Anxiety Support Group

hollalisc
yes this has happened to me. 20 years ago when my anxiety started, it started with dizziness all the time. i had just had my twin boys and they were 10 weeks early. had lots of health problems but they made it. as each day went on i knew something was wrong with me because i kept having the dizziness. i would go to the er and they would say a cold or sinus infection. i would take the meds and nothing. still felt dizzy. i went to the doctor as much as i hated to because i thought something was seriously wrong with me. i thought i had a brain tumor and was going to die. when i went to the doctor and told him what was going on and how i was afraid i was dying he told me well we all have to die sometime. that waa it i never went back to him. i was so convinced i was dying but to scared to go get help. i didnt want to know the truth. it got to where i didnt want to get out of bed because i was so tired and dizzy all the time. my mom made me go to the doctor because i had two new babies i had to take care of. she took me to her doctor and he did blood work and checked me over. he assured me that what i was having was anxiety attacks. i never heard of anxiety until then. i thought ok he will give me medicine and it will all go away. wrong. it does help but the anxiety is still with me 20 years later. i just know now that i am not dying of some tumor. hang in there

yes i too was diagnosed because all of a sudden when i was 17 -18 yrs old i almost overnight dropped 50 pounds could NOT digest anything had crying spells and was sure i had sum chronic illness that was going undiagnosed i was ALWAYS at the clinic getting tested for aids and what not until i was at a clinic with my mom and she looked at me and said Oh my god Holly look and i turned around and was sitting underneath a poster on the office wall that said if you have the following symptons ...... u may be sufferring from anxiety. And then i knew but i still think i need a brain scan.

I think the wisest thing to do, is call a different doctor and see if they can help. That is the only way to know for sure. Try a neurologist to start with. They will do a scan just to be sure. Your anxiety could be causing you to think this way too. Feelings of collapsing or a seizure sounds more like a panic attack to me. Just my opinion... I really hope you can get some quality help as soon as possible. Take care of yourself, and GET OUT OF BED because you have life out there going on. Try to feel blessed that you can get up. I have fought anxiety for about 25 years, so I understand your uncertainty. Many hugs to you and feel better...

Yes, I too have experienced the same thing. I went to a neurologist because I did end up having a few seizures which were later chalked up to be over stressed. I have recently had just about every test done on my heart as well. I am going back for another thyroid test. But if this test comes up clean its plain old anxiety. The mind is such a complex and amazing thing. I hope all your tests turn up negative for any sort of problems. God bless.

I have experienced almost the exact same thing! I felt a sense of derealization and I convinced myself that I had brain tumors, epilepsy, schizophrenia and a slew of other ilnesses. But, regardless of your belief, you can be rest assured that is is JUST ANXIETY. I had the same thought, "how could this just be anxiety? it seems to severe to be just anxiety." My aunt who has had anxiety issues for 25 years, told me it was anxiety and I said no, it's not, it seems too severe to be anxiety.

I know WOW that is exactly how I feel like out of my body like i can feel a "snap" coming whether it be a seizure or passing out or maybe i am schizo... I hate it when it happens its like i lose myself and get really spacey when it happens and then i get anxiety rushes after i have to sit down and work to NOT panic i actually feel like i am about to lose mt mind and i need to check into the bin....at those times its so scary to me, and i will tell myself that its just anxiety but i find i also get really moody when i have these "episodes" short tempered and i think OMG the tumor is affecting my personality and no matter what i cant be nice or happy...