Doctor tomorrow — scared!
Hi all,
This is the first time I’ve heard about this subreddit, roughly 4 years into my twitching and the day before my first doctor’s appointment in my new city. Truly, I’ve never felt all that understood by those around me about the constant twitching and shaking hands and weird feeling movement that comes with stress, so posting here comes as a relief. I feel like my stress causes me physical pain along with the muscle stuff, and every day is a constant battle to act normal and be productive while my body’s on high alert and acting weird 24/7.
I know in my brain that my condition isn’t life threatening, that it eases when I’m relaxed and I shouldn’t be worried, but I think health anxiety is the reason a lot of us are here. I’m worried I’ll turn up with brain cancer or ALS or something that’ll get me, even though I’ve had blood tests and hormone tests and ultrasounds and consultations with my last doctor who thought it was anxiety related twitching as well.
I’m feeling a mix of ready to find a medication that works (took one in college, maybe worked for a little bit but stopped) and worried about actually finding out what’s going on with me with some certainty.