anyone suffering physical anxiety symptoms

[Joey7]

I've been having more and more physical anxiety symptoms and they are really starting to scare me I suffer from health anxiety so these symptoms are making me terrified and taking over my every day life. Has anyone else suffered from physical anxiety symptoms and if so what type of symptoms have you had and how did you deal with them. I just don't see how these weird symptoms and sensations are from severe anxiety I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle sometimes. 

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[Rubydreamer]

I'm also new here.  I woke up this morning feeling dreadful but I stumbled upon this thread. Just reading about everyone else's experiences with their physical symptoms actually calmed me down.

 I have been suffering with anxiety for most of my life but the last few years I have become worse.  Just life in general, kids leaving home beloved pets dying etc.  

but it the last three years both mu mum and my sister got breast cancer and this year they both passed away with 4 months of each other.  Then my daughter discovered that she has PCOS. 

My anxiety levels have hit the roof.  My back neck and shoulders are so sore and I have pain and tingling in my arms.  I am having physio/massage/acupuncture etc .  I do have a bad back but the stress has just made me so tense.  I also get palpitations and dizziness and that awful feeling in the pit of my stomach like the world is about to end.  I clench my jaw as well and sometimes get stomach upsets. 

this is the pits. I am grieving I know that but if I could calm down the anxiety a bit I would be able to cope better.  I walk my dog every day I colour in, I read.  I drink very little alcohol and don't drink coffee.  I've tried relaxation tapes but they don't seem to help.  I have had some counselling and will be having some more.  I don't want to take drugs but I've taken Chinese herbs.  They help a bit with sleeping

so I think I will come here more often just for a bit of support from people who know what I am going through. Thank you

[Chicken_Wings]

Hi Ruby,

Firstly welcome. Secondly I'm so sorry to hear about your mum and sister.

It sounds like you've tried lots of things, do any of them help at all?
A lot of people don't like the idea of taking medication, but make sure you've fulling investigated the various options before you rule them out completely. They aren't a magic potion, but if you get the right one it can make a real difference to you well being. There is no harm in having a chat to your GP to get more info, you don't have to take anything you don't want to.

I clench my jaw as well and I've ended up getting a mouth guard to sleep with sometimes.

What sort of relaxation tapes have you tried? I've found the 10 minutes guided mindfulness sessions on the Headspace App to be really helpful.

[digit_]

hey.

i know this is an old post but I thought I'd respond anyway as ive suffered with anxiety, panic attacks and physical anxiety for about 5 months now. I honestly can't tell you how much weight has been lifted off my shoulders finding this here on beyond blue, as you could understand I thought i was the only one with this physical stuff and thought I was dying, I thought in no way could the pain and weird sensations I was feeling could be severe anxiety, but I've recently learnt that it can, even though I KNOW it's anxiety it still doesn't stop me from going into panic every single time I feel a weird sensation, and still thinking I'm dying or sick. I, like you Joey battle with this feeling every single day.. I get the following physical anxiety symptoms: shaking, trembling for no reason, sharp pains in my rib area, tingling in the back of my head, electric shock feelings in my feet, sometimes the bottom of my feet go numb, I get weak muscles and limp arm, sometimes leg. Pins and needles, extreme hot and coldness, feeling as though sometime is literally on my chest, like pressure or as if somethings trying to get out, sometimes I get a sharp pin feeling, as if someone is pushing a pin into my chest, just one pin, but it's an extreme pain. There's so many things I could say but want you to know you're not alone. I want to know if since you posted this in 2014 you've learnt to deal with and/or got any better with this? Thanks :))

[digit_]

I can see this post is a little old, but I just wanted to say I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks aswell and am completely obsessed with my chest aswell! Absolutely convinced there is something wrong with my heart because I get chest pain from anxiety and when I lay down I can feel my heart beating and sometimes a feeling of pins in my chest, I am constantly checking my pulse 😞 just thought I'd share with you that you're not the only one with the chest obsession and anxiety thing! Might lift weight off your shoulders a bit 🙂

[Annie1974]

This post has been so helpful to me I was diagnosed 4 yrs ago with anxiety

At the time my symptoms involved excessive need urinate bouts of diarrhea social phobia and unexplained back pain. Angry, obsessive thoughts

After it took me nearly 6 months and 3 Dr's to get a diagnosis which I might add, add to the issue.

I have been mostly free of physical symptoms since being diagnosed which was such a relief.

But lately due to external stresses anxiety back with a vengeance with all new and exciting symptoms for me to deal with.

It's been great reading all the posts and knowing I'm not alone, I have made an appointment with my go to ask for a referral for counselling. As I know I can't deal on my own and don't want to.

Happy thoughts everyone.

[hoya]

your symptoms sound so much the same as mine so I want you to know you are not alone, though if you are like me it often feels like you are, I worry about them too. hope this helps you

[hoya]

Reading about others with the same symptom really makes me feel a little better I spend the day feeling sick and also need the bathroom once Ive eaten I have always been worried about illness . Like Beltane I have loads of nausea all day and I know I must make it worse by the worry I put into it , ITs really so helpful to know IM not alone. I Just want to feel normal again.

[Pixie15]

Hello hoya,

I totally agree that it is good to know your not alone. Nausea must be difficult to cope with. I had IBS for quite a while when I was younger. Got so bad at one point that I was afraid to eat and leave the house before I had visited the bathroom. My anxiety seems to feed on itself. Some things are hard to ignore though. I don't think I have ever really felt normal. At the moment it seems to be coming out in muscle cramps. Anyway.... that my life I guess. It is not all negative.

[blondguy]

Hi Hoya and Pixie

Its good to know that I wasnt alone too where these symptoms (bad feelings) were concerned.

I am fortunate that I never had the nausea but the IBS is common as the digestive system is the most sympathetic to anxiety, thus explaining the stomach churning and the need for the toilet.....and sometimes in a hurry too

Please excuse my post content but it is a classic yet unpleasant reaction to anxiety

Thanks Hoya for posting too!

be gentle with yourself

Paul

[jessicau88]

Hi everyone. I'm glad I found this thread as it as made me feel somewhat sane and not alone. I swear I suffer from all the symptoms possible.... from nausea, sweats, shakes, twitches, restless legs, difficult in breathing, sharp head zaps and plenty more. A couple of months ago I was driving home from work and felt my chest literally cave in. I called 000 and screamed for someone to come help me as I literally thought i was dying. I was a dark part of the freeway so I couldn't even give an exact location. By the time the ambulance got to me I was curled up in a ball behind my car in the emergency lane. Once I got into the back of the ambulance my body just tensed up more and I was uncontrollably shaking. My heart rate was 118bpm and the first thing they asked was if I suffered from anxiety?! I said yes and said I have 3 children at home and I can't die, I was then told it was anxiety attack and couldn't believe it. I've had attacks before but never that severe, I was petrified. I was taken to hospital and checked over (heart monitor, lung checks and usual obs) only for it to be all within the normal range. I felt so ashamed and embarrassed. I'm still learning how to fully manage the severity of some symptoms but it's good to know you aren't alone with stuff like this.