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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grannnie-1464278" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello,\r\n\r\nI think there can be quite a few reasons but I'm no doctor and I think it would be best to just take a quick trip to the doctor, checking lungs is pretty straighforward.\r\n\r\nWishing you the best!" ], "date": [ "2023-06-03T20:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/lung-cancer-800708?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/what44837-1466948" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grannnie-1464278" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hello Grannie, with the lung cancer you mainly cough blood and there are severe other visible symptoms, I don't think you have lung cancer, just relax and enjoy life ☺" ], "date": [ "2023-06-23T22:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/lung-cancer-800708?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/what44837-1466948" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grannnie-1464278" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "you can have cough for thousand other reasons, it can be stomach problems, allergies, pollens or some airway irritation i used to cough a lot and my reason was stomach and allergic rinit , i think if lungs are clean you can see a gastroentologist or ENT, good luck!" ], "date": [ "2023-06-23T22:09+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/lung-cancer-800708?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you so much . that was kind of calming . i think its anxiety . for me its like a cycle . 1. expericing the weird symtoms 2. thinking about it everyday 3. and then getting sad that this is my life and panicked . and then back to one . also i have really bad memory too . like i forget which day it is . i get this weird feeling too . its like this whole time ive been in a coma and im now waking up or coming back to my life . i feel alienated from my life . and coming back to it is kinda scary for some reason . i get this feeling my soul is elsewhere and im somewhere else and think of what is life and all that crazy stuff . im taking clonegapam i think thats what its called . anyways that out of life feeling comes and goes" ], "date": [ "2020-01-19T03:13+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/what44837-1466948" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "content": [ "hello James May I ask if you have some secrets/guilt/ regret about the past or your current life?" ], "date": [ "2023-06-23T22:02+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " what you are describing sounds exactly like what millions of other people with anxiety go through, including myself. It sounds as though you are very anxious and depressed at the same time which is very common. When you say you feel like you could be in a dream and everything seems odd, you are experiencing what is called depersonalization or derealization. That is when your brain tries to block out things in the world that is causing you anxiety. It is a very common thing and it is not harmful, even though it is weird and scary. \r\n i’m glad you are going to see the psychiatrist. Not sure what medication you’re taking but you will discuss it with the psychiatrist and he or she will find the best medication for you. \r\nanother thing that is important is finding a therapist to visit on a weekly or every other week schedule. The psychiatrist role is a little different than the therapist. The therapist can help you manage how you are feeling and manage the anxiety and stress so that your symptoms are reduced or go away. Keep going even if you feel better. Because it’s important. \r\nThe key is to get control and relax your mind as much as possible because then the symptoms will subside. I’ve been through this and I know exactly what it’s like. there are some great anxiety meditations on YouTube! I listen every night. \r\nyou are not going crazy. You will get your life back. It’s difficult to do alone that’s why I say stay committed to therapy. One step at a time. Never ever give up! I look back on those times and realize it’s a small snippet in my life. Take care of yourself! " ], "date": [ "2020-01-19T00:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-i-feel-like-i-m-dying-and-fading-away-725483?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sam90321-1212216" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sam90321-1212216" ], "content": [ "im glad im not alone i feel so depressed about it as well . i felt like i messed my life ans when it all started is when my best friend died in a accident and when i smoked weed and passed out and had a derealization panic attack a year back" ], "date": [ "2020-01-19T04:31+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i feel the exact same way and i have severe anxiety and depression, i see a therapist but its now every month, i wish i could see her sooner but i cant because she doesnt have earlier appointments, your not alone." ], "date": [ "2020-01-19T03:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-i-feel-like-i-m-dying-and-fading-away-725483?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael63720-1288562" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Tottaly relate to what everyone is saying it makes me dizzy and things keep moving around me when it happens it's very scary I find exercise is key and has helped me in some way but you can't help thinking you have cancer or a brain tumour the doctors have missed something. I find myself questioning reality and it's horrible especially when I have kids I always think this illness will. Eventually take me but for now I'll keep fighting it just wish there w as a magic pill to take away the dizzy sensation anxiety gives me I find if I keep moving it's not as bad. I was fine for 5 years on mitazapine then one day woke up dizzy and it's never left me nearly 2 months I have had it now. I wonder if its the tablet has stopped working as they say you blood changes cycle etc they are going to pu tme on a blood pressure monitor machine next week to see if it's that just hope it's that if it's anxiety ill carry on cycling and getting as much fruit and exercise I can take. \r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-01-21T13:21+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-i-feel-like-i-m-dying-and-fading-away-725483?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amandanisbet-1285102" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi James! This is definitely anxiety and I get the same symptoms as well such as feeling so detached and lost in thought, confusion, brain fog, heartbeat going really fast, gasping for air and hot flashes. You're not alone and I wish you the best for your mental health to become better. " ], "date": [ "2020-01-22T05:18+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-i-feel-like-i-m-dying-and-fading-away-725483?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/fareed05897-1466247" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james62920-1290133" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey James my name is reed, and mostly everything you just said explained my whole life loll. i think it comes from anxiety or some type of stress vro but like everyone here vro you are not alone!. i wish we had some type of brain reverser made lmaoo to get rid of all these different types of disorders, though we don't have something like that now hopefully we will in the future. but after hearing your story it gave me a bit of relief i thought i was losing my mind etc and been feeling this way for 3 years now, it started from me smoking, even though at the time i wasn't one of them people who enjoyed to but i gotten peer pressured into doing it and eventually i gotten use to smoking so i did it everyday for about a full year and a couple months until i started not to feel like myself, i felt emotionally numb, i couldn't control my mind like my mind was controlling me it felt as if i was here but not here, activities that i once loved and enjoyed i don't feel the same feelings towards them any more , i once use to be a people person now I'm very anti social and really don't know how to speak or the phrase \"i don't know the right words to use\". until i started knowing that i was going through DPDR \"depersonalization, derealization . and anxiety its plenty more but i dokt know how to explain it but i started going through all of this when i was 16 turning 17 i'm currently 20, and feel even more worse because i didnt go get diagnose for anything or the right help i needed i just been waiting it out, but try eating some sea moss or some lions mane mushroom it wipe away anxiety and depression trust me " ], "date": [ "2023-06-14T03:24+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-i-feel-like-i-m-dying-and-fading-away-725483?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/holly08437-1466694" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I am sorry you are going through this and I know exactly what you’re talking about. I’ve been through it for many years. \r\nDon’t feel like you are wasting the doctors time. That is their job to listen to the patient and two of what they can to help. They get paid enough, so don’t worry about wasting their time. Doctors here everything so don’t be embarrassed because it won’t be anything new to them believe me!\r\nIt’s always good to have a complete physical exam anyway so that’s a good place to start. Primary care doctors don’t do much about anxiety. They are not trained that well in that area. just come right out and tell your doctor about the anxiety. Your doctor may recommend getting counseling or speaking to a psychiatrist for possible medication., depending on how severe it is. \r\nmy suggestion would be to speak with a counselor. You could even do it virtually at home which works well. That’s what I do. now if you have anxiety mixed with depression. you could still start with the counselor, but if you need further help with it, that’s where the psychiatrist comes in.\r\nThe counselor can teach you ways to manage the anxiety.\r\nI can tell you what I do for the sleep. First of all I use white noise. I can’t sleep without it now. \r\nAlso, when I lay down to sleep, I turn on a meditation for anxiety or for sleep found on YouTube. I fall asleep before it’s over with because it’s so soothing. I love the meditations because they keep me from laying there and just thinking which increases the anxiety. has anything happened in your life that could have caused the anxiety? I will send you a private message. \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2023-06-20T02:18+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/increasing-anxiety-symptoms-801330?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/arthur87286-1466721" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/arthur87286-1466721" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "content": [ "Hi,\r\n\r\nThank you very much for your response, I appreciate it! \r\nNice to hear that it´s common then, just need to wait until the 150 mg really kick in i guess!\r\n\r\nHope you´re doing well too!" ], "date": [ "2023-06-21T08:49+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Arthur,\r\n\r\nI have not taken Sertraline specifically but I don know that everything you have mentioned seems to be relatively common, I have read people mentioning it quite often.\r\n\r\nHopefully somebody with experience with this will come along soon but meanwhile I wouldn't worry that it is anything neurological, if not you wouldn't have felt great on the 100mg dose, plus if your symptoms don't improve on the 150mg, you can always tell your psychiatrist you want to go back to 100mg.\r\n\r\nI wish you the best and that you start to feel better soon! " ], "date": [ "2023-06-21T08:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/higher-sertraline-dose-and-side-effects-801347?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ " and by the way, the muscle twitching is extremely common with stress and anxiety. Many athletes get it a lot with the way they use their muscles. I still get them occasionally, but I ignore them and they go away. So please don’t worry about that at all. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T00:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "I cant thank you enough for your reply! It does make me feel better that someone else has gone through what I am & it really is just stress. I know a lot of people with anxiety & none have muscle twitching. Today I saw an endocrynologist & he made me SO nervous because he said usually twitching from stress & anxiety is only in one spot & lasts for a couple months at most. He said it would be unusual & odd for me to be getting twitches everywhere from that. So that really set me into a full on panic. ugh" ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T01:34+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "I'm trying. They just come out of nowhere and startle me. Sometimes it's just one big twitch/jerk that makes my shoulder/arm/back, jump a bit. Others its regular twitching that lasts one to three seconds. At times it happens when I move into certain positions or when I put weight on something. I keep trying to make sense of it, but I cant- & I cant figure out how it's all from stress/anxiety. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T01:46+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "content": [ " from past experience, I have to disagree with the endocrinologist. I had twitching on and off for years especially when I am feeling high anxiety. I have gotten them everywhere, including eyelids, arms, legs, etc. since stress and anxiety begin in the brain, it is natural that it would affect the nervous system since the nervous system is all about the brain and nerves that extend throughout the body. so the nurse can get a little irritated with anxiety and stress, so you see things like muscle twitching, tingling, etc. \r\n I also know several people who have had the exact symptoms as you and I and they have anxiety also. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T02:29+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ " I meant to say nerves, not nurse. LOL " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T02:30+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank you!!! I'mgoing to start taking medicine to try and help the anxiety tomorrow. I'm praying that helps and they go away as it gets under control. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T02:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dolly17-1143955" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank for your sharing, it gives me hope that someday i will recovery with my anxiety and panic attack." ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T03:26+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "content": [ "and remember, when the twitching starts to lessen, you may still get it happening occasionally. It’s nothing to worry about. Even after all these years I’ll get one here or there but I basically ignore them or laugh at them.if I’ve gone all these years with them occasionally, I hope that makes you feel relieved that they are definitely harmless. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T14:26+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dolly17-1143955" ], "content": [ " you are very welcome! Anxiety may never go away 100%, but you can definitely feel way better when you learn how to manage it! " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T14:27+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "The endocrynologist called me today & all of my bloodwork was normal for hormones. He asked me if I had plans to do anything else. I said no & he suggested that I go see another neurologist. So naturally my anxiety has kicked into high gear thinking hes worried its something thats being missed too. ugh! Question- some of my \"twitches\" almost feel like little impulses....almost like im being zapped or like an urge to move a toe, the wrist, etc. Did you experience anything like that?" ], "date": [ "2019-10-05T06:45+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " please please please read this! \r\n When I was in my 20s I had major anxiety. Actually, I’ve had anxiety since the age of five but it gradually build up every year. \r\n when I was around 26 years old, I suddenly developed tingling, numbness, weakness, muscle twitches, ringing in the ears, and many other symptoms. I thought for sure that I had MS OR Als. \r\nwhen I was in my 20s nobody was using the Internet and you can just imagine how terrified I was because I thought I was the only person in the world having these symptoms. My dad took me to a neurologist who could find nothing wrong.\r\nthe symptoms would not stop and I thought I was dying or something. Well since the doctors could not find anything and said it’s all stress related, I started d to think of all the stress and anxiety I have had over many years. \r\nthe body and mind can only take so much stress before it shows it’s self as symptoms. it’s like the straw that broke the camels back!\r\nYou see, it’s not the symptoms that are the problem it’s the unmanaged stress and anxiety that are causing the symptoms! \r\nthese symptoms are not going to hurt you at all! They are just trying to tell you that there is too much anxiety going on. \r\nYou DO NOT have MS or Als !you got MRI and EMG which do not lie! They would have shown something if it was there. You have to trust this otherwise you will drive yourself crazy. \r\nWhat you have is unmanaged stress and anxiety.\r\nAnd I’d like to let you know that I am now in my early 60s and I’m still here! I have had the exact same symptoms as you plus possibly more and they did not hurt me. I had to learn how to manage them so that they would not dominate my life. \r\nOne thing for sure is that the more you stress out about all of this, the more the symptoms will take over and make you feel miserable. \r\nI had to do a complete attitude change in order to take charge! I did not give the symptoms the attention that I used to. I started really taking care of myself even if I had a symptom here on there.\r\nI basically ignored them, started eating healthier, saw a counselor on a regular basis about what was causing my anxiety, got some exercise, listen to great meditations on YouTube for anxiety every night while laying down to sleep. I did things to relax my mind such as walking in nature, listening to peaceful music, doing things for others and being grateful. \r\nYOU can do this!! Be a fighter for yourself. Get some counseling. You are OK! ❤❤❤" ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T00:14+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/muscle-twitching-is-it-anxiety--715756?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lady39-1266529" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lady39-1266529" ], "content": [ "My bloodwork shows normal magnesium levels. I have been taking 500mg of magnesium anyway, but have seen no signs of improvement from that. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T17:58+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "It sounds like Mg (magnesium) deficiency to me. Google it." ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T17:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/muscle-twitching-is-it-anxiety--715756?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/italia06-984656" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/italia06-984656" ], "content": [ "Thank you! I think the worst part is not knowing for sure if its all anxiety. My doctor says if I start taking anxiety medication I'll know because I'll be able to see what symptoms stay & what symptoms go. My family doctor & my neurologist are not concerned at all and have said that anxiety can literally make your body do anything. My one doctor told me about a woman who went blind. Literally blind. They put her on an anxiety medication and her vision came back after 6 days and no problems since. I'm praying I'll have the same result with my twitching once I start medicine. Do you mind if I ask if you've taken anxiety medication? If so, any improvement with that? " ], "date": [ "2019-10-05T06:58+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/italia06-984656" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "content": [ "I have in the past with regard to medication and it slowly begins to work, but my biggest fear was the reliance and it masking the symptoms and above all not working on the underlying problem which is what many doctors feel is psychological. You'll feel better then one day you'll feel you don't need them anymore and the minute you decide to quit, it's a nightmare mentally and physically - my personal experience anyway.\r\n\r\nTo add to the story your doctor told you about the woman who went blind, I actually have a friend who's a psychotherapist and I'm sure you're aware if one did seek such treatment your friend who practices won't treat you and refers you to another. I didn't seek treatment, but we played softball together for years and he told me one story of a woman who was so severe she was put into a hospice. My friend was brought in as a last resort attempt and he began her on SSRI treatment. Sure enough she began improving. So yes, what anxiety can do to someone appears unbelievable at times. " ], "date": [ "2019-10-05T12:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/italia06-984656" ], "content": [ "Thank you for sharing that story. The only thing that makes me feel like this has to be anxiety is that my symptoms seem to magically disappear within a few days of being at Disney World. We are DVC members & go two times a year- each time we've gone, within about 3 days of being there- no symptoms. The twitching had started b4 I went last time & I didn't notice any by the end of the 10 days. It then took a few weeks of being home for them to begin again- or for me to notice them. My husband & my mom said \"if it were really anything...it wouldnt disappear on vacation & slowly build back & you werent just not noticing them because you of all people dont miss a trick\" . I'm consumed by them- it's all I think about, fearing the next one & where it will be. My husband is the VP of a large mental health company thats in hospitals, group homes, etc. He is 100% sure its anxiety, but for some reason I can't convince myself & fear the worst. The fear/anxiety is crippling. It's affecting my work, my ability to enjoy my children, etc. I too have shared concern of the medication \"masking\" my symptoms. My husband & neurologist have assured me there is no such thing. He said if it's anxiety causing it, it will go away, if it's not - it won't. I have to believe that, bc if anything serious, a medication wouldn't solve the problems & I've been tested for all serious conditions anyway! I'm going on Oct. 24th for a second EMG for my own piece of mind. MY neuro says no need, nothing has changed, but I feel if it's normal again- I can rest assured it's anxiety & take the medicine!" ], "date": [ "2019-10-05T13:13+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Michele I've had all of this which all started late 2015. ALL the symptoms you list and then some, I've had. I also have visual disturbances like overly blurry vision when looking at digital clocks or oven clock or twitchy vision when reading something up close. The worst of it all was the severe imbalance. It was so bad it seemed at times I had to grab onto things to keep balance. My doctor immediately ordered an MRI for brain and spine upon 1st visit and checked for strength and reflexes to rule out MS for starters. I had concluded I have ALS and mentioned as much to him. He explained I had my strength and no signs of atrophy or limb dysfunction or weight loss etc...and wouldn't waste a neurologist's time until I presented with such issues.\r\n\r\nSome days my legs feel like rubber. Other days I feel so exhausted to the point of feeling like good sleep doesn't help. Some insight or back story, in leading up to 2015, was working two jobs - was a workaholic in a fast paced environment. The concept of rest and relaxation never applied to me. It was so bad, if I had a day off on the weekend I'd find stuff to do because I didn't know how to stop and rest and relax. \r\n\r\nFast forward to now, still have many of the symptoms to a lesser degree. The numb tingling hand pain upon waking up in the morning is gone. I'd have what felt like internal vibrations in my legs that would keep me from sleeping...felt like a cell phone on vibrate in your pocket going off. I've had body wide muscle twitching since 2015 that continues today.\r\n\r\nI still have concerns, but I'm able to function and haven't lost weight at all. If it is any comfort, I've read medical articles regarding anxiety disorders or GAD to be specific and the complexity of the disorder. Individuals with GAD have been shown to have irregular EMGs and it was noted that more insight is needed with regard to the severe muscle tension that is typically common in GAD patients.\r\n\r\nI guess I'll close with this. I did come to the point mentally in fearing the worst(ALS) that if I did have it, but had a few years left of normal function - I'd rather not know until I was unable to function. Yes it's difficult to live with uncertainy in having many symptoms, but for me I felt it was best not knowing and living happier with some sort of hope in not knowing versus being diagnosed and living with normal function for another 3 yrs give or take knowing the dreaded outcome...no thanks. Food for thought. Anyway, good luck - you're far from alone on this.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2019-10-04T22:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/muscle-twitching-is-it-anxiety--715756?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dan1elle-1384998" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michele50410-1270668" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "how are you now? I'm feeling the same " ], "date": [ "2023-06-20T16:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/muscle-twitching-is-it-anxiety--715756?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/arthur87286-1466721" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/danielle93445-1075294" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi!\r\n\r\nHave you seen a doctor or had any test heart related? \r\n\r\nI get that asking for help online can be good, and often chest pain are just normal (especially during panic attacks!), but if you feel sharp pains when your heart is accelerating, better go ask for professional help before hand.\r\n\r\nHope you'll feel better soon!" ], "date": [ "2023-06-20T10:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/chest-pain-801266?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cindy13373-1424759" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cindy13373-1424759" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you so much for your reply. yes! my mind is telling me cancer. I am so scared. I'm scared about the depigmentation on my areola. not sure if I've always had it or if it's a normal colour variation. the dr didn't mention the area when he examined me, but I'm so afraid if he didn't see it? he told me the pimpley spot was nothing to worry about, just a gland, but what if he didn't see the other spot?" ], "date": [ "2023-06-18T01:09+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cindy13373-1424759" ], "content": [ "he most likely saw the other spot. But if you are still anxious about it, go back to see him and be specific about what you were concerned about. You could also go to a gynecologist because they are also trained in breast conditions. Chances are you are fine, but go ahead and have it checked out again if that would help you to relax more. " ], "date": [ "2023-06-18T13:17+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cindy13373-1424759" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you so much, im sure he saw it but will call him so i can get peace of mind" ], "date": [ "2023-06-18T13:55+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i’ve had those. Remember that anxiety will put negative thoughts into the mind that are not based on fact. Your mind has told you it could be a form of cancer, but that is something that is made up. it has nothing to do with reality.\r\nThe tiny white spots can be a part of what is called Montgomery tubercles which everybody has on the areola. they often have a white or yellow ish tip on them. Completely normal." ], "date": [ "2023-06-18T13:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/white-pigmentation-in-areola-is-this-normal--801222?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "the symptoms i get are lightheaded, pressure, sick feeling in my head i literally feel like im dying everyday i can even explain how bad it is, and its also constant unless im asleep then im wakin up by these sick feeling in my head, im scared all the time that its something horrible that drs have missed, I don't know how to get it out of my head my thoughts are constantly on these symptoms its horrible I feel like I'm not living anymore hard to enjoy anything when you feel sick constantly. Ty for taking the time to respond, you said you experienced head symptoms too does it sound like anything you've had." ], "date": [ "2023-06-18T00:21+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "\r\nsorry you are going through this. I know how horrible it can be believe me! What were the specific symptoms in your head?\r\nit’s very difficult for doctors to diagnose anxiety because they can’t actually see what’s going on unlike a broken leg or something like that. \r\nAs far as medication goes, it really is hit or miss. There’s no one specific medication that works on everybody. Most people have to try several different ones before they find the right one and there are some people who can’t even handle the medication or it doesn’t work. medical science has a ways to go to really help people with anxiety and all the sensations that go along with it. There’s no magic bullet. \r\nbut you can do some things to help decrease the amount of sensations you get in your head or elsewhere. I’ve had anxiety since childhood and I’m in my 60s now. The sensations started in my late 20s and I thought I had some. Deadly neurological disease, which I did not, but it felt like it. Doctors weren’t much help so I had to learn on my own how to feel better.\r\nOne of the things I learned along the way it was that if I sat around and kept over, thinking things, and worried about it, all the sensations would get worse and intensify.\r\nI had to accept that I had this anxiety and really had to relax my mind as much as possible.\r\n Exercise really settled things down for me.\r\nI also started listening to meditations for anxiety which were very comforting. and also breathing exercises that are the key to calming things down. Found on YouTube.\r\nWhen I would get a negative thought, or a sensation, I would not fight it. I would allow it, and then picture it drifting off, and I would get busy with something else. I basically ignore any sensations. I definitely don’t get them like I used to, only when I have anxiety about something, but they really don’t stick around. but in the beginning when I was in my late 20s, they were constant! I mean all the time!\r\nI also stopped caffeine, sugar, junk foods. Those things are all inflammatory in nature, and they would wreak have it on the nervous system.\r\nI got counseling once every few weeks, which was great, and I learned a lot of things that way.\r\nyou can definitely feel better! Sometimes we just have to let go of the fear and overthinking in order to manage this. I would definitely suggest counseling. Virtual counseling works great also. I had to get out of the fight mode like I was going to defeat it that way, but it doesn’t work that way.\r\nI will send you a private message." ], "date": [ "2023-06-17T23:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/looking-for-advice-pkease-801256?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [], "content": [ "To add to that, i lost my dad in 2014 to an heart relate disease. Since the panic attack started, i usually think maybe i'm having that same problem with my heart, it just feels scary, anytime i think of it i feel this rush of adrenaline and that causes my heart to palpitate. \r\nI'm worried. Doc said nothing is wrong with my heart. \r\n" ], "date": [ "2019-03-22T05:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jen12345678-1150837" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jen12345678-1150837" ], "content": [ "Thanks, i figured it's usual triggered whenever i eat certain type meals too, i think i will need to adjust my menu" ], "date": [ "2019-03-22T13:12+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I have it too, the anxiety causing that tachycardia. I use a low dose beta blocker bc it helps stop that adrenaline problem and then the palpitations. also look into getting good nutrition, lots of greens bc they have potassium which is calming. magnesium is also calming too. If your dr is saying your heart is fine I would listen to that and know it's just anxiety. that should give you some peace of mind just knowing it's only anxiety. best wishes, jen" ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T09:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/temple73-938497" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/temple73-938497" ], "content": [ "Thanks for tthat" ], "date": [ "2019-03-22T15:27+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "been dealing with this for 15 years..\r\nthere are ways to control it \r\nVagal maneuvers that you can try to slow your fast heart rate include: Gagging. Holding your breath and bearing down (Valsalva maneuver). Immersing your face in ice-cold water (diving reflex). Coughing." ], "date": [ "2019-03-22T14:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/james58672-1168896" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james58672-1168896" ], "content": [ "Thanks, i also got prescribed proponol. " ], "date": [ "2019-03-24T10:37+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/james58672-1168896" ], "content": [ "And do you normally get it when you eat certain meals too? " ], "date": [ "2019-03-24T10:38+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i got pescribed propronol from my doctor to help with the palpations and so far its working great.. hope you get sorted " ], "date": [ "2019-03-23T07:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/johnnybo-1354002" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tracey68187-1365185" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/johnnybo-1354002" ], "content": [ "@johhnybo i too am 55 years old ten years ago i had ab ablation and was told I had SVT and ten years prior to that i had atrial fibrillation \r\ni get these palipitations still today sometimes it will come and go briefly and some times it will last hours \r\ni lost my mom 6 wks ago and my father one year ago i have been their caregiver the entire time, which could be a result of anxiety although i do not physically feel the anxiousness, i believe this has to be the reason \r\ni have been on sotilol since the ablation once per day. if i feel a series of palpitations coming on, i will take an extra pill. \r\ni have had everything checked yearly with my cardiologist and all is normal . i am just one of these ppl who get them . \r\nten years ago my ablation also was for a very high heart rate, fainting and dizziness, but much different from the palpitations i get now . \r\ni do understand the stress involved with these little spurts that can last seconds or even minutes, it may rest for a few minutes or longer even, and then reappears. sometimes i go months with nothing. it just seems more recent its happening more frequently " ], "date": [ "2021-03-17T14:04+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david84691-1429516" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/johnnybo-1354002" ], "content": [ "I have been having the same exact thing! mine started in February of this year. It will last a few months then stop. It has just recently started up again. I have anxiety. My doctor tells me that my heart is fine. It is more aggravating then anything. What seems to help?? Any suggestions?" ], "date": [ "2022-06-06T14:33+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/denise_77399-1091969" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/johnnybo-1354002" ], "content": [ "yes i get these flutters i have Tachycardia had it for 13 yrs i am 63 " ], "date": [ "2022-11-23T15:46+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I'm 55 years old, been diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse since im 25 years old, Over the years ive had periods when my heart flutters (this is not what i call \"palpitations\". My symptoms are flip flopping , skipped beats). I go through periods where it can last days, weeks, and currently its been almost two months now. its in and off, all day long. could be hundred times in a 24 hour period. It had been over ten years since ive had a long episode. My cardiologist gave me an EkG, I wore a holter monitor, and he says my heart is fine. It is so disruptive. I have taken INDERAL 5 mg in the past, (a beta blocker) which has helped but its been 20 years since i have. I left him a message today because i want the prescription, im just frustrated. Exercise isnt helping, nor is magnesium or potassium. Does anyone here go through these intermittant periods of fluttering that does not go away for long periods, then suddenly goes dormant? im going out if my mind. And i am not an \"anxious\" person, my life isnt real stressful, im happy and in shape. " ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T09:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/emma1479-1194894" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi you could request your gp to do a 24 hour urine metanephrines or catecholamines test. your symptoms could be caused by way to much adrenalin in your system. its caused by a tumor of the adrenal gland called a pheochromacytoma its extreamly rare so doctors do not think to look for them the other tumor that can do this is a paraganglioma. they pump out hormones a pheo os always in the adrenal medulla but a para can be any where else between eyes and thighs so if your levals did come back high you would then need a ct or mri with contrast but needs to be eyes to thighs not just abdomen.\r\n\r\nthe reason I know this is because I have pheo and it took years for them to diagnose previous to it I was fobbed of as depression and anxiety most pheo patients are. these episodes at night are a big symptom of it it's to do with ether lying on the tumor and compressing it so it pumps out more or the sleep wake cycle. there is a very good support group on face book for this I am one of the admins on it.\r\n\r\nif you read on line about it you will find it just gives you the basics it dosent shoe all the symptoms and a lot of the info is wrong and outdated one of the websites to look at is the pheo para allience they work with endocrinologists from all over the world. if your leavals did come back high you need a referl to a endocrinologist and it's important that they are experienced In pheo.\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-23T08:15+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/emma1479-1194894" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi you could request your gp to do a 24 hour urine metanephrines or catecholamines test. your symptoms could be caused by way to much adrenalin in your system. its caused by a tumor of the adrenal gland called a pheochromacytoma its extreamly rare so doctors do not think to look for them the other tumor that can do this is a paraganglioma. they pump out hormones a pheo os always in the adrenal medulla but a para can be any where else between eyes and thighs so if your levals did come back high you would then need a ct or mri with contrast but needs to be eyes to thighs not just abdomen.\r\n\r\nthe reason I know this is because I have pheo and it took years for them to diagnose previous to it I was fobbed of as depression and anxiety most pheo patients are. these episodes at night are a big symptom of it it's to do with ether lying on the tumor and compressing it so it pumps out more or the sleep wake cycle. there is a very good support group on face book for this I am one of the admins on it.\r\n\r\nif you read on line about it you will find it just gives you the basics it dosent shoe all the symptoms and a lot of the info is wrong and outdated one of the websites to look at is the pheo para allience they work with endocrinologists from all over the world. if your leavals did come back high you need a referl to a endocrinologist and it's important that they are experienced In pheo.\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-23T08:15+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/denise_77399-1091969" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi i was wondering if you still get flutters in yr heart its vert scarey as i am 63 and i am worried i have got Tachycardia had it for 13 yrs now but since i been having Anxiety it's every day Hooe yours are better now as tge post was a while ago." ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T09:50+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sheu18685-1458947" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i too developed palpitation since june 2020 .the funniest part is i got them every midnight and i run lots of cardiac test all came normal it even make me tired of this life all doctors i met says my heart is fine don't Know what else to do." ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T03:59+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/fred_flintstone-16971" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "May I ask those with anxiety, palpitations etc, have you noticed it starting or getting worse since having a covid jab or booster and flu jab on the same arm (left) at the same time for instance? " ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T09:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/staceyd89-1462735" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Patient.info\r\nMESSAGES\r\nMessages\r\n \r\nNotifications\r\nAnxiety\r\nstaceyd89\r\nstaceyd89\r\n2 minutes ago\r\nHey saw your post in the group & thought I would message you hope that's ok. I'm literally going through the exact same thing as you right now as when I started getting anxiety bad about 6 weeks ago I got palpitations & then just over 2 weeks ago it resulted in me having a really bad panic attack which I ended up going to A&E over as I was so terrified. The hospital were amazing checking me over everything was fine & I've just had a 24 hour ECG done which I'm waiting on the results of. My GP has prescribed me a sertraline tablet to take in the morning which is an anti depressant & a 40mg propranolol to take an hour before I go to bed in the evening to calm me down so I can sleep. I have also been seeing a hypnotherapist which has helped too & they've given me links to some relaxation recordings they've created. If you want me to send you them to try I can do no problems. I've also just ordered some anxiety books as well to try which I have the downloadable version I can send you as well. Let me know & I'm here to talk if you want. I'm going through this at the age of 33 by the way. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-29T21:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisa95664-1462883" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have bad health anxiety and sometimes have chest pains that lasts days or until I have some other physical symptom that makes me believe I have a debilitating disease. I currently I have been having burning sensations on my right foot and think I have MS. " ], "date": [ "2023-05-01T23:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisa95664-1462883" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/funshor01-676496" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have bad health anxiety and sometimes have chest pains that lasts days or until I have some other physical symptom that makes me believe I have a debilitating disease. I currently I have been having burning sensations on my right foot and think I have MS. " ], "date": [ "2023-05-01T23:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constant-palpitations-697325?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/andy1866-1174111" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/andy1866-1174111" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "content": [ "yea i did that" ], "date": [ "2023-05-01T20:11+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi\r\nThe first person to check this with is your dentist." ], "date": [ "2023-04-28T04:40+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/bad-breath-anxiety-799588?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jill98385-1462788" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jill98385-1462788" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank you i will look into this. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-30T23:58+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " many people have panic attacks and increased anxiety, after waking up in the morning. that’s because when you are sleeping, the stress hormone cortisol increases. So it could be that if you sleep a very long time, those cortisol levels are very high. \r\n You can find panic attack talk downs on YouTube. They have helped me a lot. Best wishes." ], "date": [ "2023-04-30T23:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-panic-attacks-799693?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/fred_flintstone-16971" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gavin58061-1435742" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/gavin58061-1435742" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/fred_flintstone-16971" ], "content": [ "yes sorry " ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T09:40+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/fred_flintstone-16971" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gavin58061-1435742" ], "content": [ "Source Google. \r\nUsing propranolol together with sertraline may increase the effects of propranolol. Contact your doctor if you experience uneven heartbeats, shortness of breath, bluish-colored fingernails, dizziness, weakness, fainting, or seizure (convulsions).\r\n\r\nPersonally I'd go back to the GP and see what he thinks. " ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T10:01+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Do you mean Propranolol? " ], "date": [ "2023-03-15T09:38+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/just-started-proponal-and-sertraline-together--798003?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/staceyd89-1462735" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gavin58061-1435742" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I take my sertraline first thing in the morning with breakfast then my propranolol an hour before I go to bed at night taking a glass of water with them as well" ], "date": [ "2023-04-29T21:42+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/just-started-proponal-and-sertraline-together--798003?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brody54586-1462639" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/emma74461-1262058" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey Emma. \r\n\r\nDon't worry, you're not alone. The worst place to be trapped is inside your own head. it's crazy how powerful the mind is and how it can manifest issues at the drop of a hat. whereas most people can get a headache and think \"It's probably tension\" we get a head ache and think the worst. \r\ni am currently trying to overcome a stint after having no anxiety for the best part of 4 years. I pretty bit event in my life is the cause (The root as I call it) its always a good idea to start by finding this. \r\nin the past month alone I have been to the hospital for a lump I was worried about, for a pain in my left abdomen and now I have an involuntary eye lid twitch in my left eye. I try my absolute best not to look up my symptoms online because it almost always leads to something deadly or life changing. I jump from Ms to MND and go back to other parts of my life where issues may correlate. If its not that then i worry its a brain tumour and in the past I've had an MRI for the same issue. \r\nBut now I am trying mediation and trust me when I say we are fine. And even if it is something bad why are we worried about it? we don't worry about going outside or the sky falling! I have been telling myself that if something was to go wrong, at least I would have enjoyed myself before it did. no one wants to be ill, but the brain can mimic all sorts of problems! when you are stressed or anxious your body seizes up and you'd be surprised how many symptoms this can mimic. When I have anxiety now I picture a calm place (like a valley with beautiful flowers or a waterfall) and imagine myself sitting there with no issues what so ever and it does help a bit! " ], "date": [ "2023-04-28T15:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/constantly-cycling-physical-symptoms-is-draining-799629?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicnicnicx3-1462497" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello,\r\nThis is something that you should really discuss with your doctor. He/she knows you and can advise best.\r\nGood luck!" ], "date": [ "2023-04-28T04:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/changing-anti-depressants-799589?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/anonymousee-906722" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/anonymousee-906722" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "content": [ "Hi♥ \r\nim having all the same symptoms !! it’s even messing with my tongue .. did you call them? i got an appointment for monday :( i’m so scared they’re gonna have to pull it out .. i think it’s a whole different tooth so im scared they’re going to pull it for no reason ;( this is just stressful and painful ontop of that and i’m just tired.. i’m going on vacation and i cannot be in pain like this!! i’m sorry you’re going through this i hope you get fixed asap!" ], "date": [ "2023-04-28T03:37+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "so crazy i got on here and this is exactly what im going through i got my teeth filled like two weeks ago and my teeth are sensitive & exactly what you said.. jaw hurts.. shooting pain.. earaches.. its mainly my right side but may 1 i go for my left side. i cant even eat without it hurting and dont think thats normal. very sensitive too i have to call them tomrw i didnt think it would take this long for them to heal. i get scared too cause i even get sharp neck pains.. pains in my face sharp.. today more and i panicked.. so i get you.. hope you get answers .. i hope they give me answers as well " ], "date": [ "2023-04-25T03:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/my-mouth-hurts-sos-799425?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/leonela-913421" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Yes, this has been going on a lot with my left leg. An area of it gets really cold and then tingly. It goes away after a minute or so, but you're right it is very concerning. Try not to overthink it though, if you know it's anxiety.\r\n\r\nFeel better hon xoxo" ], "date": [ "2016-01-06T11:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rosedee-902390" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/salma96109-1262089" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/rosedee-902390" ], "content": [ "hi rosedee\r\nI have some warm sensations in my right foot but now in my right leg too from Last 10 days\r\nalso a bit tingling now \r\nfrom last one n half months I also become extremely tired after doing small activity ..feel fatigued after 8 hours of sleep \r\nm 31 f \r\nm also vitamin d deficient and suffering from severe anxiety \r\nwhat Google says is horrible \r\n\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-04-23T11:37+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I know what you mean but I have heat. I'm so bad at the moment. I panic with everything and everyone. The doctors keep upping my mess but that's not helping. I'm reading into everything. When will it stop and life goes back to normal. Hope you feel better soon." ], "date": [ "2016-01-06T11:31+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/saloire-165491" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I get this all the time. Are you sleep deprived? I find this brings it on or makes it worse. 15 mins controlled breathing helps soothe it a bit xx" ], "date": [ "2016-01-06T12:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ivanam-1075528" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ivanam-1075528" ], "content": [ "Hi hows your sensations going .im not great " ], "date": [ "2018-05-16T02:27+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dawn81303-1379924" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ivanam-1075528" ], "content": [ "yes i hsve been getting cold tigles all over my body i have been going through very sever anxiety my self .. do yours feel like tiny cold pin pricks but cold .. i do tence all day long as well my whole body with my anxeity " ], "date": [ "2021-06-30T21:15+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>I know this was 2 years ago but I was just wondering if the cold sensations ever went away? How long it took? What helped. This past month I started getting chest pains, tension headaches and cold spots all over my body. I&#39;ve had ekg&#39;s, cat scan and blood work done (all came back normal). They think I have severe anxiety. These random cold spots scare me sometimes though. Not sure what to do to get rid of them.</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-08-14T21:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sanjay321-1308070" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "content": [ "me too!\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-04-18T19:53+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/virginia89544-930649" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "content": [ "I have the same thing going on too!! My Anxiety gets worse when this happens!!" ], "date": [ "2020-07-08T04:51+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I know this is 2 years ago but please i have exactly the same going on and my anxietys through the roof because of it " ], "date": [ "2020-04-14T12:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/darren84-1177646" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i get the same thing on my forehead. its really wired. i have severe health anxiety to and it really scares me. my gp told me he didnt know what it was which scared me even more. ive had it for years" ], "date": [ "2018-05-16T12:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/frederick67727-1305351" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "it's a ghost. I get them too. They are friendly ones though" ], "date": [ "2020-04-03T16:46+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sanjay321-1308070" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sanjay321-1308070" ], "content": [ "Do you also experience other symptoms like chest pains, abdominal pains, bloated, nausea and headache? I've been feeling the same cold sensation on random parts of my body since 4 months ago.. It doesn't last long but its making me anxious as well.. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-23T23:27+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "content": [ "hi Sanjay .these are caused by anxiety.as long as you have been checked out by your Dr and given a clean bill of health .i have had anxiety since i was 24 due to my brothers cancer and death at 25 .as it builds up in your system all these sensations go with it and now your in the fight or flight stage .somehow you need to relearn to focus outwardly of your body and not inward as that way every little pain or blimp internally becomes big for you and people like us with anxiety issues.What has hapoened to you to start you on this path in your life.eg are you being bullied or have issues at home or has the workd become a scary place.please try to avoid going on medication i agree with your mum .you need to learn to not be scared of these sensations and to let your mind look above them .have you had any panic attack yet? i dont know where you live but here in NZ we have a natural remedy its a capsule by Go Healthy its called stress remedy.it wont hurt you its L eathanine a natural amino acid that when depleted can cause anxiety symptoms i use it now and its fab..ask at a health shop .if you want to ask me any questions or just talk im here .i can promise you that you will get through this .try to get plenty of sleep as being tired can bring it on.also get on magnesium capsules .once again natural and as the worlds soil is depleted of magnesium we need to replace it and it too is a big cause of oroblems that can lead to your abd my symptoms esp heart rythm disturbances through stress. i hope ive helped you.i still get the idd cold sensations but as my stress levels have reduced so too have they ." ], "date": [ "2020-04-24T20:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "content": [ "also have u had shingles by any chance .as i have and ive been left with post herpetic neuralgia so it causes my skin to itch .burn .weird sensations etc " ], "date": [ "2020-04-25T20:42+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "content": [ "No.. I never had shingles before.. Is it because of anxiety that these cold spots/ sensation appear in random parts of my body.. I've had hypocalcemia before when the cold sensations started to appear.. After that it went away.. And then months later.. Its started to appear again.. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-26T00:55+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "content": [ "i personally think you have anxiety from it all .im not a dr so i cant advise you .but as you are only 1 of a few people like myself that suffer these odd sensations on your skin i am interested in sharing with you that ive had it .i see a homeopath now which helps as do the go stress tablets.i nursed my husband for 7 years with terminal cancer which he had fir 12 1/2 years .i lost him 10 weeks after our wee grandson passed \r\nand i got unqell during these times with severe stress.stress causes a hormone called cirtisole to build up in your body.it causes many problems .have yiu been under any stress or have you gone through something really difficult that your not talking about? i think you said your 16? if it is stress causing anxiety which can be a overload of thoughts as well as physical then you need to find a way of bringing your anxiety down.you wont die from this but it can limit what you do in life .i hope im able to help " ], "date": [ "2020-04-26T03:57+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "i just reread your post your 16.ok my anxiety issues started at 22 im 59 now.so i want to help you as much as i can to get you over this so you dont have life ahead of you living under the anxiety umbrella ruling your life like i did .so.yes my sensations were like pops of freezing cold under my skin on eyelids arms scalp face legs back .sometimes felt like ice water trickled onto. me.like i said if your dr has checked you out and your ok then it sounds like anxiety very much to me.your describing all the symptoms of it.now its v important for you to exercise i know its hard with cirona virus i dont know what country your in im in new zealand.we have lots of open space .beaches etc.if yiu cant grt out do sit ups press ups etc .running on spot do half hour a day as it produces the good hormones .alao 20 mins a day lay or sit try to meditate squeeze your eyes holdfor 10 seconds then relax do this with each hand arm wrist mouth leg foit etc feel the difference in tense muscles then relaxed .breath in through nose for \r\n5 then hold for 4 then let breath out slowly.you must try to sleep at night as lack of sleep will make you worse .stay of cell phone at least 1 or 2 hours before you sleep also gaming if you do that as these keep brain wired .get back to me i want to know how your doing .tell mum im not a nut case i really wana help if i can.remember life is good even if it dishes out yuck stuff at times.this virus will pass over time so dobt worry just stay safe and well" ], "date": [ "2020-04-26T04:11+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "content": [ "Hello shona, thanks for the advices When i think about it, the cold sensations did appear when i felt worried about something.. Maybe I'm stress about something that i didnt realise.. I told the doctor when i first felt it.. But he just nod in silence and didn't give any feedback.. He just mentioned that i had hypocalcemia and proceed to the treatment.. I am not 16, i'm 23 years old.. Just finish college and started working.. But since corona happen, im at home being a lazy potato.. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-29T07:08+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "content": [ "That exactly how my cold sensations feel like.. Sometimes i also felt twitching under my skin.. Like on eyelids, hands, legs, random parts of my body.. I will try all the exercises and meditation that you mentioned.. Im so glad to know that im not the only one suffering from this..thank you so muchh.. Love from Malaysia" ], "date": [ "2020-04-29T07:13+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "content": [ "hi im happy i could help.i remember being so scared when it first started and was at its peak .i get it back sometimes but i know its when i feel very stressed.it is a tendency you may have all your life but you will learn to control it and deal with it.the key is notice your bodys stress .during day think of your shoulders are they tensed .to find out just breath deep and relax them if they drop down then thats great indication.we tense up without knowing it.if you at work or college and feeling wound up take yourself off to bathroom sit in there and deep relaxation breaths and calm your mind.please stay in touch id like to know how you go. we are all feeling worried about this virus its a world problem but if you keep safe do all that they tel you to do then you will be fine .." ], "date": [ "2020-04-30T09:10+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/salma96109-1262089" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sanjay321-1308070" ], "content": [ "hi Sanjay \r\nhow are feeling now ?\r\nI have warm sensation on my right foot and cold sensation on calf muscle \r\nlasts for 2 seconds \r\nnot annoying but scary \r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-05-04T08:46+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stephanieraymos-1348567" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "content": [ "Hi, i also have these cold spots as well as twitching under my skin. I have mild hypercalcemia and low vitamin d as well. \r\n\r\nWondering if you ever got any answers?\r\n\r\nthanks!" ], "date": [ "2021-01-03T02:13+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/raunak08-1328415" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ummi33106-1309036" ], "content": [ "I also feel cold or wet sensation on my skin like a drop of water felt on it when i think about it or highly expect it. I Don't know what it is..." ], "date": [ "2021-01-18T08:17+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jash12974-1384712" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "content": [ "hey , right now im having stomach issue and my blood keeps going cold ans i get these itchy or cold sensation do uou think ita due to my anxiety?" ], "date": [ "2021-06-27T23:45+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jash12974-1384712" ], "content": [ "hi Jash .as long as youve been checked out by your Dr then yes anxiety can definateinly do this.If your anxiety is something thats going on for a extended period of time the cortisol running around your body will have built up over time.This caused me to have tingling .and burning .mainly the top fronts of my legs .tben i got these weird sensations like cold water that randomly happened on my body ..and itchy patches at times mainly on upper arm .As time passed and my anxiety settled down which in my case took about 18 months the patches reduced.If i get v stressed or anxiety now they can return....try yoga learn to relax .yogas great to teach you to relax and also meditation .not long drawn out meditation but just enough to ground you when your mind and life is running away from you." ], "date": [ "2021-06-28T06:17+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "you know as well that anxiety also can cause big stomach issues which as your anxiety settles down so will your tummy.as long as its nothing medical.." ], "date": [ "2021-06-28T06:19+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shane23851-1443726" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sanjay321-1308070" ], "content": [ "hello how you doing ? im just wondering did you find out the cause of this or do you have any tips to stop it or calm it atleast ive had it for a few years and it completely takes over your life i keep thinking ill die from it its dreadful " ], "date": [ "2022-10-13T16:17+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i am experiencing that right now. i'm also having these weird sensations in my arms, legs, and neck and i am guessing it is my veins. i have convinced myself that i will have heart failure or something soon because i think my body is struggling to pump blood to my heart. i have been experiencing symptoms for a week now and this is all new to me. i am 16 and so worried. i wanna get prescribed with something that can calm me down or make me feel better but my mom does not want me to \"get used to taking pills\" or \"risk my life for corona virus\". im honestly tired of all of this and i am so focused on not dying i am unable to eat, sleep, or work out in order to possibly better myself. If anyone has advice please let me know!" ], "date": [ "2020-04-18T19:36+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shona53538-1149062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hypocalcemia is when your blood sugar drops ah .ive had this when working in my hair salon and not eating i get shakes etc but if i have a piece of say chocolate it settles it down . if your not eating much then this is why your prob getting it so have small anacks often during day to keep your blood sugars up as long as your not a diabetic then it be ok and drink plenty water to flush cortisol from your system .i know this all sounds a lot but its not really ." ], "date": [ "2020-04-26T04:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/virginia89544-930649" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/saundra61340-974334" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/virginia89544-930649" ], "content": [ "I have the same cold feeling too ..... it started with the outer part of my left ear and top of head ...... now it's been going on for a year and it can happen at any time, to any part of my body, and I'm not stressed or anxious ...... it keeps me awake all night most nights, unless I take a sleeping tablet.\r\n\r\nThe sensation usually lasts hours and sometimes days. The worst thing is, on a day when it's effecting multiple parts of my body at the same time 😫 it's just horrendous. The thing I do that helps me is, I get my electric heated blanket and wrap it around me and sometimes I even have to put a hot water bottle on my head too, that's how bad it is. When it's only one or two areas I can cope, but more than that at any one time, just unbearable. \r\nI've had MRI, CT SCAN, lumber puncher and bloods done numerous times and still no answers 😢 I was in the hospital for 2 weeks having tests done last October, I feel like I'm going crazy! The neurologist in the hospital said it was a type of migraine, it was only in my ear and head then, before it spread to others parts of my body.