so many symptoms....:-(

[elees_31]

I'm cracking down and going to a (new) doctor today to get checked out because I'm tired of all of the self diagnosis and worry that there is something major wrong.  Hopefully I can get some med., strong med., for the days when things are really spinning out of control.  I'm relieved, yet nervous as I can possibly be.  What if I hear something that I don't want to hear!?!?  I have so far diagnosed myself w/ IBS, a hernia (w/strangulation), pregnancy (hpts have been neg, and this is my BIGGEST fear).  Why are the symptoms of these "problems" all simular and why does anxiety make you think you are feeling things you aren't.  Why am I so confused and why can't I stay off of the websites that list symptoms and illnesses!?!  I know I am not alone, I just need reassurance that I will be okay.  Do you think I will look crazy going in to the doc. w/ a list of everything I have felt in the last 2 weeks....because it's a LONG list!  Please pray for me that I am not pregnant...it would be so unlikely yet I'm just convinced of it because it's my biggest fear.  I'd rather it be ANYTHING else!

[suzi-q]

Yes, tell your doctor everything.  He will not be very shocked, I am sure that he has heard it all before.  Be totally honest and then he can but you in the right direction.  Best to you.  Keep us posted.

[alh17]

I know how you feel. I have been going to the doctor a lot lately and when I decided to go about possibly having anxiety I was terrified. I had just been to the doctor two weeks before. After talking to my doctor I felt a lot better. You should take your notes with you if it will help. I took a list but I didn't use it. I was too nervous. The doctors need to know all your symptoms though so if you need the list then use it. I felt better right after I talked to the doctor because we had a plan and I was seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. I am now back in the black since the medicine my doctor prescribed caused a rash. I am hoping to feel better again soon. This is all driving me crazy.

I am not exactly sure why the symptoms are so similar. I also think I have IBS which is related to the anxiety I believe. I have not been diagnosed with IBS yet but I am sure I will eventually be. I replied in another post that I also feel pregnant a lot of the time and cannot explain to you why the symptoms are there. I also think that I look up symptoms too much and then I have them. I am sure you are not pregnant especially since all your tests have been negative.

Good luck and just take a deep breath.

[holliexox]

Dont feel alone or embrased. im the SAME way. i go from one illness to another. i use to go to doctors ALL THE TIME and annoy them with my problems. who cares what they think. i did'nt and you shouldnt let them get to you. just try and not think about yourself or your health. maybe make a gift for somonem , hang out with friends and get your mind off everything, thats what i try and do. and i hope you get reasured at the doctors. im SURE your healthy and NOTHING is wrong with you its just stupid anxity and DONT let it get a front row seat in your life.