Thanks for your response, Gemma! It's reassuring to hear from someone first hand that reactions aren't typical. I keep reading about people who feel sick for days and have these horrible side...

Has anyone else gotten a CT scan of the chest before? I'm horrified because my doctor ordered it with dye and I've been reading about some of the horrible side effects the dye can have and since I...

I can definitely relate to this. Not to the HIV specific worry, all though getting tested for it has crossed my mind a few times because I have a former love interest that I kissed (once) prior to...

I wish I knew the answer to this! I still haven't figured out how to overcome it myself.

I really don't get full blown panic attacks frequently. I've had them, yes, but generally speaking I just have general anxiety and a lot of physical symptoms that go along with it. Be thankful that...

I can completely relate! I've been to the ER four times, seen three different doctors between the ER and my primary, two nurse practitioners, and an audiologist...have had blood work done four times...

Being a single parent, there isn't really another option but just to deal the best that I can and keep doing whatever needs to be done. She's my priority, always, so no matter how I feel I am going...

Physical Symptoms


Headaches/migraines: Frequently.

Vision disturbances: No.

Sinus issues (congestion, runny nose, etc.): Sometimes, but have seasonal allergies as well.

Toothaches:...

I do agree with Sparkling that making major life decisions is something that everyone struggles with, anxiety or not. However, I know exactly how you feel. Since having anxiety, I struggle with EVERY...

The only thing that helped me to alleviate my fear that something more was wrong with me than anxiety was to rule out possibilities. After having three rounds of blood work, EKG, audiology testing,...

Well, really, as if I haven't already read about anxiety on WebMD. I mean, at least if you are going to give me a hand out, give me something really insightful that I've never seen before...don't...

I don't think you are being harsh. The first therapist I saw was a big snooze fest and wasn't doing a darn thing for me. He told me the same kinds of things and then handed me print outs about...

I have them all the time. My head symptoms are my worst ones, but there's nothing wrong with me that anyone's found so far, so I just have to trust that that's the case and let them happen without...

I lost my Dad six years ago in October and I think it's finally catching up with me. Don't get me wrong, I'm by no means saying I wasn't upset by it, or that it wasn't a reality check when it...

Hey ladies--I completely understand what you are both going through. I'm in the same place and I'm ten years older than both you! Even at 27, I should be out living my life, excited for the future...

It's been quite a few days since I've been on the forum; I wanted to see if taking a little break helped me at all. I know others have suggested in the past, but sometimes I wonder if I'm feeding the...

This was happening to me for a while when my anxiety was at its worst. Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the diaphragm. The spasm causes an intake of breath that is then stopped suddenly by the...

I was constantly checking my pulse for a long time. It started to not only frustrate me because I was aware that I was doing it all the time...I mean, like, every five minutes all day...but it was...

Great article, thanks for sharing. It really tries to encompass how much of a cycle anxiety is.

I start seeing a new counselor this weekend; not a good experience the first time around. I'm coping extremely well with my anxiety medication free, and intend to keep in that way...my head symptoms...

Anxiety can be subconscious. You don't have to think you are anxious about a particular thing to be having anxiety. Anxiety is usually a build up of a LOT of things over time, so it's going to be...

Take a deep breath...make sure you have something to drink. Take it as slowly as you need to. It's a baseball game...it's not life or death...you get there when you get there. Try to focus on how...

It seems like your sleep isn't particularly restful, and if you aren't getting rest than it's totally normal that you would be tired. And yes, being tired can definitely come from having a cold. When...

Yeah, I'll be seeing an ENT for the first time next week, so I'm going to mention it there and see what he thinks, and if then if I need to follow up with my primary about it I will.

I don't take any medication, so it's definitely not related to that for me.