abductodude
01-31-2012, 04:39 PM
Hello everybody. I am new here, and would like to introduce myself. My name is Alex, and I am 16 years old.
I am desperate for help, and figured this is the best place to come. Let me tell my story:
It all started back in mid-July of 2011. I got in bed to go to sleep, though it didn't last long. I started shaking very badly, and long-story-short, had my first anxiety attack. I didn't know it was anxiety at first. I told my parents, and they said that it was most likely anxiety. Over the months, it kept getting worse and worse. The breathing got harder and harder, the chest pains, etc.
In mid-December of 2011, my parents finally got tired of hearing me complain and took me to our doctor. She checked me out. I had an EKG, they took 4 viles of blood for testing, etc. Everything came back O.K.
For a week or so after that, I started feeling just fine. My breathing went back to normal and the chest pains disappeared. It wasn't so bad until the beginning of January of this year. For some reason, my very-lower back is really still when I try and move my pelvic area forward, and I started having some minor fatigue. I tell my parents, and their response: It's all in your head; you're a hypochondriac.
Okay, okay. I see. Now, about half a week ago, it got really bad. I was looking up my symptoms on the internet (Aye...) and came across something about a Brain Tumor. I looked at it, and started getting really worried that I might have one, since most of the symptoms added up to mine. The next day after I saw that, I started developing minor headaches and started getting a little dizzy. Sometimes I hear a throbbing in my ear for a couple of second, my ears seem sort of plugged, and I feel kind of light headed. Last night I had really hard time sleeping. I was sweating all night really bad, felt REALLY bad fatigue, tossing and turning constantly, and I kept dreaming of me dying. I would constantly wake up, too.
I don't know what to do. Overall my symptoms have been:
Minor Cold Flashes
Head Tics (I get a weird feeling in the head, then it kind of twitches to the side for a second)
Minor Headaches
Minor Blurriness and Dual-Seeing (Not anymore. I see fine now...)
Aches and Pains all over my body... my legs, parts of my chest, my wrist, neck, head, etc.
Trouble breathing. (Much better now though)
Feeling of Drowsiness (my eyes fell real heavy, like I need to sleep)
Fatigue
I am worried I may have a brain tumor or something. I am REALLY worried. I think about it excessively and cant help but to look up my symptoms. Like I said before though, the doctor (in mid-December) said I was fine. Also, I can't afford another because my dad lost his job, and since my parents think I am a hypochondriac they wouldn't take me anyways... HELP!?
*EDIT* My dad just asked me if I wanted to go out to eat and rent a movie. HE asked me where and what movie, and when I said I don't really want to be making decisions right now because of how I am feeling, he told me I am turning into a lunatic and is saying that I am trying to hold on to this anxiety and these feelings.
I am desperate for help, and figured this is the best place to come. Let me tell my story:
It all started back in mid-July of 2011. I got in bed to go to sleep, though it didn't last long. I started shaking very badly, and long-story-short, had my first anxiety attack. I didn't know it was anxiety at first. I told my parents, and they said that it was most likely anxiety. Over the months, it kept getting worse and worse. The breathing got harder and harder, the chest pains, etc.
In mid-December of 2011, my parents finally got tired of hearing me complain and took me to our doctor. She checked me out. I had an EKG, they took 4 viles of blood for testing, etc. Everything came back O.K.
For a week or so after that, I started feeling just fine. My breathing went back to normal and the chest pains disappeared. It wasn't so bad until the beginning of January of this year. For some reason, my very-lower back is really still when I try and move my pelvic area forward, and I started having some minor fatigue. I tell my parents, and their response: It's all in your head; you're a hypochondriac.
Okay, okay. I see. Now, about half a week ago, it got really bad. I was looking up my symptoms on the internet (Aye...) and came across something about a Brain Tumor. I looked at it, and started getting really worried that I might have one, since most of the symptoms added up to mine. The next day after I saw that, I started developing minor headaches and started getting a little dizzy. Sometimes I hear a throbbing in my ear for a couple of second, my ears seem sort of plugged, and I feel kind of light headed. Last night I had really hard time sleeping. I was sweating all night really bad, felt REALLY bad fatigue, tossing and turning constantly, and I kept dreaming of me dying. I would constantly wake up, too.
I don't know what to do. Overall my symptoms have been:
Minor Cold Flashes
Head Tics (I get a weird feeling in the head, then it kind of twitches to the side for a second)
Minor Headaches
Minor Blurriness and Dual-Seeing (Not anymore. I see fine now...)
Aches and Pains all over my body... my legs, parts of my chest, my wrist, neck, head, etc.
Trouble breathing. (Much better now though)
Feeling of Drowsiness (my eyes fell real heavy, like I need to sleep)
Fatigue
I am worried I may have a brain tumor or something. I am REALLY worried. I think about it excessively and cant help but to look up my symptoms. Like I said before though, the doctor (in mid-December) said I was fine. Also, I can't afford another because my dad lost his job, and since my parents think I am a hypochondriac they wouldn't take me anyways... HELP!?
*EDIT* My dad just asked me if I wanted to go out to eat and rent a movie. HE asked me where and what movie, and when I said I don't really want to be making decisions right now because of how I am feeling, he told me I am turning into a lunatic and is saying that I am trying to hold on to this anxiety and these feelings.