Can Anxiety cause ALL these symptoms? Please need advice!

[mithras]

Hey all im new to this site, and I would appreciate any advice, help, etc.

For the last few months I havent been myself, I have had kind of a "blah" feeling, a bit hard to explain. Not necessairly fatigue, but an odd feeling of lazyness perhaps? I have been a hypochondriac since I had been 12 (i am now 19). I dont know why, It deveolped randomly, I guess it was when I learned that i wasnt invincible haha. I also believe that it runs in my blood, my grandma has been going to the hospital sure that she was dying a countless number of times, turning out to be barley nothing each time. Over the years I was sure i have been dying of brain tumors, colon cancer, and even sinus cancer. Hoever this time feels different.My symptoms are more noticeable. To get to the point, I have had many symptoms including: Bowel problems, loss of appitite, TMJ Disorder, vague to constant abdominal pain, never ending post nasal drip, lack of energy, possible swollen lymphnodes ( however my doctor checked and said that there is nothing wrong, being a hypochondriac I had my doubts). I even had a pelvic MRI done 2 months ago to rule  It came back normal. When I started checking my symptoms at Wrongdiagnosis.com I began freaking out about leukemia. Almost suddenly after I realized that joint pain was a symptom, I started feeling pain in all of my joints, hips, knees, elbow, sholders, wrists, and even knuckles. Even right this second as I am typing this my hips and knees are aching, . I am also not sure if these pains have been there and I am now just noticing them. I wrote a lengthy e-mail to my doctor explaining EVERY LITTLE SYMPTOM i could think of to give her. SHould I get blood work done to rule out leukemia, I am afraid of the results. I am also afraid that if that test comes back normal I will think it is a mistake, or even if i believe that no mistake was made, I am afraid that leukemia will be replaces with some other terminal illness. Can anxiety trick my mind into having BONE/JOINT pains and other symptoms? I am very confused. Any advice would me much appreciated. Also another thing that is concerning me is my loss of appitite, I was a bit hungry yesterday, I ate 2 meals. Being 19 i know that i should be eating like a pig, today only had one large sandwhich. that was at 5pm...it is now late and i am not the least bit hungry. I know that anexity can cause appitite loss, but can it cause this much? Sorry for the lengthy post...I am just in a dilemma. HELP!!!

[KDBanks]

I just read everything that everyone wrote and it's like I'm listening to things that I have thought have been wrong with me. I have anxiety attack bad, they started about 3 years ago when I first met my husband. I'm constantly thinking that I have a brain tumor, anerysm, blood clot in my legs or lungs, cancer, you name it I have thought that I have it. Everyone says it's my anxiety doing it but I always doubht everyone including the docs when they tell me something is wrong. All day today I have been having sharp pains in the sides of my head and have been so scared that it's something serious....I hate living with this "disease" and that is exactly what it is, no one understand unless they go through what we go through. It's so hard to live with, I just want to be normal again. I want the attacks to go away and from me to not always think that I'm dying. Sometimes I think that it controls my life. When I have 3 beautiful babyboys that I need to focus on, So I feel for everyone of you cause I to know what you are going through

[jhere]

All my friends think I am dramatic, and joke about me being a hypochondriac. Everything explained has been what I have been plagued with for years, its no joke. I think my one friend thinks I am just vain, because I am constantly talking about what is wrong with me. It has effected my life in the worst way, I wish I would just chill out and enjoy life. if sucks! I feel as though I am a constant rollercoaster throughout the day. my mind is my enemy. YIKES!

[catburgler]

In 2001 right after 9-11, I broke up with my girlfriend of four years.  All of that with the fact that I have always been a worry wort due to growing up with parents who worry and the fact that we own a funeral home, I was mentally messed up.  My doctor prescribed my Zoloft.  It literally made me a new person.  For two years it let me see that bad things just don't happen that often and when they do, many times they work their selves out.  I weened myself off after the two years and to this day, I am still that new person.  I am much more confident, and much less of a worrier.  If I were you two, I would look into a anti-deppresant.  Zoloft may not be the right one for you but try all of them until you find one that helps.  Don't wait another day, start living.

[englishrose414]

Hello all
well, what can i say.  I have come across this site and have read what you have put,and im in tears...........i too know what you are going threw and i am going threw it right this very moment.
It is such a long story i sharnt go on...but it all started about a year ago when i had a misscarriage.........the anxiety/panic attacks started, numerous sypmtoms started too.  Im english and i have been living in Australia now for 3 years, leaving my family was terrible, and since being here ive had alot of upsetting things happen..........thus why i think i am suffering this physilogical afetrshock.  I have had MRIs of the brain, ultrasounds on my womb, Camera down in my stomach, Catscans,seen a endocrinologist to rule out cushing syndrome i thought i had, i have had a fear before of MS, its never ending, because i have so many physical symptoms.
When i had my ultrasound they found a cyst on my left ovart which was causing me so much discomfort...they said it was normal and havnt done anything since.........well, about 3 months ago my back began to really hert, my thighs burn everytime i wee,and it goes into my groin...i heard something on the news about ovarian cancer, an i am convinced thats what it is............ i then go online and research it, an find i have all the symptoms....i had all the symptoms for cushings, i had them all for MS, i even had them all for a ear tumour...........each time gettin checked out and being fine.............but now i am convinced that its my ovarys.
I dream the strangest dreams and have the weirdest thoughts, im extra sensitive too which doesnt help..........i am a hypocondriact!! but still this doesnt reasure me............im a local at the docs surgery im sure they get fed up of me.........my family and friends think im crazy lol...god i was never like this b4 everything.
I am going to see my doc...again....on tuesday to ask his opinion as i am so scared that i am going to die from a illness..........its driving me insane i want my life back :'( and it doesnt help that we still have other things going on in our lives(our meaning me an my husband) that it all doesnt help my condition..............
I could talk about this for hours, as i have had or having every emotional and physical symptom possible..............if anyone has any kind of question realted to this then feel free to email me ***@****... because when i talk to ppl who have this, it kinda helps a little...i want to help you too.
I still am thinkin ovarys right now it just wont let up!!!! god this is horrible..................
my thoughts go out to everyone who is going threw this torment........
xox

[mithras]

Thank Bip...Im sorry that you are going thru this as well. After I rule everything out (AGAIN :/) I am going to make some dirastic changes so I can start living my life again. The funny thing is the symptoms comes and go...they come more when I am most worried about it. It is such a pain, and Its annoying that I dont even have full of my mind anymore. Man it was great being a kid eh? not a worry in the world...the only worry was making sure your shoes were on tight enough so you can jump off things. Thanks again, knowing that im not alone is a big relief. Hope all is well.

[bip]

I know what you are going threw.  I been like this for years worry about my health. Believe me it's not good living like this . I worried about every disease in the world went to doctors got test done and they always came back normal and then I always went online and worried about something else. It's terrible living like this. The worst thing to do is going online reading.  I seen a gastro. cardiologist, you name it. I still get fears something is wrong with me... What I do is try to keep my self busy all the time, I don't look online anymore cause my anxiety will go up. All the symptons I was getting it was anxiety...I see a councelor now and that helps me. Can you get a councelor that will help you. Alot people are living with anxiety and you are not the only one try to get some help. I feel so bad when I see someone living like this cause I know how it feels. It wears you down, can't think straight. Makes you tired, lost of appetitite, you name it. Anxiety gives you physical symptons and we think something is wrong and it"s not it's the mind taking control of you. I wish you the best!!!!