\r\n\r\nI'm waiting to see another neurologist on June 28th, it's €480 to see him, I pray that I get an answer to what's causing this 🙏🤞" ], "date": [ "2021-04-03T14:11+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dawn81303-1379924" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/virginia89544-930649" ], "content": [ "i get this for the past few days but my stress levels were really bad the past two days an it got worse so am wondering if its to do with my health anxiety as its so bad at the min .. i get shaky hands alot even when i do nothin its all been since my anxiety come back x the cold feeling is like my skin is gettin cold cloth on me or tiny splashes tingles x" ], "date": [ "2021-07-01T11:01+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I have been searching all over the internet to try and find out why I'm getting these weird random cold sensations like an ice cube being put on me.. are you still having them too? My doctor didn't seem concerned when I told him." ], "date": [ "2021-04-03T13:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jennyjubes-1323083" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ss2009-1380831" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jennyjubes-1323083" ], "content": [ "Hi Jenny I have the same cold menthol sensation as you. What did the doctor say? When i told my doctor, GP doc & Neurologist, they can't seem to understand what i m going through. " ], "date": [ "2021-06-07T16:49+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I am also having these weird cold like menthol sensations all over my body and face. It started around my left eye and cheek. I get this feeling at all random spots over my body now. I have had full bloods done and even had a brain scan as I was so concerned. All came back ok. I have always been an anxious person and think it is coming back to bite me on the butt!! Fingers and wrists ache also. I have recently been worrying about my mortality and having health anxiety that has been getting out of control. It is good to know I am not the only one. Would be good to know what is going on." ], "date": [ "2020-07-15T09:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stephanieraymos-1348567" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/maria94248-1351362" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/stephanieraymos-1348567" ], "content": [ "I sometimes feel random cold patches all over. I get muscle twitching in the abdomen. It comes and goes. My problem has nothing to do with room temperature, but seems to coincide with high stress levels. " ], "date": [ "2021-01-13T15:41+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi, im wondering if anything ever came of this for you? I too have been having muscle twitching for about 9 months. Starting with my left thigh and then spreading to my whole body. It mainly happened in my right temple now.\r\n\r\nThe cold spot on my left cheek started about a week ago and the timing is super randomized.\r\n\r\nI recently had blood work done which does elevated calcium and low vitamin d. Dr suspected hyperparathyroidism but tsh and pth showed up normal. \r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-12-28T05:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/joshuapryce1987-1348499" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I think you should try warming up the room you sleep in, this improves sleep and it will improve on the problem you are facing. " ], "date": [ "2020-12-30T17:38+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/briellewhite-1350450" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey there, may i know what type of cold sensations exactly? and on which parts of the body do you often feel them? if you feel cold sensations as if you have touched a wet cloth and your part is waxy and cold and that shifts from one part of the body to another and comes back on the same part and if there no other underlying cause then this is most probably anxiety. " ], "date": [ "2021-01-13T16:19+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/prettygorgeous6-1352329" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Get your Thyroid checked immediately! " ], "date": [ "2021-01-19T00:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sure1277-1357184" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I too have been facing exactly similar symptoms since a week or so again, after a gap of 1 year....I had this burning sensation in feet and palms last year...and i took vitamin B12 supplements for 4 months...\r\nThis time, since a week, i have slight burning sensation in feet, particularly after walking with shoes...along with that, tingling sensations in finger tips, cold patches of skin at the back, as if sweat is there. Also, one observation is that, whenever such symptoms appear, my body weight increases suddenly....i too feel it gets more worse when i think of it and google it...\r\n\r\nI was extremely stressed on some personal issue last year, related to health...\r\n\r\nHope someone gets some good solution for this..." ], "date": [ "2021-02-13T13:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/raunak08-1328415" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [], "date": [ "2021-05-08T14:41+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/krista88863-1374154" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "what are the sensations like? I went to the chiropractor for neck pain and after i went I started getting faint feelings. My neck pain got worse, one day i was sitting at the table and felt like i was going to pass out. After it passed i had this sensation in my neck like someone put a cold water bottle on it or cooling gel. The next day i noticed it had spread to my head and even down my back. it is still here and that was 3 days ago. " ], "date": [ "2021-05-04T20:09+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lolly57243-1375520" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I too get this and I'm frightened about it " ], "date": [ "2021-05-11T22:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/raunak08-1328415" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "[](https://)(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843859/#!po=9.50920)" ], "date": [ "2021-05-30T15:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ss2009-1380831" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have this funny cold sensation feeling that attacks randomly on my body especially on my arms & face. I do not know how to describe the feeling but it feels like tingling sensation (like blood flows after the numb effect) and will feel cold underneath my skin. I have been having it for more than 5 months. Went to see Neurologist but i don't think the doctor understand what I am going through and he keep saying I am fine. When it attacks me, it feels very uncomfortable.Am I in serious sickness?" ], "date": [ "2021-06-07T16:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/raunak08-1328415" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "This has happened to me a number of times over the years, the most recent being a couple of hours ago which has got me here. It's always the same I am indoors, its it is not raining, there is no sign of leak in the ceiling and for no apparent reason I feel a small drop of water on my skin.\r\nToday it was three or four times on my hands arm but I have felt all over the body over the years. I feel it the most when I expect it or think of it .I have also felt it when my legs are under the table. It doesn't depend on the wetness but on how wetness sensors are working. For more information you can read discussions section and significance section from this." ], "date": [ "2021-06-11T06:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/raunak08-1328415" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00332.2019" ], "date": [ "2021-06-11T08:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/raunak08-1328415" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843859/#!po%3D9.50920" ], "date": [ "2021-06-11T08:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/toy76-1388255" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "it's actually refreshing and hopefully to know someone else out there has the same as me. mine is extreme heat in random places from my chest up. more evident in back of my neck and scalp. it's bad... I could rather do with cold spots. I have MS 12 years now and thermostat is stuck on heat although this heat thong only been last 2 years. the inflammation is so bad and the doctors just can't figure it out. if been to gynae and he did ultra sound. said my ovaries are way smaller then what they should be at age 45. the night sweats is the worst. I wake up literally soaked. been taking menograine 3 times a day. it helps but does not stop. I can't anymore. now it's 3am and I can't sleep. I'm burning up but meter shows no fever. temp is 35.6. has anyone had a reply from a nurse or doctor that picked up this yet???? oh and no rash or bites anywhere" ], "date": [ "2021-07-19T00:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/toy76-1388255" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ ".." ], "date": [ "2021-07-19T00:36+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amado19121-1417052" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I know this was a long time ago but did you ever find out what was going on with yourself? im literally going through each and everyone of these symptoms.." ], "date": [ "2022-02-15T19:23+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jennifer0920-1444571" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "For about a week now, I will randomly feel a cold sensation in a small area at the back of my left thigh towards the top. It feels like icy hot was put on the area. very cold, but could also be perceived as hot (if that makes sense) Its so strange. Ive had a migraine attack as well this week (a bad one) and alot of heartburn. " ], "date": [ "2022-10-23T00:26+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/at19565-1441845" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "im also suffering from cold sensation when i go mall or colder places its always around my inner thighs. any know if it does goes away?" ], "date": [ "2022-10-24T08:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rose5979-1444761" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i too started getting this horrible cold sensation on my left leg couple days ago it is constantly there but it gets more intense at times. I have vitamin D deficiency and as I see on here that lots of people who had these sensations also has vitamin D deficiency. so my guess is this is the reason. as this is one thing most of us have in common other than this cold sensations. Best thing to do is go and get your doctor to do blood test to check your vitamins. if you don't want to go to doctors just take over the counter vitamin D tablets. but I strongly recommend to go and see the doctor as it could be something more serious. although vitamin D deficiency also very serious as it did for me, it can cause lots of other problems. I had very badly swollen feet, wrist, arm and hands. After 7 weeks of strong vitamin D treatments my wrist and arm is still swollen but feet are not as bad as they used to be. although my right heel is still numb and the veins next to the heel are very swollen and extremely painful. . while I'm hoping it will all get better, I keep getting these new symptoms instead. I feel like I'm never gonna get better. \r\nGood luck to you all and really hope you all feel better by now as I know these posts were sent while ago. " ], "date": [ "2022-10-25T00:26+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sonia70163-1460597" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "did you figure it out ? " ], "date": [ "2023-04-03T00:23+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stacy65736-1462206" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I started feeling these weird sensations like someone is taking a piece of ice and touching my skin quickly. They happen randomly on random locations of my body. Nothing consistent. Mine started when I had a very bad experience with nasal surgery and seemed to gradually get better until my family dog passed of which the sensations ramped back up. No one seems to understand my description. This is the only place I've found where other people have experienced the same symptoms exactly. I've started taking some B12 since mine had been showing as low but normal before the surgery and I have read anesthesia can negatively affect B12 levels. I hope the vitamins and time help calm these sensations. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-22T18:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/please-help-sensations-of-cold-patches-on-random-parts-of-body-492132?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jenna90462-1462039" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I’m so sorry. I have suffered with the same thing since childhood and I am in my 60s! Not consistent sensations but they become prevalent when I am under stress. I’m sure a lot of what you’re going through has a lot to do with the uncertainty you had with low self-esteem, etc. All of that registers in the brain and it comes out as those crazy sensations. Keep in mind that any sensations you get from anxiety are not harmful even though I know how scary they can feel. i’ve had the migraines, pins and needles, I’ve had eye floaters, weakness, you name it I had it.\r\nIf you take care of your health with proper diet, exercise, etc. you won’t have to worry so much about having what your dad went through. These sensations we get with anxiety and stress. Have nothing to do with stroke. My dad also had a stroke, in 07. \r\n Have you ever considered speaking with a counselor? I do that virtually, and it works great. It really helps to vent to somebody who can help.\r\n keep trying to get a hold of your doctor. Also, I have found that it really helps to relax my mind as much as possible. The more you worry the more you’re going to have the sensations! That’s because we are telling our brains that something is wrong, even though nothing is really wrong physically. But the brain will put out adrenaline anyway. What I do is twice a day. I stop everything and lay down and listen to meditations for anxiety. It’s important to calm down the brain! You will get the help that you need. Take one day at a time. \r\n it might be difficult but it’s also important to turn the thoughts around from those of fear which are not based on reality, to more positive thinking. Feel free to private message me anytime! I have some good resources online. That have helped me a lot. Take care of yourself you’re gonna be fine. " ], "date": [ "2023-05-07T16:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-is-taking-over-my-life-799418?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julianna71563-1461831" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "you should ask him to show you the paper that shows he is std free. People do that all the time that’s the only way to know for sure.. people can can lie and some do. \r\nwhy dont you take a break and work on anxiety then wait for a guy who you truly care about and vice versa. then you build up trust and affection that way in a good commited relationship. \r\nyou wont die from an std. some require medication to get rid of but others like herpes will come and go but the virus stays in the body. its not dangerous but can pop up . \r\nthis is why you have to be careful and not just trust people. unprotected sex is not the way to go. \r\ntake time for yourself, care for yourself and respect yourself. no one can protect you but You. take care. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-18T15:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/sexual-health-anxiety-799327?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1205198" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hello gillian, \r\nThis happened to me as well. when i accept some symptom as my anxiety trigger then that symptom goes and some other comes.. i have been experienced more than 100 physical symptoms from 4 years.. i am on medication so getting better now and just ignoring whatever symptom i have every day.. so just ignore whatever happens to you. symptoms will go once your mind forgets about them.\r\n\r\nhope this helps..\r\n\r\nThanks,\r\nUmar Khan." ], "date": [ "2021-01-16T10:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tania27-1213325" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "this happens to me too its draining its horriffic i freak out when the glands in my neck feel swollen some days i cant breath some days i can but i feel sick ive forgotten what normal feels like the only thing that helps me is if i tire myself out walking the dogs so that i sleep on a night i feel hopeless in the day at home but better when my boyfriend gets home " ], "date": [ "2020-06-27T08:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/anxiousdove-949469" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Gillian,\r\n\r\nI am suffering from exactly same thing. I suffer from muscle pain , numbness, and other anxiety symptoms which make me freak out it is fibromyalgia every 2 days. \r\nI sail in the same boat.\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-04-13T20:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/konstantine-1198600" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi. \r\n\r\n**Please read this. You're not alone. You're getting there ! Hang tight! **\r\n\r\n**This was me 2 months ago**\r\n\r\n\r\nI have this for almost 3 years now. Constant! 24/7. Multiple tests \r\n\r\nIn order to clarify all the confusion that engulfs everyone who is currently suffering from GAD or health anxiety I can safely validate this that as I'm in the process of documenting this post I am experiencing a slight panic attack and breathing difficulty and some sort of discomfort.\r\n\r\nI'm 29 years old. Living in Athens, Greece and 2 years ago I had everything on the tip of my finger.\r\n\r\nI am working for a multinational advertising agency, had pretty much everything I needed in life although I was stressful since birth. A life full of joy, fun and adventure. Friends, lots of women ( please don't mock me there's a reason I'm writing all of this itty bitty info. [cheesygrin] [wink]\r\n\r\n2 years ago I bumped my head in a cabinet, had something of a soft concussion. Nothing extraordinary. 3 days later I woke up with severe clutter headache. A sense of pressure, weight in my forehead, eyes, nose even mouth some days. \r\n\r\nMind you this was 24/7. No breaks, no early check-outs. 24/7 all day, everyday. For 2 and a half gruesome years. Still standing. \r\n\r\nMind you again that Greece has highly qualified doctors and medical facilities ranking them amongst the greatest and most efficient in the world.\r\n\r\nMy complete medical exams as of now, 2 years and 3 days after, are a mixture of: a CT 3 days after, MRI 15 days after. Both clean. Had a second MRI about two months ago. None.\r\n\r\n4 Blood tests, 2 urine tests, 2 triplex heart tests, 1 lungs CT (obvious reason) 2 exams of gastroscopy, 1 neck x ray, 1 testicles x ray, 4 visits/tests in 3 different neurologists and ONLY 1 VISIT TO A PSYCHOLOGIST/THERAPIST (SHAME SHAME SHAME)\r\n\r\nAlong with the feeling of having something terminal (tumor, cancer, plague, divers' disease) I had other symptoms as well. Joint pains, muscle tensions & pain, blurred vision, eye pain, short breath, spastic movement, fear, fatigue, more fear, inability to think, focus, foggy mind, insomnia, derealisation, tremor, armpits pain when touched, numerous digestive issues. And along with all those beautiful feelings I also had oulitis, or inflammation of the gum, common you may think. On the contrary I had been spiting blood and a series of liquids close to the orange color. These were mainly from the digestion problems I was experiencing. A process called Palindromisis. However I was convinced that I was spitting blood because I had terminal cancer along with the brain tumor related to my cluster/tension headaches. A poor diagnosis in my gum related problem led me to believe that. Just 1 week ago it was confirmed that it was oulitis. Thanks a bunch for the first failed test on me doc.\r\n\r\nNowadays and 2 years after all this rather uncomfortable situation I had overcome most of my issues and psychosomatic tribulations but a new challenger arrived to claim this poor soul.\r\n\r\nHeart palpitations. I always had them. Big deal I thought. But no. This time of year this was not the case. \r\n\r\nI had experienced a new form of heart palpitations. A more mature one. A newly developed. \r\n\r\nI thought my heart was dying, shutting down as I was feeling a burning sensation in the left part of my chest and neck. Imbalance, fear, this is how it ends right? \r\n\r\nSkipping beats, slow beats, fast paced beats. All this in a crazy run. BY GOD JIM I had the fear of God in me. \r\n\r\nI'm feeling uneasy and I'm currently experiencing palpitations as I write this. I begin this as a sort of self-cleansing but I also though it could help a poor-struggling soul. \r\n\r\nYOU HAVE NOTHING WRONG. YOUR WORST FEARS ARE MANIFESTING INSIDE YOU. FOOLING YOUR BODY. FOOLING YOU. YOU 'RE NOT DYING. YOUR SANITY IS. KEEP CALM. AVOID TOXIC PEOPLE. AVOID TOXIC LIFE. BREATHE IN. BREATHE OUT. EMBRACE YOURSELF. LET PEOPLE KNOW. MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND. IF NOT, F**K THEM. DITCH THEM OUT. KEEP CALM. TAKE A BIG BREATH IN. LET IT ALL OUT. \r\n\r\nDO YOU SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL? NO! \r\n\r\nIT'S NOT YOUR TIME YET. \r\n\r\nLIVE LIFE. " ], "date": [ "2023-05-14T16:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/philly89-1165844" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/konstantine-1198600" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/philly89-1165844" ], "content": [ "Someone that's pretty much identical ! haha\r\n\r\nThank you for this! " ], "date": [ "2018-11-14T12:05+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/philly89-1165844" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/konstantine-1198600" ], "content": [ "Do you deal with any of the generalized itching? haha I don't see many people posting about that" ], "date": [ "2018-11-14T13:05+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/denise92859-1154170" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/philly89-1165844" ], "content": [ "hi philly ,does your itching feel like random bug crawling in all different places on you ,im fanatical looking for fleas ,but no one else in the family are itching .My health anxiety is ,as usual through the roof " ], "date": [ "2018-11-14T21:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/philly89-1165844" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/denise92859-1154170" ], "content": [ "* It doesn't feel like bugs for me, but from what I've read when Googling the \"skin crawling\" feeling is a common symptom of anxiety! Sounds like what you have.\r\n* Mine is more just generalized itching, like all of a sudden my neck will be itchy feeling, and ill scratch it and then it gets all red and hives appear sometimes too." ], "date": [ "2018-11-15T12:56+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "* I say this ALL the time haha. As soon as I get used to one symptom it goes away and a new one comes up - ready to frighten me all over again. It's sooo frustrating. I try to see the humor in it and say \"well eventually my body is going to run out of symptoms to produce right?\" haha but then who knows.\r\n* I've had tension headaches, cluster headaches, numb/tingling arms & legs, chest pains/tightness in chest, lump in throat, tension in my head/neck/face, nausea, diarrhea, stomach pains, blurry vision & seeing \"spots\", and more lol. \r\n* At the moment I've been dealing with chronic itch, it comes and goes and is anywhere on my body, but mostly my neck and hands. I'm assuming it must be anxiety related bc on the weekend, when I'm out with friends and distracted, I rarely feel itchy.\r\n* I haven't really learned to cope with new symptoms, I've only learned to cope with symptoms I've already had. Like if I get chest pains now it doesn't make me that nervous bc I've had them before and I know it's just my anxiety. But when new symptoms show up I always get nervous at first." ], "date": [ "2022-11-29T19:14+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [], "content": [ "Thank you for all your replies. At least it's nice to know you're not alone. It seems to simple to someone who has never suffered when they tell you it's not real, it's in your head. It all feels so real. The last few days I have managed to fine some peace at times and get a bit of a rest which helps massively. \r\n\r\nI have been taking my anti depressant, zoloft ( or sertraline), again. This does help me a lot with my anxiety, it's only been about two weeks since I re started and it can take a while to kick in but it has taken the edge off a bit and is stopping me from escalating to full blown panic so I have been able to cut down on the beta blockers a bit over the last few days to maybe one or two a day.\r\n\r\nI have run out of my two week valium prescription which was to help me try and get back into a good sleep pattern. I have tried to take a hot shower before bed with some lavender oil and have found a tea from the health food store that is meant to help with a good nights sleep. I have also found taking a couple of Kalms tablets can help keep me asleep for longer so I am managing ok off the valium at the moment, although I never feel like I am fully asleep I'm always aware of noises and sounds round about me. I'm hoping once the anti depressant starts working properly then my sleep will get back to normal.\r\n\r\nThank you for all your support and if I can offer any in return I am happy to." ], "date": [ "2021-04-10T23:16+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shabana38962-1318994" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Im going through the samething right now stomach issues i just feel so numb all over my neck and back feels so heavy like the mucles pulling me down .i been having stomach is issue i had sigmoidoscopy done yesterday and its was all clear . i just dont feel normal im just fustrated im not being normal i was fine 2 months ago until i fell i hit my chin and head then i started to worry about my head and i dont know if that cause my anxiety which i never had problems with my health .its making me feel like im going to die .im so confused if its actually a health issue or stress.does medication help im scared of the side affects?" ], "date": [ "2023-04-13T07:14+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mimi33101-1320566" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi, i get this! my anxiety manifested itself in stomach issues whereas now i have: fatigue....awful fatigue. I ask myself if its a sinister illness... and i panic about it. even though i know that fatigue is related to anxiety/ depression, i just can't accept it. \r\ni spoke to another Doctor today who recommended that i don't repeat blood tests i did 6 months ago because nothing has changed... \r\ni hate being like this " ], "date": [ "2023-01-15T16:57+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lily999-538636" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "You sound just like me, annual blood test set me off waiting for results. then seems I have low potassium levels and a other blood test. I just go to pieces with worry, thinking all sorts, off my food, driving my partner insane. Suppose we are glass half empty people. so your not alone." ], "date": [ "2020-07-07T10:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dmh35438-1321870" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dan1elle-1384998" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dmh35438-1321870" ], "content": [ "you've just explained everything I'm feeling even down to the aura migraine... super scary. This seemed to kick start my anxiety this time, the dizziness, not breathing properly, body aches... like I've been working out every day (wish I had the strength) thank you for the tips xx" ], "date": [ "2023-04-13T07:19+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi-\r\nPlease know that you are not alone in how you're feeling. I have battled GAD all my life (I'm 46). It wasn't until I was in my early thirties that I even realized I had it. I just figured everyone felt the way I did.\r\n\r\nAfter I had my second daughter I became hyper-aware of what was going on in my body. I would have all these physical symptoms and fixate on them. During that time I was at the doctor a lot. I never thought it could be anxiety because I was physically feeling all of these symptoms that I didn't know could come from anxiety. \r\n\r\nI went to the doctor for stomach problems and back issues. I developed migraines with auras. Eventually I was tested for MS and lupus because I developed tremors and tingling feet/hands. Heart monitor for flip flopping heart. Every time the tests came back negative. Thank God :)\r\n\r\nIt was after all that that I started to research anxiety physical symptoms. Sure enough, the minute I would get the all clear from the doctor the symptoms would go away and something else would pop up. \r\n\r\nIt's so frustrating because you are physically feeling what you're feeling. Just know you're not alone. One thing I find helpful is to journal. Also to write down the physical symptom I'm concerned with. I have a list on my phone and when I see all the symptoms I've been worried about and how all over the board they are it helps.I also will tell myself that I am not equipped to make a medical diagnosis. I will give myself x amount of days with the symptom and if it doesn't go away I'll go to my doctor (whom I trust very much). Finally, I take a product called Calm at night, which is a magnesium supplement. It and a warm epsom salt bath is super relaxing before bed.\r\n\r\nAnyway, hope this helps. Hang in there. Anxiety sucks but the fact that you recognize that what it is is half the battle. You've got this :)\r\n" ], "date": [ "2023-04-13T07:16+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/magrubber-1321657" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shfer-1215480" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/magrubber-1321657" ], "content": [ "Exactly how I feel! 100% sometimes I used to think its from Fluoxetine when I used to take it . But I think it was a masked panic attach from using ADs. I do not know man I also feel a horrible head pressure and now it happens when I take my ADs. Before it was when I was not taking anything. Now it happens 30-60 min after I take my dose of Effexor which I am currently on! \r\nI am on a relatively low dose and still happens and sometimes I wake up with this too!\r\n\r\nOnly thing that will calm it down is breathing and it does elevate it a little or benzos which I hate to now take regularly as if it was not for them I would be an absoulte mess!\r\n\r\nI also have restless legs. Specially if I am not into any meds , I get them very bad and no way of calming my legs specially at night. My base of anxiety is health anxiety and fear of death! Its a horrible thing to live with! I really really feel for all of you here... I just hope the best for all of us." ], "date": [ "2023-04-13T07:20+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I have been experiencing a new symptom that is very bothersome. My jaws feels restless all the time and never feels relaxed. This keeps causing annoying dull pain in lower jaws and headaches sometimes. Another feeling I have been having in my head, usually in the morning to mid-day, is this rushed/tense/buzzed feeling going down both sides of my head. It is very hard to explain the sensation is gives me, but it is very annoying and almost feels like I could go into a seizure or stroke....even though I have no idea what either feel like because I have never had one. I wish there was a vitamin or supplement that could cure this, but I am worried it is just anxiety.\r\n\r\nDoes anyone else know the feeling I am describing? It not really a tension headache, but more of a state of feeling rushed and panic?" ], "date": [ "2023-04-13T07:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alix87256-1322131" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi your symtoms are pretty much the same as mine, my anxiety seems alot worse at night, last night been the worst every time i was about to fall asleep i got a huge rush of fear over like i was gonna pass out and extremley panicky. then i start to get chest pain ect which then just sets my mind racing of what it could be then thats usually followed by other symtoms. heart beating / fluttering ect. its an awful thing to have isnt it i hope your feeling better x" ], "date": [ "2023-04-14T09:22+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/pebblesnz-385862" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi Gillian definately empathise with you as i am the same. my wheels have just fallen off again and my new ( but actually not new ) symptoms have me convinced of illness. mine is at night too when i try to relax all hell breaks loose. im finding going back to everyday meditation and some self care. Also writing down fact versus fiction. ive had chronic stress for so long and then things go well then it falls over , so i find lack of confidence an issue. practice the breathing during the day with a music you love. then it can be your go to at night. " ], "date": [ "2020-07-09T03:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/charcohen1993-1322441" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Gillian, \r\n\r\nI hope you take some comfort in my reply. I could have written your post myself. Just when I feel relief over one health concern, I feel something else in my body that will lead to another. It's scary and draining. I'm not on medication but am doing CBT. I just wish I could cure my mind and go back to being the happy, carefree person I once was. \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-07-10T18:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shaw77-1322447" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/pebblesnz-385862" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shaw77-1322447" ], "content": [ "Hi there i havnt had this but am inner trembling top to toe. how are you feeling now ?" ], "date": [ "2020-12-07T21:41+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/christina79668-1351861" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shaw77-1322447" ], "content": [ "hi. this is the same symptom i have now which started a few days ago. it started in my chest making me think it was my acid reflux but tablets didnt work nor did gaviscon and then it started in my back and my arms so i knew then it was anxiety. even though i know this, it doesnt stop the symptoms. i have suffered with health anxiety for 20 years and am on sertraline. covid has brought on this new episode of anxiety and panic attacks and it seems my sertraline is not working. i have a banging headache and my heart is pounding. its so nice to hear im not alone with these symptoms as it is scary. " ], "date": [ "2021-01-16T10:48+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "\r\nHi everyone, I am new to this site but not new at all to the world of anxiety. I'm finally relieved that I have found other people that are going through the same as me and that it isn't just me going crazy!! \r\nI have started with a new symptom that I've never had yesterday that's really worrying me and wondering if anyone has experienced the same thing. \r\nI've had a stressful few days health wise and yesterday morning all of a sudden I started with what I can only describe as the feeling of sunburn all over my body. Mainly on my arms and legs but I have felt it on my back,chest and face too. it's worrying me because its been there constantly now since yesterday morning. \r\nMy skin looks absolutely fine but its like an intense burning sensation and a little prickly. I have spoke to my GP today as I have slightly high blood pressure and he has said the symptoms are most likely due to anxiety, but all my anxiety will let me think is \"surely not, it's something more serious\". I can't concentrate on anything else which I'm sure is probably making it ten times worse! please help, has anyone else experienced this?? " ], "date": [ "2020-12-07T21:41+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/louise35319-919581" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi gillian , im the same as you i had really bad anxiety/health anxiety 3 years ago and its come back again with bad chest amd back pain feel like ive been kicked it feels so bruised and tender and now ive just got this burning pain in my throat amd chest and bith sides of my jaw hurt its so frightening . doctors think it could be fibromyalgia but i always think its something more serious , what meds are you on " ], "date": [ "2020-07-15T14:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/pebblesnz-385862" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Gillian few weeks down the track but wondering how you are doing. i think we must almost be twins, seriously the health anxiety is absurd, ive been really struggling again past few weeks, and have imagined i have every disease despite bloods etc all normal. its like our brains go looking. " ], "date": [ "2020-08-20T09:04+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/g777-1317515" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Gillian (and all) \r\n\r\nas other have said I feel like some of these posts could have been written my me. \r\n\r\nmy GAD has really manifested into Health Anxiety (although always had it from time to time) during this pandemic. \r\n\r\n currently got such a feeling of pressure and tension in my head ranging from at top of my neck, or sometimes on the sides of my head and i've had a feeling of my skin being hot behind my ear or ears too which is bizarre!? anyone? \r\n \r\n sometimes I can have chest pain, palpations, stomach issues, tense back etc etc...so frustrating but keep pushing forward people, we can get through this! \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-08-20T18:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lucinda36660-1351778" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "omg! i am doing so badly at the moment... i can't tell you how great it is to read what everyone is saying… I do have one symptom though I haven’t seen mention that is driving me insane and that is the constant dizziness and lightheadedness... sometimes I do not even need to move and the room will just go whoo hoo for a split second and i feel like i can not walk straight like am going to the left (which am not). like the rest of you I’ve got the numbness tingling pain, nausea, lack of appetite, headaches, just found out my jaw is dislocated so TMJ so constant pain for my jaw... burning eyes and tightness in the right eye.... so fecking depressing.... i keep looking at my daughter and wanting to cry incase she loses her mummy!" ], "date": [ "2023-04-14T09:25+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/daniel99542-1369198" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Gillian, \r\n\r\nI completely feel for you and understand your suffering. I myself have experienced many physical symptoms including the heart racing/flutter, amongst tons of other symptoms. Its got to the point on two different occasions when i've actually called an ambulance for myself, let alone the countless visits to A&E. Your really not alone and I feel for anyone suffering with any form of anxiety, but i can defiantly sympathise when it comes to 'Health Anxiety' as this is my day struggle. \r\n\r\nI've found that stressing to your GP and getting tests done (I.E - bloods, ECG's etc) can really calm the scary thoughts and doubts I had. I mean I would never want to waste anyones time and truly very greatful for the NHS and facilities our country offers here in the UK, but if your GP is not listening then go to A&E and they will give you a full MOT. \r\n\r\nOther tips is to stay away from caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and try learn mediation. There are also tons of books out there that you can read or use Audible for that help with mindfulness, mediation, relaxation. what ever works, just remember your not alone. " ], "date": [ "2021-04-09T17:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/drewski55-1368082" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey, I can totally relate especially since I'm kind of struggling with my depression having a new stressful job. I jus took a leave of absence from work today and I feel all aches and pains in my joints that are really bothering me. And my stomach is constantly upset even more than usually. I think with coming to a realization of problems, my physical pain is just getting worse. But luckily I can managed it. Also glad I'm not in the hospital cause when I saw a Dr. he had me on 5 different meds and it made me even more depressed. \r\n\r\nNights are really hard for me cause my thoughts are constantly racing in my head and make it hard to sleep. I sometimes sleep with a diffuser that has scented oils which is nice. Also sometimes i use youtube and play sounds of the beach. I do use the tv but that keeps me up even more. \r\n\r\nHope you get well." ], "date": [ "2021-04-09T01:23+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/issey92630-1361158" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i'm dealing with exactly this!!! so relieved to see someone else posting it. i've had chest pain, headaches, stomach pain after eating, tingling in hands and feet, sore throat, etc etc all one after another, it's like my brain gets bored of making me paranoid with one thing then reverts to another. i'm speaking about it v lightly here but it's scary and hard to get used to. you're not alone" ], "date": [ "2021-04-09T17:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tanya11486-1458621" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "content": [ "Hi Jack!\r\nI know this post was from 2 years ago but I am currently going through some of the above....i think my husband thinks i am going mad. He has been so good though. \r\nIt started 5 months ago with a pain under my right rib radiating to my back. I thought it was gallbladder cancer, i got an ultrasound and blood tests. Everything clear. Once i got cleared for that the exact pain moved to the left side and I now have myself convinced i have pancreatic cancer. I also get pains all over my chest and tightness in my ribs! Heartburn and indigestion. I wouldn't mind but the ultrasound showed my pancreas too and they said it looked perfect! I am currently waiting results for Helicobacter P. This consuming me and ruining my life! I have never had any anxiety or depression before so this really popped out of nowhere!! It was nice to see i am not alone, i just wish I could get past it. Anyway thanks again!" ], "date": [ "2023-04-17T17:43+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Gillian,\r\n\r\ni am currently going through an all to regular battle with my mind regarding health anxiety. i've learnt over the past number of years that the anxious mind is extremely powerful and can make us think and feel a mass of things on a daily basis. \r\n\r\nDuring this bout i decided to list the different complaints i have had over the past few years and when having tests they turned out to be nothing. this has helped alot and might be a good tip for those out there suffering. \r\n\r\nFlu - thought I was dying - didn’t die ✅ \r\nLump in chest - thought I had breast cancer - didn’t have breast cancer ✅\r\nRash on neck - thought it was skin cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nLump on neck - thought it was cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nPain in groin - thought it was prostate cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nAnother pain in groin - thought it was bladder cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nPain on side - thought it was spleen cancer - spleen was fine ✅\r\nPain continued - thought it was pancreatic cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nPins and needles all over - thought I had serious issue - it wasn’t ✅\r\nAcid reflux - thought I had stomach cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nGot pins and needles - think I’ve got ms - it isn’t ✅\r\n\r\nto go with the above, the tests i have had include; blood tests, endoscopy, urine tests, xrays, MRI of pelvic regions, cystoscopy, flow rate tests, ultrasounds to name but a few and all come back clear. \r\n\r\nas you can see from above my most recent concern is MS ( as i've just about managed to rule everything else out!) my current symptoms are \r\n\r\n- brain zaps like electricity constantly buzzing around my head \r\n- pins and needles that move across my entire body \r\n- dull headaches towards my forehead \r\n- muscle weakness in my two little fingers on both hands and what appears to be poor coordition. \r\n- muscle twitches all over the body \r\n\r\nover the years i have also experienced the following symptoms\r\n\r\n- vertigo \r\n- nausea \r\n- shaking and tremours \r\n- digestive issues\r\n\r\nas i am writing this the rational me knows that this is probably my body playing games as always but when you are going through it the whole situation consumes you! \r\n\r\nhas anyone else experienced the new symptoms i am going through? \r\n\r\nabove all else its nice to know i'm not the only one going through this and as you can see one symptom just replaces the other. CBT really helps give it a try if you haven't already! \r\n\r\nwould love to hear some more experiences \r\n\r\nJack " ], "date": [ "2021-04-13T13:35+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Gillian, I'm going through this situation as well and it's so hard to believe sometimes on the amount of symptoms are out there that anxiety can cause. Everyday is like a battle for me and it's so tiring. My family and friends keep telling me to relax and that it all in the mind. But, if they were in my body, they would probably understand how much I'm mentally suffering. Anxiety is so scary sometimes since every symptom I get, I feel like my life is in danger and then I would beg one of my family members to drive me to the hospital, just to find out there is nothing wrong with me when the doctors did a quick check up, including my doctor who knows about my lifestyle and knows for sure I suffer from severe anxiety. Good thing I never thought about suicidal thoughts since i had anxiety for about 7 years and still never got the right help for it. The symptoms I get are mostly, tight throat where it feels like something is stuck in my throat and slowly suffocating me, racing heart or heart palpitations, sweaty hands and feet, feeling dizzy or nauseous, difficulty swallowing, muscle aches, brain fog, derealization, dry mouth, constantly worried about my health and migraines. I cope with it now by work keeping me busy, spending time with friends or family or doing things I love which is drawing, shopping or watching one of my favorite shows. It works for a bit, but as soon as I'm back home. It's like anxiety kicks in right away. I really want to overcome this one day and have a normal life again. " ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T07:29+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amanda57019-1451827" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Dear god... for the past 5 years I've had on and off again symptoms . legit like MS flares \r\nsometimes they last week’s sometimes the last months.. can this really be anxiety?\r\nI've had a bunch of MRI nothing is there \r\nI’m about to schedule spinal tap \r\nSaw my doctor he said everything is in my head. this took me for a WHIRL i almost hurt this man.\r\nI’m a 35-year-old female martial artist and I feel like my body is doing whatever it wants whenever it wants... \r\nmy dr just put me on xanax and some other anti depressant anxiety medication and nerve pain med...\r\njust some of my symptoms are\r\nBlurry vision\r\nTightness in my jaw\r\nPressure in my head, nose, mouth area\r\nWeak muscles, especially my legs and arms\r\nTingling and numbness\r\nBurning sensations in my hands and feet\r\nNausea\r\nVomiting\r\nDiarrhea\r\nmy eyes hurt \r\nweak grip (dropping things) \r\nInternal shaking\r\nits like it comes on slow then PEAKS then gradually goes away when its done.... this latest episode has been since december 22nd and im just now able to get walking around and my strength back. \r\nI’ve convinced myself I have multiple sclerosis\r\nI have some type of brain tumor maybe cancer maybe anything I have no clue what is going on my fiancé said extreme anxiety disorders can do this I know the difference between a panic attack which I have had but I didn’t think it could cause all the symptoms.... \r\nare we hypochondriacs? My brain can’t wrap itself around this.\r\n" ], "date": [ "2023-01-14T17:42+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/james71711-1395257" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gillian0102-1216147" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have no real contribution but I relate completely to this and am so glad I found this forum.\r\n\r\nThe doctors don't seem to have any answers for me and just can't explain my symptoms, leaving me feeling worried and hopeless. Then I read here about people having EXACTLY the same set of unusual, unexplained symptoms and I feel so much better knowing that I'm not alone, suffering from some rare disease and even if the symptoms don't go away, I know I'm not going to die." ], "date": [ "2023-01-15T09:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-changing-physical-symptoms-685368?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/katarina303-1363519" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Health anxiety can cause hundreds of different sensations all over the body, including a warm sensation anywhere, and even a cool sensation. I have had health anxiety for a very long time since childhood, and I’ve had every sensation you can think of, including the warm rushes, even numbness and tingling , floaters in my eyes, weakness, ringing in my ears. At that time I was in my 20s and I thought for sure I had MS. all my testing was normal . every single one of my sensations was due to long-term anxiety. They are not harmful. The sensation that you are getting does not sound like MS. \r\nalso, I want to remind you that the more you worry and imagine, horrible things, etc. the more you are going to have the sensation. What you are feeling may possibly be from what you carried or it could even be from a muscle strain. \r\nEverybody should have a complete physical examination at least once a year. When that is OK, then we really need to get on with our lives and enjoy it. But don’t get lost in overthinking. Just see if it goes away eventually. You can always talk to your doctor, but it sounds like it could possibly be anxiety related. Take care you’ll be OK. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-16T23:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/currently-freaking-out-any-advice-help--799265?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicki68379-1461782" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/katarina303-1363519" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "No matter, how you wish to consult a specialist, in -person or online, you should seek for a professional help. If you want an \"easy\" start, try one of online platforms, like this one for example: https://p-s-y.online/\r\nYour situation sounds like a psychological disorder and definitely requires medical attention. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-17T15:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/currently-freaking-out-any-advice-help--799265?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michael15889-1461728" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Not sure if this will help at all but ive been having terrible head symptoms dizzy, lightheaded, pressure its all day long only relief when i sleep, i also have many tests and drs appointments and no real diagnosis just alot of maybes it's frustrating and scary. I hope you find your answer and get relief soon. God bless " ], "date": [ "2023-04-17T12:21+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-chest-pain-abdominal-pain-dizzyness-799277?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "yes 115/71 is normal but what about when it goes up to like 137/99? and if it goes up and down ... thank you for you help it makes me feel better.. im with my sister in law and she told me the same thing. i cut the person that was causing the stress out of my life and now i need to heal.. i have people who are with me so im thankful for that. but my bp has always been normal until lately when he was stressing me so bad... today i will go for a walk and hopefully get some good night sleep and listen to meditation. thank you so much " ], "date": [ "2023-04-15T14:32+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "content": [ "blood pressure can fluctuate especially when you were going through stress. The 130/99 was most likely temporary due to stress. That can happen and it’s happened to me. my blood pressure went back to normal once I stopped focusing on it.\r\ntry not to focus on that. Focus on reducing the stress and anxiety. Focus on relaxing your mind. It’s great. That person is not in your life anymore so that should help a lot. There is a lady on YouTube who is very calming. She has a meditation called Its OK. She’s very comforting. Her name is Lauren. I think you’d really enjoy it! " ], "date": [ "2023-04-16T12:36+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you i will look into that " ], "date": [ "2023-04-16T12:53+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "blood pressure can definitely fluctuate up-and-down. Mine does that all the time. But what makes mine go high is when I worry about things . \r\nWhat you have to do is relax your mind so that your blood pressure stays down. You are going through a difficult time right now, and, it’s causing your blood pressure to go up. But it doesn’t have to if you take time to breathe properly and relax your mind. I do this by stopping everything I’m doing, I sit, or lay down and turn on a relaxing meditation for anxiety. Do it a couple times a day at least. You will see a difference. We can cause our own blood pressure to go up simply by how we are thinking and reacting.\r\nA blood pressure of 115/71 is normal. Many people have that and even a little lower.\r\nAnother thing you can do is get out and go for walks around nature. That helps to clear your mind and keep your blood pressure down.\r\nThe worst thing you can do is overthink this and sit around and think and think. I’ve done that and it’s awful. \r\nyou are going to be fine. But you have to take care of yourself during these stressful times. get some exercise, listen to meditations, breathe slowly, and deeply, and through the nose, and out through the mouth as though you are blowing out a candle slowly. Whatever issues you’re going through, they will pass. Everything is temporary. Take care." ], "date": [ "2023-04-15T12:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-and-blood-pressure-please-help-799221?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lizzy26012-1342384" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lizzy26012-1342384" ], "content": [ "my stress has been extreme. My cortisol levels are real high as well.. i did buy one but i feel if i have it ill be constantly wanting to check it. I havent ate in a couple days but yesterday was the first day i was able to eat. and my sleep pattern is wayyy off. i cant sleep throughout the night. Im very unhealthy right now. i do know what i need to do though and like you said healthy eating and walking is where i will start. i have an app that is suppose to help you with breathing i just havent been motivates to do so. Thank u for you help! Im really trying to stay calm and not think of what im going through but its been hard " ], "date": [ "2023-04-16T12:58+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Nicole, I too feel stressed since my husband had a mini stroke a year ago which has left him with other health issues. My bp two weeks ago was 148/92, my doctor told me it was ok and not to worry. At the surgery it was slightly lower. My bp increases just by the thought of visiting my doctor, white coat syndrome. \r\nBP varies throughout the day and it also varies with your age. It's usually regarded normal if your bp is higher as you get older than say someone in their 20's. \r\nIt might be worth you getting a monitor to check your BP a couple of times a week after resting.\r\nSlow breathing will help lower your BP and healthy diet and exercise too." ], "date": [ "2023-04-16T10:00+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-and-blood-pressure-please-help-799221?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/m69587-1461538" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "fissures or cracks are very common on the tongue. I’ve had those many times and I do have dry mouth. The second picture looks a lot better. If the professionals are telling you, there’s nothing to worry about then you can relax. Don’t drive yourself crazy. We all get aches and pains and cracks and other things that the vast majority are not serious. \r\nget your yearly physical check up and then when everything’s OK, relax and live your life, but don’t constantly be looking for things because you won’t enjoy life. Take it from me. I’ve had anxiety my whole life and I’m way older than you. Take care." ], "date": [ "2023-04-16T12:31+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-issues-with-mouth-799181?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you so much and i did get reassurance but we didnt talk about palpitations. my mind always runs but right now i am in a stressful situation and with time i will feel better. i will definitely work on breathing though and my mind ... thank you " ], "date": [ "2023-04-14T09:14+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Sorry you’re going through this. Didn’t your doctor help you to feel any better by telling you it can be caused by anxiety? it can! \r\nI’ve had that happen many times, and it’s basically the artery in your neck is pulsating along with the heart. You may also feel your heart beating stronger when you are anxious. \r\nthere are things you can do to bring down your anxiety, and most likely the pulsing will decrease along with that. The more anxious you get about it the more you will feel that.\r\nyour testing was all normal, which is great so the key is to lower the anxiety.\r\nI do that by breathing exercises that are specific for anxiety. Breathing is key to calming everything down. Find some great breathing exercises on YouTube! Also meditations to reduce anxiety. I do these a lot and they’re super helpful.\r\nKeep in mind that sensations related to anxiety are not harmful, but I know how they can feel scary. You’re going to be OK. Don’t allow negative thoughts to flood your mind. Let them go and just focus on feeling better. Take care." ], "date": [ "2023-04-12T07:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/palpitations-right-side-of-neck-799086?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/carol19439-1179931" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nicole0003-1344720" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/carol19439-1179931" ], "content": [ " thank you.. i will definitely work on that. Ive had a bad couple years and the stress has been so much. Im fixing to go through a divorce and have been feeling all these emotions which lead to anxiety and then depression ect.. and panic.. my body is so stressed that my cortisol is high. Its time now to heal... but in the mean time im letting myself feel all this pain... its been extreme.. but now that hes gone i think with time i will start to feel myself again and feel better. thank you for your advice my mindset lately has been so negative and i need to work on that. i need to work on myself again and be happy and stress free. but thank you again for your kind words " ], "date": [ "2023-04-14T09:13+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Nicole,\r\nyes, it can do that plus many other things. Anxiety can cause real feelings to be over sensitive and exaggerated. What you are feeling is what your mind is telling you to feel which in turn makes you anxious. The anxiety can turn into full blown panic attacks.\r\nWhen I was at my worst, I could feel my blood going around my body, it was so scary that I went into a panic attack every time I thought about it. After a while I realised that nothing physical was out of the normal but like you I got everything checked out with my GP who told me that my physical health was fine, just like yours is. \r\nI was lucky that my sister was a mental health worker. She taught me not to fear these horrible feelings I had but instead, think of them that the feelings were normal and were there to reassure me that my body was working normally.\r\nIt took me a while to be convinced, I stuck with my plan to just accept the feelings as normal if not a little over exaggerated. Gradually the horrible feelings about my blood and the fear that I was dying left me.\r\nI was totally convinced that I was going to die from something awful. I remember telling my husband that \r\nI wouldn't live to be 50. I truly believed that. Here I am today, 72 years old and still going strong.\r\nWhat a waste of my time I spent worrying about something that didn't need to be in the least bit worried about.\r\nNicole, I found it so hard to believe people who would tell me I was fine. I was in an anxious or panicked state. But they were right. My mind was playing tricks on me. When you get the sensations in your neck, say out loud \"thank you neck, you're working perfectly well\" I know that seems a bit daft but your brain believes what it hears out loud through you ears. You can take a step at a time. Ignore the feeling in your neck for a short while and then increase the time you ignore it. I spent months having to say \"I'm a strong, intelligent woman\" Every time I said it, I got stronger and eventually I no longer felt my blood going around my body. I lost my fear of imminent death too. \r\nLife will get easier for you and you will have coping skills that you'll learn to use when you might be fearful of something. It's irrational fear that is the worst. Normal fear is a good thing as it prepares you to handle what is happening.\r\nI'd spent too many years worrying about something that didn't happen. Please don't do that to yourself.\r\n{{ gentle hugs }}\r\nCarol\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2023-04-12T10:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/palpitations-right-side-of-neck-799086?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crawf14-1202460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crawf14-1202460" ], "content": [ "which brand were you taking and what are you taking now???" ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T09:50+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crawf14-1202460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "content": [ "Was on activis which was great . Now i got accord !" ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T21:10+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crawf14-1202460" ], "content": [ "hi ...same here, activis was fine and was made in barnstable Devon but was taken over by accord which is made in India along with auberindo, they are all the same. my mood dropped with accord and also caused awful acid reflux, auberindo the same...someone commented that when starting a different brand it's like starting again with side effects etc. Anyway all I know is ill never take Indian meds again and have been on British crescent brand for a week now and doc is sending me to ENT about reflux saying its not the tablets. pharmacist said it is????????" ], "date": [ "2019-01-19T10:04+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/victoria68136-1196649" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crawf14-1202460" ], "content": [ "mine are teva brand " ], "date": [ "2019-01-20T21:09+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi yes i got different brand this time ive been taking 2 weeks now i feel my aniexty worse in the last 2 weeks . Or could just be me lol " ], "date": [ "2019-01-17T21:53+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/generic-sertraline-691564?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sway-1004640" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I was on it for a few weeks not sure what brand of it. I'm in the U.S but it made me sick all the time. tried 50 and 25 and I was still sick so my doctor told me to stop. Other then that, it did nothing for me." ], "date": [ "2019-01-17T23:18+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/generic-sertraline-691564?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/turtletom-1211832" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/turtletom-1211832" ], "content": [ "doctor has refused lustral saying THEY ARE ALL THE SAME, but pharmacists say they aren't, you just have to keep changing till you find one that suits. I refuse to take anymore from INDIA, they are cheap crap!..If crescent doesn't work will have to demand a different anti depressant all together????" ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T09:48+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/turtletom-1211832" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "content": [ "Have you tried ringing a few chemists/pharmacies and seeing if they have LUSTRAL for sertraline......\r\n\r\nI heard Lloyds pharmacy may and I personally use Morrisons chemist now" ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T12:39+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/turtletom-1211832" ], "content": [ "hi ...The doctor has to prescribe lustral as its the branded version and they say it's to expensive when generics work just as well...but pharmacists say they aren't all the same...it's hopeless!" ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T13:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/turtletom-1211832" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "content": [ "I called a few pharmacies up and asked what brand of Sertraline they had and t was Morrisons chemist who said they had LUSTRAL doctor prescribed me 100mg sertraline.... it is still sertraline at the end of the day" ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T23:58+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I started on 50mg AUROBINDO for about 6 weeks then was given ACCORD from a different chemist but I had read alot of stories similar to yours so went back to the GP and he reassured me that they were all regulated and contained the same amount of Sertraline just different bulking agents but I was not happy about this and luckily enough my sister in law had some AUROBINDO so she gave me some of hers and I went back to my GP told him I am not happy with them and I wanted to get some AUROBINDO so went to the original Chemist and was given CRESCENT.... still not happy I done some research and found that LUSTRAL (made by pfitzer) are the original and supposedly best so I grabbed another prescription and went to a different chemist again and was able to get some LUSTRAL after about 3 weeks I had to grab my prescription for another 28 and asked GP to prescribe LUSTRAL and was told \"NO!!! Because they cost the NHS £30+ for 28 yet the \"generics\" are £2/£3 for 28. Pretty annoyed by this I rung the chemist i got the LUSTRAL from and asked if I could collect my prescription from there again so have got another 28 but after this I dont know what will happen. I may get in touch with my GP and asl for 2/3 months worth and try and get a few packs back up failing that will be looking on the internet/dark web for them " ], "date": [ "2019-01-18T02:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/generic-sertraline-691564?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/hypercat-20468" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi doctors will tell you that as the ingredients are the same then all different brands should work. What they forget to tell you is that the expediency ie the way the meds are delivered can differ and this can cause the effects you are describing. \r\n\r\nSo next time the doctors try and fob you off mention this! x" ], "date": [ "2019-01-20T00:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/generic-sertraline-691564?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/victoria68136-1196649" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/victoria68136-1196649" ], "content": [ "hi...TEVA, ACTIVIS, ACCORD, AUROBINDO and RANBAXY are all from INDIA. I refuse to take them ever again, I'm trialing a British one CRESCENT and after a week, the burning pain is lessening but still feeling awful in the mornings..just waiting another week to see if things improve. I've had side effects again which is supposed to be a good sign????" ], "date": [ "2019-01-20T21:49+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/james29517-1461157" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "content": [ "Hi...how did you get on using crescent sertraline?...Bit late to the post but im looking for advice...Thanks and all the best" ], "date": [ "2023-04-11T09:21+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "mine are teva brand and feel horrible " ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T16:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/generic-sertraline-691564?