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  1. #1
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    Found this from an older post someone posted....

    Hello everyone, I was hoping everyone here could fill this questionnaire out (removing my answers & replacing them with yours) so that we can see who all shares our symptoms. (These symptoms can be something you're currently experiencing or had problems with in the past.) THANKS!!

    Physical Symptoms


    Headaches/migraines: Now and then

    Vision disturbances: No

    Sinus issues (congestion, runny nose, etc.): No

    Toothaches: No Gum issues (nerve pain, bleeding): Toothache alot

    Facial numbness: No

    Adult acne: No

    Difficulty swallowing: Had it once or twice

    Ringing in ears/pain: Used too

    TMJ: ??

    Neck & shoulder stiffness/tension: No

    Numbness in left arm/right arm/both: Numbness in both arms mostly left arm (with pain and weakness)

    Numbness in hands (all over/mostly middle fingers): Yes - tingling all over and all fingers

    Hands trembling: No

    Fingernail issues (splitting/cracking, ridges): No

    Chest discomfort (sharp pain, dull ache, pressure, inability to take deep breath) Yes fight for breathe everyday!! Chest pain everyday mostly under left breast but also in centre and right side now and then..

    Heart - racing, palpitations, skipped beats/hard thumps: Yes - racing alot

    Back pain (upper. middle, lower): Yes - upper left side sharp pains

    Rib pain (left/right/both sides): No

    Breast discomfort (pain, sensitivity, burning sensations): Yes burning feeling in left breast

    Underarm issues (lumps, sensitivity): No

    Stomach issues (sharp pain, dull ache, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea): Sharp pains numb feeling

    Abdominal issues (pain - left side, right side, middle, random): No

    diarrhoea, constipation, flat stools, consistently discolored stools, appearance of blood: No

    Frequent urination: No

    Legs muscular weakness, frequent twitching, "jelly legs": Usually feel numb/asleep

    Feet/toes - numbness, pain: Tingling feet

    Joint pain/stiffness/inflammation: No

    Skin issues (itching, "bugs crawling under skin" feeling, eczema, psoriasis): Itchy crawly feeling

    Overall "traveling" random muscle aches & pains: Yes!!!! pains in random places

    Overall weakness: No

    Feeling like you're about to faint: Sometimes

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness: Yes

    Feeling as though a weight is being pressed down on your head: No

    Random body parts feeling heated/burning sensations: Burning on breast

    Feeling warm/hot all over (when it isn't warm/hot): Yea

    Feeling chilled (when it isn't cold): Yes

    Chronic worrying: Yes

    Feeling like you're going to go crazy: No

    Sense of impending doom / "days are numbered": Yes

    Chronic fatigue: No

    Overall feeling of being "off": Yes

    Feeling clumsy: Sometimes

    Depression - no longer interested in hobbies, getting out of the house, etc.: Yes

    Irritable / impatient: No

    Self-absorption (needing to be alone / difficulty feeling affection for others / shying away from the outside world): Yes (not needing to be alone)

    Afraid to be alone / clingy: Yes afraid to be alone

    Agoraphobia or other phobias: No

    OCD (checking & rechecking locked doors, iron, stove): No

    Insomnia: No

    Finally, how old are you? 23

    How old do you feel?:

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    Physical Symptoms


    Headaches/migraines: Frequently.

    Vision disturbances: No.

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

    Toothaches: No.

    Facial numbness: Very occasionally.

    Adult acne: Get more break outs than I ever did as a teenager.

    Difficulty swallowing: Frequently.

    Ringing in ears/pain: Occasionally.

    TMJ: Unsure, possibility.

    Neck & shoulder stiffness/tension: Frequently.

    Numbness in left arm/right arm/both: Occasionally.

    Numbness in hands (all over/mostly middle fingers): Sometimes.

    Hands trembling: Has happened a few times.

    Fingernail issues (splitting/cracking, ridges): No.

    Chest discomfort (sharp pain, dull ache, pressure, inability to take deep breath): Yes, often.

    Heart - racing, palpitations, skipped beats/hard thumps: Sometimes.

    Back pain (upper. middle, lower): Sometimes.

    Rib pain (left/right/both sides): Occasionally.

    Breast discomfort (pain, sensitivity, burning sensations): Occasionally.

    Underarm issues (lumps, sensitivity): No.

