Health Anxiety sparked by some physical symptoms

[TP114]

Hey All,
About a month ago I had some physical symptoms that caused me to go to Urgent care once (frequent urination) and to the ER once (nausea)
Since then I have had weekly doctors appointments for various symptoms (first I thought I had MS, now I think I have a brain tumor) after eventually coming to a diagnosis of Anxiety/Depression, for which I was prescribed Zoloft-Sertraline.
My symptoms currently are fatigue, light sensitivity (especially to bright colors Red/orange etc.) episodes of derealization (life not feeling real/altered feeling in the head), "chills" or random waves of tingling on right side of scalp, lightheaded/woozy (not quite dizziness) but makes my vision and head feel strange, and and insomnia mix with the fatigue - causing me to only be able to sleep for 2-3 hours at a time but needing to be in bed for around 12 hours so I can get enough sleep between waking up.
Looking for anyone out there that might have had a similar situation, this is all very new for me and I still am not convinced I don't have a problem with my body/brain besides anxiety/depression.
Thanks for reading

 

[triceps]

Hi and welcome TP. Sorry you're going through such a rough time. Hopefully the Zoloft will bring you some relief. I'm a big believer that sleep deprivation raises your anxiety, making it even harder to sleep and creating a vicious cycle. My anxiety has produced every single symptom you described at one time or another. Anxiety's messing with my vision has always been the scariest for me. My suggestion would be to concentrate on improving the amount of quality sleep, figuring out what helps, taking naps anytime or perhaps taking some sleep medication to get your sleep situation more stabilized.

 

[TP114]

Thanks triceps