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/victoria68136-1196649" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1145472" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "mine are teva " ], "date": [ "2019-01-20T18:42+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/generic-sertraline-691564?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cmonster-1370680" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "so......I was just surfing for some advice on the \"manual breathing\" topic and stumbled on this forum.\r\nI am 100% convinced that this is a stress thing however I am also considering the possibility that I am sometimes initiating the process when my heart rate increases after some food and especially the higher carb stuff. I eat ....heart rate gets a little elevated......i get nervous about it and start the breathing thing.\r\ni will also add that i am a super anxious person and poster child for ADHD. my stress level is often very high and worrying about that has a snowball effect on my physical and mental health.\r\nHere are some of the things that are helping me currently:\r\ni have been trying to learn about why am am the way that I am. forums like this are helpful but i am being careful not to get sucked into the doom and gloom theories that can very easily make you feel like you have every infliction under the sun.\r\nI have been able to forget about the controlled breathing specifically by just doing something to divert my attention but it definitely requires action..... getting up..... walking even just around the room.....just typing this message has calmed me down big-time.\r\nlast resort is a xanax. really. This work most times but i don't want to get too used to eating pills for everything and i do feel like i will figure it out once and for all.\r\nI'm kinda shocked and truly concerned about the people who are struggling here and even to the point of giving up. i feel all of that from time to time as well so i feel your pain.\r\nI was going to apologize for the long-winded response but i guess this is why we are here.....to talk about our issues......to discover that we are not alone and to share some advice and our findings as we take control.\r\ni feel a lot better already......for now..... but it's progress.\r\ni hope you guys are okay.\r\nCharlie" ], "date": [ "2021-04-17T05:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/vague66661-1372245" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Your automatic breathing probably did not actually stop, if it did, you would have gone to sleep and not woken up. I have been battling this issue myself what will be a year in july with no end in sight. What you are not realizing, is this is actually only happening to you while you are focused on it, but there are certainly times throughout the day when you are breathing, and you dont realize it, because you arent focused on it, but there is a moment where you are holding your breath which happens then you become focused on it and you cannot automatically breathe and it is very scary. There is something called box breathing. It's something the was developed for military use to keep calm in combat, I believe initially it was a Navy Seal thing or something. I dunno the web is full of mis information. IT WORKS. Box breathing is inhaling 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds, exhale 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds. Keep repeating that pattern for anywhere from 1 to 20 minutes. As long as it takes for your heart rate to get to your normal resting rate. Whether that is 60/70/80. Once you achieve that heart rate, continue breathing for one more minute. This will stimulate your vagus nerve and should relax you. if box breathing is too difficult there is a 5;5 breathing pattern. That is simply breathing in for 5 seconds, hold for 2 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds. I find this works, but not as well as box breathing. Also research Vagus Nerve inflammation. You will learn alot of what is happening when your Vagus Nerve is upset and the havoc it wreaks on people. You may need to adjust your diet, sleep, daily routines a little bit. For me its my gut. I dont eat right and that irritation is inflaming my vagus nerve and messing with my respiration and heart rate. When I eat clean for a week or so and drink the right amount of water, guess what, it all goes away." ], "date": [ "2022-01-17T01:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lewis74686-1373103" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/quinn03887-1396489" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lewis74686-1373103" ], "content": [ "hope things get better for you, we are in the same ship. I have tried breathing exercises too, but they have not been effective :( \r\n\r\nHave you explained this to any doctors/psychologists yet? I tried many times but they thought that it was like a thing that I made up. \r\n\r\nHypnosis sounds like a good idea. I think I'll give it a try. Thank you for this idea, hope we'll get our normal breathing in the near future!\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-01-17T01:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/quinn03887-1396489" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "Update: I reached out to another doctor and was diagnosed that these symptoms may relate to hysteria. " ], "date": [ "2021-09-09T12:25+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/akshay75710-1413196" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/quinn03887-1396489" ], "content": [ "Hello friend ☺️. have you overcome this problem?" ], "date": [ "2022-01-17T01:52+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hello,\r\n\r\ni have this annoying thing! i really thought i was the only one. had it for about a year now. started off with my chest (still is sometimes). feels tight, sudden rapid heart rate, feeling faint, sweaty, fear my heart will stop. \r\n\r\nthen for no reason it switched to breathing. numerous times throughout the day, i will unwillingly concentrate on my breathing and (what feels like) be made to breathe for myself or manually breathe. thing is, its like a habit - i cant not do it, i cant just think oh im doing it again id better stop and it goes. it just happens and for 10minutes to an hour, i feel its necessary for me to manually breathe. only stops when my brain forgets about it by concentrating on something else. definitely worse at night, a million times worse. takes me hours to get to sleep. theres nothing to distract, and its been so long the habit is there to 'manually breathe'. so frustrating. i feel stupid to go to the doctors. i also find it at its worst in loud situations. walking down a busy road is a nightmare as i often feel like i have to hear myself breathe. and now thats a habit, i can barely bring myself to leave the house.\r\n\r\nin an ideal world, i feel like the best remedy would be like hypnosis or whatever. if i could be made to forget the habit, it would be gone just like that. assuming inwould fall back into the vicious cycle. \r\n\r\nanyone overcome this? like forever? i would really love to hear how. ive tried breathing exercises but they dont work. i mean use manual breathing to combat manual breathing? nope. \r\n\r\ni just really want to be free.. i feel like a prisoner. \r\n\r\nthanks if anyone replies." ], "date": [ "2022-02-03T11:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lakshyaraj27105-1375280" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have gastric problem for nearly a year now and was sometimes facing chest tightness. i recently came in contact with covid patient, and coincidentally my chest congestion increased i thought it could be that i am positive but i didn't had any of the symptoms. i started to fear more and was constantly worrying and searching more online for solutions. i googled and it showed different kind of diseases due to which i was getting mad and then i felt i cant breath properly and then i just kept focusing on my breath. I continuously focused on my breath for two days and got sick of it. I was getting crazy, then i told this to my parents they told me to pray to lord and have belief and dont constantly worry. I tried to not focus on my problem and believed that i will breath even if i dont focus. I realized due to fear my mind was doing this to me. Then i started to focus less on myself and stop thinking about it, soon all my fear shed away and i was all ok. I made this account to only answer this post hope it will help you all because i think all of you may be facing similar kind of problem and nothing worse. dont lose hope and draw your attention to something else, i think its fear which is causing you that you cant breathe automatically, because you are doing so in sleep. hope it will help dont worry all will be okay, and it may take some time so dont give up and believe me shed your fear." ], "date": [ "2021-05-10T20:35+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/chris04-1364443" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/haley105-1401404" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/chris04-1364443" ], "content": [ "Yes, same thing. Never goes away and often prevents me from falling asleep peacefully and normally. And yes, it's a feeling of 24/7 suffocation and always needing to gasp for air." ], "date": [ "2021-10-11T18:16+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I'v been dealing with this for about half a year now and its completely de-railed my life. I have the same primary symptom that everyone here is describing (unexplained breathlessness) but what worries me is that this happens at night while I'm sleeping (or trying to).\r\nSome people with this have reported being able to sleep while others have insomnia because of it... I'm definitely in the latter category.\r\n As i'm laying there at night, i feel like i'm being suffocated. \r\n This feeling is 24/7. Day and night. \r\n Does anyone else experience this feeling of suffocation at night aswell?" ], "date": [ "2021-07-15T13:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/marije95514-1396254" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Wow, so many people who are dealing with this crazy thing. I have it for 1,5 year. It's excausting. It is less when im busy. But I cant read a book, enjoy the sun or watch a movie (etc) without focusing on my breath. Has anyone overcome this? Did it go away?" ], "date": [ "2021-09-07T18:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/marije95514-1396254" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Wow, so many people who are dealing with this crazy thing. I have it for 1,5 year. It's excausting. It is less when im busy. But I cant read a book, enjoy the sun or watch a movie (etc) without focusing on my breath. Has anyone overcome this? Did it go away?" ], "date": [ "2021-09-07T18:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/quinn03887-1396489" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/quinn03887-1396489" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "Update: I reached out to another doctor and was diagnosed that these symptoms may relate to hysteria " ], "date": [ "2021-09-09T12:25+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi there, have you got better yet? Your thread makes me know that I'm not alone, I really appreciate it.\r\n\r\nI'm in the exact situation, but whenever I try to explain to doctors/psychologists via online (due to pandemic), they just say that it maybe due to \"your thinking\" and \"there is no way you cannot breathe when you are speaking well like this\" even though I try to describe how my body \"forget\" to automatically breathe. I have felt so lonely and scared, especially when I'm positive to Covid-19 (I'm under treatment and my PCR CT is over 37). I feel that the doctors/psychologists think that I just make it up and take my problem lightly despite my effort explaining the situation. Though I confirmed that the symptom had happened before I knew I got Covid-19, they insisted on claiming that this symptom was the result of me worrying about getting Covid-19.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-09-09T06:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/haley105-1401404" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Have you found a solution for this? Literally been doing this manual breathing for over 5 years. I can't live this way anymore. I don't feel anxious whatsover, so how could this be anxiety? What do I do?" ], "date": [ "2021-10-11T18:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/akshay75710-1413196" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello friends, i am also suffering by Manual breathing for 2 weeks can you please help me for overcome this, please friends" ], "date": [ "2022-01-18T10:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/daniel56365-1300277" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "after reading this.. I do feel better I'm not the only one.. I suffer from anxiety and I'm the exact same.. I've suffered from anxiety for a long time and got control of it and in the end stopped taking medication but recently after feeling sick.. only what I've been able to do is focus on my own breathing I even check my pulse to make sure my heart is beating and even though it's normal and I tell myself I'm all okay I cant seem to snap out of it." ], "date": [ "2020-03-10T18:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tara79829-1415553" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "content": [ "That sounds like Sleep Apnea" ], "date": [ "2022-02-03T11:10+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I'm forgetting to breathe too. A few months ago I started forgetting to breath when I was falling asleep. I'm trying to drift off then I suddenly bolt upright and gasp for air. It sometimes happens in my sleep also. Now I'm getting it the daytime too, when I'm concentrating on something I'm watching or reading, I'll suddenly gasp for air like i forgot to breathe. \r\nIt's almost 5am, I have to be up for work in a few hours but I'm still awake because I just can't take this anymore. I've been doing it a couple of times a minute whilst trying to get to sleep & it's so scary that I'm too afraid to sleep tonight now. It's giving me panic attacks too. I'm often convinced there's something really wrong with me but also wonder if it could be anxiety. I feel for everyone going through this. " ], "date": [ "2020-06-09T03:53+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sue73-27443" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Yes, of course it's anxiety. Of course your body automatically breathes on its own when you're not obsessively monitoring it otherwise you'd die overnight when you're asleep!" ], "date": [ "2020-11-11T11:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jennifer39681-1287222" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "This starting happening to me about 3 months ago. At first, only a couple time a week, now almost every night. My lungs will completely empty of air and my body will have almost like a small firework go off to jerk my body to move and breathe and it will go on like this for up to an hour. sometimes my chest really hurts and sometimes not I did a sleep study, but of course I had one of the best nights sleep I had had in a long time they have put me on bupropion 300 mg and 5 mg of melatonin per day. just started the regiment about 2 weeks ago,,so far no change. My dr is totally lost on what this may be." ], "date": [ "2020-12-08T20:19+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brodie94829-1347327" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi, ive been suffering with exact same for nearly a month now and its taken over everything i do, i cant even watch tele without concentrating on it, i cant even walk without focusing on it, sometimes it makes me feel wobbly too, i have no idea how to get rid of this, did you find a solution? when i do something that really takes my attention i dont think about it, but it soon comes back and it makes me feel like if i dont do it myself its just going to stop, i have no idea how or why its there! " ], "date": [ "2020-12-18T17:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rae99-1349124" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i am going through this at the moment and it's taking over my life and ruining everything i do. I don't know how much i should be breathing and sometimes i feel like i'm hyperventilating. If i physically stop breathing and i just hold my breath. My GP asked if I wanted to start some medication but i don't really want to start down that route. This all started when I started experiencing some issues and having tests on my heart. They have all come back clear but I can't shake the feeling there's something wrong. " ], "date": [ "2020-12-31T14:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael69256-1349975" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brodie94829-1347327" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michael69256-1349975" ], "content": [ "Hi i saw your reply to nathalia, but ive seen you mentioned nerve damage? can this be corrected on its own? my personal background is that im severely stressed and anxious everyday so this is going to have an effect on my body, ive seen someone else mention about nerve damage but im sure he said you can die from it and reading that scared me :/ " ], "date": [ "2021-01-13T22:20+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I've been having this for about 3 or 4 days .\r\nI have to manually breathe all day long. \r\ni can't to get sleep at night have to lay there all night manually breathing. \r\n\r\nI keep an oximeter to monitor my heart rate. when I try to sleep I stop breathing and my heart rate gets down to the 50s \r\n\r\nit is also a possibility could be nerve damage on the vagus nerve on the lungs because involuntary and voluntary breathing believe it or not come from 2 different parts of then brain\r\n\r\nvoluntary comes from the cerebellum \r\ninvoluntary from the medulla " ], "date": [ "2021-01-06T00:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tiffany09473-1351799" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "has this stopped for you? I've been dealing with this for 2 weeks. I've made myself sick over it." ], "date": [ "2021-01-15T21:46+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tanner1995-1352955" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "how have you been??? im dealing with this currently.. it started a few months back 4 or 5 months back i started feeling like i was having heart problems which scared me because it runs in my family.. that finally stopped but its like it just turned into breathing problems and i tend to convince myself its all kinds of things it's definitely the worst at night when i try to go to sleep it keeps me up half the night which sucks cause i work early in the mornings but even when exhausted i dread night time because i know its going to happen ive always had anxiety but this is the first time its taken control like this ive stopped smoking marijuana ive stopped drinking energy drinks smoking cigarettes i even stopped drinking sodas to see if it was caffeine from them and its still happening. all day long i am fine but night time is always a freaking nightmare... " ], "date": [ "2021-01-22T09:19+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/saj73821-1353622" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Natalie,\r\n\r\nIt's been 4 days since I was rushed to the hospital thinking that I was having a heart attack. \r\n\r\nI thought I was the only one facing this issue. My chest feels slightly tensed. \r\n\r\nI do force myself to breath as it automatically stops. If I am breathing via my nose I feel like I am not breathing air so I need to breath via my mouth and take deep breathes.\r\n\r\nI had ECG, Heart ultra sound, blood, urine test done & CT scan. All my results have come back fine. \r\n\r\nI really don't know what has caused this & why I am feeling like this. I do not really have any worries.\r\n\r\nI really hate this feeling. I know its my anxiety kicking in. I am so focused on my breathing & it's annoying." ], "date": [ "2022-02-03T11:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kat61277-1354760" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi,\r\n\r\nHow are you coping with this? so for years I've had this thing where I hold my breath and hold it for longer than I should and have to sort of jerk myself out of it to be able to exhale. \r\n\r\nI will often exhale lots of little breaths and make a weird noise (typing this makes me sound so ridiculous!) or I have the opposite where I inhale lots of little breaths. \r\n\r\nI will also often clench my back teeth on my tongue. \r\n\r\nit usually only lasts a few days but it's been over a week now and it tires me out so much and I try to maintime a normal life like still going to work but if someone asks me a questions or I'm in the middle of a sentence I can't speak because I'm either holding my breath or trying to force myself to exhale. \r\n\r\nI've no idea why I do it and have not seen a doctor. I don't feel stressed, or at least nothing that I can pin point that I would think was anxiety or stress but it's more a habit. I don't know. maybe I am anxious. " ], "date": [ "2021-01-31T13:36+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/s47825-1367580" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "It is 4 am here and I cannot sleep because of this stupid thing. It all started yesterday when I woke up at night gasping for oxygen. It feels like you are about to die because of not breathing while the reality is that I don't breath because I panic about not breathing. It can be less intense especially when I am busy with work but at nights it happens a lot. it happened like 10 times in the last 30 minutes. when I think about it it can happen every minute actually. I had all these stupid symptoms about 6-7 years ago but they all went away so I am kinda hopeful it will go away again. It is the feeling like something is in my trout hat doesn't allow me to breath to I eventually gasp for oxygen. My mouth gets dry because I try to swallow my saliva repeatedly to make room for breathing. I have general anxiety disorder but nothing crazy like this. The last time I experienced something like this was like 6-7 years ago....To everyone seeing this, I went through this ordeal one and let me tell you it is just stupid mind trick your mind plays like any other OCD. It will go away eventually and we are all in this together and will be fine eventually. Just remember, it is a stupid trick your brain plays. you are not stop breathing, it is the second you think about it that makes you tense up and then make you panicky about being tense. Human brain is such as complex phenomena. I have a lot of homework to do tomorrow :(((( I don't want to go to bed feeling this way :/" ], "date": [ "2021-03-30T11:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lilian55383-1369349" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I hope one day one time these will go away on its own.... It's been 5 months for me since I started experiencing this thing, my baby is 5 months old and since I gave birth have never stopped focusing on my breath and it has affected me in many ways, at times I feel like something is stuck on my throat, my chest being heavy and mostly affects me when maybe driving am unable to breath in and out properly I find myself controlling my breath.... These has been too much for me.. I hope I'll overcome these because it has affected me and my little baby since I can't focus on her I focus more on my breath.... " ], "date": [ "2021-04-09T18:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/adrian14578-1188353" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "This is definitely anxiety. Both me and my brother have struggled with this problem. You have to train your brain to not obsess over your automatic functions. It is hard, but it will happen! Trust that it will, and your brain will stop focusing on it much quicker!\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-05-30T20:31+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ann23839-1183790" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>I know this feeling very good - and I know it is feeling awful. For me it can last for month, so you are not alone. But if you&#39;re going to think about it, it will be getting worse. I know it is so hard to calm for you now, but you are can breath normal. Actually - you think that you have to breathe more, when you are breathing more. Try to focus on something very easy. For me things for children like stickers and colouring books (but these for kids, not these antistress) are helping a little, when I&#39;m feeling the worse so maybe try them! I wish you all best!</p>" ], "date": [ "2020-06-04T16:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dapperton99-1203759" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dapperton99-1203759" ], "content": [ "Yea I focus on my breathing a lot during times of stress or anxiety. It’s such a dumb obessesion we have cause our bodies always breathed automatic and of course when we sleep. But OCD makes you think non logical but the struggle is what makes us stronger everyday " ], "date": [ "2018-08-31T02:49+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "On two occasions, this year, completely out of no where, my heart began racing to the level that I thought I was having a heart attack. On the 2nd occasion,  my diaphragm was moving on it’s own. After both, the diagnosis was malaria ++. But after the more recent one, my heart can just beating rapidly. The cardiologist said there was nothing wrong but I can just stop automatically breathing " ], "date": [ "2018-08-22T11:59+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/john85275-1209382" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jdmick96-1264188" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/john85275-1209382" ], "content": [ "Hey john, \r\nYou are not alone, i deal with this every single day. Ive lost alot of family this year and close friends. Most of it is anxiety i imagine, but sometimes your mind wanders and turns it into something an inch short of being a monster. I also have some severe gastro issues. I get excessive beltching and bloating. But mostly night time issues are miserable . I have to lay around til i pass out every night! I just really hope there is a cure for this. Ive never felt so off in my life. " ], "date": [ "2019-08-27T23:47+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lucas37349-1341390" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/john85275-1209382" ], "content": [ "Did you get a solution in the end? You've described exactly what I'm going through and it really is torture" ], "date": [ "2020-11-06T00:03+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p></p><p>Hi,</p><p>My name is John. I suffer from manual/conscience breathing. I have been thru so much since 2001 including losing my 8 year old Daughter. Mother, Father in law and several close friends. We live in my Moms home but are scorned by the family for some reason. We will soon be moving due to the stress of this area.</p><p></p><p>I manual breathe far too often and almost always obsess over my breathing. My chest gets tight and it is hard to inhale.It seems to get worse when I go to bed. I have had my lungs checked twice</p><p>and was told it is the massive stress/anxiety I an going through. The doctor prescribed lorazepam which keeps me calm but when it starts wear off it&#39;s back to manual breathing.&#160;</p><p></p><p>I do treadmill everyday with no problems. When I am occupied which is very hard to do I breathe normal. I also breathe normal on the rare occasion I can relax. It is such a vicious cycle.</p><p></p><p>I dread going to bed because I think I will manually breathe and have the tight chest and ab muscles so Don&#39;t sleep good. I am trying to find a doctor but I just feel alone and like I am going crazy...</p><p>[Reply With Quote]</p><p>&#160;</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-09-27T11:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dreana30311-1046430" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Do you get this feeling when you are stressed or worrying?" ], "date": [ "2019-02-03T19:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dazfoxy530-1227923" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Yep I been getting this symptom too, it's horrible and exhausting. Had it quite often, does my head in tbh. Its all anxiety, just gotta keep telling yourself. " ], "date": [ "2019-02-03T19:28+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dreana30311-1046430" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dreana30311-1046430" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "Dazfoxy530-Are you stressing or worrying when you get it?" ], "date": [ "2019-02-03T22:12+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "But are you stressing or worrying when you get it?" ], "date": [ "2019-02-03T22:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/phicks1959-1250904" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/phicks1959-1250904" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "Well it's been 2 months since my last post where I tried the breathing technique. I still suffer from the manual breathing, but not as bad and not as often. The breathing technique I listed: *Inhale for a count of three, then exhale for a count of six. Feel free to change up the numbers you count, but the idea is to have a prolonged exhale in comparison to your inhale. Slow, deep breathing like this, known as pranayamic breathing, resets your autonomic nervous system......* worked at the moment, but not every time. What I found to help me the most to relieve my anxiety issues is exercise in a gym. Something I have never done. Turns out exercise releases endorphins which cancels out the enzymes in your brain that triggers your anxiety attack. *Regular exercise alleviates chronic anxiety and may reduce the frequency and severity of panic attacks. Individuals who report chronic anxiety frequently engage in strenuous physical activity in efforts to alleviate their symptoms.* " ], "date": [ "2019-08-28T10:47+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I too have developed this manual breathing issue. For me it began when I was issued a CPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. I first tried the nose pillow option and I was not able to go to sleep with it on or keep my mouth closed. I quickly went to the nose/mouth covering mask so I could open my mouth to breath and this is when my anxiety began. I tried to leave the mask on but was not able to wear it for more than 10 mins. I could feel the anxiety building. Well, I took the mask off and set it aside for a couple of days to see if I could get the anxiety to lessen. It didn't work, the anxiety just got worse even when I was just thinking about having to use the mask... Now when I try to sleep, as soon as I close my eyes, I start manually breathing, then I get the rhythm off and I become wide awake. This goes on for several hours, sometimes all night till it is time to get ready for work. I am a public transportation bus driver. I can't afford to have sleepless nights. I have been doing self hypnosis and meditation breathing I found on Youtube but it hasn't helped. Everything I have all has one thing in common \" long slow breathing in and out. I just came across this technique and I am going to try it tonight. Will let you all know how it comes out.\r\n\r\nLengthened breath\r\nWhen your body is stressed, it breathes faster to take in more air. Trick it into a state of relaxation by breathing out longer than you breathe in.\r\n\r\nInhale for a count of three, then exhale for a count of six. Feel free to change up the numbers you count, but the idea is to have a prolonged exhale in comparison to your inhale. Slow, deep breathing like this, known as pranayamic breathing, resets your autonomic nervous system." ], "date": [ "2019-06-23T04:57+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/yungvera-1283802" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/afrah10118-1355858" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/yungvera-1283802" ], "content": [ "has it worked for you? " ], "date": [ "2021-02-06T04:26+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "try focusing on your breath (or controlling your breath) and something that is happening in the moment and it will eventually go away." ], "date": [ "2019-12-20T08:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/hajra62287-1289925" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hello! ive been suffering the same issue for about 2 months now.. Can you tell me if youre better now and if its gone away? thank you" ], "date": [ "2020-11-06T00:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/john85275-1209382" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have been dealing with this for two years. it has never gone away from. i too have seen many Doctors and they all say stress/anxiety. I have a ton of stress i have to live with every single day. My Daughter died 2-20-10 at 8 years old. She had Spina Bifida and went through so much. it not only affected her but my Wife has this same thing. I can tell you when I can get distracted it doesn't bother me. For instance we just had the flu so breathing was normal but as soon as we get feeling better it;s right back to it. I hate it as well. It has limited me in what I am willing to do. I mean who wants to go on a trip and manual breathe right? I don't know if we will ever be \"normal\" again. i have just been trying to learn to deal with it. I only take Lorazepam for anxiety and my shrink had never heard of manual breathing nor have any Doctors i have seen. I wish i could help you more but I'm in the same boat. I do however believe it is anxiety and stress related. " ], "date": [ "2020-01-18T13:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi. I had this happen to me before and my heart would start pounding like crazy. It's very terrifying where I feel like I might die. My panic attacks happen mostly at night but now they happen a lot. I hope you're feeling better now and watching meditation videos to help you. Usually I will tell myself that I'm okay to calm myself down and end up falling asleep afterwards after dealing with a serious panic attack. I'm still dealing with them to this day and it had been making me so fatigue and barely makes me want to do anything. But I hope you found the help you need. " ], "date": [ "2020-01-18T18:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jimmy79692-1290121" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have thought the same thing but I realized when I slept I was still breathing and alive when I awoke. If this is the case for you then I would imagine you don't have the problem you think you do. If you don't exercise, at least walk a mile or so, try it, this will strengthen your lungs and take care of your problem.\r\nbest of luck" ], "date": [ "2020-01-19T00:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jimmy79692-1290121" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have thought the same thing but I realized when I slept I was still breathing and alive when I awoke. If this is the case for you then I would imagine you don't have the problem you think you do. If you don't exercise, at least walk a mile or so, try it, this will strengthen your lungs and take care of your problem.\r\nbest of luck" ], "date": [ "2020-01-19T00:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brandonelr-1295079" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael69256-1349975" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/brandonelr-1295079" ], "content": [ "are you better i have the same thing " ], "date": [ "2021-01-06T00:33+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "im feeling the same with the manual breathing and i cant sleep because of it. i cant fall asleep because i can feel myself stop breathing when i do and its driving me insane havent slept more than an hour in 3 months" ], "date": [ "2020-02-12T14:50+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dave00515-1269560" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brandonelr-1295079" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dave00515-1269560" ], "content": [ "EXACTLY I THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY ONE FOR SOOOO LONG AND I THOUGHT I HAD A SERIOUS CONDITION but no, its anxiety. its 24/7 for me too so I know exactly how you feel. We will overcome this!" ], "date": [ "2020-02-13T14:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/charless555-1180833" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/brandonelr-1295079" ], "content": [ "Hi brandon, how is your condition right now? \r\nI'm also suffering from the same thing and today I can't get any sleep at all. It makes me scared. \r\nI tried to google it last night but it was a bad decision bcs it makes me even more scared (i found about ondine curse/cchs). Yesterday, I can get enough sleep eventho I keep thinking about my breath all day (90% of the time when I'm awake). But today with the same thing happen during the day which is breathing manually, I couldn't get any sleep at all... \r\n\r\nI'll post an update later about this. \r\nI hope i can get some sleep later even if it only 1 hour. \r\n\r\nPls tell me anything if you find a solution about this\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-02-24T00:50+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "omg im the same way! its been atleast a year for me i cant breathe normally. i have to think how to breathe. bloodworks ekg etc all fine to ots so frusterating. im leaning towars anxiety. its 24/7 for me to its brutal. msg me and keep on touch ! hope we can figure it out!" ], "date": [ "2020-02-13T07:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dominika20801-1180955" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/charless555-1180833" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dominika20801-1180955" ], "content": [ "Hi. \r\nHow about at night when you're going to sleep, does it trouble you? \r\n\r\nI have this since a year ago and everynight is like a battle. Last night is one of the worsts and I didn't get any sleep at all eventho 2 days ago I could sleep for about 7 hours (woke up twice before going back to sleep again) \r\nand right now it's still evening and i'm struggling just to take a nap. I got to take a nap for less than 1 hour right now (i just woke up right now and checking my phone and saw a notification) " ], "date": [ "2020-02-24T05:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/john85275-1209382" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/charless555-1180833" ], "content": [ "I get it awake but most every single night at bed i start to manual breathe and hold my breath. the longer it goes on the more it feels like i can't breathe. I've been dealing with this two years and no Doctor has ever heard of it. I have had so much stress my body can't cope with it so I manual breathe as does my Wife. Last night was horrible for me laying there manual breathing feeling like I can't breath. Fell asleep and woke up to go to the bathroom, lay back down and manual breath. It is anxiety and stress i know but it is a nightmare to not even want to go to bed. here is a link the talks about all of that.\r\n\r\n\r\n**Moderator comment: I have removed the link(s) directing to site(s) unsuitable for inclusion in the forums. If users want this information please use the Private Message service to request the details.**" ], "date": [ "2020-03-02T11:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/roxanne39297-1298813" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/john85275-1209382" ], "content": [ "hi John, \r\n\r\nI understand you. \r\n\r\ni am sorry for what you've been through.\r\n\r\ni have had anxiety my whole life due to my parents, and partners later on. stressful events have caused panic attacks at first and now I am stuck since 5 years with the breathing obsession. when I realise I don't think in it, I think in it again. When I feel relaxed at times, I RUIN the anxiety by changing the breath. Every day struggle with rapid heartbeat following. i guess getting used to it and doing exhale exercises and gym is the only way to reduce the ocd. i have tried different meds, they didn't help. only ourselves can change it. the power of now from ECKHART TOLLE is also an interesting book. going out of your head into your body. It is a real struggle. Hang in there. " ], "date": [ "2020-03-03T11:06+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dominika20801-1180955" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/charless555-1180833" ], "content": [ "Hi Charles,\r\n\r\nYes I do get it at night sometimes. Mostly it comes about when I'm stressed though (like as of lately it has started to annoy me again). \r\n\r\nIt has affected my sleep at times for sure. I'm not sure about you but for me it stems from the feeling that I have a lack of control. I've been dealing with some chronic fatigue since getting mono 2 years ago and of has caused me a lot of stress about not being able to do much about it. So I guess that stress has manifested in the manual breathing. \r\n\r\nIt can be tricky to manage but if you realize why you are doing it then it might be easier to overcome it. Now I just tell myself I don't need to be thinking about it because it serves no purpose other than to annoy me. And somehow that has worked for me. I don't know, everyone has different ways of dealing with it" ], "date": [ "2020-03-05T05:41+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi,\r\n\r\nI have had this on and off since may. Your body can definitely breathe without you having to think about it. You've just become so fixated on your breathing that it's hard not to notice it. The more you tell yourself to not think about it the more you're going to think about it (the human mind is a strange thing). You just need to accept the feeling and try and go on with your day. Tell yourself its ok to think about it and don't freak yourself out, just accept it. You'll find that eventually you forget about it because your mind will become desensitized to it. Kind of like reserve psychology if that makes sense.\r\n\r\nTrust me when it first started in May for me it really bothered me but I cope with it better now with that train of thought. \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-02-24T03:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sophie97852-1412306" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/akshay75710-1413196" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sophie97852-1412306" ], "content": [ "Hi sophie☺️, are you still experiencing same thing?" ], "date": [ "2022-01-18T10:03+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "omg i feel like this! im having yawn to take deep breaths do you feel like this xxx " ], "date": [ "2022-01-18T10:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/eyebrows-1424532" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Thanks for this post which seems to describe pretty well what I'm dealing with right now. \r\nSo it's been over a week now - 24/7. I don't have a job at the moment so there is nothing to distract me, no friends no nothing. I'm 95% sure my mind is causing this although this is getting quite scary. \r\n\r\nHave any of you experienced chest pain along with the breathing thing , as well as belly stiffness ?\r\nI've literally just cancelled my medical appointment because I just had one about three weeks ago (for unrelated, skin issues) and I don't want to be labelled as that patient. I'm no hypo and I hardly ever go to the clinic and I'd like my file to stay that way so I'll still be taken seriously. \r\n\r\nJust like most of you, it goes away when eating but that's it. It can get me to hyperventilate which leads to an increased pulse and eventually dizziness (on the cusp of fainting, i.e sweaty hands, light head, vertigo, etc.). Overall I feel like I'm having a 24/7 panic attack while not necessarily being stressed, like I am fully able to write this, think of lighter things, etc but it's still running in the background. \r\n\r\nI have anxiety issues and a history of OCD but I am still on the wait list for a psychiatrist (should take another 6 months or so).\r\nThings that make me believe it's stress-related are :\r\n-It doesn't wake me up at night whereas a constant belly ache + chest pain probably should. \r\n-It goes away while drinking/eating/singing \r\n-I have a history of stress/depression \r\n\r\nOn the other hand : \r\n- I have a chest pain that may increase while taking deep breaths \r\n- My stomach feels heavy overall (but no problem eating) \r\n- It all starts the moment I wake up thus doesn't appear to be overthinking-related\r\n- I feel a permanent pressure in my chest, like a pinch that I can distinctively locate. \r\n\r\nHoping to have some replies here to reassure you can indeed suffer permanent physical pain from anxiety and maybe help the next one :) Thank you!\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-04-20T21:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mainbatau-1424599" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I am too afraid to sleep and I am on the verge of losing consciousness when I try deep breathing. It seems that I'm really stupid" ], "date": [ "2022-04-21T11:57+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/goldrush-1442098" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi everyone - I want to share my contribution to this because finding this forum really helped me.\r\n\r\nI had the hardest year of my life this year, and finally last month I broke down. I cried the hardest I've ever cried, and I didn't hold back, because I wanted to sort of release the trauma and built-up emotions in me. \r\n\r\nAnd usually, when I cried really hard before, I felt the usual sadness, but with it, a specific, sharp tinge of pain. And that pain usually only lasted for a couple of seconds before it faded. I never tried to ignore or prolong that tinge before, I always just let it come and pass as it did. \r\nLast month, though, when I cried it lasted much longer because I held on to it, because I thought doing so would help me really release all the pent-up emotions. \r\nThis happened again when I broke down the following day. And for a third day after that.\r\nIt was an intense emotional surge, basically, and I felt lighter and less burdened afterward.\r\n\r\nA few days later, however, I got sharp chest pains. Like, my heart and chest hurt so bad, all I could do for the following two weeks was lay in bed, because fatigue came along with it. It was the worst chest pain I've ever had in my life. \r\n\r\nThen, it got less painful. But it got more acute. Instead of generalized chest pain, it was in a more specific spot. But I could get out of bed and do things again.\r\n\r\nAnd then: my automatic breathing shut off. \r\n\r\nI noticed it immediately because it's really taxing, having to manually take each breath. All day long I was tired of breathing, and it was like the setting had been switched from default: having breath in lungs to having the lungs empty. \r\n\r\nI made it through the day, exhausted and ready to sleep. And then I couldn't. Every time my eyes would close and I almost fell asleep, I would get jolted awake to breathe. Somehow, I fell asleep for an hour or two, but that's all I got. \r\n\r\nAt this point, I was panicking so bad. Because I had been coping with all the previous problems and pain by escaping at night in sleep. What would I do if I couldn't sleep? \r\n\r\nThe next day was the same. I got like two hours of sleep that night. \r\n\r\nThe day after that, I took a four hour nap somehow. But the chest pain was still there, I was struggling bad, so I went to urgent care, where a EKG was done. I was told there were abnormalities that I should go to the ER for - I go to the ER, and everything comes back normal. X-rays look fine, tests done showed nothing wrong, etc.\r\n\r\nI tried to explain the situation to the doctor, about the automatic breathing, and you could tell she just didn't really understand, and she told me \"don't worry about the automatic breathing.\" \r\n\r\nSo now I know that it's all in my head - because before, I was panicking that there was something wrong with my heart, and I think it was making it worse. But once I knew I could control it, I wasn't as worried.\r\n\r\nSo I go home, take melatonin, and somehow fall asleep for eight hours. I struggle with the problem for about a week more before I start drinking tart cherry juice before bed every night. \r\n\r\nI will say this: I haven't skipped drinking the cherry juice since, so I don't know how solid my sleep would be or if I could fall asleep without it at this point, but I have been sleeping and breathing manually again. \r\n\r\nI just wanted to write this in case I could help someone. Because when this started happening I was so exhausted, my mental state was deteriorating fast, and I told my mom, \"I can't live like this,\" and I was seriously thinking about how I could go on living like that.\r\n\r\nSo if there's any key points you should take away from this:\r\n\r\n- If you're cleared by doctors, it's probably anxiety. Which means you can control it. And if you've struggled with OCD or intrusive thoughts like me, the whole, \"it's just a thought, it holds no weight\" mentality could help. Tell yourself it's going to be okay. Have faith and trust that you will breathe. If you managed to sleep for an hour, you can breathe automatically, which means you can sleep for longer. \r\n- Try to de-stress as much as possible. It's not ideal, but be lazy. Seriously. Watch your favorite movies, try to distract yourself. Do everything that comforts you.\r\n- Sing! I sang a lot, and it felt really weird, because it felt like this pressure/weight was folded in around my chest/heart, but in the long run I think it did definitely help!\r\n- Drink tart cherry juice before bed each night! \r\n\r\nDisclaimer: these are just things that helped me, and I'm still not 100% better and how I used to be. My chest still feels weird, and in fact, it feels cold. Like it feels like a rock in my chest, and my feelings literally shut off. I can't feel a thing, which isn't ideal for someone like me, but I'm just grateful I can at least sleep right now. I wish you all the best. " ], "date": [ "2022-09-26T23:53+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/chevronb19-1460165" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi everyone,\r\nI've been experiencing similar issues to you all for over a month now. I feel like I have to breathe manually all day long, and if I don't it feels like I'm holding my breath. I've been to see a cardiologist, been to see a pneumologist, and had in-depth blood tests (including an electrophoresis). Doctors have told me I'm healthy and it's just a psychological/anxiety sort of issue. Thing is, this happens all day long and there has not been a break since it started out of the blue one day. I am 19 years old and see no reason as to why I should have these sort of issues. I sleep fine at night, until I wake up and can't go back to bed. I thus haven't had more than 6 hours of sleep in a month, which has been making me super tired throughout the day. It's also been giving me sone back and occasionally chest pain, but doctors have told me that's because of me not breathing properly and thus soring up my muscles. I'm trying to convince myself it's a psychological thing as the automatic breathing process can't fail (and even if it did I wouldn't be sleeping), but this is not going away and it's made my life miserable. Please please let me know if any of you guys have been able to get rid of it and if so how. All the best" ], "date": [ "2023-03-28T20:00+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lterrifico123-1460990" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I'm new to this blog and was searching as I have many times before about my stress problem and its side effects . I've had this problem of shortness of B . for 35 years. and it's just short of a panic attack where the first time I experienced it was being hung over badly which triggered overwhelmingness of anxiety and it rose up to my chest feeling y bloodpressure boil then wheezing in the chest then I noticed or felt like I wasbt getti g any oxygen. it doesbt go away for months sometimes but this was I. the start . I've had panic attacks after this where my heart would pound and not stop for months as well . it caused chronic insomnia as my heart beat would shake the bed. everyone told me the same old crap . hot bath go for a walk. chamomile tea. meditation square breathing. nothing worked. actually a hot tub or any euphoric pleasure would work but soon as I got out or stopped the Exersise it would return . they gave me xanax and that just got me to sleep but still suffered. its f*****g horrible and I dont know anyone who has this. I'm 55 now and i do t get panic attacks where I'm dying . but It takes a couple days or something very relieving to get rid of it . like if I were to get Into a argument where there is yelling that would help but cant do that all the time or if I broke a few dishes or Had a shot gun for skirt shooting g that would help. but if you have any suggestions to get rid of this where my diaphragm is stuck and my airway feels tight and cant breath on my own . oh another thing is massage helps and a happy ending takes it all away but only for the few seconds of the endorphins that are released during orgasm. so I have to concentrate on something else . to take my mind off of it works. but it also feels like being locked in the trunk of a car. thoughts, " ], "date": [ "2023-04-08T01:38+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/carol19439-1179931" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Nathalia,\r\nThe mind is amazing. Your mind is amazing, look what it is doing to you. Of course we don't believe that our minds can be tricking us, after all, it's our minds and we know them best. But we don't, do we?\r\nIt seems like you are suffering from GAD - general anxiety disorder. Something is making you anxious so your mind wants to find a reason for this. It can't so it will make it easier for the mind to worry about something that you can put symptoms onto. The vicious circle of anxiety perpetuates even more anxiety. Thus it goes on. You've done all the right things, the doctor the tests etc: but that hasn't done much to dispel your anxiety. The cruel thing is that it lies to you. I know only too well how my mind tricked me for 50 years. I'm 72 now and I've still not got cancer, a brain tumour, a stroke, not even a heart attack that I thought I was having. We all present different symptoms of our minds when the mind is full of anxiety. \r\nI used to think I was going to pass out because I had to ensure that I was controlling my breathing properly. I was so afraid that I would stop breathing if I didn't make it happen. The thing is, if I'd have passed out, my breathing would have regulated itself and be perfectly normal. It's so hard to believe other people who try to help you understand what is really happening to you. I was like that for so long and wasted so much of my life to the beast in my mind. Stand up and say out loud \"I am a strong, intelligent human being\" The mind believes what hears out loud, it's less inclined to believe anything you say just in your mind. Any time you are feeling that things are getting out of control, say out loud that you are not listening to the beast in you mind and that you are getting better with every breath you take. \r\nPlease know that you have everything you need to be better.\r\n{{ gentle hugs }}\r\nCarol" ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T19:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/careful1-1051085" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael69256-1349975" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/careful1-1051085" ], "content": [ "not necessarily but yes could be \r\n\r\nvoluntary breathing \r\nand\r\ninvoluntary breathing \r\n\r\ncome from 2 places in the brain \r\n2 different nerve sectors \r\n\r\nvoluntary from cerebellum\r\ninvoluntary from medulla \r\n\r\nthere could be some.nerve damage on the vagus nerve that is connected to the medulla the damage would be right on the lungs " ], "date": [ "2021-01-06T00:23+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/careful1-1051085" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michael69256-1349975" ], "content": [ "Okay but it seems your not understanding the concern. No matter what your saying breathing is an automatic function. Yes the signal can come from either the medulla or the sensorimotor cortex but no matter which area of the brain the signal comes from its still an automatic process. \r\nYou can control how fast your breathing or hold your breath etc but if cause yourself to hyperventilate to the point where you end up dropping your carbon dioxide level to low you will lose consciousness and if you hold your breath for far to long you will lose consciousness so that your brain can regain control and restore the balance. Your brain isnt gonna allow you to die. Now if something is going on nerve damage or anything that is fully blocking the signal from your brain to your diaphragm then yes you can die but you will have no control over that. You cant say oh no my brain isnt sending out the signal for me to breath so I am gonna have to make myself breath, its just not possible.\r\n\r\nThe concern in this thread was that they feel like they are the conductor and that they have to make themselves breath because for them the automatic function has stopped working which is not possible. If your brain stopped sending the signals to the nerves that perform the act of breathing (no matter what part of the brain said signal is coming from) you would go into respiratory distress period. " ], "date": [ "2021-01-22T01:10+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Anxiety can cause sooo many different symptoms. I know you feel like your breathing is stopping but trust your brain isn&#39;t going to let that happen. If your brain wasn&#39;t sending signals for you to breath there would be no way for you to make yourself breath. It&#39;s deffiently anxiety messing with your mind.</p>" ], "date": [ "2021-01-22T01:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shane_81689-1053553" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ajaysonar-1376795" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shane_81689-1053553" ], "content": [ "half of my anxiety (i dint even know it is anxiety) is gone just by reading that i am not the only one. I tried breathing technique, really helps. Thanks." ], "date": [ "2021-05-18T19:27+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/georgetsoupis-1411245" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shane_81689-1053553" ], "content": [ "I haven't slept for a day because of that. I am too afraid to sleep and I am on the verge of losing consciousness when I try deep breathing. It seems that I'm really stupid" ], "date": [ "2022-01-01T08:15+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/akshay75710-1413196" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/georgetsoupis-1411245" ], "content": [ "hi George have to overcome that problem?" ], "date": [ "2022-01-16T15:29+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lterrifico123-1460990" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/georgetsoupis-1411245" ], "content": [ "you will not die , as soon as you count sheep or do some mediattion or whatever and start to fall asleep you will breath normally , myself just knowing that it happened the first time triggered the next time , but its almost for me like smoking weed and getting paranoid and the power of suggestion would make me do exactly what my body or i didn't want to do , its almost exactly like performance anxiety , your afraid you might not sleep so you dont sleep , i know that so well , i had to learn to live with it and make sure that i did everything to get ride of the stress which would be for me everyday life like the world was closing in on me , i got dizzy and everything was blurry , but its all pshycho stuff , that brings on physical , i felt like i was the only person in the world with this not getting any oxygen , it all has to do with cordisol and your diaphragm , breath through your nose and with you belly and do something that distracts you and alleviates pressure , i could go on for days about this horrible malfunction or body overcompensating of fight or flight , " ], "date": [ "2023-04-08T02:07+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Hi nathalia </p><p></p><p>I would definitely agree with your doctor about this been anxiety if all your test come back nornal as I have had this where I thought my body had forgotten how to breath and I dealt with this for over a month!</p><p></p><p>The main problem when you are conciously controlling your breathing is you breath too much which throws the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide off in the body.. your body has too much oxygen so doesnt need to take a breath and that&#39;s why it feels like you have to force yourself to breath.</p><p></p><p>Have faith in your brain and breathing it will take as much or as little as it needs.. </p><p></p><p>Think of it this way, you say you have had this for 2 weeks but if your body had forgotten how to breath then the first night you went to sleep you would have stopped breathing,, BUT you didn&#39;t as your brain takes over.. breathing is an automatic and subconscious action that you don&#39;t need to control. If you held your breath for too long you would pass out but then you would automatically continue to breathe as your brain does this for you..</p><p></p><p>I know it&#39;s hard to think of other things while you feel like this as I&#39;ve gone through this myself.. it sounds odd but the next time you feel as if you cannot breath go for a walk or jog on the spot as this will use more of the oxygen you have in your body and regulate your breathing ..</p><p></p><p>One good thing I found is to relax by breathing.. breath slowly in through your nose for 5 seconds hold for 2 and then breathe out through your mouth for 11 like you were blowing through a straw.. this again will regulate your oxygen balance..</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps, I know how you feel and how scary it is but the more you don&#39;t fear the feeling and the more you trust your brains to breath the less it will happen </p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long reply, if it helps message me anytime.. you are not alone in the way you feel.</p><p></p><p>Shane </p>" ], "date": [ "2021-05-30T20:24+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathalia69401-1058137" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "content": [ "<p>Had to make a new account, well I been doing fine but I got a cold and it was hard for me to breathe, now I&#39;m back to thinking about it and controlling my breathing. And it is worse than ever! </p>" ], "date": [ "2018-05-29T01:28+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/careful1-1051085" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "content": [ "You got it under control once and you will do it again ♡" ], "date": [ "2018-05-29T02:05+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/careful1-1051085" ], "content": [ "<p>Your totally right. Ugh I don&#39;t know why I let myself over think, literally convincing myself that it isn&#39;t anxiety. I just don&#39;t understand how anxiety can make you feel like you have to take each breath manually. I&#39;m thinking it&#39;s my asthma or my brain lol it&#39;s ridiculous </p>" ], "date": [ "2022-01-12T03:07+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amelia95956-1060508" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "content": [ "Hey i developed a panic disorder almost a year ago now. came outta absolutely no where. anyways i started on Prozac in jan and it’s helped tons, but all of a sudden i’m dealing with breathing manually like you are. Feeling dizzy and all that all of a sudden, which is something I’ve gotten over all ready and is extremely frustrating because i don’t want it to interfere with my life again. I find distracting myself to be the best option - focusing on school work, talking, eating(!!!), and music. Find eating helps the best for me because i guess i have a fear of feeling faint! anyways i don’t think this was much help for you but i’m also lookin for some help haha " ], "date": [ "2018-05-29T14:45+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amelia95956-1060508" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "Oh man that was really poorly written lol my bad !! " ], "date": [ "2018-05-29T14:46+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amelia95956-1060508" ], "content": [ "<p>Yeah those things help me, exspecially eating lol music is only distracting when I sing to the song other than that I&#39;m manually breathing, I can&#39;t even watch TV, taking a shower is a huge struggle, I can&#39;t relax nothing. How often do you manually breathe? When you stop does it feel as if your holding your breath? </p>" ], "date": [ "2018-05-29T16:45+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "content": [ "I have those triggers like you’ll be good for a month or more and then one little thing triggers it :( but I’ve learned we been through it before and we will conquer it every time!" ], "date": [ "2018-08-31T02:47+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amelia95956-1060508" ], "content": [ "I’ve learned to accept it as apart of us and to try to learn how to cope or solutions when I’m in those obsessive breathing state of mind. It’s hard it’s like doing mental pushups but I know each time is just another chance to try to get better and be stronger and train my mind it’s ok and to try to not let it get to me, and to tell myself breathing is automatic even if I think otherwise it’s just a fact of life and it’s always automatic, but it’s about training the mind that’s what I’m trying to do so I can live my life in good times and bad times " ], "date": [ "2018-08-31T02:53+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "content": [ "I’m trying to get this as a active support group for everyone. But to what you were asking it’s like a wave of emotions I can feel great one hour and s****y the next. Same as for my days. And as often as I focus on it, but I’ve been getting better to be like hey even if I’m focusing on it I’m breathing. The act of focusing is annoying not the actual breathing, just like if u were to focus on the road for so long you get annoyed. If I stop I feel like I’m definitely forcing myself to not breath which is even worse feeling. I can’t lie and say I don’t get migraines and stressed from focusing on it but we have to be warriors and keep getting better everyday " ], "date": [ "2018-08-31T02:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/samgh-1316544" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "content": [ "Have your symptoms gone away?mine started last week when my stupid therapist told me about her patient controlling her breathing and next day I copied it and couldn't stop. I can't even go out or sleep or distract myself to do anything. I definitely have OCD. I don't think I can live like this. Already feel like giving up :(" ], "date": [ "2020-06-04T16:58+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jesus09638-1318652" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "content": [ "you have explained my problem perfectly. do you anyway to helped fix this because its stressing me out and i just want to cry sometimes." ], "date": [ "2020-06-18T05:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lucas37349-1341390" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/makayla64248-1057110" ], "content": [ "Please tell me you found a fix? I've struggled with this for 2 months now and it's ruining my damn life, it gets worse when I try to sleep making it near impossible to do so. I'm. Really starting to just give up, I'm so fed up of this now. Manually breathing is getting tiresome, it literally feels like I'm holding my breath if I stop doing it so I can't just stop and let my body take over because it isn't. I can't keep living like this :(" ], "date": [ "2020-11-05T23:55+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tukur98874-1342081" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lucas37349-1341390" ], "content": [ "Hey. I know exactly what you are going through. I've also been facing the same thing this past few days. I've seen a doctor and they said all my tests are fine and when ever I stop trying to breath it feels like I'm holding my breath. The worst is when I start sleeping at night. it feels like I hold my breath. I have been really worried thinking it was something life threatening and searching the Internet throughout. I even thought I had covid. It has been ruining my life because its all I can think about. But I'm happy that I know im not the only one experiencing this." ], "date": [ "2023-08-21T09:12+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael69256-1349975" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lucas37349-1341390" ], "content": [ "are you better? " ], "date": [ "2022-01-01T08:15+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/patientchavez-1350211" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samgh-1316544" ], "content": [ "Don't give up. you can overcome this or learn to deal with it. Keep trying." ], "date": [ "2021-01-07T10:07+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rae99-1349124" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lucas37349-1341390" ], "content": [ "Hey, is this still ongoing for you or are you better? I'm going through the exact same thing. Feels like my body can't feel my breath through my nose so I have to manually take each breath. it feels like there's no automatic drive to breath or to tell my body how often or how deeply to breathe." ], "date": [ "2022-01-12T03:08+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aracoth-1367345" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samgh-1316544" ], "content": [ "You don't have to keep dealing with this. The only thing sustaining it is that it's scary and so the mind finds it interesting to think about. I have had this several times in my life and it always goes away because my brain always loses interest in it and forgets it. \r\n\r\nThink of this time as a good thing as it gives you a chance to remove a lot of the fear for the next time it comes around so it will go away even faster! \r\n\r\nI also find if i lay down and place my hand on my lower stomache it helps to let my natural breathing take over :)" ], "date": [ "2021-03-29T04:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aracoth-1367345" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lucas37349-1341390" ], "content": [ "Don't be so afraid of it my friend. I have had this many times in life and I always forget about it! It get's boring eventually once we stop fearing it so we just forget about it. \r\n\r\nit's not really manually breathing you are doing more than tensing up around your diaphragm when you breath creating a sensation and then panicking when you don't feel that sensation... at least this is in my case! :D \r\n\r\nBreathing is out of our control no matter how much we try to control it and so no matter what you do your body going to breath haha.