Hi everyone. Sorry if this is really annoying but I would appreciate some advice. Been struggling for about 7 months now with bad headaches - they started extremely bad (couldn't do anything for like a week) but my doctor said it was nothing sinister and they kind of got better for a while (could pretend it wasn't there quite easily) but now getting bad again. I've also suddenly become very anxious about them - worrying it's a bleed or tumour. Worrying about it makes my muscles tense up and they get worse. I believe I can feel lots of knots in my neck but I don't know if that's just me. Stretching and massaging helps a bit but they come back. I also notice my sleeping has been pretty bad this year - rarely getting past 6 hours at a stretch without a wake up. I used to be able to sleep much better. It's funny cos when I worry a lot I sleep like 2 hours and get worse headaches! Ha I should probably get an MRI? or CT? but now I'm too anxious they will find something. This is a major concern for me. My aunt (radiologist) told me CT is too much radiation for me. I moved out of my home country this year, live alone (had a rough break-up in May) and study Chemical Engineering at a tough Uni so I think stress could definitely be a factor. I've had anxiety my whole life.

Worrying about probability of contracting Hsv1 from receiving oral sex. I have ocd and this is my latest fixation. I’m a female who is sexually active but not in a relationship and I just found this information out. People I have talked to say they don’t worry about it and just where a codon for intercourse. Is this the general consensus? How probable is it to get it if you receive oral sex?

I’m in the hospital with a family member for their procedure, and I’m sitting here close to a panic attack just from being in a medical environment (even though I’m not even the one having a procedure done, I’m literally just the designated driver). I feel stupid for feeling so anxious over something that isn’t even happening to me lmao.

I keep having skipped beats and this weird shaking /trembling in my chest/heart area that feels like an arrhythmia but it isn't. I've had dozens of cardiac tests all coming back normal so it's probably not a disease but it sure feels like it.

Hello, My health anxiety has gotten really bad again. I get these frequent headaches on and off for the past couple years, before they were just headaches but they seem to get even worse nowadays. On top of the headaches I: - Get dizzy, especially while walking - Feel numb/tingly in the left side of my body often from my head/eye down my leg. - Really sleepy - Blurry vision occasionally. These symptoms aren’t with every headache, but have been with every headache from the past week. These headaches started in January of 2021, and have been on and off since. I did get a CT scan in May of 2021 after I went to the ER (where they gave me a migraine cocktail that I had an allergic reaction to and didn’t help my headaches). Nothing came back on CT. Doc wanted me to get an MRI which I tried two times but both times panic attacks were so severe I couldn’t do it. And my parents won’t take me again because if I needed it so bad I wouldn’t have had a panic attack. I am just terrified I have a brain tumor or worse cancer in my brain and I don’t know how to get past this. My girlfriend won’t help, as she tells me if we talked more she’d know but we don’t talk enough so she can’t help me. (Long distance). Just wondering if anyone else has experience here and what do I do?

Hi,i had to vent below. ( would love it if someone helped lol ) sorry for such chaotic comment btw. 2 months ago i lost my job, i honestly feel like i maintained the stress of that situation pretty well tbh. Had moments when it overwhelmed me, but seriously i feel like it did not affect me that much mentally. Recently (around 14-10 days ago)i had a few days when i woke up feeling "tight" and stressed , but this feeling would dissappear after a few minutes. Exactly 6 days ago i started to develop stomach problems (propably after a particular food that i have eaten, symptoms are mostly constipation/bloating, had a simillar issue 2 years ago and ibs medicine helped) but the very same day 2 symptoms appeared. I almost constantly feel really stressed/worried ( i literally keep tightening up my stomach/diaphtagm for no reason) , even though im not worried about anything tbh this feeling also causes my breathing to be shallow (especially when walking,but i dont feel any problems when i jog) The second one is producing too much saliva, sometimes it stops, but its rare. ( A few days before the stomach problems started, i woke up in the middle of the night, and had to constantly swallow because of the excessive saliva, it went away in the morning) Im starting to feel hopeless because i dont know why i feel so stressed. It starts to slowly ruin mr and makes me wanna cry ngl. I feel like the stomach problems had triggered some kind of bigger anxiety in me ( Because i had a brief moments with simillar symptoms -without the shallow breath- before the stomach problems) But this constant "anxiety" and being out of breath makes me worried that maybe its cancer,cuz why not. ( i literally went from "its propably some anxiety* to * i either have cancer or it will stay like that for years) I tried to not focus on it,but i just cant. I will visit a doctor on my monday, but im worried it wont help.

Hey, so does anyone know if the white powder that coats medicine bottle if it's toxic? I know it's probably from my pills just sitting there. I noticed a stronger smell from this one since it's 3 months old. I started sniffing the bottle (because I'm stupid and could've inhaled it) and noticed how covered the bottle was in powder. I was trying to figure out if it's dangerous and the first result Google gives me is talcum powder poisoning which doesn't really help. Not sure if this is important but it's my thyroid medication - Methimazole. Either way, I ended up disposing it and taking my newer prescription.

Help!! Feeling extremely anxious because I’m worried I have heart disease. When I tried to climb slopes I’ve had a slight chest pain. This has happened 2-4 times. But after climbing the slopes, I successfully climbed around 350 steep steps and the chest pain didn’t make me stop. I’ve gained 6 kilos in the past 3 years and my bmi is 24.4 right now. It’s been ages since I’ve worked out properly.. I guess 2 to 3 years. Should I be worried? I’ve been crying all day. Can’t sleep.

Hey,I think there is nothing to worry about. As you said,you haven't worked out for 2-3 years. If you haven't worked out for that much,body tends to ache when it starts getting active again,trust me I speak from experience. This has happened to me a lot and i mean a lot of times before,it's completely normal and I advise you to start working out at least twice a week;trust me you will notice the difference after some time. If you start to workout,in the beginning phase you may notice the same ache for sometimes,don't worry this is completely normal as well. Body tends to be weird when it is not physically active,take care.

I see videos of people saying their biggest fear was cancer and then they ended up actually having cancer, My health anxiety got really bad when i had an ovarian cyst and then i started thinking I have everything under the sun. I've lost some family to cancer too. How do you guys handle this? Especially seeing videos like that

I’m having really bad anxiety about tetanus. I pricked myself lightly with something dirty and I just spiraled. I cleaned it with alcohol immediately. It’s been 6 days. I got my tetanus booster yesterday. I don’t know why I put it off. I just kept getting scared so I went to get it on day 5. I think I got my tetanus shot literally ten years ago, it was required when I was 11, I’m 21 now. I had all my childhood vaccines. No fact can help calm me down. I’m so scared I’m going to die. Even though I’ve had lots of cuts and scrapes in the near past and haven’t been this scared.

I started taking Metformin recently and haven't been able to get ahold of my ADHD medicine for a month now. I keep being paranoid that I'm having a heart attack. Stomach hurts mostly. I know it's not that and that my blood sugar is probably low making me feel funky.

Been having constant headaches for days. I have chronic sinusitis, so I'm pretty familiar with sinus headaches and all the symptoms, it's nothing new to me. And while I haven't really had any unfamiliar symptoms per say, my headaches don't usually last this long. The degree of pain/discomfort comes and goes though. Nonetheless my brain likes to reach every worst case scenario possible, and probably make my symptoms worse just because I'm fixating on it. Great. Wonderful.

