snowberry
10-04-2013, 05:57 PM
Hi! I'm new here. Pleased to meet you all.
I've had anxiety for a long time, but had a full blown panic attack resulting in a visit to the hospital in August. I'm feeling a lot better mentally, but I have this new symptom which I never had before - the burning. :(
I've had trembles, shakes, numbness, palpitations...but the feeling of my neck and back being on fire is by far the most annoying and difficult to live with. It started about a week after the panic attack, and I literally had to sit with a fan pointed at my back constantly. My skin felt sunburnt - when my arms brushed against the cotton material of my bedsheets, it was honestly no different to sunburn. The worst was my back and neck, though. Constant heat, for about five days! I went to the doctor, thinking I'd picked up a fever from the hospital. "It's just anxiety," she said.
Thankfully it went for about five weeks, but now it's back again. It's not as bad as it was before - I don't need the fan, for example - but it's very hard to concentrate on my work and my studies. I'm not talking about occasional flushes or something that comes and goes. In the morning it isn't always there, but after a couple of hours of being awake it comes back, and stays with me until I go to sleep. It's been constant for about four days now. My mental health has been generally good these past few weeks, with a little slip earlier in the month of no real consequence. I'd be perfectly fine were it not for the stupid heat!
It seems to be an uncommon anxiety symptom, though. For those who have experienced it, what is it that you do to cope? Can anyone even relate to what I'm talking about? It's like I've got my back to a roaring fire. I'd appreciate any advice/consolation. Thank you. :(
I've had anxiety for a long time, but had a full blown panic attack resulting in a visit to the hospital in August. I'm feeling a lot better mentally, but I have this new symptom which I never had before - the burning. :(
I've had trembles, shakes, numbness, palpitations...but the feeling of my neck and back being on fire is by far the most annoying and difficult to live with. It started about a week after the panic attack, and I literally had to sit with a fan pointed at my back constantly. My skin felt sunburnt - when my arms brushed against the cotton material of my bedsheets, it was honestly no different to sunburn. The worst was my back and neck, though. Constant heat, for about five days! I went to the doctor, thinking I'd picked up a fever from the hospital. "It's just anxiety," she said.
Thankfully it went for about five weeks, but now it's back again. It's not as bad as it was before - I don't need the fan, for example - but it's very hard to concentrate on my work and my studies. I'm not talking about occasional flushes or something that comes and goes. In the morning it isn't always there, but after a couple of hours of being awake it comes back, and stays with me until I go to sleep. It's been constant for about four days now. My mental health has been generally good these past few weeks, with a little slip earlier in the month of no real consequence. I'd be perfectly fine were it not for the stupid heat!
It seems to be an uncommon anxiety symptom, though. For those who have experienced it, what is it that you do to cope? Can anyone even relate to what I'm talking about? It's like I've got my back to a roaring fire. I'd appreciate any advice/consolation. Thank you. :(