\r\nall these little worries:\r\n-What if I am not breathing enough?\r\n-What if I breath too much?\r\n-What if I am stuck like this forever!?\r\n\r\nNone of them hold any truth so you will feel safer to accept that and wait patiently for your brain to get bored of manually thinking about breathing! :D" ], "date": [ "2021-09-09T06:03+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/quinn03887-1396489" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/aracoth-1367345" ], "content": [ "Your reply makes me feel calmer <3 I hope my brain would become normal again if I keep a better lifestyle with nutritious meals, less stress, and regular exercises \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-09-09T06:57+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/akshay75710-1413196" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shaun51856-1159596" ], "content": [ "hi shaun friend, i am a new member of this manual breathing group☺️, can you give me some suggestions to help me.... i am suffering for 2 weeks now" ], "date": [ "2022-01-17T05:29+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I know how you both feel. Shane I’m going through this and it’s been an on and off thing from my anxiety. It definitely is anxiety. It’s hard but got to have faith.  I would love to know how both you and Nathalia are doing with it now. " ], "date": [ "2023-08-21T09:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/automatic-breathing-stopped-595599?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/anna537-1461162" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I am very sorry you are going through this. These feelings are very common in people who are struggling. I know what it feels like. \r\nbut the good news is there’s lots of help out there!\r\nI think one of the first things you can do is get a complete physical check up if you haven’t had one recently. That’s always a good place to start.\r\nat the same time you can be looking around for a counselor. You can even do it virtually and it works great!\r\nA counselor is important, because whenever you are going through something like this, it’s very difficult to manage on your own and know what to do to feel better. I tried it and kept going in circles and felt even more frustrated. \r\nwhen you’re with a counselor, you can just pour your heart out and tell him or her everything how you’re feeling etc. they have the experience to know how to help you manage this better. \r\nyour sensations or symptoms are very common with high levels of anxiety. I’ve had that myself. But I found that one of the worst things you can do is isolate yourself completely. That’s not good for mental health. Would you be able to take a daily walk, that would be great for you and any exercise will release good hormones in the brain to help you feel a little better. \r\nStart out by doing one thing for yourself every day. Whether it’s going for a little walk or a talking to a friend or family member on the phone, anything that brings a little joy to your self!\r\nOne counselor told me to write down everything I am grateful for even if it’s just having a roof over my head, food, etc She said do this daily and read it all over again and again. And keep adding to it. I didn’t think I had much, but when I looked at how many things I was grateful, for I was amazed!\r\nAlways remember that things can definitely get much better for you as they did for me. Take one day at a time and try not to overthink things. When we have anxiety, the mind tends to put negative thoughts there. Those thoughts we can let go of. And that’s where your counselor comes in to help you. You could have some depression mixed in there also. Feel free to private message me anytime! Remember to take care of YOU! " ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T16:49+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-bad-799027?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ryan6803-112956" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/camham1111-1174842" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ryan6803-112956" ], "content": [ "<p>Now that you mentioned, I suffer from severe anxiety and a few days ago, my head felt weird. Like a zapping pain. Or just lingering there. Of course, my anxiety made me jump to tumor automatically. Thank god it generally doesn&#39;t mean anyting serious. And sometimes my head feels weird. Like lightheaded, usually after staying in bed for a long time while using my phone or probably my anxiety.&#160;</p>" ], "date": [ "2020-04-01T12:08+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hey Samantha. When I was suffering from anxiety I often had this. Along with many other head related sensations, like zaps and what felt like twitching inside my skull. It is unsettling like you say, but t generally doesn't mean anything serious. Try using an ice pack on your head - I know that it's already cold :P but it did help me. Along with orange juice for some reason. But yeah. Good luck :) \r\n\r\nRyan" ], "date": [ "2020-04-01T12:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kiki45600-1075837" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/monique826-1166719" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kiki45600-1075837" ], "content": [ "Hi KiKi did you find anything out about this because I just started having this feeling today " ], "date": [ "2018-03-30T22:04+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kiki45600-1075837" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/monique826-1166719" ], "content": [ "<p>Hi Monique,</p><p>How are you doing? I rarely get it now. It seemed to have calmed over time with my anxiety. I did make some changes though with my diet. I&#39;ve cut down on proceed foods, sugar, salt, gluten. I&#39;ve started an exercise plan. I also take supplements like B12, magnesium, Vit E etc. Maintained a better prayer life. I really feel that it was connected to my anxiety as since this has dissipated, the cold feeling was also. Still not 100 % but much better than before. Oh and I&#39;m getting more sleep now.</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-04-20T05:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kiki45600-1075837" ], "content": [ "Hi Dear,\r\n\r\nCan you share more about your experience? Did you settle it now?" ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T07:08+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Hey, how are you doing? I&#39;m having the same feeling for some days now it comes and goes but it comes pretty often. I feel it especially when I&#39;m asleep. I was getting warm sensations in my head now it&#39;s more of this cold feeling. It&#39;s also to the top of my head. I have anxiety and am also an insomniac. Don&#39;t know if it&#39;s the cause. It&#39;s a bit scary but I&#39;m trusting in God. Hope you have gotten over this. Don&#39;t know what to do or where to seek help. Would post when I figure this out. But thanks Ryan. I really hope it&#39;s only anxiety as this too shall pass. Praying for you all.</p><p></p><p>?</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-09-01T09:04+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alistair_11292-1176012" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dasmerr-1370132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/alistair_11292-1176012" ], "content": [ "i have exactly the same for years.\r\ni cant sleep without a beanie \r\nEspecially when I get a bit of a cold and the weather is cooler outside.\r\nI tried to figure it out but cant find anything. \r\nIt usually gone in summer.\r\n\r\nany new hints?" ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T01:57+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>I&#39;ve been getting this cold sensation as if the heat is escaping my head for years. It&#39;s difficult to sleep without a hat or pillow or some type of pressure on my head at the spot.</p><p></p><p></p>" ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T01:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/richrich-1190745" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>I have the same issue for the last 5 years and it becomes more sensitive to the cold weather every year.</p><p></p><p>I would be interested in finding the root cause of this. By the way, I am bald and shaved, :-) But I don&#39;t think that&#39;s the cause. My guess is that somehow my blood circulation is not good enough to reach my head sufficiently.</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-06-26T03:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/bub95-1304738" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I just had what I believe to be a ice pick headache but I thought i was having an aneurysm so my anxiety shot up immediately and now I'm wondering if the cold feeling kn top of my head is now cause of the anxiety I'm having " ], "date": [ "2020-04-01T02:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/harrypotternerd-1079668" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey Samantha I got when I my anxiety is through the roof. I of course thought the worse. which caused the anxiety worse " ], "date": [ "2020-04-01T12:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kyaw80214-1331598" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dasmerr-1370132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kyaw80214-1331598" ], "content": [ "i live in Australia where its warm mist of the year , but as soon as temps go bellow 15 degrees celsius I get it really bad, like heat flying out of my head, if I put my hand on it it feels good like putting a lid on it. Is that similar to what you had for 17 years? \r\nI cant find anything online about it." ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T02:01+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kyaw80214-1331598" ], "content": [ "Dear,\r\n\r\nDid you find anything to settle it now? " ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T07:33+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Me too, It have been 17 years, on and off, since I moved to Iowa, I am Asian( Tropical gene), I think something to do with weather ( more on Spring and Fall), and Mold ( my old house have Mold on Attic in winter, basement in summer) and , I don't think Anxiety, hot shower, a lot of water, fresh air, sun light are helping me. I hope one day I will move to warmer place." ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T01:59+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/t53062-1315961" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i am getting a tingling sensation on the left side of my head when i touch it it feels like drainage down the back of my throat ....what is this???" ], "date": [ "2020-09-06T01:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/christophe69655-1372844" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/christophe69655-1372844" ], "content": [ "Dear Chris,\r\n\r\nDid you find anything to settle this? can share to us? i also have these feeling like you\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T06:24+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dpooc-1461139" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/christophe69655-1372844" ], "content": [ "yes I have to put my hat on too. If the cold sensation gets to cold I will get a headache. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T07:36+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I have the same issue. The top of my head gets cold and I have to sleep with a hat. If I put my hand on my head it feels better. I also have these feelings in my arms and legs. Has anyone come up with a cause for you?" ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T07:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mouse-1965-1382983" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mouse-1965-1382983" ], "content": [ "Hi Mouse,\r\n\r\nSo did you find anything about this? Can you share how you settle it?\r\n\r\nMuch appreciate\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T06:20+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "yes I've been experiencing this for about 8 months." ], "date": [ "2021-06-17T20:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nat50781-1401991" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nat50781-1401991" ], "content": [ "Dear,\r\n\r\nDid you find anything to settle it now? Mind to share if yes\r\nMuch appreciate\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T07:35+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dpooc-1461139" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nat50781-1401991" ], "content": [ "I have just started menopause and have been having the same issue with the cold sensation on the top of my headache. I was thinking that is what may be causing it." ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T07:41+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "yes, i get this all the time now, especially on the right hand side of my scalp. I wonder does to relate to hair loss? i started feeling cold ever since i noticed that my hair was thinning i am a woman but have recently experienced thinning due to the menopause. However no one who suffers from hair loss seems to be complaining about this and i mentioned it to my dermatologist and he didnt seem to have an answer. I am beginning to think that it does either have to do with anxiety or a lack blood flow to the area or both. Do any of you experience hair loss together with this cold feeling symptom?" ], "date": [ "2023-04-10T07:41+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kiyonari-1378485" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Now I don't know this for sure, but when you feel anxious, your blood vessels constrict forcing blood to your organs ready for fight, the top the head could be considered an extremity?, like the feet/hands/tip of nose etc, all places that can be cold especially when anxious?" ], "date": [ "2021-10-16T19:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rain888-1403866" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/rain888-1403866" ], "content": [ "Hi Rain,\r\n\r\nSo did you find anything about this to settled it? can share to us?\r\n\r\nMuch appreciated" ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T06:28+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi ive started going through same. How did yours turn out. Are you okay? Are you feeling much better ? \r\nThank you " ], "date": [ "2021-10-29T20:42+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/xyndrea69893-1431912" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Samantha,\r\n\r\nSo did you find anything about this? how you settle it? can share to us?\r\n\r\nMuch appreciate" ], "date": [ "2022-06-28T06:27+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tricia33384-1456405" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/samantha91429-208701" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi all, I have recently started getting this cold sensation in the middle of my head, to tell you the truth its a bit scary. Our weather recently change, the place has been cold for ,4 months now and about a month now i have been getting this feeling. Along with this i'm very lightheaded. I do trouble from bad anxiety and have been looking a way to calm myself from stress. if you guys have any suggestions please let me know. " ], "date": [ "2023-02-18T14:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/cold-sensation-on-top-of-head-197012?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lizzy26012-1342384" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lizzy26012-1342384" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank you for replying Jan, it's so reassuring to know that my symptoms are identified with anxiety although I am sorry you have suffered with it too.\r\nI think you are right about stressing about it making it worse. I try not to but it's so hard when I see my husband not making progress. I dog walk so I do exercise but I wish I could do more but I don't always feel up to it. I've tried supplements but I seem to get side effects with almost everything I try. I think what has worried me most is the balance thing which is new. I'm hoping it was caused by the medication and will resolve itself once it leaves my system. The other thing I tried was NAC so it could be to do with that too. \r\nI appreciate you taking the time to reply, many thanks.\r\n" ], "date": [ "2023-04-09T00:21+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i’ve also had anxiety for years and tinnitus, which has now caused a slight hearing loss in one ear. The anxiety goes all the way back to childhood. I’ve had probably every sensation you can possibly get with anxiety and stress. I found that the more I worried about everything, including lightheaded, head, pressure, etc., the more it would continue. I have essentially learned to live with it because as far as I can see, there’s definitely no cure yet. My testing all came out normal. \r\nI do find that when I exercise regularly and drink lots of fluid, and bring down my anxiety level with daily meditation, breathing and crushing any negative thoughts, I have, I feel stronger, which helps. But I know what you’re talking about. I don’t take any medication because it never agreed with me.\r\nYou are definitely not alone! There are millions of people going through this same thing and it’s very frustrating that medical science hasn’t been able to come up with some thing to at least help us feel better somewhat.\r\nI do virtual counseling, which is helpful! Feel free to private message me anytime! I definitely can relate. Take care." ], "date": [ "2023-04-08T22:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/dizziness-and-balance-798951?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mikayla1226-951051" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I don’t take that medication, but it is a strong one. Remember that no medication is going to completely get rid of fearful thoughts or worry. medication cannot control how we think . \r\nyou have to decide if the side effects are worth it, or not. \r\nto get fearful, thoughts, or worry under control, that would take practice and a counselor would be someone who could help you with that." ], "date": [ "2023-04-07T17:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/rispiredone-for-anxiety-racing-obsessive-thoughts-798914?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/r72030-1395160" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "..." ], "date": [ "2021-08-31T05:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/helpmeplzxb-1399364" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i have been really suffering... alot \r\ni feel like i have been changed forever and literally talking about it makes me want to cry abit like even going out with family doesnt feel the same and i wish i could just go back in time and not try it\r\ni just wanted to get the normal high and now i cant even live a normal life\r\ni struggle with basic tasks and have short term memory loss but only at sertain random intervals \r\nit feels like all my memories are melting into one and i cant imagine living in the normal world its like im out of it \r\ni think we all have the memory loss and dont know it fully because look\r\nsay a random sentence right now out loud \r\nthen straight after you/me doubt yourself straight away on wether u imagined it or you actually said it but that will always happen and random actual memory loss\r\ni first tried weed in my town centre and now it feels like anytime i go back there i get a ptsd and get high and panic attack... help me mentally\r\nlike HOW IS IT REAL PLZ HELP LIKE HOW CAN I BE LIVING LIFE IN A WEIRD WAY AND NOONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE I JUDT WANNA BE ME AGAAIN BUT ABIT OF ME JUST DIED CUZ OF A BIT OF S****Y WEED SHOWING OFF INFRONT OF MY FRIENDS NOW IM LAYED JN BED WONDERING IF IM EVEN HOLDING MY OHONE \r\nBUT FR HOW IS IT POSSIBLE HOW CAN I BE LAGGING ALMOST AND MY ACTUAL LUFE BE WEIRD JUST FIX ME" ], "date": [ "2021-09-28T02:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jacob78758-1403521" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "everything your saying Im literally going through I’m i haven’t felt the same and the whole anxiety stuff and even the scared of going mentally ill im terrified of I’m sorry it happened it is very scary i know :( just know you're not alone :) " ], "date": [ "2021-10-27T07:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mark26957-1410899" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I smoked weed for the first time about 5-6 years ago, we were playing this game called baseball, it's where u inhale & pass it around to everyone & u dont exhale until the blunt gets back to you, then you exhale & do it again, after the 3rd time of it going around i started feeling very weird, my head started spinning, i was so dizzy, i was tripping out, i was freaking out telling the people i was with to take me to the hospital and they would not so i ran outside and while outside running around freaking out trying to get help it felt like i was going in and out of consciousness, well i ended up going back inside realizing that i wasnt getting any help, they gave me bananas and milk and told me to just go to sleep, i did not want to, i wanted to call my mom and go to the hospital, well i eventually just layed down and fell asleep, woke up the next morning & i still felt really weird, it was like i didnt feel real, everything felt made up or something like that, idk how to explain it well i had to go to school, while at school, out of no where i had the same \"spell\" if thats what you wanna call it happen again, i started freaking out, i felt like i was dying, it felt like my brain was going out in a way. these \"spells\" kept happening for a while but eventually stopped, here i am, now 20 years old, i still feel weird, i dont have the \"spells\" anymore, havent had it in a long long time but i still feel weird, i dont feel the same, i feel as if time is going by SO SO fast, idk if that makes sense but thats how it seems, time just seems like its going by so fast, i feel like im living life in 2x speed, i still feel like some things arent real, it doesnt affect the way i live tho, i just ignore it & i keep going, i havent ever said anything about this but just was in bed and thinking about it and wanted to see if i could find anyone who has had this problem and is having to live their everyday life with dealing with this and everyone thinking youre perfectly fine, and another thing, im not depressed, im not sad, i have everything i want, i never get mad, i cant remember the last time i cried or felt sad. i dont think it has anything to do with depression. everything i seen on the internet said it was something to do with depression. i have never been depressed, i just want to feel normal again, and not have to live life in 2x speed." ], "date": [ "2021-12-29T03:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/liz27645-1415404" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I'm surprised how much I relate to you on my most recent bad trip, Ive had two previous bad trips or in the Uk as we call it \"whitey\" and those times I was extremely paranoid and out of control. The first one, my head would keep twisting to the side without me telling my brain to do so, which made me panic terribly. After that I swore I wouldn't associate myself with cannabis again, though later I told myself that because I was in the woods and not at home, that I had a bad reaction, or it was laced because my friends mentioned something was wrong with the joint. Second time I smoked was in the dark with my friends, hoping id have a good reaction, all my friends did but of course not me! We were walking around in the dark to get the smell off, and then it hit, it felt like everyone was being suspicious, like they were pretending to keep calm whilst simultaneously speed walking away from something in the dark. I got extremely paranoid and had a panic attack, all whilst there was nothing wrong, we were simply walking around whilst i thought we were being followed. (the head thing also happened again except i could stop it) It felt like I was completely aware of all the effects that were happening to me, every time something new would happen i would shout it out to my friends in disbelief, it wasnt good sensations and experiences, they made me feel anxious and not good. That was worse than the first for me. The most recent time, I decided I really maybe did need to be in a comfortable safe place like a warm cosy house, so I ate a 100mg gummy with my friends at their house. We all had the same type of gummy and it hit us all at the same time. My first realisation was that i had immense tingling all over my face and body, almost uncomfortable, though after the tingles got painful, I ignored it because at first it was a pretty good trip, me and my friends were laughing none stop about absolutely everything to the point my stomach hurt. I'm not sure at which point i fell into my little 'paralysis' but it happened on the couch. I could hear and feel everything but i could not move or speak, my eyes were shut, and i could hear my friends laughing thinking i was asleep. Fyi, i was not. I was stuck in like a paralysis, which i managed to slightly get out of and run to the bathroom because i could feel myself gagging. Ran to throw up in the toilet, and this is where I was completely gone. On top of the toilet I may have fallen asleep or something along those lines, I was conscious in my head, but not in a physical place, There were horrible painful flashes, (the worst pain i have ever felt) in sort of the shape of a triangle, going around. The pain flashes were really unbearable because each flash was like pain, then it fading out and teasing me into thinking it would stop and then carrying on into a loop forever. It felt eternal and i thought it'd never stop. In the moment I thought I was in hell, like I was certain that's exactly how hell felt and that id be in it forever. I still have the doubt that what if it was? After those trips, Id been really paranoid just like you, knowing how easily I could go psychotic. I thought Id always be in control of my thoughts and it was impossible for me to be out of control. But I feel like i'm very likely to lose myself and it scares me. \r\n\r\nAfter my last bad trip, Ive felt like i havent been completely there, maybe this isnt even real. After that trip it had made me scared of dying, because thats the closest ive felt to what not existing meant. Usually i wasnt able to process the thought of not existing or being \"dead\", but when i was in that flashing state, it felt like i didnt exist. So that made me question what if that is where i go when i die? No one knows the answer so no one can convince me that that isnt where we go. Was never scared of dying until i felt that." ], "date": [ "2022-02-02T08:18+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lolzformoney-1417394" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lolzformoney-1417394" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "maybe my imagination is just extra active because i feel relatively normal EXCEPT that." ], "date": [ "2022-02-18T14:40+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hey i took an edible about a week ago and feel a little bit better. just crazy anxiety. While i was high my \"inner monologue\" was just a lot louder than usual. \r\n\r\nNow after the fact, i experience little glimpses of that and makes me feel out of it and anxious all over again. Almost like a flashback. Its not voices or anything but just random sounds. I don't LITERALLY hear it but its more like a thought thats extra vivid and can imagine the sound that accompanies it. \r\n\r\nDoes ANYONE else experience this? If i dwell on it too long i feel like im going crazy, but I know its just me reliving that experience. Is this PTSD?? idk im just confused and a little freaked out and cant find anything online." ], "date": [ "2022-02-18T13:53+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jon21754-1419211" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I just want everyone to know that you CAN most definitely over come this. Just like many of you, I had experienced that same feeling \"reality not quite being the same\" and everything almost being off in a way I couldn't explain. I was visiting a friend in a state where this was legal and I had never tried it before. I wanted to go the hospital and had tremors in the morning. The fear of losing my grip on reality lasted for weeks after. \r\n\r\nGuys, what you have to understand is that you are already back in normal reality. Yes! it may not seem like it, but it's true. What is happening is that much like I did, I kept reliving my trauma and convincing myself that things were not the same, even though it was just pure fear and psychological trauma. Take this head on. Continue to live your life, focus on your goals and what makes you happy, have fun with friends or family, play video games, join a gym. Do not let this own you! Pretty soon, you'll forget all about your \"second perspective reality\" and enjoy the same life you've actually always had. I know it's hard, and it may feel like it will never end but it will! You just have to escape your own psychological trap! If you think it will help, seek therapy, or join a support group. But you will come back, even if it takes time. And screw it, let's say you were in this other perspective forever, life is STILL very much, and equally worth living! I had the same fears, and same very scary experience, but now I am doing great! I know all of you will too." ], "date": [ "2022-03-04T19:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/john79839-1422241" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I JUST WANT TO REASSURE EVERYONE THAT YOU WILL BE OKAY!!!\r\nim not a doctor or anything but one thing I can promise is that if you are going through this, you'll go back to normal. Listen, to those who are long term users of weed, and I mean everyday for like 10 years idk what to do for you. Everyone else especially if its your first time listen up. I once tried a really strong joint from a dispensary and had the worst experience of my life. I was anxious and paranoid and wasnt able to sleep for a couple of days. I didnt feel like myself and my mind felt off. This is a completely normally feeling to any bad experience you have in your life. Your mind views it as a traumatic experience and puts you into a dream like state to try to make you feel better or something. I remember feeling like there was no end to this experience, until I started to get anxious about something else. I literally felt completely normal and totally forgot all about the experience from weed. The point of the story is, you just need to get through the situation and try to forget about it and you will slowly feel normal. \r\nThe more you sit on your couch thinking about it everyday the longer the affect will last. I started to focus on other things in my life and the only time i feel \"off\" is when I really think about it. For me its only been a month and I say theres no specific time that it takes to heal, but i mean weed is not going to screw you up forever. I remember thinking i was going to get some mental disorder like schitzo, but literally to get a mental disorder from weed, you need to have long term use of it. One or two times will NOT affect you. If you do real research there is no research that says that you can get any mental illness from weed. All of them show the affects of long term use. Also the percentage of the population that even has schitzo is like 1%. The dark feeling you might have right now is honestly just depression because of who knows what reason. Somehow you feel upset or guilty or whatever because you smoked or took an edible that one time. Literally you're okay and there are so many ancient civilizations who used marijuana before we did. Also if alch didnt affect you negativity then you're fine because statistically alch is wayy more dangerous. \r\n\r\nI know this is long but I promise you will get better. You just need to push through it and forget about it and pretty soon you will be yourself again. I mean look at how many hard core drug addicts are fine after rehab. Your mind and body repairs itself. This is literally all your own head. You just noticed your anxiety more, or physical sensations you're feeling differently. I have talked to a doctor about all of this and I have been checked, All of these symptoms are normal and go away with time, People just never talk about it cause for some its worse than others.\r\n\r\nAfter reading this, I hope you know you are okay. Try to distract your mind and talk to someone about it, especially someone who has experienced a similar situation. You WILL BE NORMAL. Dont look anything up because you’ll be more scared. If you really think something is up talk to a doctor, but first see how you feel after distracting yourself and a few months. " ], "date": [ "2022-03-31T11:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/palli01477-1436790" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "bro if you can see this i everything you said i have and think and see everysingle thing it has been going on for 2 months and bro i dont know what to do i wanna die like im so scared should i go to a therapist or like\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-08-10T17:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=11#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/richie90682-1321445" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "im going thought this exact situation. i thought i was alone. lets start a chat guys? i need some support with this. " ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:04+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/steve_42083-922454" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i must also share this in reading the comments i realized it i felt as though I was a stranger and people i know my whole life friends family i felt they were strangers that would laugh at me my whole personality changed i was once young full of life and lived out in the sunlight i loved the desert in summer 110 115 degrees i would soak up sun i always hated the cold and the dark now i hate the heat sun and light i want a cold dark room and gloomy weather i was so naive and innocent yet happy i cried the 1st time i smoked it and told the guy who i smoked with that i felt my soul was tainted and that i would never be the same i spent the better half of these 17 years trying to find that person i once was being a single dad is what got me through raising my 2 sons was my only salvation again i hope your better sorry to rant so much i just never thought id hear of anyone who felt this way and you came along thanx many blessings " ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/abby49028-1326807" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I **COMPLETELY** understand you its insane you practically just told the same story I would've told others. I deal a lot with light and sound sensitivity and I have the same thing with the noise / static vision. I genuinely thought I was crazy and I'm glad that me and you and any others who have experienced this that we're not alone!!!" ], "date": [ "2020-08-04T07:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nick94237-1328513" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "This happened to me the other day. I took a few hits and started feeling it like 20 seconds later. It wasn't a good high. I already have anxiety, so certain kinds of marijuana just scare the s**t out of me instead of making me feel good. About six hours later, it still hadn't worn off. I just told myself it would be over by tomorrow. The next day, it still hadn't worn off .I had a lot of trouble paying attention to anything I felt dizzy and my short term memory was very fuzzy. It was a full blown panic attack at that point, cause I thought if it wasn't over now, it would never be over and my brain was gonna be changed forever like someone cut it out and replaced it with someone else's. Keep in mind that I have anxiety and panic attacks a lot. A long time before this experience, I kept feeling like I could have a heart attack at any moment, but when I went to the doctor, they took blood and gave me an EKG, they never found anything suggesting that I was at risk of having a heart attack or anything like that, and they told me that it was just anxiety. I just kept reminding myself that it was anxiety and eventually the fear went away and I never thought about it again. This morning, I remembered that experience and it immediately made me feel better and I don't feel afraid that I'm going to be stoned forever any more. I'm not saying 100% for sure that you have the same problem as me, but I know that anxiety is a really really really powerful thing. It's like the devil, it can present itself to you in many ways. It presented itself to me as a potential heart attack the first time. and the second time it presented itself as a potential lifetime of having a bad marijuana high. I know that anxiety can be like a shape shifting demon that makes you feel like something is happening to you even though it's really not and it will last for as long as you keep worrying. I used to take medication for it, and i stopped for a while and I only started taking it again a few days ago because of this and it has helped a lot. Maybe you could see a psychiatrist and they will prescribe you with something for it. I really hope you see this and it helps." ], "date": [ "2020-10-24T05:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/erinwashington1-1333579" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi there! my name is erin. im 24 years old. I had to reach out to you because ive never read something so spot on to what ive been dealing with for the past (almost) 2 years. First off, I have to tell you, it gets better. I promise you. You adjust to the new normal, you learn coping mechanisms, your body and mind will adjust. You are not dying, I know it feels bizarre, but it will get better. In February 2019 I smoked pot for the first time in 8 years, I started out with a panic attack, then I passed out and hit my head, I was out for two minutes. I couldn’t talk for the rest of the night. Woke up and was in this immediate state of panic. I couldn’t drive a car or turn a corner without disassociating. I couldn’t walk into a store without because so anxious I would black out. I was so anxious 24/7 I would throw up often. I couldn’t even have a conversation without disassociating, I was a different person, couldn’t even talk to my parents without getting so panicked I couldn’t finish a sentence. I would lay in bed for months and cry, it was a living hell. I finally gave in and went on Lexapro. It took the edge off. I still wouldn’t drive my car. But I took a leap and worked on a commercial fishing vessel for the summer. The distraction, the focus and the teamwork really shifted my anxiety. That helped. Now whenever I came home, I would go back into this crazy anxious state. I mean this anxiety that would make me Black out and almost pass out. I got cat scans, MRI’s and everything, brain was okay. I then talked to a therapist and just her reassuring me, telling me I’m not crazy, telling me she’s seen this before, made me feel a bit better. I’m not perfect now, I feel off, but it is what I’m used to, it gets better. And sometimes I even feel back to normal. It gets better, I hated hearing that a few months ago, but each day I learn something new. Self talk. Deep breaths. I am here to talk whenever, I wish I had someone who experienced this would’ve reached out to me when I was at my worst. Message me anytime please!!! I have so much more to say, you are not alone. " ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alyssa18315-1339078" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "leah, i totally understand you!!! i took my first edible on July 15th 2020 and it was 500mg. I was really naive about the effects of it and took it to \"relax\" and i got the exact opposite. i had the WORST panic attack and felt like i was dying. i thought the feeling would never go away and i kept saying i wanted to die. 6 days later i still didnt feel the same and went to the ER to make sure no weed was left in my system and of course there wasnt but my anxiety and panic attacks were still bad. they gave me clonazapam to calm down and it didnt really do much. i felt totally disassociated and to this day, i STILL feel like it. its not as bad but its interfering with my life. i stopped working because i started crying every single day about feeling so depressed and disconnected. it probably doesnt help that i already have anxiety and depression. everyday i regret taking that edible because i believe it did something to me mentally. i even went to a substance abuse program for weeks to cope with anxiety and depresion and that didnt really help. although the staff was helpful and understanding, i merely just wanted the awful feeling to go away. A psychiatrist prescribed me olazapine and zoloft etc for my panic attacks and delusions. i dont necessarily see hallucinations but i feel like im not here or in my body which makes me not want to work out, see friends or do my usual routine. i feel totally paralyzed from my anxiety, depression and disassociation. i CONSTANTLY think about my life BEFORE i took the edible and wish i can turn back time. i beat myself up everyday because of it. i wake up everyday hoping it goes away. i feel like im going to be stuck like this forever and that tears me apart. i even contemplated ending my life. i hope we can help eachother out or anyone else that has the samw feeling/experience. " ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/leom-1339440" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Wow! The experience/reaction you described is exactly (TO THE LETTER) what I went through 3 months ago, upon being peer pressured into trying weed. However I did go to my local GP because the resulting panic attacks were too disruptive to daily life, and I'm on a low dosage anti depressant (Have been since 3 weeks after the incident). It's comforting to know that you and many others have been through this experience and are coping with it but on the other hand I'm sorry anyone has had to go through this in the first place. (Would've loved to have found this forum beforehand.) \r\nI feared going crazy, and although that exact feeling has subsided while I'm getting on with life, the disassociation/depersonalisation remains, and I've come to see that the meds only manage the extreme panic and anxiety. This has led me to consider stopping them knowing that the depersonalised state will likely not subside, and just coping from there. This thread has given some comfort as I'd prefer not to develop a psychotic disorder and evidently that is unlikely. \r\nI find myself obsessively searching the internet for answers to this poorly understood/documented reaction and it has lead me nowhere, until finding this thread.\r\n\r\nI'm aware the original post was a long time ago and wish I could've been here sooner to understand and avoid the stuff, but here we are. I wish everyone the best in their journey, and thank you again for giving me some hope :).\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-10-24T05:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/holden00718-1342197" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi, I'm 16 and i think I'm experiencing the same thing that you are. It's been about 2 months now since I last smoked and I've been losing so much sleep and nothing feels the same anymore. I came here looking for an answer because I'm terrified of what's happening to me. It was somewhat reassuring to hear that other people have gone through what I'm experiencing but it's also really frightening to hear that these effects could last years. I want to have a successful life but I'm finding it harder and harder to focus and sometimes I have these mini panic attacks and I get scared when people come too close to me. I try to tell myself that it's all in my head and that I can just override it just by thinking about it but that never works. I'm considering telling my parents about what I did but they aren't very understanding and i would likely never step foot outside again if i did so I'd love to hear back from you about how you are doing and if you've found any way to deal with these problems. Thanks,\r\n\r\n-Holden" ], "date": [ "2020-12-11T17:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/itsbyron-1346273" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Yeah so basically this same thing happened to me when I was like late 16 - or something and I use to smoke a lot of cannabis for like two weeks and then one day i wanted to get really really high with my friend on a video call so I was 4 cones in and then I remember my friend said \" you know if your on acid and look in the mirror you can go insane\" - which i don't know if that's true or not - but yeah anyways so basically I looked in the mirror and then it caused the most horrible panic attack I've ever had and I thought I wasn't gonna be there much longer and the way I can describe the feeling is like you are in the middle of a blackhole like legit its horrible. Whenever I drunk or smoked it worsened each time, and now I just stay away from cannabis and I hate it because I really want to know why when I smoked before I was fine and it was an awesome high?? and then it just turned to being misery. I still to this day feel like there is glass in front of me and the way I feel around me doesn't feel like reality like I'm looking through a hazey mirror, and I cannot focus on things and my vision isn't the same. I'm unmotivated and get nervous REALLY easy. This sucks i've gotten prescribed fluoxetine but I still have been nervous to take it. Can anyone give me suggestions / help me out here? and I've been reading all ya guys stuff and it's really helped me calm down and sometimes I get the thought where i could be brain damaged or the only person in the world that feels like this. " ], "date": [ "2020-12-11T17:49+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/itsbyron-1346273" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Yeah so basically this same thing happened to me when I was like late 16 - or something and I use to smoke a lot of cannabis for like two weeks and then one day i wanted to get really really high with my friend on a video call so I was 4 cones in and then I remember my friend said \" you know if your on acid and look in the mirror you can go insane\" - which i don't know if that's true or not - but yeah anyways so basically I looked in the mirror and then it caused the most horrible panic attack I've ever had and I thought I wasn't gonna be there much longer and the way I can describe the feeling is like you are in the middle of a blackhole like legit its horrible. Whenever I drunk or smoked it worsened each time, and now I just stay away from cannabis and I hate it because I really want to know why when I smoked before I was fine and it was an awesome high?? and then it just turned to being misery. I still to this day feel like there is glass in front of me and the way I feel around me doesn't feel like reality like I'm looking through a hazey mirror, and I cannot focus on things and my vision isn't the same. I'm unmotivated and get nervous REALLY easy. This sucks i've gotten prescribed fluoxetine but I still have been nervous to start to take it. Can anyone give me suggestions / help me out here? and I've been reading all ya guys stuff and it's really helped me calm down and sometimes I get the thought where i could be brain damaged or the only person in the world that feels like this. " ], "date": [ "2020-12-11T17:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/joey81746-1346421" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "You are not alone. I feel totally the same! " ], "date": [ "2020-12-13T10:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sean32758-1346560" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have been having the exact same problem as you, I'm 16 and I did weed for the first time with some friends about a mouth ago. I had a terrible panic attack while my friends were flying high. I tried not to overreact so my friends wouldn't worry but inside I felt like i was gonna die. Over the past mouth I been having pretty bad anxiety and depersonalization. What made it worse was that I thought I gave myself brain damage and was screwed for the rest of my life. Recently though I've been feeling a whole lot better. This is because I realized that the depersonalization and brain fog wasn't because I had brain damage but because of my anxiety. when I started to focus more on my anxiety I felt the depersonalization start to go away and soon my anxiety followed to. Anxiety is an evil thing and it can make you brain think evil thoughts which just makes it worse. focus on your stress and calm yourself down, It wont be easy and it will take time but I assure you that you will feel a lot better. I am still not 100% but I am very hopeful that I will get there soon. Good luck and stay away from weed for awhile.\r\n\r\nalso what helped a lot was having a good sense of humor, I know that this isn't a laughing matter but it often helps to blow off anxiety." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T09:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/johnbinap-1347954" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello i don't know if you're still having these sort of symptoms but I can tell you that they will go away. This happened to me before and I felt like I was still High while sober. I know you guys might think, \"I wish I was high while sober\" but trust me you don't. It was a very uncomfortable feeling. I felt everything that you were feeling. I thought everything around me wasn't real. What I did was I first spoke to the therapist and she basically told me to relax and I just told her all the problems I was feeling. Me telling her how I felt helped it a little bit more but what even helped better was working out and meditating two times a day for 10-15 minutes. It helped refresh my mind and made me feel way better and positive. Also you have to stop thinking about it and stop searching up the symptoms. You're not going insane. You will be fine believe me. I hope this helps." ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:36+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/satchdog-1350698" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hello,\r\n\r\nIm sorry you experiencdd this but I would like to tell you my experience from a extreamly similar situation and how I \"over came\" it. \r\n\r\nI used to smoke a bunch of weed, everyday for like 2 years and never had ang problem... One night I was smoking with my friend and got a really bad high. and starting having my first panic attack. At the time I had never experienced a panic attack so to me... i was dying... i serar my heart was beating at 200 BPM... i ended up comjng down after about an hour and being able to sleep... \r\n\r\nto this day i swear that night changed my life. Before i never experienced anxirty and now im learning the hard way how terrible anxiety can be.. for months after that night i had very bad anxiety at places like work.. so bad i would not be able to proform my job correctly.. I didnt know what to do.\r\n\r\nfast forward about 4-5 years later im doing well and have a good understanding of what was going on back then. To my understanding is the \"derelization\" that I experinced aswell js just a form of anxirty. What ive learned is not how to get RID of my anxiety but how to control it.. that being said i still have some anxiety filled days but nothing even CLOSE to what it was before. \r\n\r\nMy recomendation would be to try to be okay and understand your derealization and anxiety as it will help you better control it when you noticing its ramping up. \r\n\r\nI hope you see this and I know telling you \"it will get better\" will do nothing but trust me.. it will get better " ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:35+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/anonymou-1351131" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i recently went through the same thing id say about a month ago. I got super stoned and felt fine but a little bit too stoned id say. Ended up having a bad panic attack. For the next few days following this time didn't feel real, nothing did, like i was living in some sort of fog. I obsessed over it and it only made it worse. For me it took having a super hard conversation with my parent to take my mind off of it completely and forget for a minute or so and then i came back. All i can say is you need to do something to completely have it slip your mind and once you do that you should come back if that makes sense. you may question if you're back or not still but you'll know once you're back to normal. I hope this helped :) " ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:35+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=6#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jonathan2020-1300616" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "KEEP YOUR BRAIN OCCUPIED WITH OTHER THINGS NOT JUST YOUR BODY BUT YOURE BRAI @ (sorry forgot to mention it)" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:19+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/josh39986-1305397" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sam30413-1306562" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/josh39986-1305397" ], "content": [ "how do you feel now? mine mostly went away after 3-4 days. This is what happened to me:\r\n\r\nso I've tried smoking weed twice and edibles once (so a total of 3 times over the past 5 months). The first time I passed out and felt like I was in a time loop and when I woke up I got super anxious and scared (the scariest experience of my life. I felt like life wasnt real for a bit!) The second and third time I passed out again and then woke up really anxious and scared but less severe than the first time. I will NEVER try weed again. I felt better about 3 days after the weed had worn off but I still have a little anxiety and fear at the back of my mind because of it. When I'm alone i can get a little sad and overthink a lot now but when im around people I tend to forget about it. Everyone says weed is safe, but it really isnt. " ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:07+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jadon213-1277537" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sam30413-1306562" ], "content": [ "well what your experiencing is really scary. mine ended after half a year. now i still don't always feel me but I only feel like that when i dont get sleep or i get super sad. so what the weed did we trigger really bad depression and anxiety and when that happens your head activates safe mode making you numb to feelings and emotions thats why you feel weird because you dont feel no emotion." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:19+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I still feel like that after I smoked 2 days ago please reply if you see this " ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:07+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/addie1617-960535" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have had some health problems that cause me to have chronic nausea. I have been recommended weed by many friends and I was going to try it but I am hesitant now after reading this. I have a pretty bad anxiety disorder already and feel mostly all those symptoms you listed above on a daily basis already. I have never smoked weed for real but I have been using CBD in high doses in attempt to control horrible period cramps and nausea. At first I swore It was making my heart pound like crazy but I didn't get anxious or anything I think it was just in my head tbh. But now it doesn't effect my heart I just dont think it does anything at all. They say you need real weed for it to work but I am terrified now after reading so many people being impacted years later? I always was under the impression that once the high wore off it would be fine? At a concert one time when I was 18 EVERYONE was smoking and I was inhaling second hand from the person in front of me for like three hours straight. I didn't think anything of it at first but looking back I think I was second hand high cause I was so anxious at the concert, it went away right when I got home tho and I felt fine after. I really want to smoke cause I can't really drink cause of my stomach and I refuse to ever do hard drugs so I would like to do something,,,,,, but now I feel like I should just avoid all together if I have an anxious personality?" ], "date": [ "2020-04-10T16:31+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sam30413-1306562" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "so I've tried smoking weed twice and edibles once (so a total of 3 times over the past 5 months). The first time I passed out and felt like I was in a time loop and when I woke up I got super anxious and scared (the scariest experience of my life. I felt like life wasnt real for a bit!) The second and third time I passed out again and then woke up really anxious and scared but less severe than the first time. I will NEVER try weed again. I felt better about 3 days after the weed had worn off but I still have a little anxiety and fear at the back of my mind because of it. When I'm alone i can get a little sad and overthink a lot now but when im around people I tend to forget about it. Everyone says weed is safe, but it really isnt. " ], "date": [ "2022-07-12T00:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i just found out in the last week that marijuana withdrawal is a real thing. i am an anxiety/depression sufferer and i was self medicating with weed for years. last week i decided to quit to make my wife happy. i then had an anxiety attack for two consecutive days. i was freaking out. chest pains, bubble in my throat, mind racing, stomach problems and cold sweats, leg bouncing up and down a mile a minute. called my therapist, told her i stopped smoking weed, she said i may be going through withdrawal. i had never heard of such a thing, but i just was not smoking regular weed, i was vaping it. turns out the vaping has more thc than a regular joint, so my body was use to the increased dosage of thc, and when i quit, my brain went into withdrawal. my therapist told me to flush my body with water and vegetables. and to take a xanex. so i did. two days later, i feel okay again. still a little jittery, but nothing like 2 days ago. so live and learn." ], "date": [ "2020-04-11T13:28+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/danielee21-1307884" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/danielee21-1307884" ], "content": [ "see my comment above. it also applies to edibles. i dont know about buspirone but i am familiar with Lexapro, because i take it every day. i supplement my Lexepro with Latuda and its amazing. prescribing anti anxiety meds is not an exact science and its possible the doctor should switch you to something else that may work better for you. it took me several tries to find the right meds for me and it can be frustrating until you get the right meds. the meds control your anxiety to a point, you have to do your part too, in trying to recognise triggers for your anxiety. for some people its lines or crowds, others have problems with conflict, or heights, or germs, or tight places, etc. if you are prone to panic attacks, xanex works wonderfully to ease them in as little as 15 to 20 minutes. but what i am saying is if those meds are not working for you speak up to your doctor because he needs to know, so he can consider a higher dosage or another medicine entirely. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-21T22:49+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi! so I am going through the exact same thing. Whenever I smoked weed I was perfectly fine and I felt great. I tried an edible once and felt great. The next time I took an edible (my last time) I had a really bad trip and I thought I was dead and it scared the s**t out of me. Ive never had a panic attack before so it was very scary to me and I didn't know what it was. Well its been two months after the edible and everything feels like a dream and its very scary. i went to a doctor and was diagnosed with GAD and depression. Which I've never had any bad problems with before the edible. I am now on Buspirone and Lexapro. i keep waiting to feel better again but i feel as if nothing is working ),: I also have these intrusive thoughts making me think that I'm going crazy. I just want to be normal again. any advice ? " ], "date": [ "2022-07-12T00:14+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/taimoor95068-1307542" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/taimoor95068-1307542" ], "content": [ "its tough to know where your weed is coming from or what was put in it if you get it from a friend of a friend (off the street). better to get it from a dispensary where its not cut with anything and they stand behind their product. vaping it isnt much better and the THC content is much higher, again a dispensary is safer. but it sounds like you found this out the hard way. and i just found out recently from my therapist that THC has withdrawals associated with it when you stop smoking it after a long period of time. best bet, dont smoke it at all, as it affects different people in different ways. if you happen to have anxiety and come down from the THC, your anxiety goes up. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-21T23:12+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rockszee-1460908" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "content": [ "Not true. I only got mine from the dispensary. I quit over 2 years ago and the day after i quit i ended up in the hospital for 3 days because my heart started racing and beating irregularly. They ran all every test on me and concluded it was anxiety. I was diagnosed with cannabis induced panic disorder. And put on medication because that was the only way my heart will stop racing! On top of that i have a lot of the other symptoms that are being talked about on this forum. I do not know if i will ever be the same as i was. I only took edibles at night for insomnia. I was not using it to get high and i ended up like this. I have lost hope that i will ever not hear buzzing in my head, seeing double and continual anxiety. So the dispensary is no better!! " ], "date": [ "2023-04-06T21:02+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "its been 4 years in 2016 march 25th i hit 3 bong hits of weed i curse that time and shirty friend who didnt told me stuff is so hard and i suddenly got blackout unconcious for some i was dead deaf . suddenly with a blow i came to life and every thing is blurr and in slow motion. looks like i am grabing the cup and it takes me too much time everthing got so slowed . i feel numbness tingling pins for the ist time time in my life which i dont know is going with me with next each day of my life . my sensations touch turn in to numbess and tingling pins all over . this drama continues till 4/5 hours . i slep and wake up in the morning like there is nothing happened . but after 2/3 days panic attacks started with racing heart and difficult breathing muscle spams so much tired after working half . and rhis life continues till this day but smptoms got very less now . it took four years and now 7 months my body feels 70% better not 100%" ], "date": [ "2022-07-12T00:15+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/toby79960-1308757" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/toby79960-1308757" ], "content": [ "Are you on any medication? Where did you get the weed from, a friend? Do you know what was in the weed? Sounds like someone put a little something extra in the weed. Just saying. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-25T20:25+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "About a month ago I smoked marijuana with my friend for the first time and had a similar experience, I had a panic attack and my heat beat so hard, I called for an ambulance but my friend was high and didn't take me seriously. I didn't know what to do as my thinking was severely impaired and I laid on the floor twitching like crazy and thought I had died. I realized I hadn't and tried to sleep off the effects but was impossible. After the experience I haven't felt the same, I feel like I'm disconnected somehow. I would love to know if there's anything that's helped to feel normal again." ], "date": [ "2020-04-22T15:24+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/phillip27-1309278" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I feel like this all the time. I always zone out and feel like everything isn't real." ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:09+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=4#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julyana06642-1205783" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I know exactly how you feel. I have felt this way and idk what to do. If you could please write back so we could get in contact that would be so nice to talk to someone who feels the same way I do!!" ], "date": [ "2018-09-02T23:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/chills07-1209020" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/chills07-1209020" ], "content": [ "same here man" ], "date": [ "2020-02-10T20:52+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I am going through the same thing when I saw this I cried cuz I thought I was the only one I don’t wanna live my life like this and I just keep hoping that I will the same one day I’m sorry that you have to go like this and now I constantly rethink my life and wishing I didn’t " ], "date": [ "2018-09-25T02:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ray97372-1232793" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey Leah,\r\n\r\nYour story sounds very similar too mine. I smoked weed and never quite felt the same. its been 8 years now. And its started to get really hard to deal with this. I go through immense anxiety and depression cause of it and dont know what to do anymore. Id love to talk you. do you by chance have an email or some other way i could contact you. Id really like to talk to you on a personal level." ], "date": [ "2019-02-25T00:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/chuboy55375-1256626" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi lena , i recently made the same mistake and smoked a gravity bong and i went on a bad trip never been the same again . \r\nI NEED TO KNOW THE STEPS I GO TO BECUZ I HAVE BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL\r\ntwice alone this week and all this happened due to peer influence \r\nneed your advice please " ], "date": [ "2019-07-25T08:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/fatima45552-1260351" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I'm 17 I smoked weed 4 or 5 weeks ago.. everything you said I'm going through as of right now and in those 4 or 5 weeks. it's scary I doubt my experience everyday.. and honestly looking at people doesn't feel the same and sometimes things sound speedy, The most that scared me when I was high is the feeling on being stuck in an endless loops. Everything doesn't feel the same anymore it feels off and it can be overwhelming. I'm scared and I don't know how to deal with this. I keep thinking back and never did it. Everyday is a challenge. I do yo through metal health but this weed has made things worse I just miss feeling normal again and I'm afraid of doing anything. Simple stuff like going for a walk alone like I always do.. I feel much more paranoid as well.. I feel so drained.. Honestly sometimes I feel as if my body is numb it scares me I think sometimes I'm in a coma it sounds stupid but seriously my mind is everywhere and my emotions are caught up in a not I just want help but no one seems to understand after this weed nothing feels the same and I hate it.. I feel so alone and everything feels so quiet it drives me insane I don't k ow what to do..." ], "date": [ "2019-08-05T05:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/matthew88564-1272795" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i need some advise" ], "date": [ "2019-10-16T04:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/data86684-1280143" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey I am also feeling the same effect just as you have mentioned above from past 23 days \r\nI smoked weed for first time \r\nPlease tell me that how to cure myself \r\nIs this is temporay or permanent\r\nHave your effects gone or not" ], "date": [ "2019-11-30T17:32+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/vicky60291-1266099" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/data86684-1280143" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/vicky60291-1266099" ], "content": [ "SIR\r\ni am also suffering from the above condition as leah mentioned\r\nI know that i am in my sense but it feels like that i am not in the present moment" ], "date": [ "2020-02-24T09:43+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/holden95031-1297280" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/data86684-1280143" ], "content": [ "same here " ], "date": [ "2020-02-24T09:44+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Leah ,you sound as you are vitamin D deficient , your brain function took a hit with the weed , an allergic reaction to a chemical in the weed changing you brain chemicals . First have your vitamin D tested ,or start taking a low dosage is 2,000 iu of D3 a day ... Do you not get a lot of sun a day ? Second start eating foods that is brain healthy as in oats , nuts , blueberries , eggs , broccoli , etc , research a list of healthy foods to replenish your chemicals . Third drink plenty of water to help flush out any toxins . Forth calm down by , putting on easy listening music or your favorite tunes , get a hobby even until things even out .. Best." ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dayton94361-1285684" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dayton94361-1285684" ], "content": [ "hey im going through the same thing pls write me baxk" ], "date": [ "2020-02-10T20:57+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/holden95031-1297280" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "content": [ "i have had this issue for almost 9 years feel free to message " ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:06+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I understand how you feel i smoked weed for the first time two days ago and i had a bad trip everything you said i felt . Hearing your story and others made me to believe that it was just because i did to much " ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/holden95031-1297280" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/josh39986-1305397" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/holden95031-1297280" ], "content": [ "hey can we talk?" ], "date": [ "2020-04-03T22:44+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/holden95031-1297280" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/josh39986-1305397" ], "content": [ "absolutely! " ], "date": [ "2020-04-10T14:19+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "same here going on 9 years almost for the same reason. if anyone would like to talk that has the same issue and or if i could help with another issue please feel free to talk " ], "date": [ "2020-02-24T09:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=3#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ayoub71265-1044224" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey Caolina , \r\nI really wish to hear an update so I can know if this willing to go out or not , a help from you would be great." ], "date": [ "2017-04-21T16:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan_86213-1142497" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan_86213-1142497" ], "content": [ "<p>Hi I Jordan</p><p>I&#39;m so sorry you&#39;re going through the same thing.</p><p>It&#39;s now 4 years after I tried it for the first time and developed &quot;derealization&quot; or whatever it is. Still haven&#39;t figured out exactly what it is but I think it&#39;s just anxiety. </p><p>First of all please believe me that you won&#39;t go crazy. That was all I thought about when I first got it.. but nope!! It&#39;s just your flight fight and fright mechanism over reacting and making you feel like you&#39;re not in control.</p><p>Over time I was able to just ignore it and keep living my life. I even got drunk for the first time in 4 years and nothing happened!! (I don&#39;t recommend trying to drink or anything any time soon because you&#39;re still super hypersensitive to everything and it will trigger another panic attack)</p><p>The only real thing that has helped me is time and a really lovely partner who had been very supportive.</p><p>I still have it in mild levels and the physical symptoms never went away (like the floaters and not being able to focus my vision too well).. but otherwise I&#39;m living like before. </p><p>Atleast trying to..</p><p></p><p>Please don&#39;t hesitate to ask any questions</p><p>I&#39;m not 100% recoverered but I&#39;m not freaking out 100% either </p><p>:).. I really wish you all the best and hope that it won&#39;t last as long as me </p>" ], "date": [ "2021-05-29T18:10+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/samthe1995-1131783" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "<p>I&#39;m happy you posted this after 4 Years! I smoked pot 5 months ago and had a terrible panic attack! It was the biggest panic attack ive ever had! Now I&#39;ve been affraid of going crazy! But after reading your reply, I have hope! How old were you when you Smoked? </p>" ], "date": [ "2018-02-01T21:57+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mina69313-1172901" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "Hello the same exact things are happening to me right now I’m 16 years old do you think I’ll ever be the same? Have you recovered? It’s been 40 days since and I’m slightly getting better " ], "date": [ "2018-04-18T00:43+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aspen53435-1185334" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mina69313-1172901" ], "content": [ "<p>Same s**t happened to me I guess it is getting a little better but when i&#39;m out with friends at night I feel very affected.</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-06-05T02:32+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nikita0986-1245306" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mina69313-1172901" ], "content": [ "Hi please please reply I am 16 as well and did I think the same thing has happened to me but it was only a couple days ago. How are you going now ? does anyone have any tips on how to overcome this" ], "date": [ "2020-11-12T08:47+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jadon213-1277537" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mina69313-1172901" ], "content": [ "im 17 and its been two weeks since i smoked. how are you feeling now?" ], "date": [ "2019-11-14T07:34+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan_86213-1142497" ], "content": [ "are you still going through it because i and i need people like you to talk to because i feel like s**t" ], "date": [ "2020-06-08T22:36+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "content": [ "im going trough this s**t too, but i still smoke weed, uhg. I just keep smoking it even though I know i dont feel the same. For me, first time smoking hash was super duper cool, everything looked so nice, vibrant, chilly and I felt very relaxed.. ;D it was awesome. But second time, ive smoked some weed with tobbaco that my friend got, and dammn, after 3 hits, i was getting sick, so sick, everything felt unreal, thought i was gonna vomit and die at that place... i felt so dehydrated, i couldnt understand anything, when closing eyes my vision would start going crazy, it spins and it feels like im about to die if i continue to be with closed eyes... very very horrible experience, so yeah.. after that i have those same dots, snow vision... very annoying. But i personally , now i can ignore it, i mean, when i sober i dont even feel any other sides effects, apart that thinking about that i might be shizophrenic, sometimes that im crazy and is this world even is real... and simmilar thoughts. Oh, and i became very very sensitive to everything to sounds and touch, jeez. Though, about smoking weed, after that, i tried like 10 times, and only after 15 times from those horrible panick attacks from panic attacks i could think and be normal, but as i mentioned, i stilll feel some side effects when sober ( not high ). I hope you people could understand me. Sorry. Its hard to think for me when im high." ], "date": [ "2020-02-12T23:29+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "message me if you want to talk more about or we could maybe create a group, if somebody got idea... we may figure it out ;D" ], "date": [ "2021-12-13T02:58+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "content": [ "The exact same thing happened to me 19 years ago. I took drugs, had a massive panic attack, and then my anxiety went through the roof. I had derealisation/depersonalisation, along with the strange thoughts about existence. My eyes felt weird, visual snow, felt like I was living behind glass. Everything felt unreal, I felt like a stranger, people I knew felt like strangers. Too many symptoms to list. It was all just anxiety. What your brain is doing, is protecting you from anxiety. You've just went through something traumatic, the bad drug trip, and your mind tried to protect you by putting you in depersonalisation/derealisation. It is nothing more than a defence mechanism. The reason the anxiety symptoms and depersonalisation/derealisation hangs around is because of your emotional reaction towards it. You fear it, or get upset by it, or let it invade every thought, so it keeps protecting you, thinking you are still in danger. The trick is to not fear it. You don't have to like it, and I know how horrible and frightening it feels, but you just need to live along side it, giving it no extra thought or fear, realising it is just anxiety and your brain protecting itself. Go about your day, with it still there. Pay no mind to the strange thoughts and sensations it brings. You will never go crazy from it. Work, study, socialise, watch movies, yes you will feel uncomfortable, but not fearing it, and living is the way to return your brain to normalcy. I highly recommend the anxietynomore site. Thats what got me out of it,.and I suffered from it for 15 years (you wont). If you need someone to talk to, I'm here." ], "date": [ "2022-02-02T17:48+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dani43964-1299127" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "content": [ "hey i smoked 3 days ago and i still feel bad " ], "date": [ "2020-03-04T12:53+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dani43964-1299127" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "content": [ "hey lets make a chat?" ], "date": [ "2022-07-11T18:03+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "Yeah man, thanks !:) Im better now, actually im doing very well now. I understood my problems and causes of anxiety and that \"bad trip\" my self and im really good at recovering, actually im better than ever, except that i have noticeable visual snow from second time of smoking weed. But not thinking bout it, im very very a better person living now, im happy. :) i actually dont even know how i am recovering that fast, maybe im lucky :D But i definetly feel normalised now. I mean i believed lots in my self that i will go trough this and everything is gonna get back to normal, or at least something to normal, and now it is actually quite normal :D \r\n\r\nAnd from my researches, this syndrome is called HPPD, probably." ], "date": [ "2020-03-04T16:35+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "if someone wants to talk, be free to do so ;)" ], "date": [ "2020-03-04T16:27+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jonathan2020-1300616" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan_86213-1142497" ], "content": [ "I promise you things get better I went through this for a whole week and reading stuff on this topic sorta helped but I want to tell you the way you snap out of it or go back to feeling normal. Is doing what you have passion that you often dont get to do as much anymore . For me it was playing basketball down in the old park I use to play growing up with some of my old friends I'm only 19 . I promise you this feeling gets better or back to normal once you find that one thing that always seems to calm you down or bring you back or brings you joy,hype,intense. a lot of these people will tell you it has to do with your \"poor diet\" I promise it has nothing to do with that. it's all in your head literally dont think about you feeling differently than before just ignore it try your hardest. you can definitely overcome it. and maybe you dont have a passion for anything just try to keep yourself occupied and build a passion for something! at the end of the day our passion is what drives us you can do it champ!\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-09-10T09:33+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nathan87138-631200" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "thank you, this is very inspiring. its been 10 years and im still dealing with it :( jw what drugs you took that caused it? b/c im worried weed just permanently altered my brain and it will never go back to normal" ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T04:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nathan87138-631200" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "content": [ "hey this may be random/weird but all our identities are unknown so i wanted to ask you... do you think premature ejaculation could be a side effect of dp/dr?? ever since getting it ive had some trouble with that" ], "date": [ "2020-04-10T03:45+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/austin94250-1318643" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan_86213-1142497" ], "content": [ "ive been going through the same thing. i think weird stuff and i wish i could go back to the old me :( \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-12-13T02:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/steve_42083-922454" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "i understand exactly what you're going through its been 17 years ago that i 1st smoked weed and i felt that i saw everything and everyone for what they were and even though it opened my mind to so many truths it also led to believe lies that my mind was sick or that i was not ever gonna be innocent or happy again something changed ever since i still can't put it into words what it is i just cant pinpoint it 100% however some people have a underlying problem that usually wouldn't come out and the weed brings it to the surface and some people have a psychotic episode when smoking it i do know a few people whp smoked and went crazy never returning to to themselves because it induced something in them that was buried ? sorry for long post hope you get 100% better i never did but everyone is different so please dont base what i said as something that will happen to you everyone is different like i say \r\nmany blessings \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T04:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/steve_42083-922454" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "yes yes that's what was one of my biggest symptoms 17 years ago how could i forget i felt as though the people i knew all my life were strangers and that they were going to judge me laugh at me i started wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap to make sure nobody ever looked me in the eye because they would see the weakness and sadness and attack me with it i felt. and also felt i was a stranger my whole personality changed i used to live in the sunlight i loved it i always hated the cold and dark and now I'm opposite i hate the heat the sun the light i want cold dark rooms i lost many friends and family as a result " ], "date": [ "2020-08-02T15:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/koya56601-1332299" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "hey, that really helped just knowing someone had the same experience as me.\r\n\r\nI still am kinda suffering with it but just knowing i'm not alone really helped." ], "date": [ "2021-12-13T02:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sontredis-1332437" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "Yeah bro I couldn't sleep for a week and a half and finally took some pills to go to sleep and now I'm grinding again but it's still there and I haven't slept without the pills yet and now that I'm running out I'm curious if I've evolved from those attacks.\r\nBut focusing on the goals stops the racing thoughts. It's when I sit alone they come back but I've been trying to incorporate meditation I believe It is me awakening from a long awaited breakthrough of mental programming from an outside source. Maybe demons, something that was attached to me for a long time. I found myself becoming a better person through all of this... hmmmm a sign." ], "date": [ "2020-09-10T09:28+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sontredis-1332437" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jonathan2020-1300616" ], "content": [ "I find myself walking around and remembering old moments when I was a kid playing around with my cousins and stuff... Since the attacks much like this person on this thread I can say your right. It makes you appreciate life more and makes you wanna achieve more in life and drives you immensely.\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T00:44+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/james57846-1337995" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "hey man ive had the same thing for about 8 months and its been really scary. i would like to hear more on how to help/cure it. Get back to me if u can i really dont know how much linger i can keep going like this." ], "date": [ "2021-08-05T12:08+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jim2020-1339530" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "Hi, unfortunately I'm going through the same thing right now but after reading what you've said here I feel a lot more motivated to carry on. Thank you" ], "date": [ "2020-10-24T20:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/flynn45103-1339532" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jim2020-1339530" ], "content": [ "hey, so am i. i really hope we get through this we should keep in touch my instagram my @ is flynnmckee. we'll get over it if not in this the the one afterwards." ], "date": [ "2020-10-24T21:12+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/emily60491-1350607" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan_86213-1142497" ], "content": [ "i am going through same thing too. During my bad trip I felt like I was stuck in time and I was watching the same loop over and over again. I had an awful panic attack, was sweating and felt like I couldnt breathe. I still don't feel myself and worried that I had developed psychosis. After about a week I felt less crazy but still didnt feel myself. I talked to a friend who went through the same thing and she said it took her about 4 months to go back to normal. she said being in the same room where she had the bad trip triggered the feeling that she was going crazy again. I feel the exact same...and think our anxiety is perhaps linked to some sort of PTSD? That might sound extreme but I just think we are so worried and convince ourselves that it is happening again." ], "date": [ "2021-09-28T02:24+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ben15986-1351100" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "I don't even know how to thank you. Reading this really snapped me out of the constant fear. You're right to over come it, you must not fear it and push through it...thank you \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-08-05T12:08+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nikka79057-1361842" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "thank you sir, this means a lot.\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T00:40+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sarasmiles757-1363937" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "I began to cry reading your post. its as if i wrote it myself . Parallel lives just as you said has happened to me. started in highschool and I just turned 40. still struggling time to time. I think getting a dose of detachment makes you start to question out whole being and existence and maybe what death is like . Thank you for sharing . It feels good to not feel \"alone\". I think im still angry that I dont feel normal because I still feel somewhat detached . Im not sure how to fix it or if it can be fixed ?" ], "date": [ "2021-08-05T12:08+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/molly_mvch-1364460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "content": [ "hi i wanna talk to you, like right now \r\nits my instagram id : insta_user_gram0" ], "date": [ "2021-03-13T18:49+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rubia546-1383726" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/steve_42083-922454" ], "content": [ "Hi Steve, \r\n\r\nYour message concerned me, how did the people who smoked never return to be the same. What happened to them? Have they not went back to normal yet. \r\n\r\nHope your well\r\nRubia" ], "date": [ "2021-06-22T08:55+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rubia546-1383726" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "Hi, \r\nI have felt better since talking to my Dad about my anxiety yesterday about the night of a panic attack due to edibles about 4 months ago. I have had about 5 anxiety /panic attacks that last only a few mins since the night. I have gone to a physcologist also. Do you think I can beat these panic attacks and get rid of them in the future. " ], "date": [ "2021-06-24T13:06+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stella67560-1391032" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nikita0986-1245306" ], "content": [ "are you better now?\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-08-05T12:09+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jesse53846-1391517" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "content": [ "yeah man please i need this plesse reply for social media to fonnect\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-08-08T22:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/steven1795-1393060" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "content": [ "ive been going through this for 3 months? how long will this take? im for sure feeling alot better though " ], "date": [ "2021-08-18T01:57+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/helpmeplzxb-1399364" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathan87138-631200" ], "content": [ "i feel like ive been perminantly alterd\r\nand i dont feel the same anymore its horrible and i cant explain it\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-09-28T02:06+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/helpmeplzxb-1399364" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/emily60491-1350607" ], "content": [ "PLEASE CHECK UR MESSAGES J NEED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH U" ], "date": [ "2021-09-28T02:24+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stick-0823-1433384" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/dani43964-1299127" ], "content": [ "can i join this chat..." ], "date": [ "2022-07-11T18:04+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rockszee-1460908" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/helpmeplzxb-1399364" ], "content": [ "me too!" ], "date": [ "2023-04-06T20:43+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hello \r\ni am going exactly through what you are going through. have you heard of anything or any help it would help so much. " ], "date": [ "2022-07-11T18:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/keisha09531-1360918" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I've been through the same thing. It gave me a panic attack that lasted for hours. My body was shaking, I could hear my heart beating, I could see my body pulsing fast..then eventually I was able to sleep it off but woke up with a sick, anxious feeling that lasted weeks to months. I'm doing a little better, but every time I wake up i'm a little anxious, especially at night. I think I developed paranoia. I'm scared to get medication. " ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T16:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/angelina10995-1362175" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi, the same thing happened to me about a year ago and its really freaked me out. i just cant stop thinking about life at least once a day and asking myself if its real or not. this is actually the scariest thing ever. can we please make a group chat? " ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:28+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sean66685-342662" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey Leah, \r\n\r\nYou are experiencing what is known as depersonalization/derealisation. \r\n\r\nIt's very common especially if you have just had a panic attack. \r\n\r\nIt's NOT dangerous and you are NOT going mad I promise you. Its part of anxiety so you need to tackle the anxiety and then the dp will go. I have had it three times now all after panic attacks and it went. \r\n\r\nYou will be okay I promise. \r\n\r\nI have lots of information and links that can help you so let me know if you want me to send them. \r\n\r\nSean " ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:25+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/star586-1106792" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi guys.\r\nsorry to post here but just looking for some help.\r\n\r\ncan any1 point me in the right direction of how to start my own thread please? \r\n\r\ni seem to be able to comment but cant find how to start my own xxx" ], "date": [ "2021-03-04T12:21+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/isaac55971-1362365" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "me 2 is been 1 year now am scared that i will be crazy please help me help me what must i do i miss my old self any anyone help me what must i do to get better??😭😭😭🤕" ], "date": [ "2021-03-05T09:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/victor48739-1364589" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i am 14 and i have done some dumb decisions i have smoked weed about 8 times and i have been sober for over 3 months and i am quiting because i have a whole life ahead of me. yet i cry every night because i dont feel the same before the high. the first time i did smoke weed i had this feeling but i didnt think much of it to be honest. and every thing this person said ive been having the same issues. i dont know if i need therpy or not and i just need help." ], "date": [ "2021-03-14T17:27+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/victor48739-1364589" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/vanessa1234-1364687" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/victor48739-1364589" ], "content": [ "hi, im going through the same thing(im 16/17) please know that if you are going through something simular, then you will be okay. we cant undo what we have already done so we have to deal with it and heal. it might help to explain your feelings to someone you trust. itll also help to turn to yourself and take time away feom reality for a bit. remember to breath and to get back to doing things you enjoy in life. good luck, i hope you feel better soon." ], "date": [ "2021-03-15T06:33+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i am 14 and i have done some dumb decisions i have smoked weed about 8 times and i have been sober for over 3 months and i am quiting because i have a whole life ahead of me. yet i cry every night because i dont feel the same before the high. the first time i did smoke weed i had this feeling but i didnt think much of it to be honest. and every thing this person said ive been having the same issues. i dont know if i need therpy or not and i just need help." ], "date": [ "2021-03-14T17:27+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/vanessa1234-1364687" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i experienced this about two years ago(under aged).. i feel as though things haven't been the same since. I cant focus as long, i have trouble following conversations, i zone out way too often. something that differed from my expeirence was that during the high, i didnt have a panic attack(i had highs previously that resulted in panic attacks). It was actually probably the best high id had, everything was funny and i was happy. the day that followed i felt like i woke up high still, i thought maybe it was like a weed hangover.. but it had been too many hours for it to still be affecting me. it does feel like its gotten better but my constant zoning out hasnt gone away, my ability to think about problems seems to have been getting worse and the symptoms are fainter but still present. i worry that it woke up a disorder i may have had but didnt know? either way, i hope that it goes away soon... i wish good luck to anyone who is expeirencing this aswell. and a tip thats been working is taking time away feom reality to focus on myself.. " ], "date": [ "2021-03-15T06:27+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/letme1n-1365254" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I had this exact issue while at University. It's a safety mechanism (one of the many horrible flight or fight symptoms) in which, IF you are in a horrible situation (being mauled by a lion) it's quite useful to almost be disassociated with reality. It makes it less intense. I can sympathise though - it was not nice.\r\n\r\nWhat I suggest to snap you out of it; GO AND LIVE! When I say this, I mean go and do something daring. Something exciting. For example If you're single (which is what I did), tell your crush you like them. Something that makes you nervous but in a good way. It snapped me out of it. It stopped me being so internal. Because the person is external, is real, is communicating with you, is bonding with you. Obviously don't try this whilst married or in a long-term relationship (might actually get mauled by someone haha). But, to keep it blunt - do something that thrills you!\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-17T19:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tallula71563-1367131" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi, Thank God I found your post i have had this since January moments of what i thought were going into a panic attack and on googling found it to be derealisation though hardly anything helpful online and Ive just told my doctor's its panic attacks \r\n\r\ni had a really bad trip the first time I smoked weed (in 20 plus years) and have not recovered since.\r\n\r\nWhen it happens I feel like I cant trust the loved ones I am with, i feel like I have to be on my own to be safe and I feel like I might be imagining whats happening and thinking Im saying things that Im not.\r\n\r\nI really empathise " ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:22+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/patrickx-1367832" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tony44950-1374907" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/patrickx-1367832" ], "content": [ "i feel absolutely same for a year. do you have any progress,i feel so tired.\r\nplease let me know,i am trying to staying strong and clear-headed but it doesnt work as before. i feel like i am not i am anymore. i really hope on your reply " ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:17+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hey I feel sort of the same way as you do.\r\nI smoked pot for the first time with some of my close friends nearly every day.\r\nIt was fun at times but it also gave me bad anxiety so after a few weeks i decided to quit.\r\nEver since then I felt heavy and not the same like I am not me any longer.\r\nI don't feel the same way any longer and i have been trying to get myself back there.\r\nIts been 2 or 3 weeks since i quit but i just cannot get rid of the feeling." ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:16+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/gh96-1368406" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello, I want to share with you my story.\r\nI've been smoking weed for more than 10 years.\r\nA year ago I was experimenting with LSD.\r\nI lost respect for the substance and it kicked me in the balls.\r\nI was in trance for a month.\r\nI felt like I was trapped inside my mind.\r\nI felt like my energy was stuck in the past and that I was physically moving but not my soul/energy.\r\nI felt like I was dead or in a comma.\r\nActually, I felt exactly as you describe it.\r\nI had the same visual effects, the noise(borders of everything seem to move), the \"visual snow\"(like some sort of greyish invisible vains), the light sensitivity (I kept seeing 4 lights in my vision for a week)\r\nI had constant anxiety attacks, I couldn't sleep because my mind wouldn't stop thinking massively about everything.\r\nEvery time I smoked weed I felt weird, almost like the LSD took over my brain all over again.\r\nI won't lie to you, I was about to go crazy. \r\nI was about to lose it and go insane.\r\nbut something kept holding me back.\r\n\r\nI had to learn how to reprogram my brain, how to forget, and let go.\r\nI took this experience as an opportunity to change a lot of things in my life and myself.\r\nAs of today, I still have that \"visual snow\" in my eyes but it is not as bad as before and it just doesn't bother me at this point, I learned to focus my vision on what's important. \r\nNo need to worry, all this side effects would vanish with time.\r\nI also worried myself to madness about being normal again. \r\nBut look, here I am.\r\nAlive, normal and with a good mental health.\r\n\r\nYou may want to research: HPPD (Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder) and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)\r\nIt could be a little bit of both.\r\n\r\nAlso, TALK WITH SOMEONE WHO YOU TRUST." ], "date": [ "2021-04-04T14:57+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ihateweed-1368901" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tony44950-1374907" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ihateweed-1368901" ], "content": [ "if you found out anything let me know. i feel exhausted " ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:18+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi i tried smoking weed about 2 years ago and also didnt feel the same. I didnt stop smoking till i realized i havent felt the same to this day whenever i go outside i feel like im focoused on one thing and i daydream alot and feel nautiouse and sometimes cant really remember what had just happened and now I never leave the house to this day because of the trauma and halusinations i get. I haven't smoked weed since but whenever i hangout with my friends and smell the slightest amount of weed in the air i start to get bad reaction. Whenever i get in contact with marajuana i blackout and start having a panic attack if you have any solutions in your expierince please reach out to me." ], "date": [ "2021-04-07T09:57+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=8#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tilly98417-1151793" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi" ], "date": [ "2018-02-17T18:40+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tilly98417-1151793" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tilly98417-1151793" ], "content": [ "that normal, dont worry., Youve smoked some potent thc, dominant indica strain. Just dont smoke next time before school exams..." ], "date": [ "2020-02-12T23:32+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Hi, I&#39;m not sure if what I&#39;m going through is the same but I did weed the other day twice in two days (for roughly the 3rd time) and my head feels slow, like the speed of everything has gone slow, I cannot feel pain and when people are talking to me nothing feels right. It&#39;s like im on an all time high, i wont lie in scared because I have 15 exams in school this year and what if it affects my performance, did any of this happen to you?</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-02-17T18:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jye00972-1161579" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1295250" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jye00972-1161579" ], "content": [ "duuude, i tried it when i was 15, and it almost passed a year. This is quite horrible, but i still smoke weed, i think im getting used to it. But i still dont suggest you to try it. I may figure this my self and let to know... Psychedelics and our people brain is very powerful... " ], "date": [ "2020-02-12T23:34+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Hi mate I&#39;m going threw the exact same thing it happened to me when I was 13-14 years old I&#39;m now 24 years it hasn&#39;t gone away but I have noticed when I have a anxiety attack it feels like I&#39;m loosing my head!! Have you gone to see a professional about this ?&#160;</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-03-17T02:38+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cody56-1176701" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I smoked pot for a full summer when I was 16 I loved it, it was brand new to me. One night I tripped real bad, everything was echoing I was sweaty, sick to my stomach, I couldn’t focus on anything. I was thinking about every wrong thing i’ve ever done (which isn’t much) lol but I thought I was honestly losing my mind and that I was going to die. I stopped smoking it after that, I’m 21 now I recently just smoked it again last weekend and the same thing happened to me again. I blame it on my anxiety I’ve never gotten it checked out. I smoked it Saturday morning and i’m still not 100% but I’m way better than I was lol. I can’t stress anymore possible when I say this but IT DO NOT LAST. When this happens to you just know you will feel better. I didn’t someone to tell me that it would go away within a few hours. It’s so hard to get out of that state when your mind/body won’t let you but just know it don’t last :) " ], "date": [ "2018-05-02T01:49+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aspen53435-1185334" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cameron91917-1294657" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/aspen53435-1185334" ], "content": [ "hey are you still feeling like this?" ], "date": [ "2020-02-10T20:40+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Its been a year for me and time for me passes very fast as well, what are some tips??????????" ], "date": [ "2018-06-05T02:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brian72288-1185528" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "How do you feel now? I’m going through the same thing, feeling unbalanced and “different” then I did before." ], "date": [ "2018-06-05T18:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shakeel10995-1183794" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I went through the same thing bro...its all in our minds im still getting anxiety but what i did is stopped the medication and start to do things which i was affraid of by going to shopping malls and places where huge crowds is it started to give me anxiety at first thoughts was spinning like hell what if i fell or faint or whatsoever try to work in loudness i know it will make u confused and cant concentrate but try ur best and work through the noise...overcome your fears by facing it and tell yourself you are ok and its just anxiety that wants to control you theres no easy fix only you yourself can fix it im coping now vision is becomming better and noor palpitations only numbness in my body coming out of nowhere" ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sarasmiles757-1363937" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "Thank you Thank You Thank You !!! " ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:04+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Hi everyone, just an update and last post from me so it&#39;ll be a long one! :)</p><p></p><p>It&#39;s been almost 4.5years since my bad trip and I definitely still have anxiety and all the other stuff I posted earlier (weird vision, floaters, feeling distant). I&#39;ve definitely become used to it and still try to live life like normal. </p><p>Some days are harder and more uncomfortable than others, some days I make it worse by drinking coffee or getting drunk as **** lol.. but I try to live life as normal as possible. (Again I don&#39;t recommend drinking or smoking anything because it will most likely exacerbate everything.. took me 4 years to get the courage to drink again after I developed this lol). </p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in my previous post you have to trust me that you won&#39;t go crazy! (But definitely put that joint down and take a break if you can do safely because the mind is very fragile...hence why you&#39;re here in the first place)..</p><p></p><p>Just know that crazy people don&#39;t know they&#39;re crazy so if you&#39;re here looking to figure out what the hell is going on that&#39;s a pretty good sign you&#39;re okay! Haha</p><p></p><p>If you do feel like you&#39;re going crazy it&#39;s because anxiety is a motherfu*** and will make you feel like you&#39;re not in control. </p><p>It&#39;s a constant battle but overtime you&#39;ll own it, just like a few other people on here have commented- you&#39;ll overcome fears and things will slowly but surely get easier and more normal.</p><p></p><p>Having anxiety is not just feeling&quot;nervous, or shy at times&quot; like people post on Facebook/insta etc... </p><p>Having anxiety is a constant battle with your mind, a mix of uncomfortable body sensations, stomach crunching fear, confusion etc.. </p><p>I saw a few (ok a lot) of healthcare professionals who confirm is just anxiety.. in my case I probably had it before the bad trip..made it 100x worse after smoking the devil&#39;s lettuce haha. Rip..</p><p></p><p>Some people are lucky and they just have a few days/months of this bull (and hopefully that&#39;s you!)</p><p>But for some of us like me unfortunately, it&#39;ll be a constant battle with some days being harder than others. It definitely gets better over time and who knows maybe in a few years time it&#39;ll keep getting better.</p><p></p><p>The derealization (which is the bit where you feel like everything is a dream.. detached, spaced out feeling) is a symptom of anxiety and other disorders. If you have no hallucinations (audible/visual) it&#39;s most likely just anxiety. </p><p></p><p>Cannabis can trigger (awaken) pre-existential mental illnesses like anxiety and depression and I think the best thing to do is to go see a professional.. even talking about it (like on here) makes you feel less crazy and not alone. </p><p></p><p>Last thing I wanted to do is list things that can help you right now. Like right now.</p><p></p><p>-1) STOP taking substances that affect your cognition (drugs, alcohol even cigarettes). A glass of wine probably won&#39;t kill ya but honestly... Why risk making it worse?</p><p></p><p>-2) If you can&#39;t stop smoking weed, cant quit cold turkey and/or have tried in the past but quitting made you feel worse then please see a healthcare professional. They can often provide support/medication to help you come off weed. And it&#39;s 100% confidential.</p><p></p><p>-3) Go see a general doctor (for a general check-up as they suck at mental health stuff) and get your thyroid checked, your bloods checked (check for iron deficiency anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, etc). Deficiencies, imbalances, thyroid problems can mimick the symptoms of anxiety and/or heighten them. </p><p></p><p>-4) Once you&#39;ve had a general check-up then go see a mental health professional such as a councellor, a psychologist anyone who has experience and a personality that you can work with. They work for you and should suit your needs, they should listen with respect and kindness. :) if you&#39;re lucky you may find a psychologist who was once in the same boat as you but was able to overcome it and guide you in the same direction. </p><p></p><p>-5) Stick to seeing someone as talking about your symptoms/sensations helps to normalize what you&#39;re experiencing.. helping you to overcome it.</p><p></p><p>-6) Excercise and review your diet (what I&#39;m trying now). Excercising is basically like doing drugs.. but your own body makes them for ya lol (endorphins, dopamine and serotonin) same sht that prescribed medication such as SSRIS help increase/balance. (If you&#39;re on prescribed medications don&#39;t substitute/stop them unless you&#39;ve discussed it with your doc).</p><p></p><p>-7)If you have been prescribed medications to manage this take it as directed but give it time. It usually takes about 2 weeks to start seeing/feeling changes. If you&#39;re afraid to take meds like SSRIs then remember that tried you tried weed.. (which had the potential to change your brain chemistry negatively) then why should trying medications that are meant to help be scarier?</p><p>(Now this one I&#39;m a bit biased because I&#39;m still too scared to try anything but leaning towards trying it especially for the harder days... Definetly giving myself some advice here lol).</p><p></p><p>-8) Review your life. Cut out stressful people, environments, situations if you can.. now it&#39;s about you.. </p><p>In my case my energy is very limited now so I don&#39;t have time for stressful draining people or events.. You come first now- your health is priority. </p><p></p><p>9) Write down your sensations, triggers, what makes it better what doesn&#39;t to keep ttack</p><p> </p>" ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>Accidentally pressed enter before finishing my post-lol sorry.</p><p></p><p>10) it&#39;ll get better. Remember that :)</p><p></p><p>Lots of hugs to you all. Good luck on your recovery! </p>" ], "date": [ "2018-06-24T19:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crystal79610-1203444" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crystal79610-1203444" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "<p>And I&#39;m trying to figure out what&#39;s going on with him been at the Erie like 5 times </p><p></p>" ], "date": [ "2018-08-20T21:45+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kaspersco-1283119" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crystal79610-1203444" ], "content": [ "How does he feel?" ], "date": [ "2020-04-20T07:06+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "My son smoke weed a month ago and dont feel the same as himself \r\n" ], "date": [ "2018-08-20T21:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=2#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alexis86576-1368904" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have the same thing going on, I tried weed for the first time around January and went a little over board with it, but as soon as it hit me I started freaking out. My heart rate jumped to 160 when I was sitting down! I thought I was dying, then I couldn't breathe, like I couldn't catch my breath. I immediately called 911 and went to the hospital and they said I was fine, and just to sleep it off, but I didn't feel fine. The next day, I didn't feel like myself, it's like I was replaced with a different, more depressed version of myself. I didn't want to do anything, everything I used to love doing suddenly didn't seem very interesting any more. And to this day, in April, I still have the shortness of breath and can't breathe. My anxiety has never been more worse than it is now and it is driving me crazy! I just wish I could get back to my normal life, I know I had anxiety before, but it wasn't this bad! I freak out over everything, I can barely leave the house, I can't sleep, I can't eat, I'm being distant towards my husband, I don't know what's going on or how to fix it, but I wish it would just stop! I try taking warm baths and sometimes that helps me feel better or to walk outside a little, just do whatever I can to take my mind off of how I am feeling. When you're free try watching your favorite show or humming works, and just tell yourself that you're okay. As crazy as it sounds, I sit in front of a mirror and tell myself I'm okay, that way I can physically see that I'm, in fact, okay. " ], "date": [ "2021-04-07T10:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brandon89499-1369359" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/will54787-1375732" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/brandon89499-1369359" ], "content": [ "Hey Brandon, I have the exact same thing, you're going through, and I'm freaking out thinking ive died because i don't wanna leave my little nephew without his Uncle. Just wondering, did you have a visible pulse in your throat, and could you feel your whole body pulsing, as that's exactly what im Having right now. Every now and then the pulse gets 10x worse and I panic thinking that i died 2 months ago" ], "date": [ "2021-05-13T02:21+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi, I am 18 and I smoked weed for the fist time 3.5 years ago.. was my first time getting properly \"stoned\".. and I feel exactly the same as youve described.. like in a way I have learned to live with it like you said... I smoked it one night and then felt horrendous.. went to sleep.. woke up exactly the same... felt like I was dead. I had about 15 showers one after another.. about 20 cups of coffee.. trying to wake myself up in a way.. that evening.. I got so worked up about it.. I had severe panic attacks.. pacing up and down the kitchen.. crying my eyes out... weeks later felt the same. would find myself breaking down in class at school and running home.. I felt like I was totally detached from the whole world.. vision different... hearing different... everything different... even now I still feel exactly the same and I always know its there.. but you tend to get on with it... but just about 5 mins ago I was sat in the garden.. then bang... it was like my brain said to me.. WOAH YOUR NOT ON THIS PLANET... I can describe myself exactly how you have.. and it was only from smoking that weed ive felt this way. and its horrible.. most of the time I havent the energy to do anything at all.. even walking is a chore.. literally I feel like im possessed... id give anything to go back to that night and to never have touched the rubbish. I worry that I will feel like this for the rest of my life.. it scares me.. im so glad in a way that I have found someone else who feels the same... because everyone ive spoken to about it has just laughed and said im a liar.. blah blah blah... I just don't know what to do from here.. please reply to this.. would love to contact you personally so we can talk to eachother about it and hopefully re assure eachother that everything will be okay... lol\r\nstay strong!\r\nBrandon " ], "date": [ "2021-04-09T19:32+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jesus14508-1369917" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/steven86961-1365933" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jesus14508-1369917" ], "content": [ "how do you feel now? i am going through something weird myself, its been 5 months, sometimes i feel like i am getting better, but then hazy feeling comes back stronger , its not anxiety, but the feeling is causing anxiety, its almost like i wake up high everyday." ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:13+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tony44950-1374907" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jesus14508-1369917" ], "content": [ "goddamn,i absolutely have the same shiver in the back of my head after weed. i think its trauma. i also got symptoms of depersonalization-dr. did you find out,please describe bro. im so exhausted. i dont feel the same as before ... its been a year..." ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:22+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jesus14508-1369917" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/steven86961-1365933" ], "content": [ "i almost feel normal again but i know im not cause i cant even drink alcohol and i get the urge to want to smoke but i know i cant. but for the first couple weeks i woke up feeling weird and that feeling went away but it sucked cause i couldnt concentrate on anything but that feeling because it was just there but i would just suggest taking your vitamins and getting weed out of your system which i bet is already gone\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-05-15T02:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jesus14508-1369917" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tony44950-1374907" ], "content": [ "i never found out what it was which sucks because not having an answer really sucks cause i cant find the solution but ive definetly felt better 2 months after. i wanna ask you what exactly happened to you and how it felt.i cant really remember the feeling it gave me because its mostly gone but it felt like an adrenaline rush in the back of my head and in the first weeks i was crying and that feeling would get to me throughout the day but i would take these pills prescribed to make me feel better and i did but i wanted to eventually ease off it to not depend on it and i eventually didnt need them. But what i would say to you is that youve been going through this for a year which i would assume that youre a strong person for making it that long and you just have to realize that it will get better even if it feels like it wont you just have to keep pushing cause you will definetly will get to the point where you dont get that feeling as much." ], "date": [ "2021-05-15T02:30+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "'ve smoked for about 2-3 years consistently and the only times i stopped was when i went on a plane to other states so i couldn't access marijuana but i never struggled in those times \r\n\r\n3-17-21 - i buy a new bong that is bigger than the previous one and i smoked w33d out of it that i've previously smoked days before. after like 10 minutes i get this weird feeling in the back of my head tingling and then my heart is racing and then i start shivering really bad. i was pretty much convinced that i was having a shroom trip because it was like the exact feeling. i end up going to sleep fine with melatonin. \r\n\r\n3-18-22 - i wake up fine and go to college class like it never happened even though i told myself never again with that pipe. i end up going to buy a treetop hemp bar that's cbd with very little thc and i take a hit and start to feel like i did the day before. i thought to myself maybe it isn't the pipe and smoking just triggers it. days later i still felt the same and i've gone to a doctor and they only gave me medication and i've stopped smoking from how traumatizing of an experience it was. \r\n\r\nnow - i spoke to a psychiatrist and she basically said i have anxiety and she prescribed fluoxetine but i'm not sure about taking it. my dreams have been super vivid and sometimes when i wake up from sleeping at night and sometimes it's hard to go back to sleep i'm not sure whether the symptoms are from the withdrawal or just triggering it from smoking. i've been sweating like crazy almost every day from exercising and drinking only water and i'm willing to do anything to get better.\r\n\r\nAnd whats weird is that ive been smoking and never had any anxiety problems but its just so odd to me that weed is making me feel this way and makes me think that if taking shrooms a couple weeks before and throwing it up had any affect on me and that smoking couldve triggered something . im not trying to be in denial that weed did this but its so odd that i buy a new bong and it makes not only me feel weird but my brother as well but even days after this it only affected me and he was fine after that.\r\n\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tony44950-1374907" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I feel the same s**t for a year,in plus that i cant normally think as before. i started to worry when i talk to others,i feel like antisocial,i never had any problems with memory,concentration or communications.\r\n damn,im so tired bro.\r\n how do you do now,do you use any meds,please advice me how to feel normal. i am really tired of it!" ], "date": [ "2021-05-08T18:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sean7777-1370502" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/will54787-1375732" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sean7777-1370502" ], "content": [ "Its been over 2 months since the Incident and Ive smoked for 3 years now, it's not like it was my first time. Im starting to believe that I actually died that night and I'm just imagining all of this. Thank you though" ], "date": [ "2021-05-16T23:05+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Leah, unfortunately if you have a underline anxiety issue, smoking weed isn't a good idea, I used too smoke when i was in my youth, and it was all good, untill one night everything changed, time slowed down, was paranoid anxiety was threw the roof!! \r\n\r\nWill take a few weeks for you're brain too get back to normal, as it can be a traumatic experience, can happen with any drug but people seem to have a relaxed view around weed, if you get a high strength strain with high thc, can be to some as potent as taking acid. \r\n\r\nYou will be fine though, its a learning experience don't dwel on it too much. " ], "date": [ "2021-05-09T00:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/will54787-1375732" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Im super scared, and i honestly think ive died" ], "date": [ "2021-05-16T22:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/randy41812-1376983" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Some people suffer their first panic attack after smoking weed or doing some drugs. People say weed is harmless but anything that alters your brain chemistry is never a good idea.Some people have their worst panic attacks after drinking booze." ], "date": [ "2021-05-20T23:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/phillip93120-1377503" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "NO WAY!!!!! EVERYTHING YOU SAID EVERYTHING TO Sensitive to lights to scared about going crazy to thinking you had gad before but wasnt strong enought to bother you but after you smoked it REALLLLLLYYY showed its self. Sometime my brain tells that my surrounding what i Believe what happened was the gad worsened to a point we where like OMG whats happening and gave us severe Depersonalization disorder/realization disorder. I thought i was alone do you have any platform we can message on ? " ], "date": [ "2021-05-28T17:22+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/123pinetree-1378747" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I had an edible for the first time a couple months ago and it got me and my boyfriend super high, it hit me in the weirdest way possible like I never thought weed could make someone feel. do you know that feeling when you're a kid and you suddenly gain consciousness, that's how it felt to get high, it would happen over and over and I was in this slow motion, I threw up multiple times telling myself that if I puke it out I will feel normal again. this was not the case. days later I still didn't feel normal, but the high was gone, I didn't believe it was and just kept telling myself that once it was out of my system it was going to be okay. I also looked up what was going on in the moment of the high panicking every time, depersonalisation came up and I knew that's what I must be going through. A couple months later I still feel like I'm not myself like I'm living in my head and being controlled by and auto pilot version of myself. I had accidentally got too high too times after the edible incident and I felt the same feelings and fear. I hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I will find the missing puzzle piece to feel like myself again and be able to enjoy being alone again." ], "date": [ "2021-05-28T17:21+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=9#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jean440--1309937" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jean440--1309937" ], "content": [ "Just out of curiousity did you know where your weed came from or if it was laced ? Or like me, you probably didnt care at the time. " ], "date": [ "2020-04-29T16:59+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi there ive been through the exact same thing you've been through but probably worse because, I was addicted to weed and smoked it hoping that \"next time\" would be different.\r\n\r\nI used to see things, hear things and even feel my whole body and environment vibrate intensely, after finally quitting I still felt the same just with a whole lot of depression, memory loss and self consciousness. I never felt the sane one bit. turns out I was going through a spiritual battle, and my \"friends\" were using dark arts against me.\r\n\r\nI soon learned that alcohol, drugs and even caffeine weakens your body and makes you sensitive to the spiritual world the perfect tool for people to use to get you to pass out and have them \"enchant\" over you to make you lose your mind.. I might sound crazy but people around me went crazy the exact same way.\r\n\r\nI never felt the same ever since, till I started praying and reading the Holy Bible regularly. my joy returned to me as well as my memory and focus, anxiety, fear, hopelessness and depression all left me, I can just praise God for helping me in my time of need.. maybe this is not for you but it will be fore someone else out there, because I prayed for a colleague just 2 hours ago who felt the same way. be careful out there and God Bless in Jesus name" ], "date": [ "2021-03-11T05:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aidan05153-1310070" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/aidan05153-1310070" ], "content": [ "Lack of oxygen to your brain while you slept is why you had those symptoms, it happens to a lot of people who snore, have allergies or sinus problems. I dont think it has anything to do with weed. " ], "date": [ "2020-05-21T00:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nathan87138-631200" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "content": [ "i believe marijuana can somehow have an affect on the hypothalamus which is the control center of the brain. this could cause people to have long lasting symptoms but with exercise, a heathy diet, and minimal stress this can be relieved and brought back to normal because of the natural endocannoboids in the brain which also affect the hypothalamus" ], "date": [ "2022-07-12T00:17+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nathan87138-631200" ], "content": [ "thats amazing. But THC does cause withdrawal symptoms and it does get laced often, if you get it off the streets. Your theory (or facts) only apply to those who get their weed from a dispensary. You can not apply your theory to weed off the streets because you really dont know what you are getting. Most, not all, bad trips, are caused by other chemicals in the weed. This happened to me and set off my anxiety so bad, i had panic attacks and was throwing up. It wasnt until my therapist explain to me what was going on, that it all made sense. I quit smoking, and my anxiety went into overload for a few days, but i havent smoked in a month and i dont miss it at all. " ], "date": [ "2020-05-21T00:22+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aidan05153-1310070" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/david76205-1079478" ], "content": [ "Sorry i should have clarified i didn't take any weed when this happened I was only 12-13 . I stayed up one night playing some game on the xbox and the next day when i woke up I had the visual snow so I always thought looking at the screen must have done it to me instead of lack of oxygen. Interestingly years on when I was 18 and smoked weed it would cause my visual snow to worsen whilst under the effects and I would see those strange lights and after images described. The visual snow has stayed with me up until present day along with the derealization and desalination that perhaps came with it, im now 20, the only way i can explain it is that having strong visual snow makes it feel like you are looking through a filter at the world like looking at the sea through one of those old diving suits. " ], "date": [ "2020-05-20T23:32+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hey its weird reading this because a similar thing happened to be when i was about 11-12 where i suddenly one morning woke up with the visual snow symptoms that you describe followed by depersonalisation and derealisation.....its a true mystery how and why it happened but ive just taken it on board as part of growing up....." ], "date": [ "2022-07-12T00:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/taimoor95068-1307542" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I just wana know after my weed attack or panic attack in life . when will this sudden numbness tingling pins and needle which sometimes comes from no when once in a week or month will leave my body permanently? such a pathetic feeling weird really fed up of this . i know its much better now but still some times it comes in a week on a month .\r\n\r\nwhich basically started from 1st day of weed panic attack." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dylan62813-1311152" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "trust me its not just you, I've had many experiences where i thought I was gonna die. one that was worse then all other i thought t was the very end of my existence i forgot everything the only thing i could think is I'm dying and i couldn't feel my body at all. it was the worst and scariest experience I could I possibly comprehend. its changed my life." ], "date": [ "2020-05-20T23:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/micky61145-1311180" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey bro im 16 years old and i smoked weed 2 days ago, the day after smokibg and still now i didnt feel the same either. i didnt have panic attacks or anything but i felt like i didnt feel the same feelings (touch,being cold, hot or eating/drinking.) i dont know how to feel normal again and kinda scared im not going to again. My vision is fine but i dont feel like im well me. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sarah81916-1312485" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi, this just recently happened to me and i feel like i cant talk to my loved ones about it. is anyone still experiencing this that would like to talk? i am new to this website so I am not sure how to contact anyone who is feeling this." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:19+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/william67491-1317189" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "dude, this same exact thing happened to me, including the floaters and the fuzzy sky thing, and the eye thing.. about a year and a half ago also. I haven't felt the same as well. I've been not depressed but always empty feeling and like a feeling that something is off. Crazy to think I'm not the only one." ], "date": [ "2020-06-08T22:36+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mike02278-1319141" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Did anyone else get a bunch of eye floaters, visual snow, and BFEP. I used to be a huge stoner for about six years, and after one bad experience about seven months ago i got all these symptoms. Most of my anxiety is gone but my vision just feels different, mainly having sooooo many floaters. Black cobwebs, transparent ones, bunch of clumped up ones. Did anyone else get these and if so did they go away?" ], "date": [ "2023-04-06T21:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/t36030-1320407" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "heya... so yeah i think weed definitely has different effects for different people who try it for the first time at different stages in their lives. I'm gonna try to say this without sounding completely insane... so I'm almost certain that being at a certain level of high for most mature people is getting to a state of realizing fully where we're at spiritually. it's like our physical reality aligns with our metaphysical reality. it's really hard to discuss because i think that we're in such a vulnerable position... literally naked before God. and we're able to literally feel how we are viewed before Him. it can definitely be hard to comprehend especially since most people have no clue how or what the consciousness of Christ views us humans especially as being His own creation to be. But i think honestly the panic and terror we can feel if we get so high is really just our own souls burning in literally hell. Forever and ever in complete shame with only ourselves to blame, complete agonizing horror with no hope of ever escaping or finding a second of peace or rest from. Aligning with that reality is terrifying and it will definitely leave you at the very least feeling off from your normal self. Not sure what it is about this plant but wherever your soul was your heart and mind were also there for a period and it's changed you for good, hopefully really for good because we will all be judged and it doesn't matter what your reasons for your decisions were in life there's no excuses. The conscious decision to let Christ be the only thing in this world you truly cherish and adore is the only way we can begin to walk the journey that lets us change into the person God wants to see. We gotta get correct. The devil is keeping us content and complacent with comfort in sin. Hell is endlessly dying in the worst way, not dying endlessly. we all hate being here sometimes and no one really knows why we gotta be here to suffer... how else could you describe the panic when your high but being naked burning in a lake of fire forever without the aid of the God who made you. It's real we must eliminate all sin and iniquity from ourselves and allow The Holy Spirit to live out complete faith through us, otherwise though we may not seem wicked... we're dedicated subconsciously to the people and things of the world which is exactly what we're gonna be asking forgiveness for as we burn, this is quite serious. There Is Still HOPE!\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mowie-1280535" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "lol dudes. This is a classic experience that ALOT of people have. Your particular body isnt used to the extremely high THC content that today's weed can have in it. You smoke. Have a SEVERE panic attack and now you're left with an anxiety disorder because of it. You as a person, weed is not meant for you. I am saying all of this because it happened to me when I was 17, I'm 25 now. it is an ongoing process. I've suffered \"heart\" anxiety and what I believe depersonalization EVER since. Some days are harder than others. So unless you want to get hooked on some crazy pharmaceutical pills, then you must just breathe.." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T10:04+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=5#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/azza21-1351174" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Im actually so surprised that someone had the exact experiecne that I had. I was very young when I first smoked so I think that may of had something to do with it but I had the worst panic attack where I thought I was stuck in a constant loop and wouldn't get out. I only noticed the floaters in my eye and blurry vision a few week later and didn't know where it came from. I even got my eyes checked and they said everything was fine so now I know the weed must of caused it. It has been 5 years now since that occurence and believe it or not im still smoking but dont really enjoy it and never want to have a lot. " ], "date": [ "2021-01-14T10:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackson202-1352141" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I think ive experienced the same thing. Im not a regular smoker and the times ive smoked recently resulted in a panic attack, chills, shaking , and my body being extremely tense. Ive been wanting to know why this is happening now versus the times when i used to get high and i would be fine. Also something really weird happened the other day where i was drinking a mango smoothie that had an added energy supplement and i took a few sips and i started to have a bad \"high\" that lasted 30 min - 1hr. The weird part is i have not smoked since 2 weeks ago meaning i wasnt high the day i drank the drink. Can someone please explain what that mightve been." ], "date": [ "2021-01-18T04:25+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/itgetsbetter-1353461" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nikka79057-1361842" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/itgetsbetter-1353461" ], "content": [ "thank you for this, i needed to screenshot the whole thing.0" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T01:00+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Leah not sure if youre still checking this. I totally understand what you are feeling, and it might be hard to believe that especially when im sure most of the time you try to explain these sensations to others they dont truly understand what its like. That disconnect you are experiencing as if you are both floating and trudging through mud, where your vision feels grainy is a sensation i am all too familiar with. I first learned about depersonalization and derealization myself after having an episode experiencing it in college. since then it comes and goes. here is what ive found out about it since and also some advice to give to you:\r\n\r\nfirstly i too have GAD and prone to panic attacks. Depersonalization and derealization when a symptom of severe anxiety often results from your mind \"overprotecting\"itself. it is easier for the brain in some instances to dismiss and disconnect from stressors rather than trying to navigating them. when the brain splits too much though it creates that sensation of derealization and depersonalization which is uncomfortable, BUT NOT DANGEROUS. have this in mind, while you may feel off and anxious you are tethered to reality. you know what is going on, your experiences while uncomfortable are real and still your own. you may FEEL LIKE or THINK as if something bad could happen or thst you may go crazy, but you havent yet and you are not going to. because what you are experiencing isnt psychosis and it is quite a normal phenomenon. people like you and myself just experience this type of disconnect more intensely than most others. \r\n\r\nof course the discomfort is still something to address. what i have found to work the best is mindfulness, and even talking about it with others. i remember when i used to fight the sensation i too experienced the fear you described. but its not dangerous and its not going to hurt you or make you hurt others. if you accept it for what it is and acknowledge it and just try to do what you need to in life and distract yourself it WILL subside. sure it may come and go, but it is normal and not something you need to fear or feel as though you are alone with or need to fight\r\n\r\ni apologize this is my first response ever o actually made an account just to reply to your thread so i hope you see this. please reach out if you have any questions but i hope this helps!" ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tyler62927-1354716" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey i have the exact same problem the visual snow the static vision the feeling when you know something is off ive had it for about almost 3 years the one thing i can say is it does calm down after a while and the depersonalization that stays a bit but all i can really say is dont stress about it your still living you can still do normal day to day things thats all that really matters but i hope this helped and have a good one \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-01-31T06:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tyler62927-1354716" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey i have the exact same problem the visual snow the static vision the feeling when you know something is off ive had it for about almost 3 years the one thing i can say is it does calm down after a while and the depersonalization that stays a bit but all i can really say is dont stress about it your still living you can still do normal day to day things thats all that really matters but i hope this helped and have a good one \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-01-31T06:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tyler62927-1354716" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey i have the exact same problem the visual snow the static vision the feeling when you know something is off ive had it for about almost 3 years the one thing i can say is it does calm down after a while and the depersonalization that stays a bit but all i can really say is dont stress about it your still living you can still do normal day to day things thats all that really matters but i hope this helped and have a good one \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-01-31T06:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alexa10895-1355482" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi i experienced this same exact thing from sativa maybe around october of 2019. Now i feel better but i have the strong urge to smoke again and i was wondering is indica would give me the same results. Can someone please help me find out which strain is best to avoid this " ], "date": [ "2021-02-04T04:09+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dylan30915-1355964" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "this is happenning to me did u get better after a few days?\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-02-06T19:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/john28001-1357064" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nikka79057-1361842" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/john28001-1357064" ], "content": [ "hey, i don't know if you're reading this but try to not think about it. listen to audible about anxiety and how to deal with it. You won't be the same again, cos i'm suffering with the same thing. but you need to embrace it, exercise do something to take your mind of it." ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T01:04+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "how are you now??\r\ni am feeling the same \r\nI am 20 i smoked weed yesterday(i smoked weed two times before this)afternoon and had a massive attack maybe panic attack heart beat was too much fast felt like heart will break my ribs,eyes were red and whole body was vibrating i thought i am gonna die\r\nafter some hours like 3-4 that heart beat rate and vibration became ok but still the slowness around my surroudings and the dizziness in my head were there also i felt like i am not the controller of my body\r\nafter a 9 hours sleep gained some energy but that feeling(slowness and feeling like i am not controlling my body) still here in my head/body\r\nand now at night its more\r\nless energy,slowness,head dizziness,sleepy mode always,fatigue and something different are the symptoms i am experiencing i am feeling like i am not the one i was before feeling like i will not be like i was again\r\nplease help me what to do\r\nits day 2 man i am very scared\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T01:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/t29457-1357132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nikka79057-1361842" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/t29457-1357132" ], "content": [ "thank youuuu!!!!" ], "date": [ "2021-03-03T01:06+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tallula71563-1367131" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/t29457-1357132" ], "content": [ "Thank you so much for giving hope xxx" ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:31+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "\r\nHi I had the exact same thing happen to me when I was 15 years old. I had no prior issues with anxiety, then I smoked weed for the first time, I felt like I was in a dream, dying, and thought I had wrecked my brain. The next day I felt like something was off and everything didnt seem real. I developed severe anxiety and went to a psychologist as this feeling persisted. I thought I was going crazy. But now I am taking my time to write this because I know how horrible anyone experiencing this feels. It has been 4 years since then and I got 100% back to normal by the time I was 17. I am now in my second year university and feel fine and the thought of this experience barley crosses my mind. How did I do this? \r\n1) after you read this post, STOP searching stuff up about weed dp/dr on the internet, never search it anything up about it up again! It feeds into you always thinking about it!\r\n2) Dont entertain the idea ( I stopped seeing my psychologist and stopped talking about it) this gives it less power\r\n3) get busy!!! test your anxiety and continue on with your life! if going to a busy mall makes you nervous... keep doing this, you need to go out of your comfort zone to get more comfortable.\r\n4) continue to stay busy, get a job, go for a walk, hang out with friends (it is so important to stay busy and keep your mind busy)\r\n5) work out (i started working out 2-3 times a day... intense work outs:)!)\r\nAll of this WILL work! The best thing to do is stay busy! This will have you thinking about other things and as time passes the feeling will just go away. Honestly its not like I just had a specific day where I got better, I just stopped entertaining my anxious thoughts causing this feeling by keeping busy and eventually it was nothing but a distant feeling and memory. You just have to stop giving this thought power, your body will then learn its flight response does not need to be triggered, and over time you will be back to your normal self! Hang in there, things WIll get better :) \r\nthis feeling is just temporary! Now go get some fresh air! facetime a friend! read a book! just live your life!" ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:31+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nikka79057-1361842" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "This happened to me 7 months ago, and there were days that I feel like i'm not myself. I don't know how to get on with life anymore especially with this pandemic. it's really really hard. It wasn't the first time that I took it but that night I was unbelievable high, i went out, tried to walk around cos i couldn't breathe. my friends couldn't even recognise me they thought i was trippin. I can hear them but I can't see them. That feeling that you think your gonna die. That was my first ever panic attack. After that night, i was okay, but when i went back to work damn I had a huge panic attack again and I was ill for two weeks, I couldn't even recognise myself. i think a lot of things, what if i'm gonna die until now I still do. before this happened I was always happy and fun but I swear it this s**t changed the whole me, I'm trying to overcome it everyday. Still trying until now, thank you for sharing btw. It means a lot that i'm not the only one out here trying to survive. if you read this please do. You'll be fine, just exercise, have fun, and hopefully after this pandemic you can all go out with your friends again. Please think of something you can look forward to." ], "date": [ "2021-03-27T19:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=7#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/natcali-828939" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "Sorry your going thru this.I can relate but in a different way. I've always been a recreational drug user in the past 15 years. Smoked pot for about 15 years every day.most times I was fine but sometimes it gave me anxiety. The thc in weed is psychedelic which is why sometimes people who don't smoke often feel like they are \"tripping\". And it can defiantly mess with your anxiety. About 5 weeks ago I was in Las Vegas for my 29th bday and I was partying hard,drinkin, smoking pot, did some other party favors, got super dehydrated and had a severe panic attack and went to the emergency room bc I felt like I was dying. My heart was racing head was hurting, legs twitching, it was very scary. They released me after a couple hours and told me I had a severe panic attack and was severely dehydrated. That next day I slept all day bc of the anxiety meds I had and took to sleep. I had got up for a few hours ate some food and smoked some pot. Nothing out of the normal I smoked everyday. But a few minutes after I got another horrible panic attack. So the next day I decided I'm done with the pot and I'm done partying. For about 3 weeks straight I was having panic attacks everyday several times a day. I didn't know why this was happening or what was goin in with me ,my chest would feel tight but head would hurt my head was so clouded I was having so many weird things happening that' I thought I was going crazy. Went to my psychiatrist whom I've seen over the years for anxiety and she said that I have severe anxiety and needed to take an anti depressant bc I'm imbalanced. It's now been 5 1/2 weeks since that Vegas trip and I still don't know what happend that weekend that triggered my anxiety to get out of control. So I do understand what your going through but you need to go see a psychiatrist and just at least talk about what happend and see what they think. Let them know how ur feeling mentally. I know it's scary it's not a way to live but working out, meditation, will help. Hope this passes soon sorry you are going though this." ], "date": [ "2020-09-10T09:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/edward51711-1336916" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "i feel the same ive done it like 10 times now and this time it has lasted 3 days i feel like nothings happening and im dreaming and nothing feels the same" ], "date": [ "2021-04-18T19:51+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael32683-1296943" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "Hi Leah, I hope your well!\r\n\r\nI have recently took a high THC edible for the first time in my life, and I was searching the web with the same symptoms and I have come across your post. Its been 3 days, and I still dont feel like my usual self. What you described is exactly what I am going through, including being extremely slow with coordination and responses. Also my eyesight is so blurry and I cannot read or see things as I did before. I am so confused, Will I get better? Did you get better?" ], "date": [ "2021-05-28T17:14+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sarasmiles757-1363937" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "same . The first time I got high I became detached from reality and lost in my head and I feel like I have never come back . I sometimes wonder if I died that day and this is my hell." ], "date": [ "2021-04-18T19:51+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/damion2199-1365082" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sarasmiles757-1363937" ], "content": [ "I had smoked weed for the first time in New York and they had something out there called \"Tookie\" and I've never smoked it before. When I smoked it I literally went through the matrix my vision was breaking down into little squares and I kept hearing my voice screaming \"fix it\" and \"just leave it alone\" and then I gained unnatural strength and focus. I was staring at this guy in the room and was trying to get to him but my bf was holding me. Next thing I knew I was waking up from apparently passing out. I woke up and couldn't even remember who I am and who anyone around me was. It was so scary to the point that I threatened to hurt the guy I didn't know that well and told everyone to tell me who they are and how I know them. I asked my bf who am I and who is he. I asked where am I and how I got there... I was so scared. Ever since I have been out of touch with life and have been lost and my thoughts are always getting scrambled. I hate it and want to get back to the old me🥺" ], "date": [ "2021-04-18T19:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ant3113-1367786" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/damion2199-1365082" ], "content": [ "couple things. \r\n\r\n1) That wasn't just marijuana. Not knowing who you are is a specific side effect usually for much more powerful psychedelics. DMT, for example. I think you smoked Changa. It has a bunch of near nicknames but its just weed with dmt or 5meo DMT and your buds had no idea. You didnt take poison. and yes. you are okay. \r\n\r\n2) Yes. its freaky. Yes, it can feel unbelievably frightening, but the loss of hope you're describing is actually depression. \r\n\r\nSo, I'm still on the fence if psychedelic drugs are tools for people to use or biological traps for the mind, so I don't recommend them unless you really want to know things about yourself that are scary. People take them lightly. Too lightly, because: \r\n\r\nThe brain is fragile. You got messing around with it, you have to understand you're also messing with your own reality and your perception of it. We're all just brains in a skull jar. It only knows what it interprets, and so when its interpretation is being altered, it appears unnatural. Feels unnatural. And that can be terrifying. \r\n\r\nYou didn't know you were taking a psychedelic and therefore didn't know to mentally prep for having your reality messed with. Yeah, you can temporarily lose your identity. And the thought of that can scare you. Knowing everything you are is just your memories compounding, and if something messes with those memories or your brain you could be lost, right? \r\n\r\nYeah. Welcome to fear of mortality and loss of self. This is what drugs do. Especially psychedelics. They make you aware of how flimsy your existence is and that can cause trauma and depression. Which is what you're feeling. Been there. Its terrifying. BUT!\r\n\r\nThe way out isn't in being afraid of it. You have to accept the facts. You are aware, fundamentally, of your own tenuous grip on sanity and reality and how easy it is for those things to snap. What you should be thinking:\r\n\r\nI was strong enough to come back. I now have this terrifying fear of what losing my mind feels like, and I get to be aware of it AND get my sanity back. \r\n\r\nYou are lucky you had a bad experience, honestly. And at the same time, it sucks. because you know now. But don't let knowing haunt you. The more you stay afraid of it, the harder it is to deal with and shrink down to a manageable thing. \r\n\r\nBright side:\r\n\r\nYou made it through. \r\nYou know who you are. \r\nYou're aware of how fragile life is and why it should be enjoyed and respected. \r\nYou now have a fundamental understanding of what people are going through who actually DO lose their grip. Those people still need compassion. \r\n\r\nSounds like to me you learned a lot. And that should give you peace of mind.\r\n\r\nLearning about self. \r\nUnderstanding self. \r\nUnderstanding human weakness. \r\n\r\nThat's why many people take psychedelics. You take them TO BE messed with. To have your reality poked at and tested. To experiment with losing your entire self, ego, sense of self (ego death), come back from it and learn to appreciate every day more. \r\n\r\nThey make you respect normal. \r\n\r\n\r\nAnd I like you, wish I knew going in that they have that power. Crappy part is: Nobody can explain it to you and have it make sense, so you never know unless you do it. \r\n\r\nWhich is why I like them, but don't recommend them. They plant seeds in your mind that you never expected, and some of those ideas are hard to deal with. \r\n\r\n\r\nBut not permanent if you accept them, learn from them and put them on a mental shelf called \"growth\". It's only scary if you let it affect you. " ], "date": [ "2021-06-08T22:25+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/josh37955-1368009" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ant3113-1367786" ], "content": [ "Your comment has brought me much relief. I am only 18 and smoked for about a year and a half everyday. It was around july of last year and I was on vacation so I woke up and did what I had done for over a year. instead of getting a buzz, I instantly started crying shaking and running to my parents trying to figure out was wrong with me. I was so scared, I had suffered with depression but not from much anxiety because weed was how I got away from all that. I could not go to the hospital because everyone was afraid Id get covid. Turns out I had already had it. So I had coronavirus and had panic attacks every day almost for 2 months. I instantly quit weed after that day, mostly out of fear. But these experiences people are talking about is blowing my mind because of how much I can relate. I feel detached, when I wake up in the mornings, sometimes I doze off and suddenly snap back to reality and it frightens me. I still dont fully understand what is wrong, but I have been praying it will pass like nothing happens. I have developed tinnitus during this as well, loud ringing in my ears when there is just silence. I am still scared because it hits me like a brick when it happens and it makes me afraid to drive. Even typing this I cant believe whats been going on with me for almost a year. I just regret my decisions, I along with many people have promised important people I wouldnt do those things, turns out I lied and am paying some hard consequences. Note I have only smoked (at least what I have been told) is weed, nothing else. But I am sure this was laced with something. I also feel like passing out and get really dizzy for no reason. The doctors would just say It was coronavirus still in my body. But idk, I feel as if my whole body and mind had done a hard reset and im starting from the beginning and idk what to do." ], "date": [ "2021-05-29T18:07+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brandon89499-1369359" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/josh37955-1368009" ], "content": [ "I feel exactly the same if you read my comment above🤦‍♂️" ], "date": [ "2021-04-18T19:53+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/steven86961-1365933" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michael32683-1296943" ], "content": [ "you still have it in your system, i am sure you will be fine in under a month. i am going through something weird from a bad trip as well. i feel like i hurt my head and never the same , its been 5 months " ], "date": [ "2021-04-22T22:10+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lamar108-1399242" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "me and you went through the EXACT same thing. read a bunch of post online over the last 2 years but i can say what you experienced is al-most identical to what i experienced. i have gotten better since my strange encounter 2 years ago but i dont feel like i normally did before i smoked.\r\n\r\nthe weird visuals, ringing ears, strange feeling around my eyes and head, outer body feeling, eyes not focusing any more, and this strange feeling of feeling like a channel in my brain is blocking me out from accessing my feelings or emotions to a degree. like my mental clarity or the sense of feeling free is not there." ], "date": [ "2021-09-27T10:32+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stick-0823-1433384" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "First off, thank you for posting an update many years later. Sorry to hear you haven't made a full recovery. I'm afraid I won't be able to either.\r\n\r\nAte a huge homemade edible 6 months ago and have lost tons of cognitive ability. Have not recovered it at all and I barely work at all now. Just got on Zoloft so will see what that does for my depression. Definitely struggling wit SI. Trying hot yoga and meditation. \r\n\r\nWhat has helped you improve through the years? Again, so sorry for your predicament." ], "date": [ "2022-07-11T17:55+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stick-0823-1433384" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/michael32683-1296943" ], "content": [ "I'm 6 months into my own edible ordeal.\r\nWondering how much progress you've been able to make...." ], "date": [ "2022-07-11T18:00+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rockszee-1460908" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "content": [ "I too got all of those symptoms and more when i stopped taking edibles for insomnia. its been over 2 years and i am still not back to normal. I only took the edibles for sleeping for a year or so and the day after i quit it was like a bomb went off in my body and i have never been the same. I was also diagnosed with cannabis induced panic disorder. That has been life altering, for sure!" ], "date": [ "2023-04-06T20:28+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Ive definetly made some prgress throughout the years but i still dont feel the way I did before the high.." ], "date": [ "2021-06-08T22:25+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/michael17225-1011386" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Caolina,\r\n\r\nSorry to hear of this I hope you get some positive results soon if not already" ], "date": [ "2017-01-16T10:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kody777-1379312" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I'm really glad I ran into this comment. I was thinking about the afterlife today, and the memory of smoking weed a couple years back came to my mind. The reason this was because during this high I felt like I was dying and somehow went to hell or something, still dont know where I was and how, but Its crazy that you literally explained EVERYTHING I felt during this scary experience.. as well as the after effects leading to vision problemm, schizophrenia, ect. I'm kind of relieved that i ran into this comment, so I know that i am not the only one who has experienced. Im glad you said in another comment that you are mostly fine now. Just like you, life in general has distracted me from this awful experience, but today it came up in my head and has gave me a weird feeling today, which lead me to this comment! Hope you are still doing well! " ], "date": [ "2021-06-03T08:57+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/luihx13858-1379618" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "So I have been experiencing this for 5 years now after smoking weed with my friend, after smoking it I had a severe anxiety attack and I thought people were chasing me home. After that night I have never felt the same, I experience a lot of floaters along with blurred vision very often. The blurred vision is always worse in busy environments and at night time. Sometimes I really struggle to do simple activities such as my makeup, I freak myself out now whilst doing it because it doesn't feel real. A lot happened to me since that day but I am still trying my best to live my life normally since then. I do struggle on a daily basis but I keep pushing. This thread has made me feel so much better because I know I'm not alone. I think the main root of the cause is anxiety and learning how to handle it better. I hope we can all fully get rid of this one day and live our lives normally again. " ], "date": [ "2021-06-02T10:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jordan70594-1381478" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "right pretty annoyed I had to sign up to give people life changing information but okay. so for your issue, you've clearly sent your brain and body through intense trauma, now the reason this may still be going on years later, firstly it has nothing to do with what you took in now, at the time it did, but your body has long pushed that out, the reason you feel 70% 4 years later is because you are still dealing with anxiety and depression which can cause a wide variety of symptoms including like not feeling like you're in reality and sometimes can feel like border line insanity. I got this before after overdosing on pre workout, which the product i used is now banned because of how much it was ruining people's lives, but i have been completely 100% cured from the exact symptoms you're describing. you need to cut all sugar out, get in the sun as much as possible, exercise regularly, eat food high in vitamin d and food that causes regulation of hormones, sockeye salmon, spinach, eggs, lemons, blueberries, brown rice, avoid white bread and white rice, sweet potatoes are really good. only bottled water that doesn't contain fluoride, fluoride leads to brain fog and sense of withdrawal from reality. once you've got diet and exercise under control you need to meditate you are trying solve a spiritual problem with physical remedies. and if non of the above works there's a cure that will work almost immediately, magic mushrooms, look it up they reset chemical imbalances in your brain, your trip will be very relevant to your issues, people in your position have reported hallucinations of crying black tears while on their trip which they believed was all the badness leaving their bodies, magic mushrooms will reset your brain completely, it doesn't matter if you have a good or bad trip your brain will be reset and you will feel the once upon time grounded to reality feeling you've been craving from all those years ago, they're called magic mushrooms for a reason, they work like magic" ], "date": [ "2021-06-09T20:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brendon18052-1382682" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello everyone,\r\nI read through everyone's replies on this topic and what you guys are all going through. TRUST ME it gets better. I smoked weed/dab pen for the first time back in junior year of high school. I had such a bad panic attack because I didn't know what to expect from being high because I never smoked and was in a bad enviroment for trying it. I felt my eyes get very heavy then my heart opening and closing and it really scared me. I layed down on the ground outside a teachers room and asked for help felt like I was having a heart attack. Ambulance came checked my heart rate and it was 180 Beats Per Minute which was extremely high. I thought I was dying. Went home once I was with my family and my mom I mellowed out and relaxed and just sat back and watched TV and had laughs. Around a week later I tried to smoke again. This time in school. I was trying to \"fake\" a hit to be \"cool\". So I took a hit of the dab pen and blew the out and saw I blew alot of smoke out. Went to sit down and I was thinking oh my god i'm going to freak out why did I do that. Went to the nurses office and asked if I could go home. Then the \"high\" hit. I wasn't enjoying it because of my anxiety. It wasn't laced or anything but anytime I turned I would see slow motion and see it happen multiple times in my head. Any time I drank Ice Cold water during this the coldness I didn't feel hit my mouth till around 5 Seconds after drinking it. I really thought I was dying during these times but it's just in your brain. So after both of these times I didn't suffer from depersonalization. It was after I got in school suspension and was in the room and just thought to myself im f****d. I have so much work to do and this is going to f**k so many opportunities I had set for me. I started tripping out and after that day every day I would feel like i'm \"constantly high\". Derealization also known as Depersonalization is the feeling your not actually there and your basically \"high\" all the time. Trust Me everyone I promise you it gets better. I suffered from it for Months because I didn't do anything about it. Then 1 Day I was sitting in my room and just accepted everything I did. Yes I f****d up and smoked and had bad anxiety. I'm not going to let this conquer and take over me for the rest of my life. You just have to accept that you have it and this might not make sense but focus on your depersonalization for around 5 Minutes and just think to yourself. All it is is your brain tricking you into thinking your not actually in this world. I started smoking CBD Flower and taking CBD Gummies and it helped me so much and relieved all my stress. I wanted to try smoking weed again so bad since Junior year and to this day am still afraid. Not from the weed. But if I have a reaction. The smell of dabs and weed makes me anxious because of the 2 times I smoked and had bad trips. I got these gummies called Delta 8. They get you high but not so much that it pushes you over the edge. You can smoke and take them all day and night and it won't make you so high your paranoid and trip. That's what I do now. I hope everything I said helps some people through what there going through and just want to tell you it does get better. If anyone wants to talk or needs someone to ask questions about any of this add my snapchat i'd be glad to help people through it. My snapchat is BrendonVallery" ], "date": [ "2021-06-17T03:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/pleasegivadvice-1382825" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hey! im 20 and recently smoked for the second time ever. this time was definitely stronger than the first and i instantly knew it was a bad trip. i started nonstop spitting, followed by symptoms of an anxiety induced high (shaking uncontrollably, sudden feeling of doom, racing heart, trouble breathing, nausous, felt like i was freezing cold, and a major sense of body detachment). this happened 15days ago. i have taken delta 8 gummies before, and they NEVER made me feel anywhere close to how that weed high had me. my friends were all perfectly fine from it, but ive definitely not been anywhere close to the same as before smoking (only took 3hits). ive been to the psychiatrist and majority of the medicines arent working with me well. ive never had such an awful feeling before i started experiencing this constant anxiety. its hard for me to even go on trips, i havent driven since just because im scared ill freak out. even just going fishing with my friends the other day, i barely made it through. this whole process is just scary and i want to go back to normal! i just dont know how, especially since this is literally the only article i have found that has described how i felt to a T. Before i was such a uppity go person around friends, in fact, life was going good besides my grandma dying a month ago. there are so many possibilities of what could be causing this: the stress in my life, the weed i smoked 15days ago, or since im THIS desperate for possibilities- mercury retrograde. Im genuinely at a loss. ive been healthy all my life, i dont want to be dependant on medicine that makes me feel like s**t/uncomfortable, i dont want this constant anxious feeling, i want to be able to confidently go about my life again- including being able to drive without worrying.\r\nAt first i thought it was just the weed & that id be fine, then i had a breakdown in my car & went to the hospital bc i couldnt stop crying snd freaking out. then i convinced myself that it would stop once the weed was fully out of my system. then i was convinced that it just is having lingering effects on me thatll go away soon. i just dont know what to do! ill NEVER do any drug ever again (even tho ive only smoked twice in my life). Any helpful advice? tips? recommendations on talking to a doctor about this to fix it? has anyone overcome this? will i overcome it? will i have to live with this feeling the rest of my life? someone please help :( im scared and have had so many plans for this summer & dont want them screwed up bc of this one mistake that id take back in a heart beat! help please!\r\nmy snap is leekie_daname" ], "date": [ "2021-06-17T03:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jocelyn78895-1383018" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I am literally going through the same thing now. \r\nIm 15 years old nearly 16 and i have bad trips nearly everytime i do it. There was only one time i didn't and the very first time i did, i didnt know what to expect and i thought i was living in a dream, like nothing was real and everything was just going in a loop over and over again. Its like i was stuck in this alternate dimension but then i calmed myself down and i carried on. But then i did it again 3 days ago, i had a bad trip and i had to go to school, it went down during the day and then i drank alcohol that night, and then smoked again in the morning and its been 2 days now and im full freaking out because its like im in someone elses body, watching what they are doing. Im really glad that im not the only one though but im scared that its not going to go back to normal. If i stare at a wall it goes back to normal and then if i get up or touch something it goes back to it. When i talk outloud its like im not actually talking, its like im talking in my head but im not? and then i would ask if i talked outloud and they would say i did, And everytime i move my head i forget that i moved my head and my chest feels tight and i cant sleep at all, i tried sleeping and i kept forgetting to breath, and so everytime i would close my eyes i would have a mini panick attack because i wasnt breathing. is this normal ?" ], "date": [ "2021-06-18T02:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/styro8-1383742" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/addie33170-1384004" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/styro8-1383742" ], "content": [ "Hi! I'm currently experiencing the same thing! mine hits me in waves where some days I'm fine and others I'm afraid to drive. I've noticed a few things help: drinking cold water, putting a show that I'm used to on in the background of what I'm doing, and keeping lights on low or warm. nothing takes the feeling away completely for me except time, but doing things slowly and forcing myself to focus on things and touching things to remind myself they're there has helped me feel better over time." ], "date": [ "2021-06-23T19:09+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/peyton5801-1391103" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/addie33170-1384004" ], "content": [ "Can either of yall help me out. Im the same way. could yall add me on snap or something. My snap is peytonmck5801" ], "date": [ "2021-08-10T17:32+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hey i ran across your post and it is what i really feel like now, out of my body, cannot concentrate or focus, it is hard to thinks i cant think clearly, feeling like i am dreaming or depersonalized. This is my first time smoking weed and feels like its never gonna end, this is 4th day i am feeling like this, it is strange to interact with things and i am conscious bout everything but like somethings off, i don't know if its ptsd or something wrong with my head because like my mind is sleeping while i am awake, it is really strange and i am anxious, stressed and scared, somebody help?" ], "date": [ "2021-06-23T19:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/addie33170-1384004" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "oh my god. i just read this and burst into tears, it's EXACTLY what I'm going through!! i thought i was having a mental break down but i remembered i had two edibles on a week off before these symptoms came back (i used to feel like this after edibles a year ago and never put two and two together). you're definitely not the only one! thinking back on it, i didn't feel like this a few months after last smoking so I'm hoping it will go away. I've also been feeling intense paranoia, not sure if that's something you've been experiencing also? " ], "date": [ "2021-06-23T19:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/aboettinger1-1384284" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I smoked weed for the first(and last) time a year ago with a friend. We both smoked the same bud, from the same pipe yet I totally lost my mind and she was fine. Within 3 minutes of smoking it, I got super panicky, like I knew too much. She tried to calm me down which only made things worse; I knew how bad things were because of how she was responding. Everything went down hill from there. I sat down and, as she tried to calm me, I fell flat on my face and had what I can only describe as a total out-of-body-experience. It was like being full body slapped out of myself to where I could see me laying on the floor dying. I can still vividly remember the entire thing as if it happened yesterday. My friend was kneeling down on my left trying to get me to respond. I was in a trance, stuck between life and death, and God was giving me the choice of weather to live or die. My head was turning from left to right, left to live, right to die. My entire life flashed in front of me, things I knew, things I had yet to know and it was here that I knew what my choice was. The whole time, my friend was saying, \"Oh, Jesus, Andrew!\" Over and over, she kept saying that. And in my head, I was saying, \"Just Jesus, just Jesus\", like I wanted her to pray I guess. Finally, I got aggressive and forced the words, \"No, Just Jesus!\" and instantly, like everything was being rewound, I found myself sitting again. I knew right away something strange had happened because my friends cat was freaking out and she had a terrified look on her face, like she couldn't comprehend anything. She tried to ask me if I was alright, but, for some reason, in my head she had become the enemy now. At some point during my out of body experience, I had come to the conclusion that she was a trap, a temptress and I had to avoid her at all cost. I knew the very act of even speaking to her would end me. So I did the only logical thing I could. I got up and made a bee line for the door. Within 20 feet of her house I came to the conclusion that I had to get rid of anything I had in my hands, which was my wallet and car keys. Those went in the nearest trash can(It was garbage night and all the trash cans were at the curb) Over the next four hours I wandered the streets of her town barefoot, living a thousand lifetimes and dying just as many. What happened in those hours has somewhat faded, but what I do remember vividly is the many times I ended up in hell. Each time had a distinctively creative touch to it, as if the one who sent me there took pleasure in the fact that I was there. Of the many times I found myself there, one was the cliche of the ending road with signs of warning. Only, this road was a road I knew, a road I had been on and the signs were actual street signs somehow interpreted ominously at the time. The other times were decidedly more creative, with a harsh flare to them. In one, I was walking along through this town I was actually in, only to find myself walking onto sand. And on this goes up onto an empty beach, with an umbrella and beach ball. A Hawaiian shirt and sun glasses drop down onto me. A picture perfect scene. And on the right, as I'm walking up to the waters edge, just on the horizon, a sign- WELCOME TO HELL. It was to late to turn back and everything fell away to the street I was on before. I was relieved! Panicked but relieved. I roamed the streets for what seemed like a lifetime, coming to the conclusion that I had indeed died and this was in fact my hell. Just when all seemed lost I made it to a part of town that had some shops and one was open.(It was well past 2am) I had been walking for forever and I had to use the restroom. I went inside and found the bathroom. Opening the door, I stepped in, the light came on. Instantly, like being on a ride at an attraction, I was moved to directly in front of the mirror. A sign lit up just to the right directing me to look over and smile. I knew what was coming. A twisted smile curled on my face; I fought hard not to look in the camera. A second passed and I considered looking. I ran. I opened the door and ran as fast as I could... back onto the streets of my death. Out there I was alone, and I lived eternal. And then I wasn't. After a lifetime of convincing myself that my friend was the enemy, sent by God to test me, I found my way back to her house. Only she wasn't there. Someone else answered the door. It was a man with kids and a wife. I lost my mind. It turns out I actually went to the wrong house. Hers was a block down, but in my tripping state I got them confused. Once back at her place I sat down and started to gather myself. She sat there and reassured me that everything was going to be okay. And she sat there and reassured me that everything was going to be okay. And everything's going to be okay. For another lifetime. And on it went. Once I had had enough of that, it became a game of how long can you not use any random object in the room to kill yourself with. And I succeed. I got up and left. And lived a lifetime. And found my way back. The song \"What Sara Said\" by Death Cab for Cutie kept flashing in my head the entire time I was experiencing this. To get out, to find my way back to my friend Sara after such an ordeal always felt so far away. And yet I made it back. When I finally made it back, she had called her dad out of horror at what had happened, terrified that she had nearly killed me. We sat in the living room and they both asked me if I was okay. They wanted to make sure I was okay before her dad left. And that they were here for me. They just needed to know that I was okay... that I was okay... that I was okay..." ], "date": [ "2021-06-25T09:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rubia546-1383726" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I think we all just need to realise that we suffer from anxiety as mentioned by many. Anxiety is treatable we just need to find the right help. If you feel your going crazy you are actually sane. As God said be not afraid. " ], "date": [ "2021-06-25T22:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/peyton5801-1391103" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey Leah, I am going through the same exact thing and am looking for help as well. If you see this by chance could you please shoot me a text or a message on sc. My snap is peytonmck5801" ], "date": [ "2021-08-05T21:29+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/hdhdjd86289m-1393416" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "im sorry but you are not alone im 15 and tried weed i weed i tried it 3 times and thos times where fun but than i tried a 4th time and my heart was racing i thought i was dying and went the hospital they said everthing is fine. all the sytopms you have is everthing i have ive been having them for about a year it is getting better and i think nothing last forever so i think it will ware of just it will take alot of time to happen. " ], "date": [ "2021-08-19T21:04+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/hdhdjd86289m-1393416" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/leah208-436439" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "im sorry that this happen to you to but it happen to me aswell when i was reading your story i thought i was seeing things everthing u said im going thru too u took my words out my mouth but im getting bettet and its only been a year and i think stuff like that does not last forever and it will go away it will just take some time hope u feel better!!!" ], "date": [ "2021-08-19T21:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-still-don-t-feel-the-same-after-smoking-weed-for-the-first-time-need-support-please-454517?order=oldest&page=10#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cathy26812-1458973" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "it’s normal to feel weird on those medication‘s. Everybody responds differently to them. Some people do absolutely fine while others, like myself, can’t stand how they make me feel. So some people are able to take them while others don’t do well on them. I never did.\r\nFrom what I understand, it does take 6 to 8 weeks for them to fully kick in and you may feel strange before that. just be sure to talk to your doctor at some point and hopefully it will be figured out." ], "date": [ "2023-04-04T19:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/citalopram-to-venlafaxine-798834?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rosewright-1460697" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sue77944-1353000" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "There can be many reasons the pharmacy has rejected to refill your medication.\r\nMaybe they're out of it, maybe they need to hear back from insurance first, from your GP, maybe it's deemed to soon for you to fill, etc.\r\n\r\nIt is unfortunate and there's not much you can do except ask why, and try speaking with your GP or insurance to find out why and to develop a solution.\r\n\r\nI hope your appt provides answers." ], "date": [ "2023-04-04T04:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/coming-off-sertraline-798562?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/gadger-1406928" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/minnie28-1459686" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi minnie i tappered slowly with martizipine.i took 30 mg for years then went down to 15mg .then took it every second day for a fortnight then every third day and so on " ], "date": [ "2023-04-03T20:23+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/mirtazapine-withdrawal-798332?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/gadger-1406928" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/gadger-1406928" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thanks jan im going away on holiday in 2weeks time i think its that whats causing it .i had a bad ordeal when on holiday a few years back .the fatigue is bad as well " ], "date": [ "2023-04-03T19:18+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "yes, those sensations are very common with anxiety and stress. I have had those more times than I can count. When related to anxiety or stress, they are harmless. They can come and go and increase when the anxiety increases. \r\nAre you having any anxiety in your life lately? \r\nBrain fog is something that occurs when your brain tries to protect you from the anxiety or stress. It sort of blocks things out again not harmful. \r\nStress and anxiety can take a toll on the body, and having weak muscles is very common.\r\nIf you haven’t had a complete physical exam recently, that could be a first good step to take. Everybody should have one anyway. Also, something that has helped me a lot is having a regular counseling session. Sometimes we learn things that we hadn’t thought of before that are helpful.\r\nThe more you worry about the sensations, the more you will have them. It’s not the sensations that are the problem. It’s the unmanaged anxiety that causes them.\r\nFeel free to private message me anytime. Take one day at a time and take care of yourself by eating healthy, staying hydrated, going for walks, etc. but I really feel if you have something that’s causing anxiety, a counselor could really help you through this and you would feel a lot better. Take care." ], "date": [ "2023-04-03T18:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-798802?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tek737373-1459756" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cheryl06050-934101" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Cheryl,\r\n\r\nI've taken ashwagandha many times in the past, it certainly helped elevate my mood and reduced my anxiety and depression for some time. \r\n\r\nit you're unable to take it, you could try taking lavender tablets as they seemed to create the same calming feeling for me. Camomile tablets are also very good. CBD is helpful, but can interact with certain medication. \r\n\r\nIf you're taking other medication it may be worth checking if the ashwagandha interacting with it.\r\n\r\nHope that you find a solution 😊" ], "date": [ "2023-04-01T18:22+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-have-experience-with-taking-ashwagandha--798632?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cheryl06050-934101" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "always consult with your doctor before taking any supplements. As they are not regulated. People can actually take too much and have bad reactions of any type of supplement." ], "date": [ "2023-04-02T14:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-have-experience-with-taking-ashwagandha--798632?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank you Jan for the positivity, I really appreciate the response and reassurance and I'll definitely wait on seeing my doctor today instead of going to the ER right now. Just trying to stay calm for now until I get checked out in a few hours left, but it's good to know that the kidney infection doesn't happen that instantly, that was my major concern I didn't want to experience. " ], "date": [ "2023-03-28T16:47+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "if you have an appointment today with your doctor, do that first. You may not even have an infection and even if you do it’s not going to immediately affect your kidneys. Sounds like your anxiety is causing these scary negative thoughts. UTIs are very common. If you have one, your doctor will most likely prescribe an antibiotic. hang in there you’re gonna be OK. remember that 99% of everything we worry about. Does it happen. " ], "date": [ "2023-03-28T16:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/really-bad-health-anxiety-right-now-what-should-i-do--798557?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tek737373-1459756" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Shanny,\r\n\r\nreally sorry that you're having trouble with anxiety and hope that you're feeling better now. Believe you me, I know exactly how you feel! \r\n\r\nTingling sensations are very much an anxiety symptom for many people, myself included... even down there sometimes...\r\n\r\nAnxiety is a normal fight flight response. Your body is just trying to prepare you for what your mind is tricking it into, just remember, anxiety is not harmful. Try not to respond to 'what if?' thoughts as you cannot tell the future, there's very little point in guessing the outcome of something that hasn't happened.\r\n\r\nI know this sounds like the opposite thing you should do, but try not to stop worrying about things as it will only make it worse. If I tell you not to think about a yellow triangle, I bet that you do, and if I tell you to try and stop thinking about a yellow triangle, I bet you can't...\r\n\r\nThe best advice I can offer is to try and distract yourself with things that you enjoy doing, it doesn't have to be anything really strenuous or difficult, just something you enjoy. Be kind to yourself 😊\r\n\r\nYou will come through this, but I really hope that you feel better soon. " ], "date": [ "2023-04-01T18:46+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/really-bad-health-anxiety-right-now-what-should-i-do--798557?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amandanisbet-1285102" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi amandan ! first of all u didnt inhale the piece u swallowed it! and it went down your stomach! now u are feeling anxious and creating your own panic by imagining which is very real like ! use some medication for anxiety which desensitizes you from your throat ! and see if it works!" ], "date": [ "2022-11-17T07:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-is-killing-me-so-anxious-should-i-be-fine--793192?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/martin61834-1169349" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/martin61834-1169349" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thanks for the reply, thing that gets me is i take my blood pressure and heart rate everyday, usually normal 95% time even if i have palpitations. i have a son who is 24hrs care and is ill a lot so worry about him, and work is very,very stressful at moment has been since christmas" ], "date": [ "2022-08-13T09:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/martin61834-1169349" ], "content": [ "Hi there,\r\n\r\nSorry to hear you are having such a rough time. Long term stress can certainly cause all the symptoms you listed and with what you mention about work and your son it is no wonder you are not feeling well. Do you have any help with your son? is there any way you can lessen your stress at work? \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-08-13T09:19+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/martin61834-1169349" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "content": [ "Starting a new job in 10 days time, working 12 weeks notice thats what has been causing the stress, doctors put me on beta blockers 4 weeks ago (Bisoprolol) seems to have made me worse,my anxiety a week ago was the worst its ever been. Now had tablets changed to propanolol been on them a day so we,ll see,\r\n\r\nAlways at back of my mind is heart problems every day feel something different just cant have a few days of feeling fine. got things like sore arms/pain in hands tingling in legs/more spider veins on foot, been at doctors 4-5 tiimes in last 3 months they must think iam world biggest hypocondriact" ], "date": [ "2022-08-20T17:36+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/coco37386-1445889" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/martin61834-1169349" ], "content": [ "how are you feeling now and are you still on beta blockers?" ], "date": [ "2022-11-16T06:14+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i’m sorry you are going through this. Anxiety can come and go for quite some time especially if it is unmanaged anxiety.\r\nI have had sensations come and go for many years but in the beginning it was completely unmanaged. I let it run my life instead of finding ways to tone it down. The more I paid attention to it the worse it was. I also had a palpitations and many other sensations that go along with anxiety.\r\nAs far as the palpitations go there are ways to relax them and lower the heart rate. it all centers around proper breathing for anxiety. That is the key! If you’re not sure how to do that, get on YouTube and look up breathing for anxiety or panic. Also there’s mindfulness breathing. Whenever I do this my heart rate settles down and I feel much more at peace. \r\npalpitations with anxiety is just a release of adrenaline that increases the heart rate. it’s not harmful. \r\nAll of this is basically in the mind meaning whatever we think about is going to expand whether it’s positive or negative. with negativity, a person will experience all kinds of body sensations that cause them fear. The brain will believe whatever you tell it. \r\nI have a feeling that whatever test you get is going to be completely normal. That’s when you know your sensations are due to anxiety and stress. \r\nThe reason anxiety can last so long is because the issues that caused it are not resolved. \r\nthe best thing to do is figure out what is causing you anxiety in your life and that might take speaking with a counselor who can help you with all of this and with managing anxiety! Take care" ], "date": [ "2022-08-20T17:36+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-or-heart-vein-problems-788856?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. It really is a vicious cycle because one little sensation, has spiralled into the most horrible outlook on life. I miss my happy, strong, worry-free self and have lost weight worrying myself sick. Wishing you well on your journey!! 💗" ], "date": [ "2021-02-02T03:33+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " keep reminding yourself every time ....... anxiety will put scary thoughts into your mind! Those thoughts are not based on reality or fact. also remember FEAR stands for false evidence appearing real! i’ve had all of your symptoms plus several more and I am fine. I went through all of that worry and fear just like you and believe me it’s not worth it! The more you worry the more symptoms you will have and the vicious cycle will just go round and round. \r\n The second you get a scary thought, stop it in its tracks and say to yourself NO! I WILL NOT give into fear! I will not go down that road !! if you don’t do that, fear will just engulf your mind and you will be miserable. The terrible part is that your odds of being very healthy are extremely high. Don’t torture yourself for nothing. Your bloodwork would have shown something. be a fighter for yourself! take care. ❤" ], "date": [ "2021-02-01T20:20+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sashaforts-1355581" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sashaforts-1355581" ], "content": [ "I'm sure all the bloods will come back absolutely normal! I hate going to the Drs in FEAR of hearing the worst - I sympathise. It's scary and overwhelming. The more we google symptoms, the more we convince ourselves that we have a disease. If only we could easily reverse our thoughts and convince ourselves that we are back in vibrant health. It will take some work, but I'm confident with each day, we can get back to our happy, healthy selves. In the meantime, try not to google symptoms (I'm no longer doing it!). Let us know your good drs results when you get them! Best wishes " ], "date": [ "2021-02-05T09:13+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "i have had exactly this for a few months now, the tingling, twitching, funny sensations, heart beat in chest,achy limbs, feeling shaky - its all i think about all day,its the first thing i think of when i wake up. i google MS and ALS symptoms every day, sometimes 5-10 times - especially in lockdown since theres notning to distract me i just obsess. i'm going to get blood tests next week but i am terrified of being told i have a life long disease at 24 i don't know what to do anymore :( " ], "date": [ "2021-02-04T15:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/randall28657-1297771" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/randall28657-1297771" ], "content": [ "sorry to hear you are feeling the same. It can can be incredibly isolating and embarrassing. The constant worry makes me feel weak in the arms, then the body twitches start, panic rolls in and the irrational thoughts start too. I hope to overcome the FEAR (because that's all it is) without meds. We can overcome this!" ], "date": [ "2021-02-05T03:18+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hello Julia,\r\n\r\nyes I have been down this road for quite some time now. I was on citalopram to try to curb some of my anxiety issues for almost 9 months last year. I stopped taking it at the end of September and things were looking great for about a month after. little by little I have started to circle the drain again and as of Saturday I will have completed my second week on sertraline. It is safe to say the sertraline hasn't kicked in yet. I've been an anxious mess. like you I suffer from health anxiety. I have had so many different things happen and blamed it on so many different terminal illnesses that it's hard to keep up anymore. I've had test after test after test ran and no irregular results to be found. the symptoms you describe have been a thorn in my side for quite a while now and dozens more on top of that. it's like waking up in a nightmare over and over again. \r\n\r\nI will say that even though I'm still struggling I have seen flashes of normal as well. I am like you in that I miss the worry free energetic on top of the world version of me. I'm working to try to get that back. I'm happy to talk to you about any of it anytime. \r\n\r\nbest wishes " ], "date": [ "2021-02-04T17:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/caleb59498-1355791" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Julia,\r\n\r\nIm sorry you are going through this I can definitely relate. Ive been dealing with the body twitches, tingles, weakness and fatigue for around 5 months. I had an MRI and CT scan along with multiple blood tests and other than low vitamin d and magnesium (barely low) everything was normal. My wife and Primary Doc say its anxiety and I know they're probably right and i tell myself it is but im sure you know that doesnt always help. Just hang in there and know your not alone." ], "date": [ "2021-03-07T18:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "content": [ "Hi Kieran,\r\nHow did you go with your tests?" ], "date": [ "2021-04-09T10:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "content": [ "Hi Julia,\r\n\r\nSorry for the delay in responding, been a busy couple of weeks.