    Stomach issues (sharp pain, dull ache, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea): Sometimes.

    Abdominal issues (pain - left side, right side, middle, random): No.

    Diarrhea, constipation, flat stools, consistently discolored stools, appearance of blood: Occasionally.

    Frequent urination: Nothing out of the ordinary, I drink a lot of water.

    Legs muscular weakness, frequent twitching, "jelly legs": Occasionally.

    Feet/toes - numbness, pain: No.

    Joint pain/stiffness/inflammation: Sometimes.

    Skin issues (itching, "bugs crawling under skin" feeling, eczema, psoriasis): Not really.

    Overall "traveling" random muscle aches & pains: Yes.

    Overall weakness: Sometimes, mostly just general fatigue.

    Feeling like you're about to faint: Sometimes.

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness: Sometimes, yes.

    Feeling as though a weight is being pressed down on your head: Yes.

    Random body parts feeling heated/burning sensations: No.

    Feeling warm/hot all over (when it isn't warm/hot): Occasionally.

    Feeling chilled (when it isn't cold): Occasionally.

    Chronic worrying: Constantly.

    Feeling like you're going to go crazy: Sometimes.

    Sense of impending doom / "days are numbered": Daily.

    Chronic fatigue: Yes.

    Overall feeling of being "off": Yes.

    Feeling clumsy: Not particularly.

    Depression - no longer interested in hobbies, getting out of the house, etc.: Sometimes.

    Irritable / impatient: Yes.

    Self-absorption (needing to be alone / difficulty feeling affection for others / shying away from the outside world): Occasionally.

    Afraid to be alone / clingy: Yes, definitely.

    Agoraphobia or other phobias: Yes, phobias I had never experienced before until a few months ago.

    OCD (checking & rechecking locked doors, iron, stove): More OCD thoughts than actions.

    Insomnia: Frequently.

    Finally, how old are you? 27

    How old do you feel?: Suffice to say I don't feel the way a 27 year old should.

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    Physical Symptoms


    Headaches/migraines: Occasionally, but I think my headaches are related to me not eating when I should.

    Vision disturbances: Yes

    Sinus issues (congestion, runny nose, etc.): No

    Toothaches: No Gum issues (nerve pain, bleeding): Toothaches occasionally

    Facial numbness: No

    Adult acne: No

    Difficulty swallowing: Sometimes

    Ringing in ears/pain: Occasionally my ears do hurt or itch.

    TMJ: ??

    Neck & shoulder stiffness/tension: Neck sometimes

    Numbness in left arm/right arm/both: No numbness, but sometimes a strange pressure

    Numbness in hands (all over/mostly middle fingers): Yes, tips of fingers mostly

    Hands trembling: No

    Fingernail issues (splitting/cracking, ridges): No

    Chest discomfort (sharp pain, dull ache, pressure, inability to take deep breath) Occasionally...sort of like a stabbing pain that lasts a couple of seconds and then goes away.

    Heart - racing, palpitations, skipped beats/hard thumps: Yes...palps and occasionally really hard beating

    Back pain (upper. middle, lower): No

    Rib pain (left/right/both sides): No

    Breast discomfort (pain, sensitivity, burning sensations): No

    Underarm issues (lumps, sensitivity): No

    Stomach issues (sharp pain, dull ache, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea): Nausea occasionally

    Abdominal issues (pain - left side, right side, middle, random): No

    diarrhoea, constipation, flat stools, consistently discolored stools, appearance of blood: Feeling like I need to go to the bathroom when a major attack hits.

    Frequent urination: I've always had that, lol.

    Legs muscular weakness, frequent twitching, "jelly legs": My legs feel really weak when I'm having a panic attack or thinking about panic attacks

    Feet/toes - numbness, pain: Tingling feet

    Joint pain/stiffness/inflammation: No

    Skin issues (itching, "bugs crawling under skin" feeling, eczema, psoriasis): Itchy feelings usually on my legs

    Overall "traveling" random muscle aches & pains: Sometimes, but not too often

    Overall weakness: Yes.

    Feeling like you're about to faint: Sometimes

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness: shakiness yes.

    Feeling as though a weight is being pressed down on your head: Yes and sometimes a weird pressure in the back of my head. Or sometimes even like my head is sort of empty and light.

