anthonycain

I have the same symptoms as you do... I feel the same fears.. I am hopeful that it is indeed just symptoms of anxiety... Reading your post, as well as others allow me to remind myself, that I am not alone.

Your scaring me... Because I get all those things ..... However, my logical brain tells me it's not likely, that this is what I have.

Hey I have very similar issues... It's quite scary to hear you list all your troubles because they sound so close to mine... I have the arm pains... The chest discomfort and tender or painful areas when I'm pushing on my chest... I get the shortness of breath more than anything... Even when it's not shortness of breath, my breathing just feels inadequate. My upper back also aches.. I stress about my heart all the time... I am overweight as well I get slight dizzy spells. I'm scared of sleeping because I always feel I'm going to have a heartattack, a stroke, or some other sinister thing... I made a appointment with the cardiologist as well... As for indigestion.. that is definitely a factor... I have acid reflux on a regular basis, but it kinda goes hand in hand with anxiety, and poor diet... So that's not a surprise... That part of it is understandable for me... I get shortness of breath when it's bad... I feel like my chest is super tight and my throat can't swallow properly .. but it goes away after a lil apple cider vinegar and about 20 min of relaxing... The whole ordeal is disturbing... I also get weakness in my limbs and numbness in my arms..... If you ask me, I think it's something fatal going on... But many signs point towards anxiety.... fortunately!

I respect the journey that a doctor has to undergo as far as academia... But in these days and times I find the medical establishment to be quite inadequate in their understandings, and not so much that they don't understand but maybe they just don't care.. it's all about a paycheck... They are quick to unload all of the various pills and toxic "medicine" on us , meanwhile they are not attacking the root cause of the issue, but rather just putting bandaids over the wounds and acting as if it's not there until the problem becomes a bigger issue...with anxiety, the first thing they want to ask everyone is if we want to hurt ourselves. Now I get that sometimes the depression that is often associated with anxiety has various effects on people and some may have thoughts of hurting themselves, but that's not the issue for everyone... I don't need antidepressants...I don't need a bunch of pills to drug me up and kill my liver n kidneys.. I need a hollistic approach to getting my body back in balance so that it can heal itself over time.. I need a proper diet change.. I need mental tools to change my anxiety rigged cycle... I need emotional balance... That's what kind of help I need.. I need sites like this to connect with others who are suffering just like me, so I can change my thinking of feeling all alone... Idk about the U.K but the U.S has a broken medical system that at times is doing more harm than good, despite all their technological advances and academic systems put in place. I always follow the money... And the money always leads to the source of the issue.. and it's clear... It's too much money to be made from our ailments, the business Moto was never to heal us, but rather sustain us. Some may feel different but I have seen what the medical establishment has done to my family and friends.. And I have seen the benefits of those who sought out alternatives and took matters in their own hands.

Today I went out and about to take care of some things, but it ended up with me hunched over in a coffee shop trying yo breathe...I was good for the first half of the morning but suddenly around noon I started to feel a little tired... Then I began to have a headache.. then the headache turned into shallow breathing... Before I know it, I was dizzy, my legs were weak .. I felt like I couldn't get a decent breath in...This is the type of things I have to deal with all the time... Now I know anxiety has many symptoms... But sometimes it just doesn't feel like anxiety... It's almost as if it's a real heart or breathing problem... But the doctors say I'm fine .... I know they may be right but I don't trust them anyway.. the never seem to know much to begin with...I don't care what degrees they may have.. the feed us the same medications that turns around and makes us sick... So I just want to find a hollistic doctor who can use herbs and proper nutrition to get me to my optimal health.

Your inspiring me to work out as well... I usually stop when my breathing seems off.. it's all in the breath with me...if my respiratory system seems off balance, then I don't work out ..but I now see that I have to try and ignore them. This anxiety thing is the craziest thing I ever experienced... It's definitely filled with weird symptoms and sensations... My problem is finding a way to ignore those sensations ..they are soooo scary, it's hard to ignore. But I'm going to ignore the shortness of breath, the twitching muscles.. the full/ numb feeling in my head, the back soreness... The bloated belly, the dizziness, the smothering sensations, the feeling of a stroke or a seizure coming on, and throat tightness. I'm going to ignore them all

I have the same worry... It's frightening to say the least... I don't have a easy fix or method to suggest, but I do share the same fear, what gets me through us the fact that I always manage to wake up in the morning... That alone, kinda makes me believe that my mind is just playing tricks on me. Therefore I just close my eyes.. make peace with God and sleep.

Tell me about it... This is the craziness thing to have... I wish there was a quick fix.

All part of anxiety!... I have chest discomfort right now as I'm typing this... The whole thing is, your body is nervous and extra sensitive...now it's still scary! Trust me , i know... I keep an ambulance on speed dial...but chances are, you are fine.. you have to distract yourself... How? Idk... But you have to, that's when it will go away .

Thanks guys.. i knew it had to do with my stress and anxiety... I hope i can find a way to relax and get rid of these sensations...they can be so debilitating at times. ... I really believed i was dying or getting a stroke of some sort... Then when it starts up.. i feel like I'm bout to have a seizure, because my throat gets so tight and i can't swallow, it else i feel I'm gonna swallow my tounge.

Thank you Soooo much for your feedback!!! I was pretty much worried because this back thing is so bad for me right now... It totally throws off my breathing... I was starting to feel lifeless... I can't feel when i inhale deeply... I feel it in my chest but normally i would feel it throughout my sides and my back.. that's how i know the muscles are too tight.. then the indigestion makes breathing a issue as well... So overall all these things lead to me breathing shallow without even noticing it.. that ends up leading to a anxiety attack/ panic attack ....i have to find a way to relieve this acid reflux, and ease my breathing and back soreness... I have gotten massages as well, but it only last for about a day... Then it starts again.. i just need a permanent fix

I'm no doctor, but if all of your family members seem to have high heart rates then, I think it's quite genetic...my heart rate is usually around 68.... Anything above 85, makes me feel like Im having a panic attacks...when it hits 100 , Im usually calling the Ambulance... But it's not actually any big deal, but it's my paranoia causing me to think I'm bout to have a heart attack... I have seen my friend have panic attacks where the heart rate was above 140.. so I know my little 85 is nothing to worry about... But at the end of the day, we all feel what we feel... Sometimes we need reassurance to let us know it's ok... If your heart rate has been that way, maybe your body is already predisposed to having a faster heart rate... The question is how are you overall... Do you have health issues? Are you distressed and in need of some sort of medical attention, or are you just curious/concerned because the doc mentioned that your sister might have to take something..?.. I personally think your fine... But like I said, I'm no doctor.

Ok... Let me start by saying thanks in advance to whoever takes out time from their personal struggles to respond... I appreciate everyone on this forum... Now, I want to know if anyone here ever experience extreme tightness and soreness in the upper back, after a bad anxiety episode... I notice that whenever my attached show up,.. the aftermath is soreness in my upper back muscles, and a very tight chest and back altogether... This is usually very annoying because it adds to my paranoia... And I feel something is extremely wrong.. is this normal?? Does anyone else experience these upper back issues. I also get bad reflux and indigestion when I am going through bad episodes with anxiety... But the back n chest tightness is annoying... I breathe ok.. but it doesn't feel like the air is circulating fully. It may be due to my muscles being so tensed... I don't know... But it's quite disturbing.

I really thank you for taking the time to respond... Sometimes I run to this site to see if anyone has replied to my post, so that I might receive some sort of comfort in knowing others are experiencing similar things...

Yes, thank you.... I will give this a try.. I really need something like that to help me breathe properly