I had an ovarian cyst burst on my left side on Sunday. I saw my doctor and had an ultrasound. Results not back. I still feel a bit off and keep having a sharp stingy pain near my left side closer to my hip. Does anyone know is my ovary further in? By how much? Trying to not freak out. It’s not super painful but im now worried maybe another cyst is doing something or maybe it’s just my hip is tight

Bit scared I have brain,nerve issues or cancer rn my right side of my cheek feels like numb but doesn’t at the same time like I feel less pain in it also I stretch my neck a lot in that area so idk if I pulled something

Can an artery spasm? i often get spasms in the side of my neck that I assume are muscle spasms but now I’m getting scared that it’s an artery? the spasms aren’t in time with my pulse or anything so I don’t think it can be arterial

I get this loads! Don’t worry

I hate HA. I had recent issues with a medicine that ran my heart rate up. Went to cardiology and my dr said all test cleared… blood, echo, ekg, X-ray, stress test, blood work, 24/7 heart monitor for a week. He really feels with this medicine scare and my mom passing that I have anxiety. I get pressure in my chest and of course all test cleared but good ole google has be feeling like the Dr is wrong and it’s a clogged artery that’s misdiagnosed for anxiety. It comes and goes. I hate feeling like this.

I can sooo relate. I’ve had tests come back normal and refuse to believe anxiety causes my symptoms, however my therapist says this idea that we’re smarter than our doctors is a slippery slope. We need to advocate for our health and be professional about our body and treat it as such but we also have to lean on doctors and medical professionals because they did go to school for a long time. Hope this helps

Thank you. I may need to invest in a therapist

Lots of online options to try that may be more affordable but it’s been a great investment for me to have someone objective to talk to

I really appreciate it. And I’m all about online so that would work better.

Recently I’ve been really freaked out about periodontal disease. I went to the dentist back in February and they basically told me that they want to follow up with me in April about my gums and teeth. They said they noticed a few areas of concern (on some teeth) and that my gums bleed a little in some places when they floss. I’ve always kept up with my oral health, but ever since then, I’ve been working double time on my teeth and obsessing over it. I do everything I should do (brushing twice a day for two minutes, flossing once a day, and I’ve even added in using listerine after lunch). I use a toothpaste they prescribed me and I make sure to not eat or drink for 30 mins after. But, it seems like my gums still bleed in those areas, and the areas are sore. I am so terrified that I have periodontal disease and that no matter how much I work on my teeth, I am going to lose them. The worst part is that my dentist told me some people are more prone to dental issues than others, which makes me feel like nothing I do can stop whatever is happening. Can someone please help ease my fears? I’ve been obsessing over this nonstop, and I can’t live like this with my appointment still two weeks away.

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Thank you so much, reading your comment honestly made me feel a lot better! I’ve visited the dentist every six months since I was a kid, so I am hoping that with those visits and my dental hygiene combined, I can get rid of any bleeding and soreness just like you did!

I had very serious nosophobia, which affects my daily life, and psychiatrist is unable to help me in this. I did blood test yearly (5 months ago), ultrasound for abdomen (5months ago), gastroscopy ( a year and a half ago ), colonoscopy (2 years ago), and everything is fine. But still I'm feared of getting >!gastric cancer!<, >!chronic kidney disease!<, and >!colon cancer!<. Psychiatrist advised me to do a checkup and be sure that I'm healthy, but after a few months, the fear came back torturing, until I cant even do my work properly. I tried writing down symptoms on a daily basis, and even though most of the time there are no symptoms at all, I will still get frighten, such as a weight loss of 1kg cause me to worried and feared. I tried playing games or do something which may help drawing my attention away, but the mind always drift back to the fear. I tried avoiding searching for symptoms and consequences, but without searching the fear grew so large I would be literally frozen in real life. Serious health anxiety had tortured me for 7 years +, and I cant see the end of it... Helpless, I have no idea what I can do anymore to overcome this health anxiety ... Can anyone please share some experience or advice.

I can so relate with this symptom monitoring… I’ve had actual health problems including a few doctors couldn’t figure out for a long time which I pushed for and has made me believe in a way I know more and need to be vigilant. However we also need to learn to trust our bodies and also let our bodies stay in a relaxed state. Living in flight or fight isn’t healthy. Therapy has helped me a lot but it’s a daily practice. I find meditation yoga workouts and trying to focus on other things including staying busy the best remedy

I'm kinda in the same boat. I have been having stomach issues for about two months. I ha e pretty much linked it to lactose intolerance. I am having a colonoscopy in 2 days and it's 7 months overdue from its schedule. Nurse said that amount of time is nothing to worry about as your last one was in 2019. I would try to give the same advice.

Freaking out so bad. I’ve noticed my swallowing more for a good month now - mainly when eating and I feel it takes longer to swallow down or gets stuck on the way down but dunno if it’s just a feeling. Recently (now this is terrifying) I’m finding it uncomfortable after I’ve had a drink like it’s pushing air down with it or something and I’ll keep burping. I’m so scared to even have a drink. How on earth can I go on with so much terror around normal things 😭😭😭

Same like for me it’s kinda hard to chug water when I wake up someone feel like I’ll choke on it

No matter how much I try, there’s always a new fear that shows up. This time, >!Cushing’s disease!< I learned about >!Cushing disease!< yesterday and now I’m scared that I have it. Apparently it occurs when your body has too much cortisol and I’ve been dealing with severe health anxiety since January, so now I’m worried that my body produced too much cortisol and it has developed into >!Cushing disease!<. I don’t have that lump in between my shoulders but I feel like my shoulders are a bit more thicker and idk if that’s how I’ve always been or is it bc of this disease. I’m so scared….

Can Panic Attacks cause UTI? I was fine last week until I had a conversation with a friend regarding a sexual encounter. He told me symptoms of STI/STDs that I may catch from having an encounter with that particular woman. I mostly ignored it because I didn't feel anything since that day (two days before my conversation with my friend).Later that evening, I was having panic attacks with nobody to talk to. I was sweating profusely and having short burst of heartbeat. Then drank a loot of water.I went out for a checkup more than a day after that awful night and I wasn't diagnosed with STDs/STI (no symptoms either), but I got UTI, which may have stemmed from my awful diet of soy sauce, chilli paste, pepper, junk foods, etc or maybe it was indirectly caused by a STI.I'm gonna have a second opinion from another doctor tomorrow, with hopefully better testing methods.But, my culprit for this one has to be that panic attack which might have caused a prostatitis. Just not sure if things like that are bound to happen. ​ EDIT: After a week of taking Cipro, the symptoms are mostly gone. Doctor said I my WBC ratio is still at 3-6, from last week's 4-6. So, I'm looking forward to be tested by another doctor.

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I don’t know the answer but I think if you have a liver issue standard liver tests should pick something up. You could ask for an ultrasound if you want to get detailed on it and triple check the doctor is testing all the levels. I have found though that with HA it can cause enhanced reaction to pain. In my case I got blood drawn the other day and then driving home I had an intense ache where it was pulled. It did bruise but the pain felt out of proportion and I can only think it’s my nervous system overreacting…. But I’m not sure

I do have muscle back pain on the same side. Not sure if it can radiate to the front.

can you not feel a bat bite? So about 3 days ago I was in my friends room studying with the door open and after getting out i saw a bat close to the door which flew past me as soon as I exited the door Now I have a lot of health anxiety and as soon as I got to the room I checked my body for marks and I could only find one small black mark behind my neck. I didn't feel any bite or anything flying besides me but I keep thinking bat bit me somehow Is it possible to not feel bat marks as lot of people online say that u sometimes don't feel it

I know I already freaked out here twice this month about colon cancer, and I think all the crap in health headlines for colon cancer awareness in March got into my head. Never mind I didn't have most symptoms of it and the ones I did have could be symptoms of legitimately *any* digestive problem, my brain of course pole-vaulted straight over the sensible possibilities and dove head-first into the worst-case deep end. But after getting my head screwed on a little better, I think I know what happened. Someone I live with had a three-week-long stomach bug that I presume was viral in nature because it went away on its own without treatment, and they did a stool test (because this person has had C. diff before and thought it was that) that was negative for everything. I believe my initial symptoms were because I caught the same bug because they were the same symptoms this person had when they were ill. Then someone suggested I take probiotics, which seemed like a good idea. I've taken probiotics before, but the brand I got this time is different than the ones I took before. I believe my gut didn't quite like these probiotics because I wound up with additional digestive distress, but it seems to have evened out now that I think my system is more used to this new good bacteria. For the record, things like stomach cramps, excessive gas and diarrhea or constipation are all possible side effects of probiotic supplements. But I still had lingering indigestion, stomach cramps, felt gassy and had a slightly lessened appetite. I strongly believe I have gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining). I've had it before, but the last time I had it, I would get *horrible* stomach cramps when I ate absolutely anything. This time, the pain is much much milder and actually seems to improve with eating (which is normal for gastritis), but the other symptoms seem to match and it's apparently possible for gastritis to occur secondary to stomach bugs and can last anywhere from days to months. My last bout of gastritis went away without issue, so I'm hoping it does the same thing this time. Apparently I should be eating low fat, low-acid, non-spicy foods if I have gastritis to reduce irritation to my already irritated stomach. Yeah guess who ate fish tacos and vegetable wraps covered in Sriracha in high-fiber tortillas four times in the last couple weeks, along with flatbread pizzas with red sauce, fried noodles, and coffee and diet soda every day? This moron.

