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Felt like I got on top of mental anxiety and then hit with a load of physical symptoms

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Boombatty · 26/04/2024 22:47

I have had anxiety - mainly health anxiety - for some time, originally caused by trauma. I've had many years of counselling, some of which helped but recently had some trauma therapy and have been feeling so, so much better. I've worked really hard at dealing with negative thoughts and really felt like I got on top of it.

I've felt great for the past few weeks and then today out of nowhere have been hit with massive adrenaline rushes, getting physical symptoms like muscles twitches and inner tremor. Also neck pain. I don't get it. I feel like I sorted out my head and now my body is attacking me! Is this some kind of throws of death of the anxiety?!

Physical symptoms are always really difficult for me as the health anxiety mean I become convinced I have a neurological condition because I get twitches and tremors when I'm anxious. Have been fully checked out in the past and they are definitely worse when anxious so I know logically they are just anxiety but they send me into a vicious circle.

Why would I get all these physical symptoms out of nowhere when mentally I have been doing so well? It's so demoralising.

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Helplessandheartbroke · 28/04/2024 09:03

Hey op please speak to your gp. I was also having similar symptoms and have now been put on propranolol which helps some what

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