I was just commenting to a friend on here about this very thing. I was doing so well and then BAM out of the blue it is hitting me like a ten ton truck! I do not know why darlin' I wish I had the answers

Just take it easy and keep posting

You are NOT a freak... I have my ups and downs too... I can go for long periods and feel fine and then BOOM I feel like I am going to drop dead and have a few solid days of symptoms... But you're not a freak... Just remember the times you felt good, and talk about how you feel and try to go easy on yourself....

I know the feeling. I do well for weeks even months and then I start to get anxious again out of the blue. I am starting to figure out that anxiety, stress and depression is something you need to work at every single day. Try to figure out what were the things the helped you out before. Try to stay focus and positive.

oh i know them feelings to well, the racing heart one does my head in. I think alot of us are ok for a while then it starts of again. i have come to expect it and there for have come to terms with most of it, that way i dont beat myself up about one step forward 2 steps back...so to speak. Oh your symptons dont sound like a brain tumour but i can undrstand why you worry. vonny x

I'm the same way....I was doing sooo much better for a while, then BAM! Out of the blue I started having panic attacks for days in a row after months of no anxiety. I think its just a reminder that anxiety is a long term thing that we need to keep on top of, not something that is just going to go away. Well, for some of us anyway.

I had a similar experience recently - that's why I'm back on this website after not visiting it for a long time. I believe that my symptoms were triggered by a build up of multiple things going on in my life, and not following my "self care plan" as my therapist refers to it.

Ultimately, I wasn't taking care of myself - I was going out and partying with friends too much, taking on too much at work, not connecting with my partner and spending time with him, etc. etc. I just needed to slow down and take some "me" time. One I started doing that, drinking lots of water, eating healthier food and getting some aerobic exercise I was as good as new! I did have an appointment with my therapist, but he said that I was doing EXACTLY what I needed to do - and he doubted that I would even call him to set up a second appointment and he was right.

I think it's important that everyone have a documented "self care plan" no matter how basic and go back and refer to it when you have an "out of the blue" moment with symptoms.

It is extremely miserable to have an abcess tooth so I can relate to the pain you feel as I have suffered from them as well. One thing I did learn is a lot of the times an abcess tooth also caused chaos with my sinuses. I would feel pressue in my head and sometimes even feel dizzy and sometimes I felt sick to my stomach all because of that darn abcess tooth. Of course immediately my anxiety and panic shot right up. For myself sometimes it took a few rounds of antibiotics as well as changing my diet a bit to not only fix the abcess tooth but to help with the infected sinuses.

Anyway you certainly are not alone in having the feelings you have but I can say things do get better so hang in there:)