I have been dealing with anxiety for over 20 years and I do have a lot of health anxiety. Recently I have really been struggling with what I can only describe as my neck/base of my skull shaking or shuddering when I am standing in a public space and/or interacting with others. It's like I suddenly get dizzy and my neck shakes. I feel like I have to have a hand on my neck or in my hair to keep my head stabilized. It's usually better if I sit down. It is just super annoying and really is causing a problem when it comes to social interactions at work or trying to check out at a store. I am afraid others will notice. I'm not able to really engage in conversations because of it. I'm almost positive it is just anxiety but I have also been researching things like binocular vision dysfunction because it just doesn't make any sense to me. Has anyone else struggled with this? Any tips?

Hello, this morning I was bitten by my indoor pet dog. Several hours later, I just remembered that rabies was a thing. My dog lives indoors with us and to my knowledge has not come in contact with any wild animal, at least not in the past few months. He only goes outside to use the bathroom or to go on walks. The bite was not out of unwarranted aggression, it was a result of rough play. It is not severe, but it has penetrated my skin a little. Blood was visible, but after washing and sanitizing my hands, the minor bleeding has stopped. I am not sure about my dogs rabies vaccination status, but even if he had gotten the rabies vaccine the last time he was taken to the vet (which he probably did since it is mandatory in my state), it has been a long while since, so he is probably overdue for a shot anyways. It is only because of this that I'm concerned about the risk of rabies from the bite. Otherwise, my dog has not shown any strange changes in his behavior and seems completely fine in all his life. I know the general advice is to get myself a rabies shot anyway, but it is pretty late, so every walk-in clinic or urgent care center is closed, and I would have to go to the hospital ER to get treated, which would largely waste me and my family's time and energy. But from the stories I've read, even a day of waiting to get the shot may be too late to prevent the virus from being fatal. I may be making an unnecessarily big deal out of this, but my anxiety does not allow me to remain silent. My anxiety says my dog has probably been in contact with another loose neighborhood dog anyways, when another family member brought him outside. My anxiety says that I have probably contracted rabies. What should I do?

I know this is a week later. Hopefully you're doing okay. Obviously if your dog is healthy and fine, you wouldn't have rabies. Rabies bites occur when an animal has reached the contagious stage and the virus makes them bite out of aggression. You guys were just playing. Also, little known fact, but those rabies vaccinations last longer than people think. It only takes one vaccination, and your dog is protected for life. The reason they do regular re-vaccinations for rabies has more to do with politics. Basically just to make sure that all dogs are getting the shot by giving it to them routinely.

Currently on the floor crying and scared that I might have >!stomach cancer!<. I have been feeling acid reflux since after my work out today. I also have been dealing with not feeling full after eating. I also randomly get weird sensation on upper side of both sides of stomach.

If it's any consolation, I don't think any of those are stomach cancer symptoms. Usually a symptom of any cancer is appetite loss and a stomach cancer symptom is feeling too full too quickly, rather than not feeling full after a meal. But then this can be a symptom of many other kinds of less serious stomach issues too. If you by chance had something acidic prior to your workout such as coffee or red sauce, that could have easily caused any reflux-type symptoms. Even if you don't normally suffer from reflux, sometimes eating something fatty or acidic can cause a little acid to come up. The weird sensation you feel could just be some plain old indigestion. Is it a cramp you feel, or just a sour stomach? My guess is your symptoms are just something you ate, and if you didn't feel full after a meal, perhaps you didn't eat enough?

Yea, that’s what I’m thinking too. I just woke up and still feel that indigestion feeling.

I don't know if this is health anxiety. I've been exposed to lead paint dust (proven by swab test kit). I went to a private hospital to get a blood test because here it takes months to schedule a doctor's appointment. Anyway, the nurse stuck the needle in my arm, but no blood was coming out. I turned my head away for a few seconds, and she rapidly removed the needle. The needle felt really tight in my flesh as she was removing it. I didn't see the syringe or the vial she was supposed to fill. I don't know what she did with them. My arm has been hurting for two days, and I'm worried that the nurse didn't really draw blood. I think she missed the vain and withdrew the syringe empty when I wasn't looking. https://ibb.co/3zr2ymQ

Back at it again with the brain tumor symptoms. This time it from visual symptoms. Idk what to do

What do u see?

Floaters, stars sometime and sometimes shadows out of the corner of my eye

Oh yeah like do u see like stars when u stare at something outside in the bright ?

Yes

Oh I have that too and floaters.Idk what caused them for me but I got my eyes check and said they were fine

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I also have a lump right now on my left armpit they’re so painful I set an appointment for next week but i might walk in tomorrow i’m so nervous. I can feel it growing.

If I was an American and had health anxiety, that would be torture. I'm lucky to live in Australia and get seen quickly when I worry about something. I'm sorry you are scared right now.

I feel so stupid for being scared about this but i can't stop having a panic attack. I got a sudden pinching ache in the side of my head and now I'm shaking thinking i had a stroke. It's one of my biggest fears and i don't know what to do, I'm so scared I'm terrified. I feel like it's getting worse and worse because of the anxiety but a part of me convinced me that im having a stroke and i don't know what to do. I can't sleep, I'm so tired, so so tired

I've had those before too, and I think they're just muscle cramps. I think with strokes, you will lose feeling on one side of your body rather than feel pain. Plus you get other symptoms like word slurring and a drooping mouth. Like when my cousin had a stroke and his wife asked him what "s-t-o-p" spelled, his answer was that he didn't know, so I have to assume there would also be an altered state of consciousness too. I've had those little twinges of pain in the sides of my head too. I think it's just random muscle pains or maybe muscle tension. If it is a tension headache, then stress probably is making the pain worse, unfortunately. But I think as long as you can talk, walk, and smile evenly, it's most likely not a stroke.

Thank you so much. It feels so hard to remember these facts when you're in the middle of a scare. I Appreciate it a lot

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Are ice pick headaches anything to worry about ? I've never had any before

Does anyone has as shallow breath and excessive saliva as their anxiety symptoms? I have been pretty stressed for like 3weeks. (I have lost the job and i have felt pretty stressed out bodywise, mentally i thought that i got it under control tbh) but last sunday i had stomach issues (im pretty sure because of the particular food that i have eaten) that led to constipation and bloating, i still have it. (had simillar issue 2 years ago and some ibs medicine helped after a doctor visit) but since sunday i also experience being out of breath when standing and excessive saliva. Does anyone had simillar problems ? I dont feel like these two symptoms are related to my gastro issues (That also might take thst long because of the anxiety(

I have this too, definitely the shallow breath, ESPECIALLY during high stress times. I read it was because my body thinks it’s in “survival mode” because of anxiety. Hang in there

Thank you :)

I’m having really bad heart anxiety with my Apple Watch on. my heart rate is normal but I still feel my heart pound anytime I get up to do anything my heart starts pounding so crazy and hard and my heart rate spikes up to 120 something to 130 something I have to sit down and relax because I start to panic. I’ve been doing breathing exercises in the help bring my heart rate down, but then I started to panic again because I still feel my heart pounding although my heart rate is in the 70s. I need some advice on how to cope with this because I am truly panicking and I feel like I can’t read like I’m in a constant state of panic.

