gadamsgrega2
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anyone else here get an elevated pulse which is then followed by excessive urinating, loss of appetite, gas?
elevated pulse?
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Hurt&Hopeful
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Blah - YES. This is me the past few days. My anxiety has been under control the past few weeks, and then it hit me hard on Monday. Starts with feeling jumpy/heart kind of racing, then all the fun symptoms.
The stomach symptoms/urinating comes from the fight or flight response in the body. Your body thinks it's in danger and goes into 'escape and survive mode.' It's pure instinct, and it's pretty interesting if you think about it - reduce food intake (no appetite), release extra stuff and process food faster for energy surges (IBS symptoms, urinating frequently), some get tunnel vision, heart beating faster, adrenaline in the bloodstream to help you out... Problem is that when there is no real danger, all of that feels pretty rotten. But it's not dangerous or anything - just uncomfortable. When I accept it and just let my body donuts thing, it passes quicker. And drink lots of water to help flush all the extra chemicals out in the extra trips to the bathroom.
The stomach symptoms/urinating comes from the fight or flight response in the body. Your body thinks it's in danger and goes into 'escape and survive mode.' It's pure instinct, and it's pretty interesting if you think about it - reduce food intake (no appetite), release extra stuff and process food faster for energy surges (IBS symptoms, urinating frequently), some get tunnel vision, heart beating faster, adrenaline in the bloodstream to help you out... Problem is that when there is no real danger, all of that feels pretty rotten. But it's not dangerous or anything - just uncomfortable. When I accept it and just let my body donuts thing, it passes quicker. And drink lots of water to help flush all the extra chemicals out in the extra trips to the bathroom.