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health anxiety

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hopeliss · 14/10/2013 11:18

has anybody ever found a cure for health anxiety. it has plagued my life for 7 years and don't see an end to it. awful day today.
ps never been on mumsnet before. sorry if this is the wrong place to raise this.

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ballofworry · 28/08/2014 14:02

thanks haggisfish , i have an appointment a week next monday ...will get her to check then ...but i cant stop myself from stressing ... Sad
its amazing how the brain works , i found out as when DS had his crash on bike , i felt fluy and rough ...once in the hospital and i focussed on him constantly , my flue went away ....i didnt et for 3 2 days as was so worried but yet i wasnt hungry ,,or tummy rumbling ....most odd , but i guess that shows just how powerful the brain can be .....just wish i couls get this health anxiety to disapear to !!!
how are you today ??

Haggisfish · 28/08/2014 15:06

I'm ok, just trying to keep busy and swithering about medication. I'd happily take it but it reduces my libido dreadfully and I'm just getting that back On track after bf for three and a half years. Am going to go to a psychologist and not just a counsellor I think.

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 15:39

what medication are you on haggis ?

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 15:49

i want to try the ADs my doctor gave me but im to scared of the side effects i may get .. thats how insane this health anxiety makes me Sad

Haggisfish · 28/08/2014 17:51

I've been given fluoxetine, which is Prozac. I've taken it before and it really helped. However, citalopram is considered better for anxiety-I'm a bit wary of side effects when stopping that one. I know what you mean about worrying about side effects, but I really suffered very few effects. For me, it was a benefit /risk analysis-I was so anxious it affected my whole life and so it was more beneficial to take medicine.

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 20:29

glad it is helping you , i have been given citalopram and was offered beta blockers a while back ...so unsure about side effects ...

im getting in knots about my breast pain tonight trying to keep in perspective .....

HowAboutNo · 28/08/2014 20:32

I've got the doctors tomorrow about my moles. One in particular is bad but has been for years. Very weird shape - like an M. Hand hold, i am beyond terrified.

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 20:49

i will hold your hand howaboutno , its awful isnt it this health anxiety ....
i to have mole anxiety , i get mine checked every 6 months at a skin clinic , for my own peace of mind ...i have loads ..

HowAboutNo · 28/08/2014 20:53

Thank you ball, it really is horrible. Unbearable actually. Sad

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 21:04

i have many that are weird shape to if thats any help and some that have hair growing ..
have you seen the doctor in the past about them or is this something new ?

HowAboutNo · 28/08/2014 21:11

I've never seen a doctor about it - I've always had it so never thought about it twice. It's on my breast and has kind of stretch over the years, but no drastic change. Thank you trying to reassure me, really kind of you Thanks

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 21:18

your welcome , i have 2 on my breast to , and one has got bigger through the years ( last 14 i think ) i only know as i caught a glimpse the other month looking at old pics of me in a bikini and its right on the top bra line , i looked at it now and its def bigger
i guess as we get older our skin stretches ..x

HowAboutNo · 28/08/2014 21:40

Here's hoping that is the case! So nervous I've got a headache. Ugh I miss the old me!

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 21:42

what times your appointment tomorrow ?

ballofworry · 28/08/2014 22:13

im off to bed now , hope your appointment goes ok howabout , let me know how it goes Flowers x

Haggisfish · 28/08/2014 23:02

Good luck! I'm sure it will be fine.

HowAboutNo · 29/08/2014 04:31

1:30! Awake now worrying... Perspective just seems to go out the window doesn't it. Thank you ball and haggis, that's really kind Flowers

ballofworry · 29/08/2014 09:45

Morning Howabout , how you feeling ? if you can keep yourself busy this morning , go out for walk get out of the house , good distraction .
I know its hard to focus on anything els , i know exactly how you feel and its truly awful .
here to hand hold for you x

hugs Flowers

HowAboutNo · 29/08/2014 12:11

My DD is keeping me busy thankfully! I can keep it together when she's around, even though she's only 14 weeks and wouldn't know the difference! She is wonderful and just helps me forget for a while.

How are you doing today?

ballofworry · 29/08/2014 14:57

how you doing Howabot ? Hmm x

NickiFury · 29/08/2014 15:11

Can I join please? Have never posted before though have flare ups every couple of years. At the moment I have a sore neck and have had for a month, the pain from this makes me sick with worry so have started having massive panic attacks that last for hours, they're so bad that I think I am having a heart attack, they wake me up at night. ECG today was clear though. Bloods done 5 weeks ago are clear, chest x-Ray clear, just have to convince them to let me have a head and neck scan now Blush, doctor told me yesterday it was "100% a muscular problem" but it feels much worse than that. I try not to google because I know that's perpetuating it but I get locked into the vicious cycle. I hate this, it affects every area of my life Sad.

ballofworry · 29/08/2014 15:20

hello and please do nicki , your not alone ...

NickiFury · 29/08/2014 15:37

Smile Thank you. I can't actually believe there are so many like me. I've been here before and I know the only way past it is through it but it's horrendous, this is the worst yet. The panic attacks seem to get worse as I get older. Does anyone on here have panic and anxiety attacks that go on for hours? This is quite a new thing for me but have pretty much ruled out any physical causes.

ballofworry · 29/08/2014 15:48

Theres many , i was very relieved to see other people who felt the same way as i did , for a long long time i felt very alone and as though i was going mad ..
its good to share on here as we all will understand how it feels , the feelings we cant control at times .
I had a trigger some years back and since then iv dipped in and out of anxiety , panic attacks , palpitations , dizzy turns ,and constant need for reassurance from the doctors , to name a few ..
keep posting and we can all help one another at times like this , i have found it a great help and comfort and am very grateful .
hope that helps a little x

awfulomission · 29/08/2014 18:47

Yes to the long periods of tension.

And yes to it being a relief that there are so many like me. I fessed all to a friend yesterday and she was so shocked. Apparently she thought I was one of the most laid back people she'd ever met! I might be crap at being relaxed but I must be a darn good actor… Grin

It's easy to say never google but a whole lot harder not to.