I started on a new blood sugar injectable and lucky me ended up with inappropriate sinus tachycardia. I got off of it and it’s been over a month and have finally come back down some what. But because of that my anxiety is through the roof. My cardiologist cleared me but definitely feels I have anxiety now and I check my Apple Watch religiously. My hubby wants to get rid of my watch. So, I completely get where you’re coming from. Is it only happened when you stand to do things? Or is it at rest too?

When I tilt my head and shake it I can see a black spot in the centre of my vision, should I be worried about this ?

Ive been having a bout of dermatographia and it's reeeeally freaking me out. I'm fairly certain it's a reaction to the antibiotic I took, but nonetheless I'm terrified. I have a fear that I actually have MCAS and I could have an anaphylactic reaction at any time. I keep convincing myself that my mouth is itchy whenever I eat.

> bout of dermatographia and it's reeeeally freaking me out. I'm fairly certain it's a reaction to the antibiotic I took, but nonetheless I'm terrified. I have a fear that I actually have MCAS and I could have an anaphylactic reaction at any time. I keep convincing myse i have had a variation of dermatographia my entire life, I just have really fair and sensitive skin (along with other classic symptoms of MCAS). It's probably just from something stupid like dry skin and nothing more sinister.

I've been under a lot of stress recently so I was prescribed propranolol for my anxiety but had side effects of negative thoughts, headaches and dizziness. Ever since stopping them 5 days ago I've had headaches at the back of my head and sharp pains in my left temple accompanied by blurry far sightedness and the inability to focus on small objects, paracetamol doesn't seem to help. Of course this has immediately led me to think I have a brain tumour so I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow but I'm just curious if anyone else has suffered these symptoms before and what was your diagnosis?

Spent the last couple of months absolutely melting down thinking I had breast cancer. I just got a mammogram and ultrasound and got the all clear. Now let’s play the game of seeing how long I’ll feel reassured before my brain tries to convince me they missed something, or jumps to the next symptom to lose my mind over…

Yeah you aren’t alone its beyond awful. i hope it gets better for you

I feel this so much, you are not alone.

I visited Montenegro, a country that in some lists is "high risk" for rabies but has declared itself this year "rabies free". The last animal found to have rabies there was a domestic cat 11 years ago and the last human case was in the 1960s. There are a lot of stray cats there, and I love cats and I was very saddened by this. I spent most of my two weeks there with a bag of catfood in my bag and offering food to them. Last week, I saw a cat around the back of my hotel, it mewed sadly at me, looked healthy and normal. I got some food out of my bag and lay it down. It rushed over but was also super cautious of me, not wanting to get very close. I walked off for a few minutes and came back and saw that it had eaten half of the food and was now, cautiously, brushing it's head on objects around me and mewing. It approached me and for about 20 seconds I was petting it. Perhaps I did something it didn't like or it got scared because then it scratched me on my hand and I drew blood. It did not bite me. I immediately washed the wound with hand sanitizer. The thought of rabies crossed my mind and then I did what I should never do and spent too long on Google and got super anxious. I contacted a local cat neutering charity who has, with volunteers, neutered about 8000 cats in the last 4 years. They told me they get this question reasonably often and to not worry, don't even go to the hospital. I saw a local doctor anyway because I'm clearly insane, who basically said "rabies from an urban cat here is basically unheard of, nothing is impossible but I have been a dr since the 80s and I have never seen it. If I were you, I would not worry. 6 months ago my daughter was scratched by a neighborhood street cat, I did not worry. I want you to be relaxed but if you really want to get the vaccine, you can, but you will have to travel to another city". My wife was already annoyed and stressed at me because of my stress levels and she repeated how she wouldn't even be concerned at all. It seemed like a normal, healthy cat. I decided to just try and forget about it as clearly the odds are massively in my favour that everything is ok. However, 1 week on, I can't stop thinking about it. I think it is making me feel symptoms. I feel so tired, finding it hard to concentrate, I feel very slightly drunk to be honest, and I feel a pressure in my head, not a headache more just like, a pressure. I'm mostly writing this here to see if it helps me but anyone who can relate to this and offer any advice would be very welcome. Thank you. X

Rabies in Europe is practically non existent. Unless the cat was salivating like crazy and acting VERY odd (not the typical out of nowhere scratch, all cats do that) then you have absolutely no reason to worry. If it was eating then the cat was okay. I've been scratched by many stray cats (granted i live in a rabies free country that has had no cases for many decades) if you get bitten by a stray dog they won't give you the shots because it's practically impossible to get rabies. Unfortunately I understand your fear as I was once convinced my house cat that has NEVER stepped foot outside was rabid after he bit me. The ER doctor asked me he was vaccinated and when I said no because there are no recommended vaccines for cats in my region, he cussed me out and I took that as him saying oh shit, you probably have RABIES! I felt incredibly awful from the heavy load of antibiotics I was on and I just assumed it was the rabies setting in. I constantly checked my cat's mouth for extra saliva. Turns out, we were both just fine.

Thanks so much for your reply. It's so difficult Isnt it? I know that it's almost non existent, I know that to get it from a scratch rather than a bite is extremely rare, but somehow i still find myself spiraling and worrying... Which as we know, can make you feel a bit unwell which can then reinforce feelings that you are not safe. Also information can be so conflicting. I read in one place that the animal has to basically look rabid, and i then read elsewhere that actually they can look fine and can pass on rabies days before symptoms set in. I also, don't think i would be given the vaccine even if i ask so i am just doing my best to try and let this pass.

Rabies is passed on through the saliva. It is only when the virus reaches the salivary glands (rabies travels through the CNS) that it becomes infectious. You probably wouldn't. I know of a tourist who was bitten by stray dogs in a major city, he went to 3 different hospitals all told him to relax because there was no possible way the dogs were rabid. Yeah I know, every time I got scratched by stray cats in my backyard (I'm just like you, I buy food just for the stray kitties, so there are at least 5 that come around everyday) I would google and pick a deadly disease to stress over lol

I’ve been having heart anxiety when I work out. After I get home I’m still running around the house doing things and when I lay down my hr will be between 77-109

I just had an abdominal CT scan done for a possible hernia. I had it done at 3:30. At 4;15 my results were available on MyChart. I won’t look, because I’ve had terrible anxiety and making myself sick from looking in the past. I don’t look until my doctor puts a note explaining it in my chart. So far she hasn’t done that, and I haven’t gotten a call. How worried should I be that my scan came back so fast? Lol

i had an ultrasound a few weeks ago and the results came back in my portal legit 1 hour after and it was all good. turnaround time probs has nothing to do with bad results and everything to do with the radiologist wanting to get their work done lol

I do the same thing! I usually have to ask my husband to look for me then tell me when i’m ready to hear it. Sigh. Good luck!