\r\n\r\nI completed my NCS/EMG 10 days ago, at the test the neuro said there were some indications with nerve conduction around my wrist and could detect the twitches on the EMG but wasn't too concerned but a full report would be sent to the Dr who referred me.\r\n\r\nFor the next few days I managed to relax until new symptoms started and I received a phone call from my GP to make an appointment to discuss my results. As every other test that has been normal (bloods/Lyme) have been sent through the post this has me very worried and the anxiety has really stepped up a gear.\r\n\r\nI am still waiting for my MRI which is due the end of this month. I am trying to keep thinking positive but it seems every time I get some form of handle on it something changes and I spiral again" ], "date": [ "2021-04-13T06:15+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "Hi Julia,\r\n\r\nJust thought I would drop you a message to say I spoke with my GP today regarding the results from the NCS/EMG. I haven't went through the whole thing but conclusion stated no sign of nerve disease but some minor conduction blocks in my wrists typical of Carpal tunnel syndrome (which is interesting as it's probably the only thing that hasn't come up) and results consistent with benign fasciculation syndrome (something brought on by the friend no one wants .. Anxiety) \r\n\r\nThey still want me to go for a MRI to rule out any brain or spine issues so not fully out of the woods yet but a positive is a positive.\r\n\r\nI did however find out that I have a slightly raised blood sugar level and some protein in my urine, they give with one hand and take away with the other. Like I said the fear was MND/MS and it looks like one of them is off the table so concentrating on that until the next round of tests.\r\n\r\nKieran" ], "date": [ "2021-04-15T11:59+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "content": [ "Such a relief for you! Good to hear results are coming in clear and negative to anything sinister! Best wishes for the remainder of your testing." ], "date": [ "2021-04-19T03:20+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Julia,\r\n\r\nI am in the exact same position as you are in now. The only reason I found your post is because I am carrying out my daily internet search trying to find some way of determining if my symptoms are MND/MS. \r\n\r\nMy journey started the beginning of Jan with strange tightness in my hands and some sensations in my fingers, since then I have went from a happy, relaxed person to a puddle of negative thoughts and worry. My symptoms have progressed to include all of the ones you mentioned and also a lump and tightness in my throat which I convinced myself was the onset of Bulbar MND.\r\n\r\nI have a Nerve Conduction Study scheduled for next week and another appointment with my neurosurgeon also.\r\n\r\nThe closer this gets the more the horrible thoughts and worries are building and leaving me broken. \r\n\r\nI have been prescribed some beta blockers and anti anxiety medication but I am reluctant to start it for the fear it masks some symptoms during my tests and cause a false diagnosis, also the thought of being reliant on medication scares me too.\r\n\r\nIf anyone who has been through this has some coping techniques or reading materials they could recommend that would be great. Trying to stay positive but not working at the moment\r\n\r\nKieran" ], "date": [ "2021-03-26T09:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jam3434-1367639" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jam3434-1367639" ], "content": [ "hi Jam,\r\n\r\nreally powerful post from you here! currently on my way into work and struggling today, as you can see from previous posts i am a serial sufferer of health anxiety and have recently been experiencing al the symptoms you mention above . its really comforting knowing you've had a load of tests done as well! if you dont mind me asking what MRI did you have done? im sitting here thinking i have MND or MS such a horrible feeling!! " ], "date": [ "2021-04-19T08:04+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "im glad i found this.\r\nI woke up with a numb left hand and tingling down the left side of my body. Had a panic attack, went to hospital, had blood tests, mri etc and came back clear. Started googling the symptoms, and yup back to hospital in a panic lol.\r\n\r\nIf i think back, i have been having a panic in my sleep most nights, like my heart will stop, which progressed to stomach tightening in bed, and bloated feeling like my stomach was hard. I was getting a couple hours sleep a night for the last few weeks, then boom woke up with the numb left hand and tingling in the left side.\r\n\r\nAfter everything coming back as clear, i noticed for the first 10 mins i was ok. Its when you stop that it starts to creep back in. Since i have been to hospital ( 2 weeks ago ) i found my heart rate would shoot up at random, and my resting heart beat was at 100bpm, so i learned some relaxing techinques like breathing and meditation etc, and i seem to have it under control now. Then my symptoms were week legs, which i still get a bit if im thinking about it, and even the bottom of my left foot goes numb, and my little finger feels like its not right. Like as if im writing with the wrong hand! lol. also my left eye twitvhes sometime like im tired.\r\n\r\nBut what i have realised ( as i write hear with my forearms burning lol ) is that it is indeed anxiety! Look how powerful you mind is over your body. To br honest i feel a bit special, that i now know from experience how powerful your mind can be, and when i have symptoms i just stop and say to my self NO! and the symptoms go away! so just remember how powerful you are and use the same powerful mind to just say no, laugh it off, its just anxiety!!\r\n\r\nYes anxiety causes:\r\ntingling arms, legs, back, face, mouth, head, everywhere.\r\nYes your legs can feel like jelly\r\nYes you can feel sick\r\nyes you can be dizzy, foggy headed.\r\n\r\nNo you dont have MS or MND, stop googling it, its literally what everyone with anxiety does, so feel some relief, have a little giggle and just think , im ok, and im going to get better every day!" ], "date": [ "2021-03-30T18:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "content": [ "Jack,\r\n\r\nWith regards to your new symptoms. Apart from the vertigo I have all of the above and a couple more just for good measure.\r\n\r\nThis is my first time experiencing anything like this and I have a GP appointment in two days time to discuss results from my last tests, so I'm hoping with everything I have that everything is well and I can try and put these out of my mind.\r\n\r\nI haven't tried CBT or medicine yet as I'm really hoping I can push on from the GP appointment and relax, if not I will certainly try them to get back to my old self\r\n\r\nKieran" ], "date": [ "2021-04-13T18:36+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "content": [ "good to hear from you Kieran, it's always nice to know you're not alone when you have an episode! \r\n\r\nHonestly mate trust me when I say you will be fine as you can see from my list i've self diagnosed just about every terminal illness possible so I know exactly how you feel. trick is to stay as far away from google as you can and always try to work on an evidence based approach as opposed to the \"What if\" easier said then done when you feel like you do but you will come through the other side mate. \r\n\r\nget all your checks done for piece of mind then set about long term defense! \r\n\r\nJack " ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T19:42+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "content": [ "Jack,\r\n\r\nI totally agree, speaking with someone who feels the same as you definitely makes a difference. The very least it lets you know you are not the only one.\r\n\r\nI had a bit of a wobble the last couple of days due to the GP appointment coming round and over thinking everything but I am actively forcing myself from looking at Google. 3 months ago it would never have crossed my mind but we can only learn from our mistakes.\r\n\r\nI also started using the medito app which has been a real help, if all goes well with testing and I start struggling again the next step will be speaking with a mental health expert.\r\n\r\nThanks for the support\r\nKieran" ], "date": [ "2021-04-15T19:33+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kieran21479-1366893" ], "content": [ "no worries mate, if you have a look at what i've put myself through over the years you will see that 99 times out of 100 you will be fine. Anyone would think I was in my 70s not 29!! \r\n\r\nSee your GP, run the tests you need and then reset and go again... always use evidence to justify your concerns not the What If...\r\n\r\ntake care mate " ], "date": [ "2021-04-15T19:35+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "how did you get on kieran?? hope you're well mate \r\n\r\nJack " ], "date": [ "2021-04-21T19:58+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Julia, \r\n\r\ni am currently going through an all to regular battle with my mind regarding health anxiety. i've learnt over the past number of years that the anxious mind is extremely powerful and can make us think and feel a mass of things on a daily basis.\r\n\r\nDuring this bout i decided to list the different complaints i have had over the past few years and when having tests they turned out to be nothing. this has helped alot and might be a good tip for those out there suffering.\r\n\r\nFlu - thought I was dying - didn’t die ✅\r\nLump in chest - thought I had breast cancer - didn’t have breast cancer ✅\r\nRash on neck - thought it was skin cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nLump on neck - thought it was cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nPain in groin - thought it was prostate cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nAnother pain in groin - thought it was bladder cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nPain on side - thought it was spleen cancer - spleen was fine ✅\r\nPain continued - thought it was pancreatic cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nPins and needles all over - thought I had serious issue - it wasn’t ✅\r\nAcid reflux - thought I had stomach cancer - it wasn’t ✅\r\nGot pins and needles - think I’ve got ms - it isn’t ✅\r\n\r\nto go with the above, the tests i have had include; blood tests, endoscopy, urine tests, xrays, MRI of pelvic regions, cystoscopy, flow rate tests, ultrasounds to name but a few and all come back clear.\r\n\r\nas you can see from above my most recent concern is MS ( as i've just about managed to rule everything else out!) my current symptoms are\r\n\r\nbrain zaps like electricity constantly buzzing around my head\r\npins and needles that move across my entire body\r\ndull headaches towards my forehead\r\nmuscle weakness in my two little fingers on both hands and what appears to be poor coordition.\r\nmuscle twitches all over the body\r\nover the years i have also experienced the following symptoms\r\nvertigo\r\nnausea\r\nshaking and tremours\r\ndigestive issues\r\n\r\nas i am writing this the rational me knows that this is probably my body playing games as always but when you are going through it the whole situation consumes you!\r\n\r\nhas anyone else experienced the new symptoms i am going through?\r\n\r\nabove all else its nice to know i'm not the only one going through this and as you can see one symptom just replaces the other. CBT really helps give it a try if you haven't already!\r\n\r\nwould love to hear some more experiences\r\n\r\nJack\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-04-15T19:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tiffany96593-1370147" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jackg92-1370006" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tiffany96593-1370147" ], "content": [ "Hi Tiffany, how did your appointments go? \r\n\r\nbest wishes \r\n\r\nJack " ], "date": [ "2021-04-19T16:30+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I have always suffered with health anxiety but recently it has become crippling. I can't function and get completely nauseous. Have had to have my husband come home from work to be able to take care of our daughter because I couldn't function from anxiety. About a week ago I woke up with twitching in my calf, it has now spread to my other leg and I am having the pins and needles sensation and legs feel week. Had an ultrasound to rule out blood clot, but am still dealing with it. My family tells me I am fine but of course google tells me the first sign of ALS is muscle twitching. I have literally been losing my mind. It consumes my thoughts every second of the day. Have a cat scan tomorrow, and an ortho appt to have my lower back checked. I feel so alone. " ], "date": [ "2021-04-14T05:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/phoebe604-207965" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have been there and it is a nightmare. Trouble is the more you read about it all your symptoms match. I have health anxiety so that doesn't help either. Try not to google or look for reassurance. Good luck \r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-11-13T14:00+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/skyfalcon-1447075" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/julia07181-1353997" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hello!\r\n\r\nI'm new here. I get this fear and I currently have it. I'm paranoid that I will get mnd and that I don't have long left even though I haven't been told so. My mind is convinced. My mother and grandfather (as in my mother's father) both had mnd. I went on a journey to understand mnd better as I was 10 years old when my mother passed. I'm aware that it is not 100% guaranteed that I will get mnd. I thought knowing more about mnd would help me and it did for a time but my anxiety has gotten worse. I'm convinced I'm either going to get mnd soon or I'm going to die soon. I only get small periods of peace but I have this overwhelming sense of dread. I hate it. I turned 29 this year and my mother was in her mid 40s when she passed. This fear is holding me back. I do take medication; I take one Venlafaxine pill a day (225mg) and I also have Propranolol (80mg) which I take. I have a doctor's appointment next Friday but I fear they will just dismiss me saying there's not much they can do. I feel so alone and I want peace.\r\n\r\nStephanie " ], "date": [ "2022-11-16T02:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-fear-of-mnd-and-ms-754799?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sweetlinda-1365291" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sweetlinda-1365291" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "content": [ "No, I'm not on any medication right now, I should be seeing a therapist soon for some help, I'm still pretty anxious right now, even though nothing really bad happened to me yet. I can still talk, just wish the sensation would go away. " ], "date": [ "2022-11-15T05:32+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "are u using any medicine for panic? u are hyper attending your throat ! for desensitizing it use some medication like clonazapam or any benzo which stops panic so that u can eat peacefully!" ], "date": [ "2022-11-15T05:32+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/need-some-reassurance-please-help-should-i-be-worried--793104?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/thomas36661-1396647" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/alina69445-1446843" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "often anxiety will cause blood pressure to increase causing headache and nausea.\r\nbest to check this out and maybe get some alpraz, helps with anxiety and BP.\r\nmany pharmacies have testers to use or purchase." ], "date": [ "2022-11-15T05:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-have-severe-headaches-whenever-i-am-anxious-what-should-i-do--793072?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jenna83526-1170441" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jenna83526-1170441" ], "content": [ "thank you for the reply. can i ask - do you get all the physical symptoms even when you dont feel anxious or stressed. i thought i was better but how can i get better if i keep getting physical symptoms and they cause the anxiety" ], "date": [ "2019-01-12T12:39+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ejo3089-1050502" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "content": [ "I completely relate and have had all same tests and symptoms you describe..if not more! I keep getting told it's anxiety even when i feel fine mentally but just have awful physical symptoms. I'm being referred for CBT therapy and have been given low dose anti depressants although not taken any yet. I try my hardest to tell myself I'm okay even when i feel so ill it's like I'm going to pass out or wretching over toilet but it's hard to accept that there's not anything else going on. hopefully it will improve in time but for me this has been going on for 4 years! I keep thinking if I had a heart problem or something more sinister then it would have been picked up by now. think the brain plays tricks on us even when we aren't aware! " ], "date": [ "2019-01-12T15:24+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Don't worry I get the exact same. I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks for nearly 2 years now and get chest pains brain fog racing heart basicly every day.. I find that baths help me when I know im away to feel bad and just tell yourself anxiety and panic attacks can't kill me. I hope you feel better soon and try and find away to control them x " ], "date": [ "2019-01-12T12:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/neil32387-1002473" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi,\r\n\r\nI think Anxiety can cause virtually any symptom; particularly if its something we are familiar with. Even if we are not aware... One thing I have noticed is - I think it may always be there (even for everybody) but sometimes we just make mental note of it. This can fool us into thinking that - last month I felt ok - or whatever.. When I realize this it helps me feel that I am 'normal' and stops me over focusing or exaggerating a feeling... \r\nI may think I remember being anxiety free, but I know that not true...\r\nMaybe its just the way it is for everyone but now and again we forget we are not stress free...:) I try and let be a not so perfect normal:) \r\n\r\nWarmest, \r\nN " ], "date": [ "2019-01-12T19:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/neil32387-1002473" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi,\r\n\r\nI think Anxiety can cause virtually any symptom; particularly if its something we are familiar with. Even if we are not aware... One thing I have noticed is - I think it may always be there (even for everybody) but sometimes we just make mental note of it. This can fool us into thinking that - last month I felt ok - or whatever.. When I realize this it helps me feel that I am 'normal' and stops me over focusing or exaggerating a feeling... \r\nI may think I remember being anxiety free, but I know that not true...\r\nMaybe its just the way it is for everyone but now and again we forget we are not stress free...:) I try and let be a not so perfect normal:) \r\n\r\nWarmest, \r\nN " ], "date": [ "2019-01-12T19:01+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/julius42371-1169332" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Go to YouTube and watch wonderbro. If you simply don't fight with your thoughts anxiety will leave all together its called acceptance" ], "date": [ "2019-01-12T20:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sophie33341-1226767" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Good Morning,\r\nAre you taking any medications? I feel calmer aswell although my physical symptoms keep returning.\r\n" ], "date": [ "2019-01-15T09:15+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-592594" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " it is your metal wellbeing which is giving your these physical symptoms ive been a long sufferer of depression and anxiety " ], "date": [ "2019-01-16T17:00+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/turtletom-1211832" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "It's all a vicious circle I also last September time went to A&E with chest pains had ECG, Chest X-Ray, ECG told anxiety and ever since not being right and definitely not myself. I gave up smoking as I believed that was contributing to my chest pain and have also being on sertraline for about 10 weeks now (started at 50 now up on 100mg) still having these pains if anything they are more regular the last week or so as I have found myself lazing around more since being put up to 100mg and also since starting I have had weight gain.\r\n\r\nI also have back pain which I never had and am not sure if that is the weight gain pr laziness or even the fact I bought a new memory foam topper for my bed to see if that would help making things worse. \r\n\r\nOne thing for sure is when I have a cold like now I feel like death chest hurts mainly left breast, back and ribs/hips ill be having a diazepam and trying to calm down. But again appparnelty anxiety does this I really am.notam.not so sure but I am not a doctor so cant say gor definite either way \r\n\r\nI start CBT next Tuesday and started a 12 week weight management today so will see if either/or help or not. I am also waiting for a cardiologist appointment to also check heart hopefully run echo and stress test" ], "date": [ "2019-01-16T18:10+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/neil32387-1002473" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne2383-1039652" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi All,\r\n\r\nI have found that high strength magnesium and vitamin B really help with both stress and stress related pain. The vitamin B also gives energy and picks up the mood.\r\n\r\nEasier said than done, but we need to try hard to focus away from anxious thoughts. Fear protects us; but we often just follow it too far. Take a break and assess the fear levels tomorrow!:) \r\n\r\nwarmest... N X" ], "date": [ "2019-01-16T19:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/desperate-for-some-advice-please-physical-symptoms-691059?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cheryl20077-1012552" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ognjen05716-1446361" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ognjen05716-1446361" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cheryl20077-1012552" ], "content": [ "I'm from Serbia so I don't know if you know them, I tried rivotril, treana, taita, seroxat, galepsin, i'm sure you don't know them but they all should be for this condition, just they didn't work that well for me " ], "date": [ "2022-11-09T19:00+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ognjen05716-1446361" ], "content": [ "how much rivotril did u take! are u eating fine ??? due u also have sesations like breathlessness all the time when u are anxious" ], "date": [ "2022-11-10T11:46+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "so sorry your struggling i am to big time 😪 what meds have you tryed in the past ? " ], "date": [ "2022-11-09T18:59+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-can-t-deal-with-it-anymore-it-s-been-7-years-792858?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cheryl20077-1012552" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/maggi62723-1445768" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi urs this is all normal what yojr feeling your going up on the meds and side effects come back everytime you change you dose they say 4 to 6 weeks to feel the effect please keep going you won't regret it once your at the right dose this is all normal xx " ], "date": [ "2022-11-09T17:24+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/citalopram-query-alternating-between-10mg-and-20mg-792607?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ognjen05716-1446361" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sweetlinda-1365291" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I had this before Linda and I overcame it, nothing is stuck in your throat just don't pay attention to it and it will go away with time, but its uneasy feeling I know " ], "date": [ "2022-11-09T13:19+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/my-anxiety-is-through-the-roof-right-now-792825?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/milao-1299036" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/milao-1299036" ], "content": [ "Thanks for your reply. I'm so sorry you're going through this too. How long has it been happening to you? I was just watching a movie & I got really tired & just as I almost drifted off I gasped. Now i'm gasping every 30 seconds when i try to fall yo sleep so I'm just gonna try & keep myself awake now as its too distressing to try & fall asleep. I also feel like my heart stops too, it's awful. \r\nI wonder what the hell it is we have? I cant find anything about it online. " ], "date": [ "2020-06-14T00:10+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/milao-1299036" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "content": [ "I get it whenever my anxiety reaches an all time high. It is caused by very high stress and anxiety, basically your nervous system does not want you to sleep as it deems it as being \"unsafe\" to sleep so tries to wake you up to be alert for any threats etc. The only thing that eventually stops mine is an SSRI medication. It isn't fun at all, but mine eventually faded away once my anxiety and stress lessen! It is always s sign for me that my anxiety is getting too high when it starts happening. It is actually very common" ], "date": [ "2020-06-14T00:29+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/milao-1299036" ], "content": [ "I was worrying that I had something really wrong with me. If it is anxiety then it gives me hope that it'll go away one day then. \r\n" ], "date": [ "2020-06-14T01:00+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Yep I have the exact same & I HATE it! I also feel like I stop breathing or my heart has just stopped. Then I freak out and start having a panic attack where my heart goes wild! I used to look forward to my sleep every night and used to fall as soon as my head hit the pillow. Now I DREAD going to sleep and know I will be in for a bumpy ride. It is the absolute worst and the night time panic attacks are a different level" ], "date": [ "2022-11-08T02:14+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-suddenly-gasp-for-air-when-falling-asleep--739723?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/g777-1317515" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I get exactly this when i'm running at high anxiety levels, doctor has told me not to worry about it. (easy to say!)\r\n\r\nI know how terrifying and annoying it is, try getting out of bed and maybe going to another room with a book for 20 minutes when it happens or do some breathing exercises and re-set things. when your overall anxiety levels come under control this will improve! also I tried some Valerian root extract before bed which seemed to help me. " ], "date": [ "2020-06-17T07:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-suddenly-gasp-for-air-when-falling-asleep--739723?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/joanna61459-1416821" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/magrubber-1321657" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/joanna61459-1416821" ], "content": [ "Remember to do when stress and anxiety are interrupting your sleep cycle:\r\n\r\n1. get electrolytes up and water intake\r\n2. see doctor to eliminate any physical issues & get peace of mind\r\n3. accept that it is in fact anxiety ( worst part is guessing)\r\n4. Try buying some Calm and mix it with water and drink before bed, really does help relax the body and brain for sleep\r\n5. look into taking L-Theanine also help the brain during stress and many other benefits\r\n6. also someone said early get out of bed for a few minutes and reset when you have an episode, usually this alone will take you out of the cycle of it happening again that night. \r\n\r\nDon't give up hope, it will pass and you will be fine. It happens to me and a lot of people i know, so it nothing new and your not alone. \r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-02-15T07:53+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/joanna61459-1416821" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/magrubber-1321657" ], "content": [ "Thank you so much for your reply and for all your helpful advice. I have seen a neurologist in the past for other symptoms and my GP has contacted them for advice. I have been diagnosed with RLS, PLMD and BFS. It's just that these are new symptoms. I'm taking prescription iron to increase my ferritin level as the Neurologist said it should be at least 75 to help with RLS. I already take L- Theanine but not sure if it helps. I also take magnesium but will look into electrolytes. I will also look into Calm and will try getting out of bed to break the cycle. Thank you again for your advice and comforting words. " ], "date": [ "2022-02-15T14:51+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/larry49515-1445930" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/joanna61459-1416821" ], "content": [ "I have been having inspiratory gasps/sighs during sleep, they happen mostly when I am just about to fall asleep. All what I have read lead to Multiple System Atrophy. I really hope I am wrong. Where you able to find the cause? are you cured?" ], "date": [ "2022-11-05T14:09+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/matthockey43-1446217" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/larry49515-1445930" ], "content": [ "Larry,\r\nive been experiencing those as well, right when Im about to fall asleep. I know it is tempting but try to stay away from Dr. Google as it will only aliment your anxiety and make it worse. Convincing yourself that everything is fine is hard to do but necessary in your recovery process. You are not alone in this.\r\nWishing you all the best" ], "date": [ "2022-11-08T02:21+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I've had exactly the same thing for nearly 2 weeks now and it's getting worse. I hardly had any sleep last night. Everytime I could feel myself drifting off to sleep, I would suddenly gasp. The odd thing is that my breathing feels OK when it happens. It mostly happens when I'm trying to fall asleep but it also wakes me up sometimes. I also have random twitching before falling asleep in my fingers, toes and sometimes my face. It's all very distressing and I just want it to stop. Just wondering if you ever found out what was causing it. " ], "date": [ "2022-02-14T10:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-suddenly-gasp-for-air-when-falling-asleep--739723?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/atz0000-1409791" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "this is the reason why i decided to make a patient account. my breathing anxiety was through the roof in december to the point i started seeking counseling. that didn't work because i felt like i was lying to myself, i have gone to three different types of doctors within the last 6 months (ent, internal medicine, pulmonologist) neither of them could find anything wrong. it does get better because i feel as long as you recognise it's anxiety and try not to worry, it goes a long way even though it's hard. currently i was trying to sleep and my heart suddenly beat so hard and i jolted awake haha. i empathise with you, and i hope you feel better with time. " ], "date": [ "2022-02-19T21:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-suddenly-gasp-for-air-when-falling-asleep--739723?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mika65308-1422236" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/larry49515-1445930" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mika65308-1422236" ], "content": [ "I have been having inspiratory gasps/sighs during sleep, they happen mostly when I am just about to fall asleep. All what I have read leads to Multiple System Atrophy. Where you able to find the cause? are you cured?" ], "date": [ "2022-11-05T14:02+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Do you still have this or found a solution? I have this too, sometimes it goes away for a period of time. The weird thing is it might keep you awake for hours but it ALWAYS stops in the early hours of the morning and you finally fall asleep. This used to give me horrible insomnia. I thought it was sleep apnea first, but it doesnt feel like it. its more like your heart stops or something. And the gasp is somehow automatic reflex to something. It might have something to do with CNS central nervous system, because if i do hard workouts lifting weights, it gets worse when going to sleep the same night. I suspect anxiety and CNS, because i was once using SSRI medication and it went away. " ], "date": [ "2022-03-31T06:53+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-suddenly-gasp-for-air-when-falling-asleep--739723?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/larry49515-1445930" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/greengumdrop-1317211" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I have been having inspiratory gasps/sighs during sleep, they happen mostly when I am just about to fall asleep. All what I have read leads to Multiple System Atrophy. Where you able to find the cause? are you cured? " ], "date": [ "2022-11-05T13:44+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-suddenly-gasp-for-air-when-falling-asleep--739723?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thank you Jan for the detail responses on my concerns. I'll definitely look into the video whenever I feel anxious. I'm seeing a therapist for some help on how to cope with my anxiety disorder, she's still learning about me as I just saw her a few days ago, really hoping I can get over anxiety one day, but I know it will take very small steps to see some process. Appreciate you reassuring me that I'll be okay. " ], "date": [ "2022-11-05T21:33+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "If he used a tongue blade he would’ve definitely seen any food in your throat. But it’s really not possible for food to just sit there without causing difficulty breathing, swallowing, even talking, etc.\r\nif you need to calm down look up joanne soft whispers video on YouTube. She is excellent and has the most soothing voice and way of talking that it would calm anybody down. she has several excellent videos. keep in mind that you are over thinking all of this. Do you have anybody to talk to? I think it would really benefit you to speak with a counselor. That would really help a lot. Take care\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-11-05T21:27+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/really-anxious-right-now-what-should-i-do--792701?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " yep. It’s the baby steps that get you to where you need to be. Try not to look at the whole big picture because that produces anxiety. Take only one day at a time and congratulate yourself when you take another baby step. be good to yourself and Work with your counselor while you are doing this. remind yourself frequently that negative thoughts are not based on reality. They are just thoughts and you can let them go. " ], "date": [ "2022-11-08T17:04+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/really-anxious-right-now-what-should-i-do--792701?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "content": [ "ive been to neurologist and have had 2 mri done, but drs haven't gave me a diagnosis and not one has said anything about it being anxiety " ], "date": [ "2022-09-15T10:33+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "content": [ "OK - I assume your MRI came back clear which pretty much rules out anything physical. Do you suffer tension type headaches ? Anxiety / stress is a big cause of this..." ], "date": [ "2022-09-15T10:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "content": [ "yes Mri were good other then what they call cerebellar tonsillar ectopia but neurosurgeon doesnt think that is causing my symptoms, sometimes i get headaches but the main symptoms i have are the dizziness and swaying head never feels clear, this all scares me everyday its been going on for a year now but only relief is when im sleeping ive quit my job and wont drive, i just cant help but believe theres something medical that there missing for as bad as I feel, I spend alot of my days crying." ], "date": [ "2022-09-15T11:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "content": [ "As I type this whilst at work (office environment) am feeling pretty odd. The head pressure has been building since about 11am and brain fog has moved in, it will feel like this until a couple of hours of being home again as I start to relax. \r\n\r\nIt's hard to believe there is nothing wrong with these symptoms, but if you did have something medically wrong - the scan and Dr would of found it. " ], "date": [ "2022-09-15T12:17+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "content": [ "yea i try and tell myself that but then a part of me says there missing something, like i said this has been going on for a year i have no idea how it feels anymore to feel normal and healthy. Its so scary to me that its never going to go away i just want a normal healthy life again. ty for your feedback i appreciate it." ], "date": [ "2022-09-15T13:23+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi,\r\nSymptoms I experience when not happy are head pressure, brain fog, swaying off balance feeling, adrenaline rushes through the head. Have been to see Nuero and had MRI scan as I thought there must be something physically wrong. At it's worst I have suffered vertigo / had problems placing my feet and been sick - was surprised (and relieved) that the MRI came back all clear. Diagnosed with anxiety and prescribed Sertraline, a lot of problems in my case I believe is caused by tension in the muscle in the neck which causes the head symptoms.\r\n\r\nSuggest requesting to see a Neuro / have the head scan to rule out any physical problems." ], "date": [ "2022-09-15T13:23+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/horrible-head-sensations-790738?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [], "content": [ "Had a visit with counselor today doesnt think my symptoms are anxiety related so guess I'll never get answers " ], "date": [ "2022-09-19T19:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/horrible-head-sensations-790738?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [], "content": [ "This week seems like the head sensations are getting worse, feeling more lightheaded and no im not hyperventilating and the sensations and pressure are more in back of my head not the front. goes on all day. How do i live with this or get any relief i get more scared everyday " ], "date": [ "2022-09-23T17:05+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/horrible-head-sensations-790738?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/oscar03435-1093322" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "content": [ "Hi Annett have you found out what's been causing your head sensations? I have been experiencing the the exact same symptoms going on five years now. i was also told its anxiety and was recently prescribed some Lexapro which seemed to help. i stopped taking it cause i was breaking out in hives. i was not sure if it was the lexapro so im in the process of doing process of elimination to find the hives culprit then if its not the lexapro i will resume taking it again. I did notice a difference after 3-4 weeks on the Lexapro. Hope this was of some help." ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T02:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/oscar03435-1093322" ], "content": [ "ty for responding no i still haven't found out cause, and never been told by any dr that it could be anxiety they keep sending me to different speclists and test. i take duloxetine and clonazepam but none helps for the symptoms its all day long and the pressure and lightheaded is always worse in morning. mine been going on over a year I can't imagine 5 years, do you have the symptoms all day long or do they go away. " ], "date": [ "2022-11-07T12:16+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "so now alot of my dizziness has changed to pressure on top of my head, then very dizzy today. I'm beginning to think all this is more then anxiety like I've said not diagnosed with anxiety but Dr's not sure what causing it all started a year ago with what they said was Bppv and has changed symptoms few times since then. Don't know what to do anymore " ], "date": [ "2022-09-27T17:50+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/horrible-head-sensations-790738?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/colin91507-1445820" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "glad you are going to counseling in December. It will help you sort all of this out and also help you to understand anxiety a bit more. It’s amazing what our thoughts can do. Try to relax your mind as much as you can. at least once a day make it a point to stop everything, sit down or lay down and do some breathing for anxiety. if you get a thought that is negative, don’t get upset simply let it float on by. The more you practice this the more your mind will automatically do that. you will probably learn a lot about this in counseling. but there are many great meditations for anxiety on YouTube that would help to relax your mind. I do this every night before falling asleep and once during the day.\r\njust always remind yourself that your testing was normal and this is going on most likely because of the anxiety. So once you learn how to manage it things should improve. But don’t give up counseling after one or two sessions. It’s important to keep going for a while until you really feel everything is under control.\r\nyou could also talk to your doctor about your medication. Maybe he or she could make adjustments. You’re going to be OK. I know it’s difficult right now but hang in there and just take one day at a time. take care" ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T21:09+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/bladder-spasms-anxiety-792625?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/stephanie66255-1446062" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/colin91507-1445820" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I literally have the exact same problem, everything you've wrote is my exact same symptoms. and of course having anxiety I've made myself think I've got ovarian cancer. but like yourself soon as I'm distracted I'm absolutely fine. otherwise I'm constantly urinating. " ], "date": [ "2022-11-06T19:49+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/bladder-spasms-anxiety-792625?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "it makes me better temporarily but it has become a habit!" ], "date": [ "2022-11-06T12:41+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "you’re going to be OK and all of those sensations you get from anxiety are not harmful but I know how scary they can feel. You’re not going to die from them. \r\nThe sensations are mostly due to the release of adrenaline during anxiety.\r\nHave you ever considered getting some counseling for the anxiety?\r\nyou can learn how to manage it much better so you feel better.\r\nwhen you run away from the panic, does it make you feel worse or better? get that support! Take care" ], "date": [ "2022-11-06T10:29+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/stuck-in-a-cycle-of-thoughts-and-behaviour--792636?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you jan! more power to you" ], "date": [ "2022-11-06T15:23+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Believe me, I know what you are talking about. I have been through this and I know that it becomes a habit. it becomes a habit because we keep repeating the same thing over and over. But you can learn to break the habit but you have to take baby steps one day at a time. And staying in counseling is important. Counseling does not cure it, it helps to teach you what to do. \r\nwhen you run away from the anxiety, it sends a message to your brain that something is wrong so more adrenaline is released. That’s why it’s important for you to learn how to deal with it. sorry you are going through this and I know how frustrating it can be. One day at a time.\r\nTake care of you" ], "date": [ "2022-11-06T12:55+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/stuck-in-a-cycle-of-thoughts-and-behaviour--792636?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sweetlinda-1365291" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sweetlinda-1365291" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "content": [ "Thank you for the positivity and advices, I'm currently taking some antibiotics right now to treat my throat infection. It's so hard to deal with health anxiety sometimes giving you negative thoughts." ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T15:06+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sweetlinda-1365291" ], "content": [ "yes absolutely! but resilience is eveything! this too shall pass! learn now with this experience and next time dont worry much!" ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T15:13+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "worry or no worry it doesnt change the fact ! so be brave and challenge your thoughs ! and for infection have some warm soups and medication! dont put much energy into it! it doesnt change anything other than ur valuable time which u can use for something joyful! " ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T15:00+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/should-i-really-be-okay-now-after-being-checked-out--792635?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/stevie01-1445797" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "people go through all kinds of emotions when they are in relationships. Especially when they are young as you are. \r\nSounds like you are definitely overthinking everything. And that happens in people who have anxiety. There’s nothing wrong with you it’s just anxiety is getting in the way and causing you to have these thoughts.\r\nI would highly recommend that you speak with a counselor who can really help you with this. they see people every day with issues like yours. And they know how to help. you would feel so much more relaxed. \r\nTry not to get overly anxious about this because everything will work out the way it is supposed to. when you feel anxious, take some long slow deep breaths and remind yourself that everything will work out Whether you stay together with her or not. take care you’re gonna be fine❤ \r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T17:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-suddenly-feel-that-i-don-t-love-my-girlfriend-anymore--792617?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/stevie01-1445797" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hi stevie! according to me ! u have to accept ur anxieties and insecurities and focus more on love ! man u have a gf! here there are many who are waiting for love including me! just give it all man! focus on love ! come up with new ideas for her! not just winding in ur negative thoughs ! have fun man" ], "date": [ "2022-11-04T18:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-suddenly-feel-that-i-don-t-love-my-girlfriend-anymore--792617?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "content": [ "Thank you for the response! And it was a throat infection, but still worried on it being food possibly stuck there, my ENT used a tongue blade to check the back of my throat and a flashlight when he realized it right away, but should of mentioned if he could scope my throat to check just in case, but I can eat, drink and talk normally, even though I feel that sensation there, which is most likely my acid reflux. " ], "date": [ "2022-11-03T18:09+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi shanny! i too share the same problem ! one day i felt like food is stuck in throat and got panic went to ENT ! he checked my throat and told everything is fine and suggested me to consult a psyciatrist! anxiety can cause so many symptoms ! for me when i feel anxious i dont eat in fear of chocking! even when drinking water i feel them going down and fear they enter lungs ! but end of the day we will be fine ! for me anxiety medication have helped! your nervous system will be calm and u do what u do so no worries!" ], "date": [ "2022-11-03T18:06+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/i-m-freaking-out-right-now-is-this-normal--792021?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " Thank you so much I really appreciate your words. you make me blush lol. \r\n I'm definitely a veteran of anxiety and I really love helping people with this as much as I can. \r\n My dream is that one day there will be much better treatment for anxiety, panic, etc. and maybe even a cure. \r\n that was so kind of you ❤ \r\n " ], "date": [ "2022-11-02T20:25+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/laura08496-934245" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i'm so glad you wrote this. i agree with you one hundred percent! i am always sure to read her comments. she is so wise and kind. bless her!" ], "date": [ "2022-09-29T09:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Totally, she is a Godsend!" ], "date": [ "2022-09-29T09:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/annette93565-1437511" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "shes been very helpful to me as well." ], "date": [ "2022-09-29T09:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/malleelel-1320300" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "yes indeed!me too i was blessed, for her❤🙏" ], "date": [ "2022-09-29T09:13+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/siim44924-1432366" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Thank you Jan, we are all so grateful! ❤️" ], "date": [ "2022-11-03T08:23+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Jan is the most sweetest person. It's always nice to read her comments and how she reassures people who are struggling with anxiety, that they will be okay and she understands completely well and gives amazing advices. Thank you Jan for all the help and advices you give to this community. ❣" ], "date": [ "2022-11-03T15:41+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sairam41470-1440352" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/athol91131-112520" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " thank you you jan " ], "date": [ "2022-11-03T15:41+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/listen-to-jan-791073?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/emma92037-1445576" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amy39119-1288541" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amy39119-1288541" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/emma92037-1445576" ], "content": [ "oh gosh hope you are ok! i feel ok when it happens as i can calm quickly but initially i just panic because i just dont understand why its happening" ], "date": [ "2022-11-02T06:40+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi,\r\n\r\ni have this problem now and again aswell, i also find myself hallcinating when i wake up too! just woke up now with a numb face so freaked out, decided to have a bath to calm me down. hope your ok! " ], "date": [ "2022-11-01T23:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/heart-racing-which-wakes-me-up-792455?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amy39119-1288541" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/amy39119-1288541" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "i can calm it down instantly now ive had it quite alot which is good but still panic about it " ], "date": [ "2022-11-02T06:39+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "if you have a history of anxiety it’s very possible that is what caused the racing heart even in your sleep. anxiety can be underlying and pop out any time. \r\nMany people are awakened in their sleep due to a racing heart. it’s not harmful. it’s just the adrenaline that causes it.\r\nwhen that happens, it’s important to begin to breathe properly to settle down the heart rate. you might want to practice ahead of time in case it happens again. Go on YouTube and search for breathing for anxiety or something similar to that.\r\nproper breathing is the key to relaxing the heart rate. \r\nalso when you are feeling OK you can listen to relaxing meditations for anxiety. They help me every time. You’re going to be OK. I am going to send you a private message. Take care" ], "date": [ "2022-11-02T00:25+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/heart-racing-which-wakes-me-up-792455?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amy39119-1288541" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "good that you can calm it down. please try not to panic about it. i have had the same thing off and on for many years and im in very good health. \r\nwhen you panic it releases more adrenaline which will increase your heart rate. that’s because when you panic you are telling your brain that something is wrong, so your brain goes into fight or flight mode and adrenaline is released. \r\ntry having a more relaxed response to the rapid heart rate. And breathe." ], "date": [ "2022-11-02T11:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/heart-racing-which-wakes-me-up-792455?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " yes trust your doctor. You’re over thinking this. That’s a common trait of people with severe anxiety. It’s important to be aware when you are over thinking.. When you are aware of that you can work on toning down the over thinking. your doctor has most likely seen many other patients with the same issue. They know what to look for. anxiety can make you believe things that are not true. Be aware of that. Take care " ], "date": [ "2022-11-01T16:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/stressed-out-on-what-could-be-the-result-792477?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/george23939-1249849" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "with time these symptoms will gradually be less noticable. i felt like this for two months. try not to think about your breathing and let your body do what its naturally supposed to do" ], "date": [ "2019-08-10T12:59+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-like-i-need-to-take-deep-breaths-all-the-time-710248?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ariillustrates-1037907" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ariillustrates-1037907" ], "content": [ "i guess im just really scared its something more serious like copd bit im only 19 and in January i had Surgery on my gallbladder if there was anything wrong with my lungs or my breathing do you think they would have found it then? it just really scares me alot beause i cant seem to get it out of my head and sometimes i get chest pains shen i take the deep breaths too and if im like really full it makes me feel kinda outta breath or something. i should be going to the doctors soon but just trying to see if anyone has the same Problems" ], "date": [ "2019-08-12T07:02+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ariillustrates-1037907" ], "content": [ "also i dont know if im like actually feeling out of breath or if its because im over thinking too much. and i do smoke witch ive been cutting back for the past couple of days witch i know makes you feel out of breath but it never has before. and i dont have asthma or anything like that. can anxiety itself make you feel out of breath even when you think you mot thinking about it? " ], "date": [ "2019-08-12T07:10+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jessica5719-1445498" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ariillustrates-1037907" ], "content": [ "yes i have this too do u still have this ?" ], "date": [ "2022-11-01T10:32+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I'm having this exact problem right now. It's like I focus so much on breathing and getting enough air and that overthinking makes my not breathe properly, which in turn makes me panic. I don't know how to stop it. I'm laying on the couch right now not doing what i want because it was happening and i was making myself feel like passing out. I have been practicing breathing exercises and meditation lately using the calm app, which has helped a bit." ], "date": [ "2022-11-01T10:31+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-like-i-need-to-take-deep-breaths-all-the-time-710248?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "what would really help you is learning proper breathing technique for anxiety. Go to YouTube and search for mindfulness breathing guided meditation 10 minutes. Another one Is for anxiety and panic. It’s great even if you don’t have panic. \r\nSearch for \"stop panic attacks now.\" Then scroll down and look for one called \"don’t panic\" in Black letters. .. . It’s short, excellent and it really works!\r\n you are focusing way too much on your breathing.you will never stop breathing! Breathing in the human body is automatic. When you sleep it’s automatic. \r\n These meditations help you to take the focus off of that. \r\n listen to them frequently! Take care " ], "date": [ "2019-08-11T02:12+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-like-i-need-to-take-deep-breaths-all-the-time-710248?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [], "content": [ "i guess im just really scared its something more serious like copd bit im only 19 and in January i had Surgery on my gallbladder if there was anything wrong with my lungs or my breathing do you think they would have found it then? it just really scares me alot beause i cant seem to get it out of my head and sometimes i get chest pains shen i take the deep breaths too and if im like really full it makes me feel kinda outta breath or something. i should be going to the doctors soon but just trying to see if anyone has the same Problems " ], "date": [ "2019-08-12T07:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-like-i-need-to-take-deep-breaths-all-the-time-710248?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mike24933-1201954" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "That is a very common symptom of anxiety. Its not a pleasant feeling but you can be reassured that you will get enough air and you won't stop breathing. Don't try to stop the feeling but accept it. It won't do you any harm. If you just live with it and get on with normal activities, just as you would if it was an ache in a muscle, it will eventually fade away. " ], "date": [ "2019-08-12T13:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-like-i-need-to-take-deep-breaths-all-the-time-710248?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tara77076-1356378" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/004008-1254401" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hey there I am not sure if you are still active on here but what ever came out of this.. feeling the same, but I am 28. I too am scared of COPD.. " ], "date": [ "2021-05-04T20:26+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feeling-like-i-need-to-take-deep-breaths-all-the-time-710248?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/bill73439-1445335" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "your best bet would be to speak to a pharmacist. They would be able to give you the answers. Everybody responds differently to these medications . " ], "date": [ "2022-10-31T16:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/paroxetine--792435?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kim68642-1445250" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kim68642-1445250" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thanks for message Jan. really appreciate your kind words helpfulness.\r\n I lost someone very close to me 2 months ago also feel like work is adding to anxiety too have stressful job have been considering cutting back hours for while until i get to better place if i can . I know they are all contributing to my current state. I am going make appointment to speak with counselor too . Definitely going try the relaxation\r\n meditation. thanks again for being so kind 💕" ], "date": [ "2022-10-30T12:20+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "hi kim. I am very sorry you are going through this. I know exactly what you’re talking about because I’ve had those same sensations many many times. all my testing came out normal even neurological testing. don’t be surprised if the neurologist does not find anything. But it’s good to get things checked out anyway.\r\nis there anything in your life causing you stress and anxiety? The underlying anxiety that you have may be coming to the surface. And it can definitely cause all of those sensations that you have! \r\nthose symptoms and sensations are not harmful when they are due to anxiety and stress. \r\nto decrease the sensations, get your mind as relaxed as possible whenever you can. I listen to relaxing meditations for anxiety during the day and also when I’m laying down to sleep. There’s so many of them on YouTube. \r\nI also speak with a counselor virtually which is very helpful. Just a suggestion if this happens to go on for a while. \r\nplease private message me anytime you like! Everything‘s gonna be OK ❤ " ], "date": [ "2022-10-29T23:45+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety--792383?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "Thanks for commenting, It's comforting to know I'm not alone on this. I've had countless tests done (Blood tests, CT Scan, MRI) and all were clear. \r\nI have not yet done a Lyme test as apparently all the tests here in Canada are very unreliable/inaccurate and all tests outside of Canada are quite expensive, I'll probably leave this as a last resort.\r\n\r\nI definitely think my anxiety is contributing to some degree, but it also seems like something else is going on, although I could be wrong. One thing of note on my blood test was the iron level, mine showed 52 ug/L which isn't really all that low, but it's also not in the optimal range. I think I'll try some iron supplements and see if that will help (Note, my CBC was normal, so I'm not anemic or anything). If you haven't done a iron blood test that might be something to consider, as I've done some research and apparently you can have symptoms without actually having anemia. \r\nI'll see if supplements will help and also be seeing a neurologist next week, so I guess I'll also see what he thinks." ], "date": [ "2021-05-26T01:02+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " I had just about everyone of your symptoms starting in my 20s. They sound exactly like the symptoms of anxiety, depression. \r\n als is not a sensory disease. So you’re not going to feel tingling or twitching or anything like that. Doesn’t sound at all like that condition\r\n . Have you been tested for Lyme? My sister-in-law has it but she had mostly symptoms of arthritis. it took over a year to diagnose her. \r\n if you had a complete physical check up with all the testing and everything was OK, then yes, anxiety and or depression make complete sense. think about your life and what could possibly be causing you anxiety or depression or even panic. it’s not the symptoms that are the problem it is the cause of the symptoms that need to be addressed. Are you able to speak with a counselor? \r\n i have weekly online virtual counseling sessions which helped a lot! Try not to focus on the symptoms and I know it’s difficult not to but it only makes them worse.take care " ], "date": [ "2021-05-26T01:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ben41166-1370888" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/ben41166-1370888" ], "content": [ "That is very odd indeed...\r\n\r\nThe only thing I can think of that could be causing some of my symptoms according to some of my blood tests might be low iron (52 ug/L) which isn't super low or anything, but it's also not in the optimal range. I'll try some iron supplements and see if that will help (along with trying to manage my anxiety), but you're right, the first two to three weeks for me were much worse in some aspects, especially the brain fog, insomnia, lack of appetite, weird body sensations, and dizziness. \r\n\r\nHopefully it'll pass soon. Good luck!" ], "date": [ "2021-05-06T18:16+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I have personally spoken to at least 6 people just in my area (including myself) that have had this happen within the last 6 months. Exact same symptoms, all between 25-35 years old. I know this doesnt help you, but something strange is going on. I'm on week 5 of it now. My symptoms have slowly dwindled to: noticable heart beat, constant pressure in my sternum, hand numbness, cant sleep, waking up every hour, and no appetite, weight loss (20lbs). \r\n\r\nThe first 2 weeks were a living nightmare and it gradually started to dissipate. idk what it is, but hang in there. it's happening to tons of us." ], "date": [ "2021-05-26T01:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "content": [ "Yeah, the past several weeks have been a drag at work, and they would barely let me take any time off even though I could barely function (lol). The dizziness and brain fog have been especially weird, as it seems to get worse at times and sometimes seem almost gone. Hopefully we can get it worked out soon." ], "date": [ "2021-05-06T18:19+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi,\r\n\r\nFrom your list I experience the brain fog, stiff neck and balance issues as a result of what I believe is anxiety / depression. The balance feeling is very weird, the other day a sudden 'whoosh' feeling in the head nearly blew me completely off my feet. Have had all tests and all came back clear, have been prescribed meds but nothing seems to work for me....\r\n\r\nThis problem seems to be triggered when I am around other people for too long (or maybe it is just certain people, I don't know). First thing in morning I feel 'normal', however after a few hours at work (normally kicks in around 11:00am) I start to feel the dreaded brain fog / head pressure move in. It builds and remains like this all day until I get back home when after I few hours I start to feel back to normal again.\r\n\r\nDuring the period of fogginess, it is almost unbearable talking to other people - if another person talks to me for too long the head pressure nearly pushes me over. I think I am very sensitive to other people's 'energies' or vibes they give off, but seem unable to turn this off.\r\n\r\nJust about every working day feels like climbing a mountain......" ], "date": [ "2021-05-26T01:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/crispy76-1142973" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "I agree with the above, it seems in today's world everyone is in some great rush and don't care who they trample over to get there. Although great inventions, sometimes I think that the modern world of mobile phones and the internet also do contribute to the general nature of a lot of people today.