superanxious
11-12-2012, 10:45 PM
Hi,
I am new here and I've been battling with anxiety for over a year now. It all started when I got this allergy November of last year. I had this burning sensation which started on my cheeks an radiated throughout my head. It was so hot I got really nervous, I had my BP checked and it was high but after a few minutes I checked again and it normalized. Because it's difficult to sleep, I went straight to the ER and when I got there my BP was normal. My mom was very scared because she thinks it's high blood or other heart problems, which got me scared as well. The doctor diagnosed me with hives and injected Benadryl. The burning sensation subsided after a few hours. However, my mom insisted that I take some tests the next day so I agreed. By the way, I am 23 years old, married and we have one 5-year old son. So the next day I had the lipid profile done as well as the EKG exam. Everything came back normal although my EKG had this "old heart attack" result there, which got me panicky. I saw a cardiologist and he found me funny because I was very anxious especially when he listened to my heartbeat. He didn't even talk about the old heart attack thing written on my EKG results, so I'm guessing there's nothing to worry about. He just told me to quit smoking, exercise, have a balanced diet and stop drinking coffee cos it makes you nervous. After that I saw my OB-Gyne cos I was on BCP as well and my mom wanted me to stop taking them because she still thinks that I have high blood. I showed the results to my OB and she was surprised to see that there is an"old heart attack" result there. That is when I got the panic attacks. I started to worry about my health especially regarding my heart ever since. In fact, I was even told that I was a hyperchondriac.
Right now, I am living a healthier life and I exercise daily. However, I got anxious once again after my morning run this morning because after that my left arm started to be painful. It feels like there's a pinched nerve or something. Then the left side of my head up to my neck has this burning sensation which I got when I got anxious and panicky an hour ago.
Can anybody help me?
I'm scared of death and getting sick all the time. Yet I always worry that there is something wrong with me. Every pain I feel in my body causes worry and anxiety for me. It's sohard. I've been to therapy for a couple of months until I was let go by my psychologist because she thinks that I can handle it now or she wants to try if I can handle it on my own. I'm so sad that I'm still here and still worrying about these things, I should be enjoying my life. =(
I am new here and I've been battling with anxiety for over a year now. It all started when I got this allergy November of last year. I had this burning sensation which started on my cheeks an radiated throughout my head. It was so hot I got really nervous, I had my BP checked and it was high but after a few minutes I checked again and it normalized. Because it's difficult to sleep, I went straight to the ER and when I got there my BP was normal. My mom was very scared because she thinks it's high blood or other heart problems, which got me scared as well. The doctor diagnosed me with hives and injected Benadryl. The burning sensation subsided after a few hours. However, my mom insisted that I take some tests the next day so I agreed. By the way, I am 23 years old, married and we have one 5-year old son. So the next day I had the lipid profile done as well as the EKG exam. Everything came back normal although my EKG had this "old heart attack" result there, which got me panicky. I saw a cardiologist and he found me funny because I was very anxious especially when he listened to my heartbeat. He didn't even talk about the old heart attack thing written on my EKG results, so I'm guessing there's nothing to worry about. He just told me to quit smoking, exercise, have a balanced diet and stop drinking coffee cos it makes you nervous. After that I saw my OB-Gyne cos I was on BCP as well and my mom wanted me to stop taking them because she still thinks that I have high blood. I showed the results to my OB and she was surprised to see that there is an"old heart attack" result there. That is when I got the panic attacks. I started to worry about my health especially regarding my heart ever since. In fact, I was even told that I was a hyperchondriac.
Right now, I am living a healthier life and I exercise daily. However, I got anxious once again after my morning run this morning because after that my left arm started to be painful. It feels like there's a pinched nerve or something. Then the left side of my head up to my neck has this burning sensation which I got when I got anxious and panicky an hour ago.
Can anybody help me?
I'm scared of death and getting sick all the time. Yet I always worry that there is something wrong with me. Every pain I feel in my body causes worry and anxiety for me. It's sohard. I've been to therapy for a couple of months until I was let go by my psychologist because she thinks that I can handle it now or she wants to try if I can handle it on my own. I'm so sad that I'm still here and still worrying about these things, I should be enjoying my life. =(