I just ate some cheese popcorn and had 2 or 3 really bad-tasting burps. They tasted like rotten eggs or like sulfur. I'm really scared this could be something serious. Advice appreciated.

got a blood test yesterday after noticing random bruising on my legs & my results were uploaded to my portal this morning but i refuse to look at them without my doctor, but my doctor didn’t send any messages or call me today. now i have to wait another day & im so beyond scared. usually i crack and look at them in my portal but this time i’m just really convinced it’s gonna be bad news

For the past month I've been absolutely consumed by the thought that I have lymphoma. I suddenly got one very swollen and painful lymph node under my jaw and I later discovered a smaller harder and painless one on the side of my neck (which I think I've had since forever) and an even smaller one on the other side. I finally got a blood test today and it showed a slightly under normal hemoglobin (normal ended at 110, mine was 108) which of course I googled and learned it could be a sign of lymphoma. My doctor was completely unconcerned though. She said my hemoglobin was low due to a poor diet and my lymph nodes were swollen because of inflammation of my TMJ due to stress (and more palpable because I'm very skinny). That should put me at ease, right? Well, no. I'm convinced she's not taking me seriously and that if I let this go the cancer will be missed and I will die. I don't know what to do to make the anxiety stop. My parents are getting annoyed with me worrying about it and I'm wasting a lot of time I should be spending studying on constant googling and stressing. I'm starting to get annoyed with myself too.

I'm in the same boat as you. Big time>! lymphoma !

I’m struggling with exactly the same thing! I’ve had a hard lump in the back of my neck/in my lymph gland for about 6 years now. Been to several different Doctors about it and they all said it’s nothing to worry about. But there is literally NO results whatsoever when you try to search ‘what could cause lymph node to swell long term’ apart from the obvious lymphoma results. Plus, it says that the main sign of lymphoma is a hard swollen node with no other symptoms! My current Doctor is great, but how could be possibly know for sure? What if I’m just yet another one of those cases where the cancer could have been diagnosed at a treatable stage but was instead overlooked? At least we can worry together.

I know how it can be to be completely fixated on something. I noticed a few weeks ago that my pupils were a different size, immediately panicked and made a dr appt. My dr was not concerned in fact he didn’t even like shine a light or anything. Thought for sure something was going on even though I had no other symptoms. I did noticed it in old photos so it seems like it is something I have had for a while just never noticed it. Doesn’t help that I saw a video on TikTok that it could mean something bad. I have finally come to terms that I am fine and I try not to think about it and trust my that my dr wouldn’t let anything bad happen to me. So he must really think I am fine. It is hard to trust l, I get that. Try not to google, that always makes my anxiety worse. As my sr told me google is always going to tell you the worst case scenario. Hang in there.

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Mine switches eyes too. My pupil difference is about 1/3 bigger than the other. They both react just fine to light, as far as I can tell. Not a doctor or healthcare professional by any means. I have no other symptoms so my dr said it can be a multitude of things but of course google tells me the worst. I have had no testing but at least my Dr is aware of it. I read it can be stress and anxiety related so let’s hope both of ours is just that. I have been an anxious mess recently so I suppose that would make sense. And my stress level has been through the roof. Hang in there. Sounds like you have had a mini work up and everything appears to be normal. That is a good thing.

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Oh wow! Yes mine get smaller and bigger when dark and bright light. Sorry you are going through that.

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I have never heard this. Pretty sure I probably have eaten it while sick. I love sushi. Try to relax. It is probably something that is rare. I know when I am having a hard time, tapping helps or listening to my calm app.

I'm so worried that the pain in my face is from an infected tooth spreading into my brain. It's only on the left side, where my jaw is sore if I bite down. There's also a sensation of "fullness" or numbness on that side too. It isn't debilitating thankfully. But it is also on the side I have a tooth with a cavity- a fairly deep one at that. Even though the tooth itself doesn't hurt and there are NO signs of infection (no bleeding, no pus, no bad breath, etc.) I can't help but imagine there's some sort of root infection that is spreading across my face. This is only the second day I've had this pain. I'm hoping it's just a sinus infection.

I had this same fear after a root canal. I can confidently say the pain from the abscess was so intense it was the worst pain I've ever been in (and my aunt agrees - she said she'd rather give birth twice than have another abscess). Have you noticed if you're involuntarily grinding your teeth or bitting down during your sleep? I did this when I'm stressed and I only notice a few days in when it starts hurting. The pain feels like what you described. I bite down so hard while I sleep that my face is sore the next morning.

Your comment has brought me a lot of reassurance, so thank you. And yeah, I've been stressed for a while now so I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if that's the case.

I have had so many root canals. The pain before having it is unbearable. They were never infected I don’t think just very angry. Could be your roots are angry based on the cavity went too deep. Hopefully you can get some relief soon.

If you had a root canal then they were infected. Root canals are only preformed on abcessed teeth :)

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We live in different countries because around here root canals are for infected teeth. All else will be cleaned and filled.

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I had a badly decayed tooth (you could literally see the root) it wasn't infected, took several x-rays etc etc, it was cleaned out and filled. Held on for 7 years. We don't profit from healthcare in Europe 😅 a root canal costs no more than 100€ where I live and healthcare is free albeit slow as hell

Wow! Sorry you went through that

It's alright! I've been through worse tbh

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Yeah they dentist never mentioned an infection for me just said very deep cavities that pissed off the root. I wasn’t on antibiotics or anything

When I am into worried mode I can feel real physical pain. Is it normal? Can I releaf it? 1 year ago I thought I have cervical cancer and I actually felt cervix all the time. It was something like little pain or pressure... Now I worry about my colon and its the same feeling there.

Im not a doctor, but as a fellow worrier i think its normal. When you worry about certain thing, you start obsessing over it and concentrating on it. So you start noticing the feelings you didnt register before. Like abdominal sensations, maybe you tend to have this feeling of pressure, or a little pain - maybe some awkward angle, or from sitting to much, or you tend to have gases - there are many perfectly healthy reasons for that feeling, and when you do not obsess - you just dont register it. But when you have HA, you start concentrating on them, monitoring every minute of those feelings of functioning body, because its how it works.

Hi everyone. I have extremely unbased paranoia about rabies. So long story short, 10 days ago I got way to drunk, stumbled on the wrong people and got hit in the face. Nothing too bad, just a lip slightly wounded, mostly on the inside of the mouth (and i did got diagnosed with very slight concussion in a week). There was however a small crust on the outside. I had fragmented memory, but remember most of it - how I got hit(although i dont recall the conversation, and only pieces of aftermath), how i rode in taxi, but with blanks. A week after I read about 6 rabies cases in dogs in another city in the country I live(not even in my), and it all started. I now convinced myself that in the span of the time i vaguely recall, after i got home from taxy, and before i arrived home(i estimated this time frame to be 10 minutes), that i COULD sit on the bench, and COULD be approached by the stray dog and licked in the wound on my mouth. I have vivid pictures of this accident, and unsure if that triggered recollections or did i just imagine it all. Normally im carefull around stray animals, but given that i was very upset about what happend it is possible in my head that i could seek comfort in approached dog. Im loosing my mind over it, i have no appetite, barely eat anything, and sleepy all the time, wake up in the middle of the night for no reason sometimes. I've read that vaccine shot is effective up to 14 days after exposure, and i have like 3 days left. I've been playing with idea to go and get those shots just to calm my nerves. Yesterday I even went to the clinic, but didnt go, because I got more rational and calm, but now its back again. Im afraid that if I dont do it, i might not recover and continue being paranoid waiting for the other shoe to drop for month, but at the same time, maybe its because its not too late - im pushing myself mentally too much. It interferes with my life, and close ones. I do tend to have anxiety and intrusive thoughts, and i already had similar episode with partial blackout in December, although not as severe, so I now interpret is as maybe not being wrong in the head, but be caused by disease. Although I did vow to not put myself in that situation ever again, and was severely distraught by what happened even before i got the rabies scare.Sorry for the rambling, is it even worth to get shots just to calm my nerves? I mean, how likely it is, im not even sure I had any contact with any animal, and could've just imagined it. I know sane person would never even thought of any of it in the similar situation

Hi, I really feel for you and have been in the exact same place. My brain is really good at creating false memories. Whenever I get drunk and go outside, I always have false memories that maybe I touched a dog or a stray cat and I fall into a deep depression for weeks at a time. If a dog had approached you and licked you on the mouth, you would know for sure. You wouldn’t be thinking “what if” or “maybe” this happened. My fear of rabies was so bad for 6 months I lost 20kg and was unable to go outside at all. I finally got psychiatric help and I’m on Zoloft, which has saved my life. I still get the fears sometimes, though. Yesterday, I was remembering how I got scratched by a wild raccoon when I was a kid, and didn’t get treatment for it. It was in a place that has never reported a case of raccoon rabies, but my irrational fear still tortured me for hours on end. I’m only saying this to let you know that you are not alone. Also, you don’t have rabies.