    Random body parts feeling heated/burning sensations: No

    Feeling warm/hot all over (when it isn't warm/hot): Yes

    Feeling chilled (when it isn't cold): Yes

    Chronic worrying: Yes

    Feeling like you're going to go crazy: Yes

    Sense of impending doom / "days are numbered": Yes

    Chronic fatigue: Yes

    Overall feeling of being "off": Yes

    Feeling clumsy: Sometimes

    Depression - no longer interested in hobbies, getting out of the house, etc.: Yes. Mainly depression and not wanting to leave the house because I feel like I will make an idiot of myself.

    Irritable / impatient: No

    Self-absorption (needing to be alone / difficulty feeling affection for others / shying away from the outside world): Not really

    Afraid to be alone / clingy: Yes. When I'm not with someone I trust with my life then I get worried. The only person I trust like that is my husband and parents.

    Agoraphobia or other phobias: Somewhat.

    OCD (checking & rechecking locked doors, iron, stove): Yes, but not too bad.

    Insomnia: Yes

    Finally, how old are you? 26

    How old do you feel?: 18. I feel that age because I feel like I'm still scared of so many things. Like my future and making people happy and even just being alone scares me sometimes.

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    Thanks for sharing this! It's really interesting.

    Physical Symptoms


    Headaches/migraines: Very often

    Vision disturbances: Occasionally

    Sinus issues (congestion, runny nose, etc.): I have chronic sinus issues (and allergies)

    Toothaches: No

    Facial numbness: No

    Adult acne: No

    Difficulty swallowing: Occasionally

    Ringing in ears/pain: Occasionally

    TMJ: No

    Neck & shoulder stiffness/tension: I have chronic upper back and shoulder tension and pain

    Numbness in left arm/right arm/both: Occasionally

    Numbness in hands (all over/mostly middle fingers): No

    Hands trembling: No

    Fingernail issues (splitting/cracking, ridges): No

    Chest discomfort (sharp pain, dull ache, pressure, inability to take deep breath) I have frequent chest tightness and my chest feels constricted and my breathing feels unnatural. I also have occasional chest pain

    Heart - racing, palpitations, skipped beats/hard thumps: Rarely palpitations. I often feel my heart is beating too slowly rather than too fast (I have a naturally low heart rate and sometimes it feels way too low). Definitely my heart feels "weird" a lot


    Back pain (upper. middle, lower): Yes, chronic

    Rib pain (left/right/both sides): No

    Breast discomfort (pain, sensitivity, burning sensations): Cyclical for me

    Underarm issues (lumps, sensitivity): Somewhat

    Stomach issues (sharp pain, dull ache, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea): Frequent nausea, occasional heartburn, occasional pain

    Abdominal issues (pain - left side, right side, middle, random): No

    diarrhoea, constipation, flat stools, consistently discolored stools, appearance of blood: Panic attacks always give me diarrhea

    Frequent urination: No

    Legs muscular weakness, frequent twitching, "jelly legs": "jelly legs" during a severe panic attack

    Feet/toes - numbness, pain: No

    Joint pain/stiffness/inflammation: No

    Skin issues (itching, "bugs crawling under skin" feeling, eczema, psoriasis): No

    Overall "traveling" random muscle aches & pains: Occasionally

    Overall weakness: Not really

    Feeling like you're about to faint: Sometimes

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness: Yes. Also quite frequent Restless Leg Syndrome and Akathisia

    Feeling as though a weight is being pressed down on your head: No

    Random body parts feeling heated/burning sensations: No

    Feeling warm/hot all over (when it isn't warm/hot): My bod temperature goes nuts sometimes. Too hot followed by too cold

    Feeling chilled (when it isn't cold): See above

    Chronic worrying: YES!!!

    Feeling like you're going to go crazy: I feel like I already am crazy!!

    Sense of impending doom / "days are numbered": Absolutely! Big time!

    Chronic fatigue: No

    Overall feeling of being "off": YES!!!!

    Feeling clumsy: Occasionally

    Depression - no longer interested in hobbies, getting out of the house, etc.: Yes, I have depression

    Irritable / impatient: Hell yes!!!!!!!!

    Self-absorption (needing to be alone / difficulty feeling affection for others / shying away from the outside world): I have definitely become more introverted and less sociable due to my anxiety and depression

    Afraid to be alone / clingy: I don't like being alone at night. During the day I'm ok, unless I'm ill. Then I don't like being alone either.