\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-05-13T14:27+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " just to reassure everybody, this is nothing new. When my symptoms started in my mid-20s, that was way back in The early 80s. And in today’s world there is a lot more stress coming from every direction so it’s no wonder that there’s a lot of people getting the symptoms of anxiety and stress! \r\n . Back when I had these symptoms appear I didn’t know anybody else who had them. But there’s way more now .\r\n " ], "date": [ "2021-05-07T14:00+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nesty-1260867" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nesty-1260867" ], "content": [ "Hi Nesty,\r\nFibro was definitely in my suspect list, but the generalized weakness doesn't seem to be a symptom with Fibro? Did you have brain fog, generalized weakness, and noise sensitivity as well? Or was it just brain fog?" ], "date": [ "2021-05-13T23:15+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Reislerart\r\nI am a lot older than you but same sex, your symptoms seem very similar to what happened to me 2 years ago. I went through a rough 6 months, then I started feeling hot like couldn't control my temperature, headaches also present, couldn't sleep and started getting sensitive skin. I got referred to neurology, had all blood tests, MRI and nerve conductivity test all came back clear.\r\n\r\nThe neurologist said possible Fibromyalgia, I do think my mum has this as well (but undiagnosed), with your age and sex, your in that minority group of developing it, but there are strong genetic links if a family member has it I never heard of this until I started feeling unwell. \r\n\r\nHave a look at the symptoms especially the brain fog, called Fibro fog. Naturally, I don't want to alarm you, but GP's do dismiss this as they want to check out everything else prior just saying.\r\n\r\nRegards" ], "date": [ "2021-05-11T18:15+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/suzanne98338-1375714" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I've had many of the same symptoms and never attributed it to Depression or anxiety. Admittedly I was getting pretty scared and waiting to see a neurologist after seeing 2 ENT's but betahistine has cleared my head at least and gave me my ability to function back. Obviously cant say it's the same but after seeing people on here suffering similar issues I want to get the word out'. Have a peak at found my own solution on here for more details. " ], "date": [ "2022-10-31T16:33+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jessica39229-1377054" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "sometimes i get this brain fog sensation as well and i have found it difficult to focus. i realize that sometimes its because i am staring at my computer screen for too long. i have downloaded a software on my computer to get rid of the blue light and wear blue light glasses and that has helped. " ], "date": [ "2021-05-20T03:50+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/ente18647-1377316" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello there. I've had all of your symptoms. I continue to live some of them. Since I worked as a neurosurgeon at a university, I was able to have my brain, whole spine, cervical and lumbar plexus mr, needle emg, conventional emg and all my blood tests in one day and was examined by a neurology professor. If you are wondering what the result is, all tests and examination are normal. This is the case when you have been working in an extremely stressful way, only 5 days off in the last 3 years. all you have to do is go to a neurologist, do what they say, and believe what your doctor says. Even now, my left facial numbness has started, but facial nerve examination is completely normal :) " ], "date": [ "2022-10-22T16:21+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/babs2022-1445111" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/reislerart-1374179" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Wondering how many of you had Covid right before your symptoms started? I had it August of last year and a lot of these symptoms started the following month and I've had them, worsening, for a year -- sore joints and muscle pain spasms as well. My pcp has not been helpful and I cant find a physician who will see a patient with post-covid ailments." ], "date": [ "2022-10-28T04:52+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/brain-fog-weakness-neck-soreness-tingling-dizziness-is-this-normal--761619?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jo56395-1445130" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "everyone responds to this type of medication differently. Some people feel better within a couple weeks, other people it can take up to six weeks or so. others end up having to try another medication.\r\njust try to take one day at a time and stay in contact with your doctor about how you are feeling. only you and your doctor can make a decision on what to do. \r\nI know it’s difficult getting through those weeks in the beginning. but if you’re still not feeling better see what your doctor thinks. Hope it all works out for you." ], "date": [ "2022-10-28T11:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/3-weeks-on-citalopram-20mg-struggling-792332?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sugarplum55829-655783" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " I have read other people’s comments on here who have gone through the same thing. One person didn’t recognize her husband. Stress and anxiety can really put a toll on the brain when it’s long-term and intense. basically derealization is the brains effort in trying to protect you from things that are creating anxiety and stress. So it blocks things out. \r\n How Long has this been going on? If it’s been a while, you can speak to your doctor about it if you are that concerned about it. in the meantime, try and relax your mind as much as possible. See if that helps. But really work at doing that every day. I would recommend that you sit down or lie down first and do some long slow deep breathing. When I get anxiety, I will also listen to a very relaxing meditation for anxiety. There are hundreds of them on YouTube. I do this at least a couple times a day. \r\n another thing that helps is getting a little exercise because it releases endorphins in the brain which are known for making people feel better. Even if you just take a daily walk. \r\n I found that doing virtual counseling online was extremely helpful. It helps to talk to somebody else and they can give you suggestions on what you can do. \r\n hope you can feel better soon! " ], "date": [ "2022-10-27T20:03+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/can-this-really-be-anxiety-derealisation--792309?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/shanny1997-1134460" ], "comments": [], "content": [ " anything that is stuck in somebody’s throat would cause them to have major breathing problems. You don’t have that. \r\n Yes listen to your doctor and especially get some counseling for this. You are over thinking it and a counselor can help you manage that. \r\n relax and take care! " ], "date": [ "2022-10-27T01:35+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/very-worried-about-my-health-right-now-and-can-t-stop-panicking-should-i-worry--792292?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/emma84001-1409595" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/matthew15804-1397116" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hello Matthew, sorry for you and I am experiencing the same. I never had this problem before and I woke up one morning and felt my heart was racing. I ended up in A&E as I really thought I was having a heart attack. It seems it was an anxiety attack and I felt really unwell for the week following. I'm waiting on a heart monitor to be fitted and think I might feel more reassured after this but it has been a few weeks now and I think I will have a long wait with pressures on the NHS. I have a watch which monitors my heart and I take it off now because I panic if it buzzes even though it shows nothing untoward. I have found slow deep breathing helps a bit but not too much deep breathing as I hyperventilate before. I also tell myself it's in my head and I can control it. These things have helped me a bit....maybe they could help you. I too have Covid which is raising anxiety levels. However, I am keeping in mind that it is no worse than a bad cold and to stay calm. Warm baths and drinking water is what I'm doing. I hope you find a way to relax and reduce your worries \r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-12-15T23:16+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/a-pounding-heart-please-help-776372?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/matthew15804-1397116" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/matthew15804-1397116" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/jan34534-998356" ], "content": [ "thank you i have tried many techniques but the pounding is all day while i am awake, even if i am sitting working with heart rate of 70/75 it is very strong beats. its not just my chest i can feel it, its all over head to toe (not sure if thats better or worse!) then again is it that strong or am i just double aware :(\r\n\r\ni do suffer from health anxiety 100% but with this if i the pounding was on and off i could manage it and know itll go away but its literally all day.\r\n\r\ni will keep practising the breathing and meditation, fingers crossed as you know its so draining when it doesnt have to be! " ], "date": [ "2021-12-16T11:38+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ " do you also suffer from anxiety? If so that could be the reason your heart is pounding. A pounding heart doesn’t necessarily mean that something is wrong especially when your tests are all normal. Even if you don’t feel anxious sometimes people have an underlying anxiety and adrenaline is released which can cause the pounding heart. \r\n I’ve had a pounding heart on and off for many years which is due to anxiety. However there are ways to settle it down a bit .\r\n first of all, try not to get worried or fearful about it because that will actually keep it pounding. We also have to remember the facts. And that is that your tests were normal. \r\n sometimes \r\n when we change the way we think which would be negative to positive, we can actually change physical sensations as well. Another thing that’s very important is proper breathing.\r\n You can actually settle down the heart when you breathe the right way for anxiety. You can find short videos and breathing for anxiety. It really works.\r\n you can also find some really great calming meditations for anxiety on YouTube which also include the breathing . I do this every night when laying down to sleep and I never finish it because I fall asleep. Sometimes listen during the day also. \r\n stay away from caffeine, sugar, junk foods if you can. Or at least limit them. \r\n get some exercise which will calm everything down later on during the day or evening. \r\n dehydration can also cause a pounding heart. Make sure you were drinking plenty of water throughout the day! \r\n hope this helps! Take care " ], "date": [ "2022-11-18T15:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/a-pounding-heart-please-help-776372?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/callum50228-1410446" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/matthew15804-1397116" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/siim44924-1432366" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/callum50228-1410446" ], "content": [ "hi, how are you doing? I am having the same thing for a year now when i started to feel my strong heartbeats everywhere. Stairs are making me nervous already and it triggers my anxiety so I get strong beats in my chest before climbing. I think it's all because our minds are already going alerted state and anxiety attack kicks in. I have been so scared to see pulse in my stomach and sometimes neck. Hope you are doing great! " ], "date": [ "2022-11-18T09:37+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi matthew, \r\n\r\nI have exactly the same problem as you, it started in march this year, i have a constant pounding heart, i can feel it every where in my body it is very annoying!\r\ni have had 24hour ecg monitors fitted and numerous blood tests which came back fine apart from a lot of ectopic beats were picked up on the ecg but i was told this is completely normal, but i can feel these all the time, i can feel them most when exercising or doing anything physical.\r\nIf i look in a mirror i can see my pulse in my neck on both sides, no matter what time of day or if im resting or not. i cant sleep laid on my back or stomach as i can feel and see my pulse in my stomach so i need to sleep on my side. \r\nstairs have become an enemy, they never used to bother me but now i feel i have to stand or sit for a few minutes just to relax and let the pounding calm a little.\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2021-12-23T23:34+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/a-pounding-heart-please-help-776372?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/john92572-1452095" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/matthew15804-1397116" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Mathew,\r\n\r\nI also have a pounding heart, my resting heart is around 60 - 70. Did you ever stop youf heart pounding? I use Calms that seem to help when it gets unbearable. Any tips would be apreciated.\r\n\r\nthanks" ], "date": [ "2023-01-08T21:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/a-pounding-heart-please-help-776372?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/luca31832-1452075" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/amandanisbet-1285102" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi \r\nI don't know if the GERD can do that, but the anxiety can definitely do it. Anxiety can do so much and much of it is not even on the Internet." ], "date": [ "2023-01-08T19:46+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/is-this-anxiety-i-m-really-stressed-about-my-symptoms-795024?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/onejess--1125837" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>If the doctors can&#39;t figure out why, then it&#39;s anxiety. Tests wouldve shown if you had a medical emergency. So calm down. You&#39;re not dieing. They wouldve told you if you were dieing.</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-12-19T20:40+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1121492" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "content": [ "<p>Hi Bob, you seem to have a lot of wisdom and you are always there to support and guide. I am really suffering. I am 62 I am a very strong person and s fighter. I had this horrible anxiety 30 years ago and now it has come back with a vengeance. I am finding that most of this anxiety is really beyond our control. 5 months ago I got vertigo which turned into anxiety and physical symptoms etc. I now know that every thing I am feeling is from anxiety. I am not afraid of the symptoms ANYMORE. I t is so horrible that I can&#39;t sleep when I do I am woken up with terrible anxiety or horrible anxiety dreams, night sweats. I wake up with those GOD-DAMNED butterflies to the point of agitation. I never feel sleepy or tired or relaxed and I miss it. I have been out of work for 5 Months. I used to lead a full life. I have been forcing myself to take the subway take the LIRR into Manhattan feeling horrible anxiety and when I get I to work just to visit my colleague I feel such anxiety and every thing looks strange .my body feels heavy and I know it is anxiety I am not afraid of it but there is nothing I can do. I watched my two gorgeous grandchildren who hold my heart yesterday and last Monday and the whole God-damned day I had the horrible anxiety. There seems to be nothing I can do whether I fight it or go with it. I am on 2 mg of Ativan which does nothing anymore and 75 mg of Surmontil for 3 weeks now that I swear is making me worse. I am never relaxed. I force myself to go out even though I have agoraphobia I don&#39;t care. Now my Psychiatrist wants to put me on depakote also. And I am scared of it. I wish I could fix this with no medication but it didn&#39;t work. I just don&#39;t want to suffer ANYMORE. I want to enjoy my life...</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-12-20T00:26+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1121492" ], "content": [ "Hello Babbs\r\n\r\nI have just picked up on your letter above and I am so sorry you are having so much trouble the your Anxiety.\r\n\r\nAfter reading your contributions in the past, it was sad you had lost your Disabled Daughter, you did not say how old She was. However I do understand your daughter has been blessed with two daughters of Her own and you spent time over thanksgiving with them ?\r\n\r\nI also understand the problems you have had from one of your Health Professionals and now you have changed to a different one that seems to be more understanding of your condition\r\n\r\nOne thing I was wondering is how old your daughter was when She passed over Was She born thirty years ago, also how old your daughters children are ? How often do you have the pleasure of seeing and interacting with them. It must be hard if you are suffering Agoraphobia \r\n\r\nYou seem to have a a good few medications and these must be hard on you as they may be dumb you down and take away  many life enjoyments\r\n\r\nIf you need to chat Pm me\r\n\r\nAll the best\r\n\r\nBOB" ], "date": [ "2023-01-08T14:56+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1121492" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "content": [ "<p>Hi Bob, God bless you for your reply. So kind of you and you are always full of good advice. My beloved daughter Natalie passed away at the age of 33. She would have been 40 this coming June. My daughter Kendra just turned 34 and has the loves of my life Gabriana Natalie who is 4 and Aria Teresa who will be 2 Dec. 29. Bob I am suffering so much with this damned anxiety. It won&#39;t go away no matter what I do. I know I need Medication to get well but I don&#39;t know if the Surmontil is working. I am so scared to Take anything else. My Psychiatrist wants to add depakote. I went to my daughters for Thanksgiving but I had to fake it. The eryanxiety is horrible. Just this past Monday both granddaughters were sick and I didn&#39;t care about the agoraphobia I watched them anyway. The anxiety was just unbearable. I never feel relaxed and I never feel tired though at 62 I must be tired but I don&#39;t feel it. I want to feel love and warmth but all I feel is anxiety. Every day I wake up with hope that maybe today will be the day I am better but it never happens and then the anxiet starts I know there is no magic pill. I have absolutely no appetite. But I force myself to eat. I don&#39;t want anyone feeling bad for me I am used to being the strong one. I want to laugh and sing and dance but I have trouble walking the anxiety makes me feel drunk and it makes my body feels heavy. My sleep is riddled with anxiety and nightmares and night sweats. I just don&#39;t understand what happened to me. I need to go back to work. I just don&#39;t know whattodo. I am not comfortable at home either my day is full of anxiety home or out. I force myself to leave the house every day no matter what but damned it is hard but I am used to being busy and the days are so long . I can&#39;t watch TV nor listen to music. I am not ENJOYING life at all and it is such a gift...God bless you...</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-12-20T23:52+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1121492" ], "content": [ "Babss\r\n\r\nI was looking at your script the other day and I was wondering about your daughter, as a child and worked out a possible age, I thought thirty. Then I also looked at your loss and considered the age for that. Then I considered the two Grandchildren. I, forgave me made a sort of link and I wondered how traumatic your life had been and thr relationship between you, your daughter and you Grandaughters.\r\nHas anything been looked into regarding this ?\r\n\r\nBOB" ], "date": [ "2023-01-08T14:56+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/guest-1121492" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "content": [ "<p>Hi Bob, how sweet and kind of you to reply. My daughter Natalie would have been been 40 this coming June. My well daughter Kendra and 34 and my beautiful granddaughters are Gabriana Natalie age 4 and Aria Teresa age 2. I love all of them with my heart and soul. My granddaughters are my reason for living. Strong women raise strong women who raise strong women. I have had a very traumatic life but I managed to be normal. I don&#39;t know what happened this past July. I get a bout of vertigo and it spiraled into ANXIETY. I just can&#39;t seem to get out of this. I want my life back. What a night mare.God bless you kind sir.</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-12-22T23:22+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Zoo\r\n\r\nYou sound young we all get feelings of our end time. it is part of growing up, you have a long life you need to accept the risks we all may have in our lives, that is normal. Those born now will most probably live that much longer than those gone before us. You are very normal so move on.\r\n\r\nTake your medications with a glass of water, I use milk as this takes the taste away of my Pills. \r\n\r\nBOB" ], "date": [ "2023-01-08T14:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/brown45840-1040016" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "You could try crushing those pills and adding to water to drink them. Hang in there Zoo, you’re not going to die. " ], "date": [ "2017-12-19T23:11+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/heather52246-1056450" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/rehanna45921-1452039" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/heather52246-1056450" ], "content": [ "hi, this message helped me out a lot! im struggling real bad at the moment and reading that im not alone helps out a lot. Also comparing my own symptoms to other peoples symptom gives me a little peace of mind x" ], "date": [ "2023-01-22T20:48+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>I had really bad stomach pain that lasted for months which started my really bad anxiety last year it turned out to be inflammation which I only found out from getting camera down but by this time I &#160;had worried myself sick that it wouldn&#39;t shut off... my doctors all said the same.. nothing wrong and wish I listened.. please try listen as they would pick up on anything sinister fast.. your not gonna die.. anxiety is the worst and can make you feel all these fearful thoughts and symptoms.. if you can stay buzy then do that.. find some things that make you relax and find somethings that make you laugh.. try your best to reassure yourself.. I know it&#39;s not easy am a year in and 10 months of that was spent very unwell with anxiety.. it&#39;s only now am getting some control.. now when it comes am ready and stronger to have it go quicker.. over ride that brain of yours and just fill it with positive thinking.. hope you feel better soon x</p>" ], "date": [ "2023-01-22T20:48+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/mimibrenda-1004801" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/onejess--1125837" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/mimibrenda-1004801" ], "content": [ "<p>Well said &#129309;</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-12-20T16:13+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "Hi Zoo, I am sorry that you are suffering so badly. Your anxiety has gotten you. Anxiety will lie to you. It will make you think wild things such as sickness and death. You are okay physically. Your mind is sick right now. You really need to try to take your meds. I would also recommend that you seek therapy. I take meds, I do group therapy, and I see a psychiatrist. It all helps. I think the meds help me the most. Hang in there. There is hope. (((Hugs)))" ], "date": [ "2017-12-20T14:40+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lee08370-1132373" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I worry about health issues too . I am tired of the ER visits and they want to admit you when they can take a blood test and a quick Echo to rue out anything with the heart most times. BNP test is what they use to determine most of your heart trouble or if you will have it in the future ! Kept me a day and two nites and did the whole gammit of tests and found nothing ! Low potassium and dehydration ! When I had xanax 1 mg , BP was 98/60 and the nurse said that is what they want to see ! " ], "date": [ "2017-12-20T19:14+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lee08370-1132373" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I worry about health issues too . I am tired of the ER visits and they want to admit you when they can take a blood test and a quick Echo to rue out anything with the heart most times. BNP test is what they use to determine most of your heart trouble or if you will have it in the future ! Kept me a day and two nites and did the whole gammit of tests and found nothing ! Low potassium and dehydration ! When I had xanax 1 mg , BP was 98/60 and the nurse said that is what they want to see ! \r\n\r\n " ], "date": [ "2017-12-20T19:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david16894-1451742" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/zoo12313-992274" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I am so sorry to hear that. It must be so hard. But do you think that the stomach pain can be caused by psychological reasons? Like anxiety can cause many symptoms including stomach pain. But if you think that is not the case, then just pray and believe." ], "date": [ "2023-01-08T13:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/feel-like-my-body-is-rotting-and-i-m-going-to-die-soon-627183?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sasical72-1279105" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/brian38199-1451771" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Hi Brian,\r\n\r\nThat is exactly how anxiety is for me.\r\nIf you smoked MJ for 28 years it's totally normal that you are getting these withdrawal symptoms but since you have had those test results I would push for some heart tests. Did they do an ecg when you went to urgent care?\r\n\r\nAlso, be very careful with benzos, they are very addictive and let me tell you, from experience, that withdrawal from those is a whole other level.\r\n\r\nI personally would get tested, even if you have to go to urgent care and then if all is well, you could do some sport and accept that you will have these withdrawal symptoms for a while.\r\n\r\nBest of luck!" ], "date": [ "2023-01-07T10:54+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-that-has-been-debilitating-need-help--794937?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/i9252-1451635" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/david16894-1451742" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/david16894-1451742" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/i9252-1451635" ], "content": [ "No because I did not tell them that I had anxiety. I was too focused on the ecg thing that I did not even think of saying it" ], "date": [ "2023-01-06T10:03+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/i9252-1451635" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/david16894-1451742" ], "content": [ "That's understandable. How do you feel about opening up that sort of discussion with them ?" ], "date": [ "2023-01-07T09:05+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I feel for you as I also live with health anxiety.\r\nDid the doctor explore your mental health during the appointment ?" ], "date": [ "2023-01-05T21:07+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/health-anxiety-794920?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cheryl20077-1012552" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tina87120-1430818" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "hello did u continue to take the sertraline? sertraline makes you worse before better and its awful but people say its worth sticking to if you can has your doctor given you and clonazapan or diazapan while the meds are getting in your system for the first 3 to 4 weeks? I've started on sertraline in on 100mg now it will be 3 weeks tomorrow amd I still feel crap even worse actually. rang my doctor she said try hang on for another 2 weeks and see we're u are then 🙄 hopefully your okay xxxx" ], "date": [ "2023-01-06T15:41+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/sertraline-for-anxiety-794717?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>I was in the ER two days ago because I felt awful, muscle aches, no appetite, upset stomach! They did blood work everything clear! Yes I get lightheaded kinda like the room is spinning or I&#39;m moving even when I&#39;m not! I notice my symptoms the most when I&#39;m being very still which drives me crazy because I&#39;m so tired but I can&#39;t sleep! I just started celexa 3 day so ago! I get some weird/scary neurological symptoms and mixing that with a hypochondriac is a disaster! IM glad I&#39;m not alone! </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:02+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "How long does it last when you are lightheaded bc i dont remember feeling it before accept when i had the flu. Im not throwing up so im not sure if i have the flu or if its serious. I just took an ativan bc my anxiety is up bc of this feeling " ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:31+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Mine used to be all the time for awhile!! Or if I get up to quickly! Try to ignore it because if you don&#39;t it will be worse and don&#39;t google your symptoms it&#39;s my worst enemy </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:36+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I get all of those exactly! Do you get lightheaded/dizzy? I am currently experiencing this right now and have been for a days. I just almost fainted in walmart my head feels do heavy and i have bad neck pain. I dont know if its the flu anxiety or what but im convinced its serious. I csnt barely hold my head up" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T15:59+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/karen77710-966646" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/karen77710-966646" ], "content": [ "Can my symptoms be anxiety? I have a hard time believing it can be, but I see a lot of people struggle with it!" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:04+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/karen77710-966646" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "<p>Yes darl it&#39;s all anxiety. It&#39;s a awful thing to live with. You have to learn to control it and not let it control you. I know easier said than done xx</p>" ], "date": [ "2021-06-13T06:58+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/karen77710-966646" ], "content": [ "<p>Everytime I try to go to sleep I&#39;m awakened with like a shock! I&#39;m sleep deprived, shaky, stomach upset! It&#39;s so hard to believe I don&#39;t have some kind of neurological disorder! I&#39;m scared </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:11+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/karen77710-966646" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "<p>Anxiety is a major cause of stomach upsets. Don&#39;t be scared cause your anxiety will just get worse, it knows xx</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:20+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/karen77710-966646" ], "content": [ "<p>I&#39;m a hypochondriac so I can work myself into a frenzy really quick! I cry a lot!! My first reaction to a symptom is to panic </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "<p>That happened to me for the last 2 days i am exhausted and everytime i tried to fall asleep something came over me its weird like i was falling into a deep sleep but i got scared. Right now o am terrified of this lightheaded feeling. My head feels so heavy and its been like this for 3 days now. Im fearing the worst bc i can only lay down i do have a really sore neck bit woild that make me dizzy and my head heavy? Im so scared i have a brain tumor</p><p>or aneurysm or meningitis or ms and it wont go away ever. I cant stop crying &#128546;&#128546;&#128546;&#128546;</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:23+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>I feel the same I went through the brain aneurysm thing a couple weeks ago and I went to the eye doctor because I got so frazzled by it! Now it&#39;s like neurological symptoms that make me think I have ms or Parkinson&#39;s disease or something! I was almost asleep earlier and something jerked me awake and it scared me to death! Your exactly the same as me! Just know we&#39;re not alone!</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:33+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "<p>This lightheaded and dizzy feeling is makong me not be able to even drive. Im so scared. I dont remember having this ever with anxiety. My neck muscles re so tight but o dont know if that could cause what im feeling &#128546;&#128546;&#128546;&#128546;&#128546;</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:36+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/edwina97301-1059551" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Love all the people who are replying because what we have is so scary.i wake shaking sweating then I worry and my head won&#39;t stop think I&#39;m going mad.got a good doc gave me small amount of meds for when I feel it&#39;s unbearable.never take much as I get addicted to anything that helps( of course because who wants to feel like this)muscles ache and migraine because I&#39;m always uptight.speak to doc .keep speeding to us as we know what this feels like.icant talk to anyone else as I&#39;m sure they just think pull yourself together.been like this for years and I&#39;m still here have bad times and good times like any illness. Good luck.talk anytime??</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T16:55+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Tension is the biggest reason I&#39;m sure! I&#39;m so uptight I will be sitting and I&#39;ll finally relax and then wonder how long I had been tensed up like that! I used to get tension headaches all the time! I know dizziness is one of the scariest anxiety symptoms but it&#39;s so common</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:06+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "Its weird bc i have had every anxiety symptom going i thought and i dont ever remember having dizziness or lightheadedness and its scaring me so bad. I have had it for a min Before if im hungry or get up quick but the one i have now is different its like it is always there.and i feel weak. Its yours lile that" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:11+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Yes mine has been like that lately and I think I&#39;ve come down with some type of virus and that always exasberates anxiety! Calm down and stop thinking about it for a minute! Do you live with anyone? Call a friend! </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:14+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/edwina97301-1059551" ], "content": [ "Thanks for your reply! We all have to be strong!! This is a horrible disorder! We all just have to do our best!" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:16+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "<p>I live with my husband and right bow im currently at my moms. The just tell me they are tired of listening to me complain all the time bc they have no idea what its like to feel or go through what we do&#128546;&#128546; im sure everyone of us would choose to feel normal and not have to live like this its debilitating</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:22+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "I feelike i have a virus bit im not sure. My period is also really bad and its just starting and i do have alot of tension in my neck which is causing alot of pain so im not sure if that causes dizziness " ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:25+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [], "author_to": [], "content": [], "date": [] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Totally, I also live with my husband and he doesn&#39;t understand and neither does my mom! I am a daddy&#39;s girl so my dad is a little more patient with me! Most people don&#39;t understand unless they have been there! I had a nice long talk with a cousin of mine who has hypochondria as well and it really helped me! I wish we could talk somehow a little easier than getting on this forum! </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:26+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "I just got off of an 11 day period! We have a lot in common! How old are you?" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:27+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/edwina97301-1059551" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Everything you say feels like it&#39;s coming out of my mouth. I get it all totally.glad there&#39;s others like me so I don&#39;t think I&#39;m med but so sad u all have to feel this hell. I have every symptom but also agree dizziness isn&#39;t my main only if I don&#39;t eat or sleep enough. Are you on meds for depression believe this can cause dizziness.doc would know better but please keep talking to people who relate to how ur feeling??</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T17:31+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cmbit-1059001" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "Exactly as im feeling" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T18:48+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cmbit-1059001" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "Mines like that" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T18:49+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "I know hat would be perfect! Do you have facebook?" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T19:21+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "<p>Yes! It&#39;s under Kelsey James! My dad and my son are the profile pic!</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T20:13+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "content": [ "Hi, Soanxious\r\nDo you have flu like symptoms? Headache, weak, tired, no appetite, dizzy, body aches?" ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T02:05+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/soanxious-905223" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "content": [ "Hi i feel exhausted and weak and lightheaded/dizzy but im not really nauseous. Its really scaring me alot. Im not sure if its the flu but im convinced its a brain tumor or ms or something more serious. I just want it to go away" ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T02:11+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>Hi darl your not alone I have suffered with health anxiety on and off for nearly 20 years, it&#39;s a nightmare. Mine at the moment is my heart, always thinking I&#39;m going to have a heart attack. Hate feeling this way every day xx</p>" ], "date": [ "2021-06-13T06:58+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/cmbit-1059001" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/cmbit-1059001" ], "content": [ "<p>I didn&#39;t realize all these neurological symptoms were as common as I thought with anxiety! STIll worries me though! We all that in common! I started celexa 4 days ago and I&#39;ve been naseous ever since </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T18:49+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "content": [ "It is the nervous system thats effected. It will be relabeled in the future. Its not really right to have it in mental illness. Its  rips thru the nervous system. They dint know about it enough to understand it yet. I dont know why they cant figure it out.  Too many are suffering already. But same with auto immune stuff they leave them to rot too, and people have the same low compassion there too. Its odd." ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T01:44+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "content": [ "<p>It&#39;s crazy they can&#39;t figure this out. Millions are suffering and I agree with you that it is a nervous system disorder. If someone opened an anxiety center that helped sufferers, they would be billionaires right away.</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T02:07+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "content": [ "Im surprised no one has tried this,insurance companies would hate it, but maybe a private company should think that up. And they need late hours.haha. " ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T02:39+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I get all of those. Been there. Seems we are not alone. Reading every comment is weird since it seems to be writen by myself. " ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T18:47+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "content": [ "<p>It&#39;s honestly the worst thing Ive ever been through!! I feel for you all!! We can stick together!! It seems like no one supports us! Thy don&#39;t understand!</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T20:22+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/edwina97301-1059551" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/sunnycms-1051378" ], "content": [ "<p>Hi I&#39;m always hard on myself because like you I always think how can somebody who has so many good things in life sometimes hate life because of anxiety. People with deformities and disabilities can&#39;t leave the house. I feel so selfish. My horrible mind tells me I can&#39;t and turns me into a emotional tense scared mess. I do have good days but dread of bad ones are awful. It so helps to talk this can b so lonely??</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T20:35+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>I have terrible interanl tremors. I too feel them when I am about to fall asleep and when I wake up. I feel like I&#39;ve been run over by a truck while I have the flu! I ache all over, leg pain, headache, full head, stomach upset, dizzy, very weak, can&#39;t eat, shaking, feel spacey, and pretty sure I am dying.</p><p></p><p>You&#39;re not alone at all. This is absolute hell. How could someone with nothing to worry about and someone who has so much to be happy about feel so dang awful all of the time?&#160;</p><p></p><p>Feeling like my body is about to just give up on it all.&#160;</p><p></p><p>Peace to all. I pray for everyone with this awful anxiety.</p><p>&#160;</p>" ], "date": [ "2020-08-19T08:07+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lee58443-1007866" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I also could have written your post, back in Dec/Jan I was so convinced I had a brain tumor or MS, I was so bad, shaking inside all the time, no appetite terrible tummy and bowel issues, very dizzy, wobbly legs, strange vision, numbness etc etc loads of tests and was told it was anxiety, I didnt beleive it at first, but other posts on here helped to convince me it was, Im so much better now, I took a little diazepam when I was at my worse but that was all, good luck, dont google or if you go just google symptoms of anxiety and you will fingd all of yours on the list." ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T20:39+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/pinksocks1234-1048862" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>I too have these symptoms tremors, pins and needles, aching all over, lethargic one day on full speed the next. </p><p>Though I have problems remembering and its interfered with work so im off at the moment. I&#39;ve had a few scans vut nothing has showed up so far .</p><p>I get foggy thinking and know the answers to things but I can&#39;t get them out of my head, if or anyone has somilar please get in touch.</p><p></p><p></p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-18T21:51+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/emilylawless-938900" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/emilylawless-938900" ], "content": [ "i think im the only b one with terrible tmj/tmd where my face gets oressure and weird. And my ears. Painful. And weird tinnitus and such. But they say the tmj comes from anxiety in the first place only i dont notice the anxiety part until i feel like my face is stroking form this weird stuff. Its all strange. By the time i see a dr im so stressed out from the buildup im sure i sound stressed but i dont get it. I guess my reaction to all the discomfort and weirdness is anxiety and im suppose to quietly be robotic and note my issue with no emotions. Then they say what it is and dont give a hiit im hanging by a thread at times.This world asks an awful lot from us. " ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T01:55+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "<p>YES believe it or not it&#39;s anxiety and it&#39;s very debilitating! The shocks your feeling are Brian zaps and it is a very common symptom of anxiety. I also get the head pressure and feeling of heavy head and so on </p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T00:37+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/italia06-984656" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>Kelsey i suffer from GAD, hypochondria and OCD.&#160; I have body wide muscle spasms, muscle soreness and cramping, numbness and tingling and so on.&#160; likewise, what feels like electric jolts.&#160; i have blurred vision and see white spots that are tiny and dissolve quickly; look like snowflakes.&#160; i&#39;ve done every test i could suggest and have had doctors willing to test just for peace of mind.&#160; i&#39;ve tested for lyme disease, latent syphilis since it can present with neurological symptoms late, autoimmune disease, ANA...i could go on and on.&#160; i&#39;ve had the MRIs and so on as well.&#160; it&#39;s like i&#39;m caught in this loop of migrating to the next serious illness i believe i have...the catalyst to all this being physical symptoms.&#160; it&#39;s been a nightmare.&#160; i can&#39;t even wake up like a normal person.&#160; i immediately start body scanning.&#160; i&#39;ve had pain and stiffness in my hands...what feel like dead feet and toes etc...&#160; the body tremors were the worst, couldn&#39;t sleep.&#160; that feeling of having your phone on vibrate in your pocket...this buzzing, vibrating sensation under your skin.&#160; i&#39;ve been fearing a neurological disease for months now, yes the most serious of them all.&#160; my doctor continues to attribute it to health anxiety and stress.&#160; i know i&#39;m out of hand.&#160; the reality is...i wouldn&#39;t clinically diagnose for any neurological disease.&#160; yet the perceived symptoms seem to constantly blur reality for me.&#160; i feel like i can&#39;t move my left arm, feel like my legs are getting weak.&#160; i look in the mirror thinking i&#39;m losing muscle and start comparing my left and right arm.&#160; yet when step on a scale i&#39;m 10 lbs heavier than last year.&#160; yet, i check out healthy as can be on paper.&#160; clean MRI, hyperflexia test clean, test after test after test...clean.</p><p></p><p>i could go on and on...ringing in the ears, feeling like i&#39;m on a boat constantly, wobbly...yet i pass hearing and balance exams with flying colors.&#160; it was a gradual process getting to this point, now i&#39;m caught in the terrible cycle.&#160; basically i&#39;m need to accept that i&#39;m caught in a state of hyperstimilation...basically generalized anxiety disorder.&#160; i mean i definitely fit the description...can&#39;t relax, perfectionism, constant worry about little things.&#160; sorry for the novel here, but yes...you are far from alone on this one.</p><p></p><p>almost forgot to mention...twitching in the hands and fingers.&#160; yet i type and coordinate just fine.</p><p></p><p>long story short...the role of psychological processes such as anxiety, depression, or stress may influence the central nervous system and its perception of sensory stimuli.</p>" ], "date": [ "2017-06-19T05:38+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nf07249-1451416" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/kelsey20458-1058854" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/taz25-1451262" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nf07249-1451416" ], "content": [ "Yes, I have terrible health anxiety too and if you look in my reply under the \"Numb Chin Syndrome\" thread you will see what I'm going through. maybe in a weird way you will be relieved that it's not as bad as mine? some doctors seem to think my issues are psychosomatic too. But I haven't seen a neurologist or done any scans yet as you have.. I hope whatever you got gets better for you, and I'd say don't give up on trying to find out what it is. Maybe my bleak seeming situation isn't the most encouraging, but maybe we will both be ok! Anxiety is a b***h but you got this. I might think the worst sometimes for myself but I don't think the worst will happen to you." ], "date": [ "2023-01-06T07:12+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I know it's been 5 years but wondering how everyone is going?!\r\nI have had health anxiety and OCD my whole life but the last three months have been the worst for it! \r\nIt started with muscle pain in my mid back which I've always had but had worsened the more I work out and loft heavy in the gym. I became pre occupied with the idea it was a spinal tumour. Was given an X-ray and immediately worried I'd has too many X-rays recently. From there it was a slippery slope. Random shooting pains, muscle aches, muscle twitches (small ones, big ones), vibrating in my feet that spread to my legs and hands. I had an MRI which only showed a minor disc bulge in my lower back. Two brain MRI's. Neurological exams. All normal. I now also gave tembling in my hands. I have a neurologist appointment in just over a week and I am counting down the days. All my doctors and the hospital doctors think my symptoms are psychosomatic. They are all I think about and I don't really care about anything else at the moment.\r\nHas anyone had anything like this. The fact its been months and it's worsening is the biggest concern for me.\r\n" ], "date": [ "2023-01-04T07:30+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/neurological-anxiety-symptoms-596871?order=oldest&page=1#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/i9252-1451635" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/marie81034-1235834" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Sorry to hear you're getting that way. I too had all sorts of uncomfortable sensations throughout my body after experiencing high levels of anxiety over the last 18 months. Try some self-help strategies to get you going and consider speaking to your GP if it's getting too much. I found the Mind website helpful." ], "date": [ "2023-01-04T21:28+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/stress-and-anxiety-giving-pain-794876?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/onestepatatime7-1044781" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grindelwald-910318" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I think you should talk with your GP about medication. I have anxiety that turned into GAD. I went through a really bad time. I tired therapy and CBT which worked only short term.</p><p></p><p>I&#39;m now taking sertraline. I&#39;ve only been taking it for 12 days but I&#39;ve noticed a difference. For the first time in five years my head is clear. My mood has lifted. I was previously on Prozac which I didn&#39;t get on with. It&#39;s about trying different meds and finding the right one for you. </p><p></p><p></p>" ], "date": [ "2017-05-03T21:21+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/long-term-retching-gagging-anxiety-what-to-do--589127?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grindelwald-910318" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Grindelwald\r\n\r\nFirst of all you need to see your GP, you have a problem that an be treated in the long term so make that appointment\r\n\r\nBOB" ], "date": [ "2017-05-03T21:22+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/long-term-retching-gagging-anxiety-what-to-do--589127?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/junipus-1136070" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grindelwald-910318" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "<p></p><p>Hi Grindel,</p><p></p><p>I feel your pain having gone through the very same thing myself .. school, uni and beyond. School assemblies were unbearable and I think that&#39;s when it really got a hold of me. Exactly the same thing as you with the throat drying up to the point that you obsess about it and then get into a vicious cycle of worrying, throat constricting and ultimately wanting to gag. Sweets are a first line defence but can exacerbate the situation after a while. I used to skip a lot of assemblies/lectures as a result and get into trouble, but it was worth it for the sheer relief it provided. It then progressed to school lunches and not being able to eat anything. At Uni it progressed to lectures so I would always hide at the back. Restaurants and friend&#39;s houses were always an issue ... same as yourself .. I could almost be reading my own account, hence why I felt compelled to reply to you. I would rather upset a girlfriend or friend by turning down invitations than to fess up to the real problem.</p><p></p><p>I cant offer much other than consolation that you&#39;re not alone. Im a good bit older than you and been through the mill. As much as Id like to say Ive found a cure, I havent. If anything it&#39;s got worse since the situations have just got wider. Nowadays its work meetings, travel (even in a car with people) and any new events or people where Im out my comfort zone or routine. Same, put me in a room on my own and I dont have a care in the world. Its the feeling of being trapped, either phyiscally or socially. Yes, of course you can get up and walk out of a lecture, but I dont think I ever did. Not once. The thought of having to explain to anyone (lecturer or a freind) why you needed to walk out was not even a consideration. And even if you do, what&#39;s not to say that you&#39;ll need to do it ion the next one .. and the one after that. Hence I learned to just cope, and suffer, until the end was in sight. Sometimes I&#39;d cry myself to sleep knowing that noone else was going through that pain and suffering, how abnormal and absurd the whole thing was. Not to mention the lack of concentration, having to make for any bits that you didnt follow at the time since your mind was elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>I would probably say that Ive conquered the social eating since I like my food and usually you do have the opportunity to have a drink or 2 (the real fixer), so it is possible, although it&#39;s taken the best part of 20 years. When I was your age there was a stigma attached to it so I never told a soul, instead suffering in silence. What could they do anyway? I didnt want to be marked out if I had been allowed to skip assembly or lessons. Nowadays it&#39;s a little more understood and accepted due to the complex world we live in. Every one has something going on of some description, but they won&#39;t ever tell you. Unfortunately we have been dealt a particularly nasty card which has now ingrained itself. Undoing that presents quite a challenge.</p><p></p><p>Its fair to say that my life has been a write off since Ive missed out on so many opportunities, both in work and play. You&#39;d never know I had a problem since you learn to mask it well and become a master of disguise and excuses, but holding it in and the suffering becomes draining.</p><p></p><p>There&#39;s more help out there nowadays so try it all out. Try the hypnotherapy, try the counselling, the CBT &amp; the drugs. What works for one may not work for another, but at least you can say youve given it your best shot. For me I find that xanax is most effective but on an as-need basis. The problem is its short term relief and therefore youve got to take it in advance of the event that&#39;s worrying you. Im not sure where you are but its not available in all countries due to the (apparent) addictive nature. Ive tried longer term drugs but they never seem to have the desired effect - admittedly I lose interest fast if I dont see any perceivable benefit, or they give you equally unpleasurable side effects. Again, thats not to say that something out there wont work for you.</p><p></p><p>Happy to talk offline if it&#39;d help. Keep us posted. Good luck.</p>" ], "date": [ "2018-01-03T01:17+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/long-term-retching-gagging-anxiety-what-to-do--589127?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/kelly79088-1451540" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/grindelwald-910318" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "I used to have emetophobia, the fear of vomiting, but recovered from it about two years ago. Now I'm having issues with gagging and retching - in the mornings when flossing my teeth, while wearing my Invisalign trays, taking gum or candy out of my mouth and at other random times. I have an appointment with an ENT coming up, but in the meantime, the anxiety and fear over the gagging and retching have just increased. I constantly feel like I'm going to gag. Add the retching to that and it adds up to about 5 minutes of hell from beginning to end. I'm on multiple meds for anxiety and depression, but they haven't helped with this issue. Life is sucking for me right now. Any tricks or suggestions would be welcome." ], "date": [ "2023-01-04T03:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/long-term-retching-gagging-anxiety-what-to-do--589127?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tom73779-979794" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/tom73779-979794" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "content": [ "<p>Thanks for replying Lisa &#128578; I went to the gp and they said sinus infection but now I&#39;ve got a cough and feels hard to breath but I don&#39;t no whether it&#39;s just mean panicking my self or what , anxiety seems to love to try and make things worse why can&#39;t I just accept I&#39;ve got a cold and man up &#128533;</p>" ], "date": [ "2016-12-21T19:12+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tom73779-979794" ], "content": [ "<p>Forget the man up junk! Youre human. You sound like I was. Terrible heavy chest and croupy cough for a solid week. Fillowing a week of a horrid cold.I don&#39;t even get that stuff usually. I tried everything i could. I was on antibiotic for the sinus and used steam and alternative stuff.. nothing. Nothing and then time started to heal it. Now the ear weird thing which is cruel but the stupid cough i think was shooting the mucous every where inside me. Im going to the ent today.So screw the man up stuff its more then a simple cold &#160;and if you want to go back and check you chest then do it. Piece of mind is priceless. No one &#160;can judge you , i hate that especially when you dont feel well. &#160;I was busy being concerned about being judged too and then i realized i have to love me and take care of me. When you are sick its not &#160;a time to people please or listen to anyone who isnt a doctor tell you you&#39;re fine. &#160;Have you tried anything to loosen the phlegm? In the usa &#160;we have mucinex otherwise it gaufissin something like that. I didnt use it i went alternative but it really did nothing so thats why i say real stuff might be better. And steam. Lots of steam. Steam is your best friend. And yes anxiety likes to flip you out as if it isnt uncomfortable enough being sick. respiratory stuff trigger anxiety anyway. But you some on here for comfort and see you gp if you feel you want your chest listened too or xrayed and that is okay. Have no guilt. feel better soon.&#160;</p>" ], "date": [ "2016-12-21T20:04+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tom73779-979794" ], "content": [ "in case that doesnt come out of moderation. If you feel your chest hurts its okay to see your GP to check it. . Forget the man up stuff there is a viscous  sinus and chest thing going around it a two to three week run of feeling awful. Feel better soon." ], "date": [ "2016-12-21T20:09+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/icecool-931013" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/lisalisa67-542864" ], "content": [ "I had this and also the ear thing. Very unpleasant and worrying. My dr said it was an eustachian tube dysfunction , not serious just painfil!!!!\r\n " ], "date": [ "2016-12-25T01:02+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "YES! Im just finishing it. Day 13. Now something has gone awry with my ear. Everything feels off and the illness takes the whole body. I hate to say this but there is a lot of suffering and we suck at that overall.\r\n\r\ni actually first went to the dr. At day 4 but have been there three times  since. first sinus then  for chest and now ear. I do not normally go to the dr so much. Usually once.something viscous just has to be going around. My cousin with zero anxiety is miserable shes in day 9 now. So some of it is the actual illness too.\r\n\r\ni hooe you feel better its okay to go see your gp if needed. We arent exempt from infections because we have anxiety.thats the truth." ], "date": [ "2016-12-21T19:08+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-s-anxiety-go-through-the-roof-when-have-cold-or-flu--554161?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/borderriever-963132" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tom73779-979794" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "If we have Depression and Anxiety and we get a cold or flu we will feel miserable like anyone else, I suppose if your body is sensitised to Anxiety matters you will feel worse because of it.\r\n\r\nAsk or get someone to get you some deconjestant and other types of medicine to suppress and control your condition. As many understand all is a waiting game \r\n\r\nAll is unpleasent although we all suffer at times, we need to accept we are stuck with it until it goes.\r\n\r\nGood Luck, Keep a hold.\r\n\r\nBOB" ], "date": [ "2016-12-21T19:46+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-s-anxiety-go-through-the-roof-when-have-cold-or-flu--554161?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/laurie18675-1451508" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/tom73779-979794" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i have the same thing every time i get sick or injury my already anxiety flares up dealing with this now because i have something going on with a virus " ], "date": [ "2023-01-03T20:43+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/does-anyone-s-anxiety-go-through-the-roof-when-have-cold-or-flu--554161?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/t_mike-1450817" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "i have also had vision concerns. i was in the midst of a sinus infection so i kept telling myself it was from that. I am followed by an opthamologist and i have an appt in january. I am really worried i have increased cranial pressure caused by a tumor. Normally I try to tell myself its anxiety related but this time, i dont think it is. i was told if you have a clean exam from eye dr and can pass a basic neuro exam, the likelihood of a brain tumor was very low. I also see a neuro due to the headaches bc i had them for a period last hear. My ct and mri were okay last year but now i have the vision changes. Normally i run to the dr, but this time im not because im so scared of bad news. " ], "date": [ "2022-12-29T17:24+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/vision-anxiety-please-help-794550?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

[ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "author_to": [], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "author_to": [], "content": [ "I am really freaking out and i am hoping someone will respond this time. My vision is getting worse. My right eyelid is swollen and covers part of my eye. I know its always been a bit droopy but even moreso now. When I google, it sounds like it is a cranial nerve issue which can be from brain tumors. I used to find some comfort in these board but i havent had anyone respond and its making me feel really alone. I am freaking out and i hate this feeling. It just seems like theres no other issue it could be other than a tumor. I feel so sad for my children! " ], "date": [ "2022-12-20T04:18+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/hakkentosh-1450319" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "content": [ "Hi!\r\n\r\nAre the pains in the back of your head pains, or is it more of a dull feeling like someone's pushing on the back of your skull? If so, that's normal for sinus infections as I struggle with them myself.\r\n\r\nI'm also a fellow hypochondriac, so I completely understand how you feel right now. The past few days I've had numerous different headaches related to my sinuses along with bad brain fog and convince myself of the same all of the time. i would encourage you that if you are extremely worried about it to seek medical help. The sooner these things are caught the easier they can be treated if it's the worst case.\r\n\r\nAways remember though, 90% of the time most headache causes are nothing serious.\r\n\r\nTry to take it easy, and have a great Christmas!" ], "date": [ "2022-12-20T15:25+00:00" ] }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/hakkentosh-1450319" ], "content": [ "Thank you for responding. It’s more of a pushing pain but honestly the pains have gone away. However it’s still my vision that has me very concerned. It seems like there’s not many explanations for my vision other than a tumor causing it." ], "date": [ "2022-12-20T23:04+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "I was just diagnosed with sinus infection and large pockets of fluid. but im having head pains in the back of my head. Can anyone reply? Advice?" ], "date": [ "2022-12-15T07:02+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-or-something-sinister--794023?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/dani1988-1386472" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "comments": [], "content": [ "Headaches seem like hormonal headaches i get them often like\r\nicepick.\r\n\r\nVision issues sounds like your prescription may have changed. \r\n\r\nThe double vision linked to tumours doesn't follow that pattern. " ], "date": [ "2022-12-21T20:56+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-or-something-sinister--794023?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" }, { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/nabhai926-1450741" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "comments": [ { "author_from": [ "/forums/profiles/alwaysscared111-1449339" ], "author_to": [ "/forums/profiles/nabhai926-1450741" ], "content": [ "i have no symptoms of gerd. ive had gerd symptoms in the past but this is not even similar. I worry bc they say brain tumors cause pressure beadaches that are worse in the morning and thats what has been happening to me. Mainly inky on one side. I just finished the meds for my sinus infection so i can no longer pretend like its from the sinus issues. I am really scared and worried. " ], "date": [ "2022-12-29T17:20+00:00" ] } ], "content": [ "if you want to talk u can DM me. i’m sure it’s only anxiety and a gerd attack. it will pass. gerd can be extremely painful and have all of the symptoms you described. are you on a PPI? can u follow up with your doc? explain to them this and see what they can do to help u\r\n\r\n" ], "date": [ "2022-12-26T07:32+00:00" ], "url": "https://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-or-something-sinister--794023?order=oldest&page=0#topic-replies" } ]

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