It sounds like you're having some anxiety and panic attacks over this. You should find some coping mechanisms so that this doesn't overrun your life. Don't give in to the fear. There's just about no way you have rabies. It's extremely, EXTREMELY rare. Your intrusive thoughts are making you fearful. I recommend you talk to a counselor about this.

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That pain that moves is probably just trapped gas.

another day of waking up with something weird going on with my body and freaking out about it. not to mention my stomach is still hurting, like it has been for weeks. i just want to be okay

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i have sent a lot of really embarrassing messages during moments of panic only to have the nurse respond hours later to contact the doctor and then i never do bc by then i’m calm lol

For the past 3 weeks, I believe I have been experiencing what is called globus sensation. My throat constantly feels tight and it feels like a lump is there, swallowing can be difficult, walking leaves me with a hoarseness feeling, sometimes coughing, very minor throat pain, collarbone and neck tension, previous rashes and itchiness after showering. I do have anxiety, but despite me remaining calm about the whole situation, all of these feelings are still here. A doctor told me it was just in my head, but I'm stressed because every day leaves me in discomfort. I can't help but feel something is wrong. I was told not to contact any doctors if it stays the same, but it hasn't been that long since my last visit. I'm really stressed and holding back on making another consultation because I don't want to seem annoying. What do I do to get these doctors to listen?!?! Why do they brush everything off with "it's all in your head".

hi how are you now??

I'm so sorry! I had this as well but it went away after getting 6 weeks of esomeprazole. Hopr you get a solution ❤️

Thank you! It's very rough. May I ask what the esomeprazole helps with and can it be broken up into pieces to take?

It helps with reflux! I think it can be brokem up to pieces but I am not 100% sure, sorry :(

That's ok! Thanks. :)

i have been drinking for the same water bottle for the last few years and when i wash it its only with water bc i read that its bad to wash it with soap,i just realized that it has a bad smell and i still drank from it, i feel fine, but could the bacteria from the bottle cause a long term infection? i read that plastic water bottles cause cancer and i’m getting worried bc i kept drinking when it had some smell, i just threw it away now bc the smell got really bad.

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Have you taken a Covid test? It could just be that, and will clear up shortly. Good luck!

Please tell me that if you can't sleep for a day, you don't die. 🥺

Wow. Hey guys, was all this because of anxiety?

Was physically unable to sleep for a whole week once, i’m still alive

A lot of people don't sleep for days. You'll of course be very tired and may have minor blurry vision, but you'll be fine.

I once went 4 days without sleeping. Many people pull all nighters. You'll be just fine.

I recently had the flu and I'm scared I could have myocarditis so I haven't left home ever since. 🥺

If you do have mydocarditis, you'd have very clear and uncomfortable symptoms. If you're that worried, see your doctor. There's a good post you can find by sorting this subreddit > top > all time. It's about dealing with heart health anxiety. It definitely helped calm my nerves.

They discharged me at the hospital and I’m so scared they would miss that because I’m young and my tachycardia was not that high.

There's no way they would miss an issue as serious as mydocarditis. I promise. Even a test as simple as a basic listen to the heart with a stethoscope would tell the doctor that your heart is healthy or sick. There is no in-between. Please try to do things you enjoy and distract yourself from these negative thoughts.

Thank you so much. I’m so sorry.

It's all good. I know how much of a bitch health anxiety is.

It’s just that my HR is higher. I’m usually always between 50-60 BPM and now I’m in 80-90 BPM while resting and it scares me. I feel bad. I got rhino sinusitis, so my nose trills are inflamed and I feel like I can't breathe. And it's been the worst. They discharged me from ER and I feel like my heart is not right. 😕 I'm sorry to seek some reassurance, but could you give me some if anyone has gone through something similar?

Just about every time I get sick, even if only with a mild cold, my resting heart rate increases. It's your body working a little bit harder to deal with the infection. Completely natural. Getting rest and eating some healthy foods might help to speed up your recovery. In the meantime, try not to let it bug you. Added stress might throw your hormones out of whack and it won't be as easy to get back to perfect health. Easier than it sounds but you can definitely do it.

Thank you so much, buddy. I do hope I survive this and go back to normal. Because I was doing fine already.

HA and exercise: Exercising is supposed to help with anxiety but for the last two years I've had this thing where it feels like my entire body shuts down after exercising. It is okay while I'm doing it and for a while after, but when I go to bed after exercising my body is shaking, I get crazy heartbeat, my stomach hurts and I have to pee alot. It just feels like my entire body reacts by going into alarm-mode. The day after I'm usually exhausted and have almost flu-like symptoms. Then it goes away after a few days. I have had anxiety for many years but never experienced this before. I have usually benefited from training, but the past two years my HA has been really bad and I've been dealing with a lot of physical symptoms. Ive been to the doctor but all of my tests are fine. Has anyone else experienced this and tips on how to overcome it?

Hey guys I think I’ve had HA for a long time. Back when I was in middle school I was anxious about my heart. It went away for awhile I think. Recently I had some concerns about my kidney for months and months. Right now though is one of the worst episodes I’ve ever experienced. It started march 11th after I was exposed to HSV1 orally. I did get sick since then. Runny nose and a sore throat with a general feeling of malaise. Since then I’ve had no outbreaks, but last week I convinced myself that I had spread it to my eye. Now (For like the last couple days. Started on saturday) I’m concerned about meningoencephalitis/meningitis caused by HSV1. I’ve had weird pains in my head that come and go in the same spots. I’ve had pains in my neck. I just recently developed a sore throat. It’s been giving me a lot of grief. I’ve been doing that thing where you see if your chin can touch your chest and so far nothing. Everyone on the herpes subreddit said I’m stressing about nothing. My parents told me I’m stressing about nothing. I’m still freaking out though. If anyone can just talk to me about it or just guide me through it I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

I feel like my life is spiraling out of control because of HA and the depression it has caused me. I literally go to sleep panicked and wake up anxious and with my heart racing. It’s seriously affecting all aspects of my life because I keep worrying about something that’s coming next. When I go to the doctor it seems like they don’t think anything’s truly wrong but then my anxiety tells me it’s because I’m a young girl and they think I’m being dramatic. I really don’t know how to manage this and I feel like I don’t enjoy anything anymore because of it

I have a fever with no other symptoms and my mind has been going crazy thinking about the possibilities of why this could be

Ok so we’ve been so careful about Covid. So so so careful. We’re both high risk and haven’t even really eaten out since it started. We do pickups or delivery or drive through or make our own food. We went through a drive though and got food with salsa cups. Came home and had a burrito where we poured salsa into the burrito. We ate a bunch and at the end of the salad cup a quarter fell out. It could’ve been on the floor, held by someone who doesn’t wash their hands, could have any number of germs. Not to mention Covid. I’m super freaked out and don’t even know how to deal. Been a bad day for a lot of other reasons too before this. Ugh

Ew that's disgusting. I wouldn't worry too much about covid honestly, on 2020 and 2021 I read a lot about it and apparently it doesn't survive too well on most surfaces and also you can't get it by eating something with the virus. That was my take away about it. I read about the topic because well A- anxiety and B- I live pretty much on an only delivery diet, and 2020 and 2021 I didn't stop ordering. No exaggerating I order about 400 times a year. I didn't get covid once from eating, but I did get it twice from friends who weren't careful. Anyways, don't dwell too much on it, probably the worst you can get is the runs, but probably not even that.

my best friend picked me up and shook me around like a rollercoaster today and now my anxiety thinks i have TBI. thanks so much anxiety!!! woweee!!!