    Agoraphobia or other phobias: I have claustrophobia and a few others

    OCD (checking & rechecking locked doors, iron, stove): Somewhat

    Insomnia: Occasionally

    Finally, how old are you? 49

    How old do you feel?: Physically I feel about 65. Emotionally I feel about 5 a lot of the time
    Last edited by tailspin; 09-08-2013 at 02:48 PM.

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    Hello everyone, I was hoping everyone here could fill this questionnaire out (removing my answers & replacing them with yours) so that we can see who all shares our symptoms. (These symptoms can be something you're currently experiencing or had problems with in the past.) THANKS!! Physical Symptoms


    Headaches/migraines: Now and then

    Vision disturbances: No

    Sinus issues (congestion, runny nose, etc.): yes

    Toothaches: No Gum issues (nerve pain, bleeding): Sometimes

    Facial numbness: Sometimes

    Adult acne: No

    Difficulty swallowing: Had it once or twice

    Ringing in ears/pain: Sometimes

    TMJ: no

    Neck & shoulder stiffness/tension: YES

    Numbness in both arms mostly left arm (with pain and weakness)

    Numbness in hands (all over/mostly middle fingers): yes

    Hands trembling: Yes

    Fingernail issues (splitting/cracking, ridges): No

    Chest discomfort (sharp pain, dull ache, pressure, inability to take deep breath) Yes fight for breathe everyday!! Chest pain everyday mostly under left breast but also in centre and right side now and then..

    Heart - racing, palpitations, skipped beats/hard thumps: Yes - palps and racing

    Back pain (upper. middle, lower): Yes - upper left side sharp pains

    Rib pain (left/right/both sides): Yes

    Breast discomfort (pain, sensitivity, burning sensations): Yes sometimes an ache

    Underarm issues (lumps, sensitivity): No

    Stomach issues (sharp pain, dull ache, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea): Acid reflux,gas

    Abdominal issues (pain - left side, right side, middle, random): No

    diarrhea, constipation, flat stools, consistently discolored stools, appearance of blood: No

    Frequent urination: No

    Legs muscular weakness, frequent twitching, "jelly legs": Yes

    Feet/toes - numbness, pain: No

    Joint pain/stiffness/inflammation: yes, elbows and knees

    Skin issues (itching, "bugs crawling under skin" feeling, eczema, psoriasis): Itchy crawly feeling Overall "traveling"

    random muscle aches & pains: Yes!!!! pains in random places

    Overall weakness: Sometimes

    Feeling like you're about to faint: Sometimes

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness: Yes

    Feeling as though a weight is being pressed down on your head: Yes


    Random body parts feeling heated/burning sensations: Ears

    Feeling warm/hot all over (when it isn't warm/hot): Yea

    Feeling chilled (when it isn't cold): Yes

    Chronic worrying: Yes

    Feeling like you're going to go crazy: No

    Sense of impending doom / "days are numbered": Yes

    Chronic fatigue: No

    Overall feeling of being "off": Yes

    Feeling clumsy: Sometimes

    Depression - no longer interested in hobbies, getting out of the house, etc.: Yes

    Irritable / impatient: No

    Self-absorption (needing to be alone / difficulty feeling affection for others / shying away from the outside world): Yes (not needing to be alone)

    Afraid to be alone / clingy: Yes

    afraid to be alone Agoraphobia or other phobias: Yes

    OCD (checking & rechecking locked doors, iron, stove): No

    Insomnia: No

    Finally, how old are you? 26

    How old do you feel?:50

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    Quote Originally Posted by xxcraigiexx View Post
    Hello everyone, I was hoping everyone here could fill this questionnaire out (removing my answers & replacing them with yours) so that we can see who all shares our symptoms. (These symptoms can be something you're currently experiencing or had problems with in the past.) THANKS!! Physical Symptoms

    Headaches/migraines: Now and then

    Vision disturbances: No

    Sinus issues (congestion, runny nose, etc.): yes

    Toothaches: No Gum issues (nerve pain, bleeding): Sometimes

    Facial numbness: Sometimes

    Adult acne: No

    Difficulty swallowing: Had it once or twice

    Ringing in ears/pain: Sometimes

    TMJ: no

    Neck & shoulder stiffness/tension: YES

    Numbness in both arms mostly left arm (with pain and weakness)

    Numbness in hands (all over/mostly middle fingers): yes

    Hands trembling: Yes

    Fingernail issues (splitting/cracking, ridges): No

    Chest discomfort (sharp pain, dull ache, pressure, inability to take deep breath) Yes fight for breathe everyday!! Chest pain everyday mostly under left breast but also in centre and right side now and then..

