I would say that is just your anxiety. That happens to me to and nothing is every wrong. Even been to ER.

i am in your shoes right now.

If it gets that bad for me, I head for the ER. Surprisingly enough they are a great source of help. I was just there on Saturday ..... for the first time ever, I broke out in anxiety/stress hives and the intense itching was nothing I had ever experienced before. They knew exactly what to do.

I'm on klonopin for extreme panic attacks, and paxil to gradually help over time with the anxiety. Usually the day after taking klonopin I feel kinda disconnected and blue...I end up just crying and crying but since it's a "depressant" that helps bring me down from anxiety, I can see how this makes sense. I hope you find peace. I know it's easier said than done, but try to relax..do something you enjoy to take your mind off of your anxiety.

What ifs always make anxiety worse. You have lots of excess adrenaline running through your body. Give it an outlet (exercise, yoga, working on something you are interested in). Turn your focus outward instead of inward. What if questions are being "stuck" in future events that have not happened. 99% of what you are worrying about won't ever happen. Try saying "what is". That is your present moment. Stay in that moment and things that make you happy. What do you like? Who do you love? What makes you smile?

It will pass. BTW, the hot face is just flushing. Lots of people get that. I get it all the time and my neck up turns red. People can tell when I am stressed or upset. It feels like you are running a fever because you get hot. Some people flush from their toes up. Some people get chills instead. It is just your body's normal reaction to a perceived threat. The only problem is that your brain does not have eyes. It does not see that there is not a threat. You have to go through the motions so to speak to convince your brain that all is well.

Be kind to yourself. Do things that bring you joy. Work on relaxation for your body. Your brain will get the message. Your anxiety is just your brain and not you. I hope that makes some sense.

The "what ifs" will control you if you allow it. I went thru that and I really had to buckle down and learn tools to stop myself when it would start. That's what anxiety is......... you worry about things that haven't happened but you fear that will. When my mom was first diagnosed with congestive heart failure, i was spending every single night with her for weeks until she made me go away.......... ha! I was driving her crazy. I just knew something horrible was going to happen if I wasn't there. If I couldn't reach her on the phone, I'd be in a panic driving as fast as I could to her house. That was 4 years ago........ it's taken time, but i've learned how to control it for the most part, and you need to find your way of doing the same.

What really did the trick for me was diet and exercise. I'm not one that will just go to the Y or go out and walk, so I decided to buy a Wii Fitness. There was no one to watch me but the little funny looking people cheering you on. That alone would take my mind off of things and I had fun with it! It helped me to be healthier, have fun by myself and even lose a few pounds. I then found an old book that was hard to find written by 2 doctors ........ and I think the AARP published it years ago. Talked about all the good foods for you. Simple things ........... like I LOVE salmon and that's great for you! Nuts! Even dark chocolate is good for high blood pressure. Sweet potatoes. Really simple things that I had no anxiety making because it was simple. I started noticing more a focus......... i was actually focusing on things again! I actually heard my kitchen faucet dripping one night............ which is a rarity....... I have so many things going thru my mind that hearing a dripping faucet is unheard of for me.

Those things, along with my meds, made a huge difference. I got away from it this past year and I am determined to get back to it again. I'm amazed at the difference it made.

You're getting some good advise here (the other comments), Rachellem. Take it to heart.

I also get heart palpitations which can launch anxiety attacks. Take a look at www.anxietycoach.com for some techniques that will help. Look up PVCs (premature ventricular contractions). They are not dangerous. Your goal is to separate the anxiety reaction from the heart palp, easier said than done! It's been a battle, but I'm almost there. You can, too.

As far as my understanding goes, the heart palps are unavoidable. I'm just going to have to live with them. Having said that, I do eat right, exercise, avoid alcohol, salt, and caffeine, etc. Since I can't avoid or predict them, I'm going to try to be cheerful in enduring them. "What must be done is best done cheerfully."

I hope this helps. I'm sure you will eventually get better and be better for your trials.