HealthAnxNut
08-05-2013, 01:51 PM
Just wanted to say hello to everyone! I suffer from health/medical anxiety. I don't have a lot of racing thoughts about anything other than health-related issues, and the technicolor rainbow of symptoms I have on a daily basis. I've been fairly good at keeping the panic attacks away, but I have symptoms every day. I went through a period of taking a small dose of thyroid med, because things were ever-so slightly elevated, and the doctor wanted to try it, but (after 6 months) I felt like the med made me feel worse, so I stopped taking it. I do have carpal tunnel in my left arm, so I'm sure you can imagine how fun that makes things! My first panic attack was in 2006, and I went to the hospital by ambulance. I've been to the ER 2 other times with the same symptoms since then. Since that is only 3 in a 7-year period, I think I'm doing pretty well. But it's a daily fight! I get exhausted and frustrated, like I'm sure all of you do.
Hellooo! :)
Hellooo! :)