    Heart - racing, palpitations, skipped beats/hard thumps: Yes - palps and racing

    Back pain (upper. middle, lower): Yes - upper left side sharp pains

    Rib pain (left/right/both sides): Yes

    Breast discomfort (pain, sensitivity, burning sensations): Yes sometimes an ache

    Underarm issues (lumps, sensitivity): No

    Stomach issues (sharp pain, dull ache, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea): Acid reflux,gas

    Abdominal issues (pain - left side, right side, middle, random): No

    diarrhea, constipation, flat stools, consistently discolored stools, appearance of blood: No

    Frequent urination: No

    Legs muscular weakness, frequent twitching, "jelly legs": Yes

    Feet/toes - numbness, pain: No

    Joint pain/stiffness/inflammation: yes, elbows and knees

    Skin issues (itching, "bugs crawling under skin" feeling, eczema, psoriasis): Itchy crawly feeling Overall "traveling"

    random muscle aches & pains: Yes!!!! pains in random places

    Overall weakness: Sometimes

    Feeling like you're about to faint: Sometimes

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness: Yes

    Feeling as though a weight is being pressed down on your head: Yes

    Random body parts feeling heated/burning sensations: Ears

    Feeling warm/hot all over (when it isn't warm/hot): Yea

    Feeling chilled (when it isn't cold): Yes

    Chronic worrying: Yes

    Feeling like you're going to go crazy: No

    Sense of impending doom / "days are numbered": Yes

    Chronic fatigue: No

    Overall feeling of being "off": Yes

    Feeling clumsy: Sometimes

    Depression - no longer interested in hobbies, getting out of the house, etc.: Yes

    Irritable / impatient: No

    Self-absorption (needing to be alone / difficulty feeling affection for others / shying away from the outside world): Yes (not needing to be alone)

    Afraid to be alone / clingy: Yes

    afraid to be alone Agoraphobia or other phobias: Yes

    OCD (checking & rechecking locked doors, iron, stove): No

    Insomnia: No

    Finally, how old are you? 26

    How old do you feel?:50
    Headaches/migraines- yes now

    Vision disturbances-yes

    Sinus issues- yes

    Toothaches- yes and gum problems

    Facial numbness- no

    Adult acne- just certain times of month

    Difficulty swallowing- yes

    Ringing in ears/pain- yes

    Tmj- yes

    Neck and shoulder pain/stiffness- yes

    Numbness in both arms - yes mostly right arm

    Numbness in hands- yes a few times a week

    Fingernail issues- just biting them

    Chest discomfort- yes everyday

    Heart- yes everyday palpitations and really aware of heartbeat

    Back pain- yes all over

    Rib pain- yes

    Breast discomfort - yes mostly left side

    Underarm issues- no

    Stomech issues- rarely

    Bowels- no

    Frequent urination- yes

    Leg problems- yes, jelly legs, weak and pains

    Feet/ toes- yes pins and needles and numbness

    Joint pain- yes knees

    Skin issues- used to, but not now

    Random muscle aches and pains- yes all the time

    Overall weakness- everyday

    Feeling like you are about to faint- yes everyday

    Inner feeling of shakiness/giddiness- no

    Feeling like a weight is on your head- yes

    Random body parts feeling heated/ burning- yes my head

    Feeling chilled- yes

    Chronic worrying- constantly

    Feeling like you are going crazy- sometimes

    Sense of impending doom- all day every day

    Chronic fatigue- yes but still can't sleep

    Overall feeling of being off- yes

    Feeling clumsy- yes

    Depression- a little

    Irritable/ impatient- no

    Self-absorption- a little

    Afraid to be alone/ clingy- extremely (my poor husband)

    Agoraphobia/ other phobias- no just of dying

    OCD- yes just for health, taking temperature, checking for swellings things like that

    Insomnia- yes

    I'm 27

    How old do you feel- 60

 

 

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