Skywalker2112
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Hi, I am a 29 year old male and for the past 3 years I've been dealing with some debilitating symptoms that are persistent day in and day out. I always start focusing and reading too much into what my body is doing. For instance if I get a sinus infection in my mind it's meningitis or the infection is on its way to my brain. I always go to the worst case in my mind. But the physical symptoms are where it takes a turn. It always starts with constipation and pretty intense abdominal pain. It is closely followed by heartburn, indigestion and excessive gas in my stomach that is extremely difficult to burp out, along with what I've been told is probably esophageal spasms. Those first symptoms make it so there is a tremendous amount of pressure on my chest and abdomen which makes breathing and standing up straight very difficult as my chest and abdomen are very tight and tend to spasm. Along with those symptoms my heart beats very fast and/or hard, so hard I could swear I can hear it and feel it in my head and dizziness upon standing. The heart symptoms are especially severe when I am standing and is made worse the more I move around. I have frequent muscle twitches and I've dropped 30 pounds in around 2 months because eating always makes the symptoms so much worse. The pain and lack of mobility with this is such that I can't even hold down a job anymore, I've tried and I pride myself on the work I do. I have been to the ER more times than I can count, I have been to many different doctors and specialists and had every test in the book it seems and nothing has been found except for mild gastritis and a mild hiatal hernia. There are other small symptoms I get like ringing in the ears, shooting pains in my arms and tingling in my legs and feet. I was put on Xanax for sleep a while back and it took literally all my symptoms away. I was able to get back to work and resume truly living again.
I have since gotten off Xanax because my tolerance was getting up there and I was ok for about 8 months but i am back in the dumps again with all the same symptoms. I've had to quit my job which I was actually nearly let go from because I was noticably scatter brained.
Has anyone heard of anxiety being this intense?? The symptoms are there with me all day everyday for months on end and it is painful. I am currently back seeking medical and psychiatric help. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of what this is?? Any insight would mean the world to me. Thank you!
I have since gotten off Xanax because my tolerance was getting up there and I was ok for about 8 months but i am back in the dumps again with all the same symptoms. I've had to quit my job which I was actually nearly let go from because I was noticably scatter brained.
Has anyone heard of anxiety being this intense?? The symptoms are there with me all day everyday for months on end and it is painful. I am currently back seeking medical and psychiatric help. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of what this is?? Any insight would mean the world to me. Thank you!
