic attacks, but less frequently.Now, this is where it gets confusing. I kept getting heart palpitations which I know now, is a symptom of anxiety but I was terrified. I wouldn't even be thinking about it then BOOM! Zooming heart. My throat still felt tense but I felt okay enough to eat.For the past four or five days now I've been feeling this pain in my upper abdomen. I know chest pains can spread, but this didn't feel like a chest pain. It felt like when you get the wind knocked out of you, like someone was squeezing all the air out of that area. Also, I can feel the pulse in my stomach. If I lift my shirt slightly and look at my tummy, I can see it beat (twitch) with my pulse. I continue to have attacks of panic every time this happens. I can't help but think, what if  it's something more serious than anxiety but we won't know about it because we keep blaming anxiety? I've been keeping a video log of myself every time I feel this way. I don't know why, but it just helps to talk, even if it is to myself. My stomach feels like there's something inside of it, even though there most likely isn't. Also, when I walk, I can feel something in my middle pop. Like when you crack your back. Maybe that has nothing to do with it, but I'm concerned..,Today I went back to my doctor because he wanted to see how I was doing. He told me I was better but I didn't say anything about my upper abdominal pain...Tell me what you think. Is it anxiety? Or should I be concerned? This squeezing pain in my upper abdomen is freaking me out! Please help if you can!

[Tocldja]

Yeah, but I'm not on prednisone anymore... I only took it that one time.

[Paxiled]

It's prednisone, it's a cortico-steroid, and as such can cause anxiety.  Here's what I think happened (besides the fact you're eating absolutely horribly and that might be catching up to you -- you've mentioned Taco Bell, Pizza, chips -- I mean, you're suffering from an allergy from something you ate and instead of tending to eating more safely you're eating from the worst side of the food supply and it's full of allergens and inflammatory ingredients) -- you got an allergic reaction, it caused you to become anxious because it involved your throat and breathing, a common allergic reaction, you conditioned yourself to being anxious from this experience, and instead of anyone telling you this and trying to figure out what you're allergic to they put on medication for anxiety.  You just got scared and needed a real doctor, and you just got rushed about.  That's how I see it, anyway.

[christineyvette]

This really all sounds like anxiety to me. When we start to worry about our symptoms it makes them worse and it just makes the anxiety spiral out of control. Believe it or not but thinking about something so much can actually trigger it to actually happen. It's amazing what our bodies can do. I think the rash set you off and it does sound like an allergic reaction so I wouldn't be worried about it and it sounds like you got some sun so that could be it too. Give yourself sometimes to get past the side effects of the Pregnazone and you'll feel better. If you've been to the doctors and been checked out and your fine then that should ease you knowing that it's all just anxiety. :)