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Am I sick or anxious

pinkflowers
pinkflowers

Hello everyone,


I need your opinion. I have suffered anxiety for about 5 years, I used to realized when I was having and anxiety attack and  I learned to control it. But in the last six months somethings have been happening to me that I didn't think it was anxiety but now I am not sure. 


So, about six months ago I started having this horrible pelvic pain, nausea and vomiting. I went to the ER and they diagnosed and UTI. A week later, after "I was cured" the same thing happened to me, they also diagnosed an UTI, the week after same symptoms but less severe, and they didn't diagnosed an UTI, they sent me for a CT Scan and they didnt find anything, so they let it go.


A couple days ago I had the same problem, pelvic pain (like menstrual pain) and vomiting. I went to the doctor and I don't have my analisys back yet, but until now they couldn't say what it is. And my heart rate has been jumping to 130 (but the doctor said that could be because I am just sick). And I am starting to suspect that all this time it has been anxiety.


Does this has happened to anyone else? 

laurie32
laurie32
I do not like have axierty too. I have the same problem. Sometime it can be hard to get over a axierty attack.i have been have alot of them.i do not know why.
Blueboy27
Blueboy27
It could be your anxiety. I had some of your problems.
AnxietyFreak40
AnxietyFreak40
I am wondering if you are having an anxiety attack in response to the pelvic pain. I know that I freak out when I have unknown symptoms. The nausea and heart rate thing are consistent with anxiety. I have not heard of the pelvic pain being an anxiety symptom(that doesn't mean it couldn't be.). How severe is the pelvic pain? Could it just be you are feeling ovulation?? Have they checked you for ovarian cysts? Try some deep breathing when you have the pain and see if you can separate the two. Remind yourself that it's not the first time you have had the pain and that you have come through just fine, and see if you can talk yourself out of the nausea/heart rate part of it. Good luck and warm hugs!!
pinkflowers
pinkflowers
Thank you all for your answers. I was not ovulating, and the doctor said he doesn't think it's a cyst.

I also have a hard time believing that anxiety is causing such an specific pain, and I know I get worry because of that. Having this pain for so long with no explanation, it makes me feel that something is wrong in my body and I cannot find a solution. That scares me and makes my anxiety worse.
AnxietyFreak40
AnxietyFreak40
It could possibly...tensing up from anxiety can cause all kinds of weird pains and muscle issues. I have had muscle tension so bad that I thought I was being stabbed with a knife it was so sharp. Still, from what you wrote it feels like the other symptoms are anxiety. If you feel like something is really wrong though go back to the Dr, get a second opinion or whatever, until you feel like you have an answer. I know it's a hard line to find sometimes if you have health anxiety. Hugs
pinkflowers
pinkflowers
Yes, I will do that. I will ask to do more tests to rule out other possibilities so I can try to find some peace. Thank you for your suggestion!
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