Anxiety and internal tremor/muscle twitches

[Kittenss]

I have health anxiety and also PTSD from traumatic health events in the past. I'm currently recovering from recent cancer and surgery, which has only made my health anxiety worse as I have worried my symptoms were cancer for a while but the doctors said it wasn't cancer. Turned out I was right and it was cancer and this has turned my health anxiety up even higher.

I am really struggling and nothing I do helps. I've tried CBT, hypnotherapy, meditation, mindfulness, exercise etc.

I feel like I constantly have adrenaline rushing through me, like a constant panic attack almost. I've been having internal tremors at night for a while but it's now happening all the time and just starting to feel it in my face. All of my facial muscles are sore and tense and twitchy.

I'm avoiding Google as I'm sure it will tell me I have MS or Parkinsons and with health anxiety that will just make me panic even more.

Does anyone else get this with anxiety?

I have been avoiding medication as I'm worried about side effects and not ever being able to come off them. I also don't think I can cope with my symptoms getting worse rather than better, even if only for a few weeks. But I feel like I need to do something drastic now as I can't live like this any more.

I have bouts of severe health anxiety and is usually triggered by a new symptom. I try not to Google as I tend to spiral out of control and diagnose myself with the worst.
I have been having a muscle twitch in my left arm on and off for months now. I have tried to remain calm and dismiss it but today has been bad and my anxiety hasn’t started to kick in big time which is enhancing my symptoms and even though I know this, I keep thinking otherwise.

When my nervousness and anxiety kicks in, my face twitches something terrible especially when I talk or smile, it tremors. Hope this helps x

Yes I’ve experienced muscle tremors and twitches for many years on and off.

Progressive muscle relaxation really works for me.