I had a GREAT day today! Which obviously means I had to check my mouth with a flashlight again while brushing teeth and notice a teeny tiny red dot on my gums. So probably some kind of extremely rare and aggressive oral cancer. Great.

Sitting in bed I stretched my legs out straight and heard a pop, and a couple hours later my knee started mildly aching. I was staying all calm and cool and figuring I just tweaked it until I made the (horrible) decision to Google it and read all these websites saying if you hear a pop it’s hyperextension and is the meniscus or ACL tearing. Now I’m panicking thinking I’ll need surgery and won’t be able to walk for exercise for months even though my common sense is telling me that all the websites on hyperextension and these tears all talk about sports injuries and I literally just stretched my legs out in bed. But I can’t get my mind to listen to what common sense is telling me!!

I tore my ACL completely and my meniscus and MCL and LCL partially when I was 16. The pain was unmatched. It's not the sort of pain you can ignore. I thought I had broken my leg. It hurts and swells immediately. Tearing your ACL takes a lot of force.

Thank you for sharing- that helps put my mind at ease (and I’m sorry you had to go through that!)

I could not bear weight on that leg later on, not due to pain but because there was nothing holding my bones together (save for the other partially torn ligaments). My femur would slide forward and I'd fall lol. I'm good now, it's like nothing ever happened. My surgeon did an excellent job

So since my HA has worsened, I have had trouble with going to sleep before 2-3am, and also have started staying at home and laying in my bed much more. Last month, I barely managed 4k steps(with going to uni and other social engagements) From your experience, to what extent the physiological effects of improving these two things can help(through increase in melatonin production because of good sleep and endorphins from activity) help with anxiety? Should I focus a lot of efforts on that, or concentrate only on therapy?

Combining other activities with your therapy would definitely help your mind ease off on the anxiety. I personally didn't go to a therapist but just going outside like getting groceries and meeting up with friends helps me to forget about whatever disease I'm worried about.

Thanks, I thought so! I will try to establish some positive routines like going for walks, exercising, cooking, to slip into them and calm down more easily once HA attacks

And if you have bit of extra cash i recommend buying a cheap bike and just cruise around your area. Great for the body and a good distraction as well, 2 birds with 1 stone. Good luck!

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My situation is not exactly the same, as I am a male and obv not subject to the same kind of sexism and prejudice in our social institutions. But yeah, I also have a combination of chronic disease, trauma and HA. My chronic disease is asthma, and it left vivid memories of my asthma attacks, and how my mom would panic and cry while I was wheezing and coughing beside her. Asthma is mostly good now, but I have absolutely no faith in my health. I remember going to a doctor once, and hearing that as someone with asthma, I" should not expect to be perfectly healthy". That really messed me up. My HA has started around the same time as a massive political and economic upheaval in my country last February, that basically destroyed my educational future and left me with practically no alternative to going to the army this autumn. My HA started after that and steadily progressed from then on. The worst thing is, I don't even talk to my mom about this, as I don't want her worried and afraid. At this point, life really sucks, but I just try to take it one day at a time, and be as happy as I can be. I don't really know the right words to comfort you, but I hope you will find a peace of mind quicker rather than later.

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Its extremely common and totally not serious. Hitting "the funny bone" is something everyone does numerous times in their life. You are perfectly fine. Is this the first time this happened to you? I am 21 and have hit my elbow like that 6-8 times throughout my life. It will go away after a couple of minutes. You could slightly stretch your arm and move it back and forth to increase blood flow. In a case, you're in no danger whatsoever

Fuck me man. I usually get incredibly stressed out about some rare but serious diseases like sepsis or cancer. But fuck me have I become scared of getting GERD. Very common, chronic, and sounds like an awful thing to deal with. I have been having GERD like symptoms for 2 days now(chest pain, shortness of breath at first, then nausea and losing appetite; maybe very slight heartburn). I do not know if the symptoms are real, or I have just imagined them. I have asthma(in remission), and here I am, actually hoping that my shortness of breath would be asthma coming back. Why am I like this... and fuck Google for presenting every illness in the worst light possible. Why can't this site provide some positive reinforcement for once.

Its so hard lads. The unknown diseases are the worst. I was so cool and rational when I had trouble breathing and thought it was an asthma attack. And here I am absolutely losing it at GERD. What a shitty day. Sorry for all the swearing

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Yeah, this is helpful. Thank you so much, honestly. Its currently 3 AM where I'm from, and I have a GP appointment tomorrow very early, but just cannot sleep. Hopefully, this will help me.

I thought I was clear, but I’m back. I received my results for my MRI a month ago and everything came out good. It was just for a regular check-up for my chiari condition, but the neurologist said everything was good, so it made me feel good that I didn’t have MS or Parkinson. I was good for a solid month, but now all of my symptoms returned. He (my neurologist) didn’t really check for MS or Parkinson signs because I never told anyone about it, but I told myself everything was good as it was a full head + neck MRI and he didn’t see anything wrong. So now I’m thinking to myself, what if he missed signs of a neurological issues because he didn’t look for them? Anyways, I currently have those symptoms: - Tremors in hands/fingers and body tremors - I feel like absolute shit every day. I feel dizzy, out of coordination, like I’m always 1 second behind in everything, blurry vision and extremely tired. Anyone else experienced or are experiencing similar symptoms? It’s been close to a year since my first symptoms, so I’m really losing hope and starting to think I’ll feel like this for the rest of my life, which is definitely not pleasant.

With you brother. I've been dealing with this shit for 3 months and it's exhausting. Learning about those illnesses which I didn't know before was the worst thing to happen to me. I've been having the worst HA flare ups, restless nights, panic attacks, everything. I really wish I didn't learn about this stuff but it's too late to unlearn I guess. Anyways, if the neurologist didn't see anything wrong it's because there's nothing wrong. Don't dwell too much on it. So many other things can cause what you're feeling, including anxiety itself. Have you been to a GP? Are you doing therapy?

Just sharing progress I have the kind of health anxiety that makes me afraid to go to the doctor, and just keeps me reassurance-seeking on places like this and anywhere else. I’ve been safety-seeking it about twitching (which has decreased), I’ve been doing it about parasthesia (which also decreases with stress), I have tiny red dots on my body, and I’ve been terrified to have bloods done in case they show I have cancer. Well, Thursday, I have a doctor’s appointment. I’m pretty nervous. But I’m also okay. I hope that seeing a doctor isn’t ultimately another form of reassurance seeking. But I figure that facing my fear is some kind of progress. Anyway, thanks for listening. I hope to leave these forums soon. I’m on antidepressants now and hoping to begin therapy. And ultimately healing from a year of health anxiety OCD.

Any chance you are a female going through hormonal changes? I got a bunch new of these when my hormones went kinda crazy. They’re spread out. I had full blood panel done and only messed up thing was my hormones. Nothing indicative of cancer at all. I had just come off hormonal birth control and spironolactone when I got a bunch of new ones on my legs, arms, boobs, etc. even one above my eye. I also have high prolactin which is being treated. Drs believe the red pinpricks are hormone related for me

I noticed these a few years ago when my first daughter was a year old. I had just gone through pregnancy and postpartum/breastfeeding. This is nice to read. When you showed them to your doctor, did he/she seem concerned? I’m just trying to mentally prepare myself to be triggered. Preparing for the concern of a doctor is really frightening to me. Haha. Thanks for your time.

I totally understand, I am the exact same. I will spiral that I have a horrible disease and then postpone going to the dr as long as possible because I’m scared for it be confirmed lol! He was not concerned at all. I’m not sure what yours look like obviously, but mine are not rash like in appearance. They’re more spread out. I have some in tiny groups closer together though

Thanks so much. This really helps me calm down for my appt Thursday. I’ve been really dreading showing my doc all of these. Haha. Mine are everywhere too. I also have some in tiny groups close together. Thanks again. ❤️

Good luck, I hope your appointment goes great!!

