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Severe Anxiety

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rosabright · 16/01/2022 10:09

Hey. So I have suffered anxiety my whole life - sometimes it's worse than other times. I have been through really bad patches, particularly focused on health anxiety. I usually manage it by exercising and trying my best to live in the present moment. So far, I haven't needed medication. My son was born a year ago and I managed pregnancy quite well, not too many anxious episodes. The birth, however, was really traumatic and kicked my health anxiety off big style - I had to speak to a crisis team afterwards as I was convinced I was going to die. My body felt broken and I started getting panic attacks at night. Fast forward a year abs I've pretty much been anxious the whole time - scared I'm going to get poorly and leave my son, terrified he's going to get poorly - not to mention covid 🙄. I managed to get covid a month ago and my anxiety spiralled - it was like I was just sitting waiting to get so sick I had to go to hospital. Thankfully, it was quite mild but I have started to get some very worrying symptoms afterwards. I can't really tell if they're due to severe anxiety or post covid 🤷🏼‍♀️. I am so dizzy, headaches, heart palpitations, tight chest, weak and wobbly, fatigued, off balance etc. can severe anxiety make you feel so physically poorly? I am, obviously, convincing myself I have some sort of heart/lung/brain problem due to long covid. I attempted to go to the shop before and I was just so out of breath and the place was spinning - yet when I'm in my home environment and doing relaxation apps etc everything seems to get better. Then I start to do housework etc and I'm worse again 🤷🏼‍♀️ I just don't know what to do x

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Sarahlou63 · 16/01/2022 10:47

Yes, anxiety can absolutely cause the physical symptoms you describe.

This explains what's going on in your body and will show you how to deal with the emotion called anxiety.

Fritilleries · 16/01/2022 18:26

Get yourself on sertraline. Absolutely saved my sanity.

Yousra88 · 17/01/2022 22:02

All the physical symptoms you’re describing are from extreme anxiety - fellow sufferer of health anxiety here. I have ended up going on antidepressants and CBT for the health anxiety, I would definitely seek help from your gp, don’t leave yourself to suffer xxx

PeaceWithaSpoon · 20/01/2022 22:37

I've been suffering similar over the last couple of months and it's horrendous. I had no understanding before of what anxiety is and now have complete sympathy for anyone who experiences it. It's so scary - you can't imagine living this way. It's so physical - churning stomach, shaking body, desperate thoughts. I've been taking beta blockers & diazepam but have just started Citalopram (antidepressant/anxiety medication). I was really reluctant but could no longer cope.

Dani2179 · 21/01/2022 08:25

Anyone else here on prozac that has been suffering bad anxiety im coming up to 4 weeks and still feel awful the brain fogs lifting but the anxiety is still there does this get any better?

Sarahlou63 · 21/01/2022 12:21

@PeaceWithaSpoon - do have a look at the videos I posted up thread, hopefully they will help you.

rainbowninja · 22/01/2022 21:14

Hi @rosabright,

I have similarly suffered anxiety for a long time and found post partum really hard and that was without covid!

What's your diet like? Eating well will be really important right now to help you in your recovery from both covid and anxiety.

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