I am new to this site and not really sure where to start. I have been having different kinds of health issues since January last year. It started with a migraine and then severe ringing in the left ear. I ended up going to the ER one night when I started feeling dizzy too. They did a scan and told me that I have no tumor. I was so freaked out that night that I thought I was going to die. I couldn't even remember my medication when the ER doc asked. From there to a H Pylori infection for which my doctor prescribed me couple of antibiotics. Near the end of the 14 day course, I started having palpitations whenever I get up. That started another 6 months of back and forth to the ER and multiple doctors. They all thought I had anxiety issues because all my test and scans came out very good. Nothing to see. Apparently, it was all panic attacks.
Then in December, I ended up in the hospital for 2 days from a severe palpitation and thought I was dying. The cardiologist at the hospital did all the test and ruled out any heart problems but confirmed that I have POTS. I did a lot of research on google. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do that. It was horrible. Now, the symptoms I have been having since the beginning of all these seemed to be the same. Severe chest and upper stomach area tightness, shortness of breath, tingling everywhere, numbness in my arms and legs, pulsing in stomach, neck and inside my head sometimes, digestive issues (there is nothing I eat that works with for my tummy), vibrations all over inside the body (this one is crazy), blurred vision, fatigue, etc. Most days, its like I have a big load sitting on my chest. I have panic attack almost everyday but now a little bit under control. The POTS symptoms seem to have actually reduced to the point that I don't even worry about it anymore. I know with POTS comes anxiety and other stuffs but it is all so confusing. Most days I feel like I am going to collapse and die if I stand up. I am lucky to be working from home and thankfully, it hasn't affected my job performance. I just can't get with my colleagues, or go out or even drive anymore. I have had several panic attack episodes while driving. It is HORRIBLE. I have spent so much money at the doctors. I can't even count anymore.
I used to have a very stressful job for seven years where I work almost 24 hr days non stop. I accumulated a lot of stress over that period. I finally quit the job over years ago and now that I am supposed to enjoying my life a little, all I have left is this nightmare of sickness and symptoms.
Can anxiety be this bad? How long will these go? Can someone's life be this paralyzed with anxiety?
Then in December, I ended up in the hospital for 2 days from a severe palpitation and thought I was dying. The cardiologist at the hospital did all the test and ruled out any heart problems but confirmed that I have POTS. I did a lot of research on google. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do that. It was horrible. Now, the symptoms I have been having since the beginning of all these seemed to be the same. Severe chest and upper stomach area tightness, shortness of breath, tingling everywhere, numbness in my arms and legs, pulsing in stomach, neck and inside my head sometimes, digestive issues (there is nothing I eat that works with for my tummy), vibrations all over inside the body (this one is crazy), blurred vision, fatigue, etc. Most days, its like I have a big load sitting on my chest. I have panic attack almost everyday but now a little bit under control. The POTS symptoms seem to have actually reduced to the point that I don't even worry about it anymore. I know with POTS comes anxiety and other stuffs but it is all so confusing. Most days I feel like I am going to collapse and die if I stand up. I am lucky to be working from home and thankfully, it hasn't affected my job performance. I just can't get with my colleagues, or go out or even drive anymore. I have had several panic attack episodes while driving. It is HORRIBLE. I have spent so much money at the doctors. I can't even count anymore.
I used to have a very stressful job for seven years where I work almost 24 hr days non stop. I accumulated a lot of stress over that period. I finally quit the job over years ago and now that I am supposed to enjoying my life a little, all I have left is this nightmare of sickness and symptoms.
Can anxiety be this bad? How long will these go? Can someone's life be this paralyzed with anxiety?
