Bad health anxiety

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Guys, I’m going crazy with my health anxiety. From tight chest, feeling like I’m having an impending heart attack to my legs going completely numb I’m going stir mad.

I’ve always been happy go lucky, never have I ever had any sort of anxiety. I turned 27 last year and all of sudden I feel like I’ve got something seriously wrong with me health wise. I convinced myself I had a brain tumour or multiple sclerosis and I can’t shake the feelings.

One minute I’m fine, the next I ‘can’t’ breathe and then my mind spirals out of control which of course then makes me feel 100x worse.

symptoms which then make me feel so awful:

• sometimes I can’t focus - is there something wrong with my eyes?!
• sometimes I can’t breathe - is there something wrong with my lungs? Am I having an impending heart attack?
• sometimes I feel out of body - what is that about?!

arrghhh!!!

I’ve got 2 young children, perhaps that’s what’s started it off? Maybe a fear of leaving them? Who knows. I’ve contacted the GP and have had ecg & blood work done. All normal bar low iron deficiency which I am on tablets for. I’ve been on the phone a couple of times to them and they’ve now said I may be suffering with health anxiety. I’d love a full body scan/mri/ct but would this make me feel better, and pray nothing is actually sinisterly wrong with me?!🙃.

I don’t really want to go on AD - I’ve never been depressed in my life. I live a good life… why oh why do I feel like there is always something wrong?!!!! Even writing this now I’m feeling like my chest is tightening.

Low iron can cause anxiety, depression and shortness of breath.
It actually causes me to clutch my chest because it’s so painful when it tightens and makes me short of breath.
Hopefully once your iron is boosted you will feel better, maybe propranolol for occasional use will ease the panic symptoms and stop your mind racing away, just until your iron is up to optimal levels again.

No advice but just to say you are not alone, I think I have health anxiety too.
I was convinced I had a brain tumour, went to the doctor was reassured I didn't and anxiety was causing the symptoms.
Cancer is my first the thought to any pain, I am shaky which makes me the worry about ms etc I tell myself not to Google stuff and then I can't help myself and do it, it's a vicious circle.
Mind you it doesent help that then all ads that you read are early warning signs of this that and the other. Wish I could escape my own thoughts!!!

Have a look at Dr Kirren on Instagram. I have health anxiety too and her advice is the only thing that helps me. As well as trying to be as busy as I can (to stop the thoughts and checking).