Health Anxiety

[candyfloss66]

Hi, I suddenly developed health anxiety about a year ago it came out of the blue when I had my first panic attack I was convinced that I was having a stroke. I have been back & forth to my GP he has done every blood test possible all of which have come back normal. However I'm not convinced as the symptoms are real one ailmene was persistent breast pain Dr reassured me no lumps but sent me for a mammogram that thank goodness was clear then I had a permanant soreness on my tongue eventually was sent to ENT again all clear. Now I keep get shooting pains on the sides of the back of my head it didnt help that I went to have my hair coloured yesterday & the colour went wrong so they had to do it again I was back & forth to the sink & now the back of my neck is sore so again those thoughts of stroke etc are back in my mind. I just don't know when I should take symptoms seriously any more DR said it's all anxiety :-(. I have an appt for CBT in March but it feels a long way away.Any advice greatly appreciated I was never like this my GP is very nice but I feel he's fed up of seeing my face ..

Do you feel able to believe that what you feel is anxiety or do you believe that there is something seriously wrong with you?

Soreness in the back of your neck can easily be tension and stabbing pains in the back of your head in my personal experience are often a result of neck tension.

If you can accept that it is anxiety, ask your doctor to refer you for CBT. If it is out of control and makes life impossible an anti-depressant like citalopram can also help to lessen anxiety.

Argh sorry you already have CBT lined up - good

If you can accept that it is anxiety, hopefully the CBT can help. If it is out of control and makes life impossible an anti-depressant like citalopram can also help to lessen anxiety.

It's awful I know - I've dealt with OTT anxiety about ds's health and it made not just my life a misery.

Tbh Madmouse, I was saying to my dh that how do I know what is a real ailment & what is anxiety it's a vicious circle. At the moment I could be watching t.v & my heart start's going for no reason atall it's crazy.
I have limited my caffeine intake & tend to drink water or Calming drinks.

One symptom seem's to lead on to another. The back of my neck is tender because of the hairdressers sink but the sharp pains I get now & then usually follow with a pain in my ear that last's the best part of 3 seconds I have seen two different Dr's that both agreed it's anxiety. I just hope that if this is the case & one day there is something that it doesn't get dismissed but I did have a mammogram & saw ENT for my tongue so while those symptoms have calmed down another appears. I'm hoping that the CBT will help, it's really getting me down..