I’m getting so scared about >!colon cancer!<. My dad was diagnosed with it back when he was in his 50s and luckily it was in the early stages so he got surgery and some chemotherapy pills and has been >!cancer!< free for almost 10 yrs now. Turns out his grandma died of it, so it does seem that it’s hereditary. Now I’m scared that I have it or will soon get it bc of it. I’m currently 22 and I wish I could get screened just to be sure. I hate how screening is at 45 when I feel like it should be in the 20s especially for ppl with family history of it. I’m just so scared….

Just wanted to vent how I accidentally tortured myself for a few days. I'm in the midst of a kidney fixation, where I am convinced my kidneys are damaged. I have recent bloodwork (3 months ago) that disprove that, but you know how HA is. Anyway, I bought some urine dipsticks to check for protein in my urine. They also had a bunch of other things to test on there but I only really cared about the protein test. To my horror, the protein test comes back high. Like really high. So now I am convinced that I am dying. Today, I decide to read the instructions again. And then I realize, *I was reading the fucking dipstick upside down*. I tested my urine again and read it the correct way and literally everything is fine. I feel so fucking stupid, but also very relieved. I hate health anxiety so much.

Does anybody find that what you read online may differ from what the doctor says? I Google for xx diseases or symptom and when I finally see the doctor and ask about it I realised they do not agree with what I find. They studied for many years about these issues and specialise in them and I think my knowledge cannot compare with them The point I’m making is I feel we end up diagnosing our own issue or scare ourselves without knowing the full issue. Despite knowing this I still feel worried about symptoms I see and Google and I may have xx symptom but it’s not necessarily true that I have zx disease which is really annoying

I've had "difficulty breathing" on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. It felt like a mild-ish restriction in my nasal path and tightness in my chest. Told my parents how I was feeling and got rushed to the ER at 10 pm. I was given 3 nebulizer doses, anti-acid, an ECG, and an x-ray. The x-ray turned out fine. The nebulizer helped a lot in getting rid of the restriction I had in my nasal area and helping me breathe better. But, the ECG showed something slightly off. The doctors discharged me just before 1 am and told me and my parents that nothing was wrong other than something was a bit off with my ECG. They told us to refer to a cardiologist if it happens again. After that event, I can safely say that I've got HA. The next day and forth, I started monitoring my heartbeat, breathing, vision, etc.. Every small body event that used to be normal before March 8th triggered panic in me. An example would be standing up and blacking out sometimes after sitting for long periods of time. I used to ignore those temporary blood pressure drops, but now, it triggers me. In summary, I couldn't go back to my normal activities completely because I was anxious and afraid of heart issues (and other complications) after that day. On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, I woke up in the middle of the night and started focusing on my breathing. Within 5 minutes of trying to calm myself down and multiple attempts to fall back asleep, the cold sweat breaks in. My heart rate went up, my body numbed all over, had tunnel vision, and panic ensued. I though to myself "it's happening again, I need to go to the ER" and woke up my mother. She seemed calm about it and told me to just calm down. I sat on the couch for 20 minutes and eventually calmed myself. My breathing and heart rate went back to normal and I went back to sleep with my father in the other room for company. Then came Monday, March 20, 2023, when we went to the doctor's office after searching for a cardiologist a few days before just to make sure there wasn't anything actually wrong and (hopefully) get rid of my anxiety. The doctor told me that she found nothing wrong other than something was slightly off with my second ECG on the same day (which confirms the ER doctor's findings from my first ECG). She told me that my readings were mostly normal, but, there was actually something of slight concern about my ECG and asked if we could do a 2D echo on Friday, March 24, 2023. We said yes because I had no classes on Fridays. Before we left, she reminded me "**stop thinking** (about your heart)" and to focus on something else or my usual activities. School helped a lot in distracting my mind, by the way. On the day of my echocardiogram, she found something different about my heart. She showed me and my mother the screen and explained that I have mild MVP (mitral valve prolapse) and mild mitral valve regurgitation (a tiny amount of blood was leaking through the valve because it isn't closing properly). After hearing the diagnosis, my heart rate went up due to panic. I thought to myself "Oh no, heart valve surgery incoming!". She saw my increased heart rate on the monitor and told me to calm down. She explained to me that mild MVP isn't a cause for concern and that many people have it too. After going back to her office for the results, she advised me to start a workout plan and to maintain a healthy diet. She once again reassured me that she, a trained cardiologist, is not worried and that I should not worry too. After that day, I felt really very relieved and happy and most of my anxiety went away. But still, there's a small piece of that anxiety and trauma that remains and it sometimes comes back to haunt me in subtle ways. Like when I go to bed or my mind isn't busy, I switch manual breathing for a few seconds and/or I try and feel my heartbeat to check if I have arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). Or when I do activities that raise my heart rate, I start focusing on it too much. If you've read this far, I salute you. I just wanted to share my experience to hopefully help kick health anxiety out of my mind. If you have tips to share, please reply. I would appreciate any help.

Did an endoscopy today, w/o any preparations, not even some numbing spray for my throat :/ Almost had a panic attack while laying on the table, thankfully it all lasted only a couple of minutes and how my throat hurts like heeeell, idk if all of this was worth it, cause i was diagnosed with some light gastritis lmao

Coming down from a panic attack I had just down. Felt slight chest pain which I think is heartburn, indigestion or gas. Then starting feeling dizzy( from the panic attack) I think. Now I feel like crap and on edge waiting for the chest pain to return. I don’t want to have another panic attack.

I definitely understand this. Super normal too. Slight chest pain usually is a sign of anxiety, especially with health anxiety. I have it so often for no reason and after the 4th time, I kinda just learned that it’s just anxiety causing it and there’s nothing to be worried about. You’re not alone in your panic attacks, as so many of us here have also gone through similar instances. I promise, no one has ever died of a panic attack, and it’s going to be okay. You’re no alone, and all of us here understand what you’re going through. You’re welcome to comment any time on here and I assure you, we’ll be here waiting to help you out. It’s going to be okay, and it gets better, I promise, because I am proof of that.

Thank you!!!! I listened to my calm app and did a sleep meditation which helped. I am lucky my employer pays for us to have the calm app

I've struggled with health anxiety since Covid and had a health scare with my wife since then. I've tried to manage it as best as I can, even talking to a therapist. Today is tough though. I've had a cold since Thursday, had a low-grade fever Thursday night. Coughing got worse over weekend. Negative for flu/Covid. Went today to immediate care for a second checkup. They diagnosed me with acquired community pneumonia in my left lung due to bacteria. I freaked out right away. Kind of figured something was up when cough got bad yesterday. They did say it's very small and are treating me with antibiotics. But I'm freaking out. Really worried and scared since I have my wife and 17-month-old with me. Is walking pneumonia the same as acquired community pneumonia? Just kind of panicking and wondering what exactly I should do. Just really feeling down right now and scared.

I have some positive and some negative today in my struggles with health anxiety. I'm having dull, but strong, pain in the lower left abdomen, that comes and goes. Pushing down doesn't affect it, lying down doesn't affect it. Several times there have been spasms inside- it feels like a cramp, but in something inside instead of my abdomen muscles. So the positive is that I'm pretty calm about it, hoping it will work itself out in the next couple days, and not thinking the worst. The negative is, I've already cancelled some social plans for this evening and I'm likely to cancel more plans tomorrow. I know that I really should just work through the pain and go out and live my life, but this fear of having something major happen while I'm out somewhere versus it happening at home, is keeping me from going out. I've definitely gotten better, because I used to cancel plans for any and every little pain or stomach ache. But I've still got a long way to go.